QUAINT
15
Definition
Pronunciation: //kweɪnt//
adj
- (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty."But you, my Lord, were glad to be imploy'd, / To shew how queint an Orator you are."
- (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived."describe races and games, / Or tilting furniture, imblazon'd shields, / Impresses quaint, caparisons and steeds, / Bases and tinsel trappings […]."
- (now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual."Till that there entered on the other side / A straunger knight, from whence no man could reed, / In quyent disguise, full hard to be descride […]."
- (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim."She, nothing quaint / Nor 'sdeignfull of so homely fashion, / Sith brought she was now to so hard constraint, / Sate downe upon the dusty ground anon […]."
noun
- (obsolete or historical) The vulva."The rest looked on, horrified, as Clarice trussed up her habit and in open view placed her hand within her queynte crying, ‘The first house of Sunday belongs to the sun, and the second to Venus.’"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 6 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 15 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 17 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 'QUAINT'?
The word QUAINT is worth 15 points in Scrabble.
Q10
U1
A1
I1
N1
T1
Total: 15 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'QUAINT'?
The word QUAINT is worth 17 points in Words With Friends.
Q10
U2
A1
I1
N2
T1
Total: 17 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.