noun

Is QANAT a Scrabble word?

Yes. QANAT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

Noun 1 meaning

  1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: qanat via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

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QANAT at a glance

QANAT has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + A 1 + N 1 + A 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #248,559 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NAT

More endings

Same last three letters as QANAT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • GNAT5
  • MANAT7
  • ALTERNAT8
  • ANNAT5
  • PENSIONNAT12
  • APLANAT9
  • ASSIGNAT9
  • DONNAT7
  • EXTERNAT15
  • KABLOONAT15
  • QUINNAT16

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  • MANAT7

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