QUIRT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. QUIRT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUIRT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUIRT is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUIRT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUIRT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in QUIRT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does QUIRT mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A short riding whip with a braided leather or rawhide lash, traditionally used by cowboys to urge on a horse.
A quirt differs from a standard whip in its short, stiff handle and its flexible braided lash, which lets a rider flick it with one hand without losing hold of the reins. It was standard equipment on ranches across the American West, where riders needed a compact tool that could hang from the wrist or saddle when not in use. The word entered English from Mexican Spanish and remains tied to cowboy and rodeo culture. Unlike a riding crop, a quirt is usually made almost entirely of braided leather rather than a stiff shaft.
How QUIRT is used
Regional, associated with cowboy and Western riding traditions in North America.
- He tapped the horse gently with the quirt to move it forward.
- The quirt hung looped over the saddle horn.
- She braided her own quirt from strips of rawhide.
- A worn quirt swung from his wrist as he rode.
- The old quirt in the museum case had been used on a working ranch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUIRT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUIRT
3 longer words begin with QUIRT.
Words ending in QUIRT
1 words end in QUIRT. Useful as a back hook: play QUIRT onto a word already on the board.
Words with QUIRT inside
6 words contain QUIRT in the middle. Words that start with QUIRT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in QUIRT
Common questions about QUIRT
- Is QUIRT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUIRT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUIRT worth?
- QUIRT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUIRT mean?
- A short riding whip with a braided leather or rawhide lash, traditionally used by cowboys to urge on a horse.
- What letters can be added to QUIRT?
- QUIRT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of QUIRT:
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