Is QUARTERBACKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, QUARTERBACKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 31 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does QUARTERBACKED mean?
Quarterbacked is a form of QUARTERBACK.
- noun
(football) the person who plays quarterback
- noun
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
“quarterback is the most important position on the team”
- verb
play the quarterback
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 31
- Words With Friends
- 34
- Letters
- 13
Q (10) + U (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 31 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 QUARTERBACKED
QUARTERBACKED 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.
Words you can make from QUARTERBACKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- quarterback28
- quarterdeck27
- quacked23
- quaked20
- quack20
- quartered19
- quaker19
- barracked18
- bracketed18
- adequate18
- quadrate18
- racquet18
- quake18
- quark18
- backdate17
- bucketed17
- reedbuck17
- trackbed17
- equated17
- quadrat17
- barque17
- retracked16
- quarter16
- burqa16
- carbureted15
- caretaker15
- debarker15
- racketed15
- reracked15
- retacked15
- tuckered15
- barrack15
- bracket15
- backed15
- becked15
- bedeck15
- bucked15
- equate15
- quaere15
- quarte15
- quatre15
- abreacted14
- acerbated14
- caretake14
- beraked14
- creaked14
- rebuked14
- tracked14
- trucked14
- backer14
- becket14
- bucker14
- bucket14
- buckra14
- rebeck14
- aquae14
- quare14
- quart14
- quate14
- queer14
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