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Is QUEEN a Scrabble Word?

Yes, QUEEN is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs”.

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Is QUEEN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. QUEEN is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
5
Scrabble
14 pts
Words With Friends
16 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

QUEEN meaning and definition

QUEEN has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

QUEEN as a noun

  1. The only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs.
  2. A female sovereign ruler.
  3. The wife or widow of a king.

QUEEN as a verb

  1. Promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess.

QUEEN Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

QUEEN scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is Q, worth 10 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
Q1010
U12
E11
E11
N12
Total1416

QUEEN on premium squares

On a double word square QUEEN scores 28 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 42. Putting Q on a triple letter square instead adds 20 points. That makes it a high-value word worth holding for a premium square rather than spending on a plain one. At 5 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of QUEEN

No other word uses exactly the letters in QUEEN.

Unscramble QUEEN: 8 words from its letters

The letters Q, U, E, E, N make 8 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • ne2
  • un2
  • ee2
  • en2
  • ene3
  • nee3
  • nu2
  • een3

Words like QUEEN

One-letter changes to QUEEN, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in QUEEN

  • queer14
  • quern14
  • quean14
  • queyn17

Add one letter to QUEEN

  • queens15
  • queeny18

More 5-letter words starting with QU

  • quiet14
  • quick20
  • quack20
  • queer14
  • quest14
  • quote14
  • quake18
  • quirk18
  • quail14
  • quilt14
  • queue14
  • quite14
  • query17
  • quill14
  • qualm16
  • quart14
  • quash17
  • quell14

QUEEN word facts

QUEEN is a 5-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 3 vowels (U and E) and 2 consonants, with E repeated. It starts with Q and ends with N. By corpus frequency, QUEEN is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters Q, U, E, E, N on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 5 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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QUEEN Scrabble word FAQ

Is QUEEN a Scrabble word?

Yes. QUEEN is a valid 5-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does QUEEN mean?

QUEEN is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs”.

How many points is QUEEN worth in Scrabble?

QUEEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble: Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + E (1) + N (1). On a double word square it scores 28, and on a triple word square 42.

How many points is QUEEN in Words With Friends?

QUEEN is worth 16 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does QUEEN have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in QUEEN, but 8 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in QUEEN?

You can make 8 shorter words from the letters in QUEEN, including NE, UN, EE and EN.

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