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Is QUAINTER a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, QUAINTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does QUAINTER mean?

Quainter is a form of QUAINT.

  1. adjective

    strange in an interesting or pleasing way

    “quaint dialect words”

  2. adjective

    very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance

    “the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name”

  3. adjective

    attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

    “houses with quaint thatched roofs”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

8

Letters

Q (10) + U (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for QUAINTER

QUAINTER has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of QUAINTER

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from QUAINTER

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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