QUACKERY
26
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈkwæk(ə)ri//
noun
- (law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud."When no certain cure exists, quack remedies tend to proliferate and the history of quackery and secret cures is full of extraordinary forms of treatment for the various arthritic disorders."
- (countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine."[…] the manifold and serpentine wiles and evasions, shufflings and fencings, deceits and dissimulations, he had practised —the bunkums and the quackeries, […]"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 8 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 26 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 27 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'QUACKERY'?
The word QUACKERY is worth 26 points in Scrabble.
Q10
U1
A1
C3
K5
E1
R1
Y4
Total: 26 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'QUACKERY'?
The word QUACKERY is worth 27 points in Words With Friends.
Q10
U2
A1
C4
K5
E1
R1
Y3
Total: 27 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.