/kwɑː/
prepositioninterjection

Is QUA a Scrabble word?

Yes. QUA is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning as; in the capacity of; acting as

Preposition 1 meaning

  1. as; in the capacity of; acting as

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. The cawing sound of a crow.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Latin quā (“in the capacity of”).

QUA at a glance

QUA has 3 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + U 1 + A 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #34,350 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -QUA

More endings

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

  • AQUA13
  • CHAUTAUQUA24
  • SILIQUA16
  • SUBAQUA18
  • SASANQUA17
  • MADOQUA19

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