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/kwəʊt/
nounverb

QUOTE meaning: to repeat someone's words, or the words repeated. The five-letter word scores 14 points in Scrabble.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

    “She loved reading quotes of famous people.”

  2. A quotation mark.

  3. A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.

    “After going over the hefty quotes, the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.”

  4. A price set and offered (by the potential seller) for a financial security or commodity; a quotation.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To repeat (the exact words of a person).

    “The writer quoted the president's speech.”

  2. To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.

    “Can you believe they quoted me $5,000?”

  3. To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

  4. To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”).

Similar and opposite words

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cite
Opposite
unquote

QUOTE works as a verb for repeating a passage and as a noun for the passage itself, or for a price someone offers. It ranks 2,900th in English frequency. It is also on the Wordle answer list, and every tournament dictionary accepts it.

QUOTE at a glance

  • Five letters: E, O, Q, T and U.
  • Base Scrabble value is 14, and the Q alone is 10 of it.
  • It is a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
  • One anagram: TOQUE.
  • Five one-letter neighbours: QUITE, QUOTA, QUOTH, QUATE and QUYTE.

Where do QUOTE's 14 points come from?

The Q is worth 10; U, O, T and E are worth 1 each. So 10 plus 4 gives 14. Slide the Q onto a double-letter square and the word reaches 24 points.

Players like QUOTE because it needs a U, which the Q usually demands anyway, and it keeps four common letters. It is a clean way to dump an awkward Q while keeping a balanced rack, since the four other tiles are all common letters that combine easily in later turns.

Is QUOTE a good Wordle guess?

It is a legitimate answer, so a lucky hit is possible. As an opener it is poor: Q appears in very few five-letter words, and your first guess should test common letters. Use QUOTE later, once you know a Q and a U are in the word.

Its anagram TOQUE reuses all five letters, and QUITE and QUOTA each keep four of them, so those are the natural alternatives.

What sits one letter away from QUOTE?

QUITE changes the second vowel, QUOTA changes the last letter, and QUOTH swaps E for H. QUATE and QUYTE are Collins-style spellings that most casual players will not recognise, so play them only where your game's list accepts them. The same swap trick works in reverse: any of these five can turn into QUOTE with one tile change.

Rhymes with quote

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • QUITE14
  • QUOTA14
  • QUOTH17
  • QUATE14
  • QUYTE17

Questions people ask

Is quote a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. QUOTE is accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. It is worth 14 points before premium squares, and the Q accounts for 10 of them. Put the Q on a double-letter square to reach 24.
Is quote a Wordle answer?
Yes. QUOTE is on the Wordle answer list and is also an allowed guess. Its Q is a rare letter in five-letter words, so it makes a weak opener but a sensible guess once you know the Q and U are in play.
What is the anagram of quote?
The one anagram of QUOTE is TOQUE, a brimless hat. It uses the same five letters, E, O, Q, T and U, and scores the same 14 points. Both words are accepted in the standard tournament lists.

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