QUINTIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QUINTIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINTIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINTIN is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINTIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quintinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINTIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUINTIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does QUINTIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A fine linen cloth, or a post used as a target for tilting practice.
Quintin is an old word with two unrelated senses and appears mostly as a variant of quintain, the training post. As a cloth it refers to fine linen once woven in France.
How QUINTIN is used
Quintin is archaic and found in historical writing.
- The merchant sold quintin by the yard.
- Young knights charged at the quintin with lances.
- A quintin of white linen was packed in the chest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINTIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINTIN
1 longer words begin with QUINTIN.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINTIN
Common questions about QUINTIN
- Is QUINTIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINTIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINTIN worth?
- QUINTIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINTIN mean?
- A fine linen cloth, or a post used as a target for tilting practice.
- What letters can be added to QUINTIN?
- QUINTIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUINTIN:
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