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quartering

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Is quartering a Scrabble word?

Yes, quartering is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 20 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of quartering?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.countableuncountable

2. (heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.countableuncountable

3. (architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.countableuncountable

4. (historical) The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).countablehistoricaluncountable

5. (hunting) Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quartering' the field.countableuncountable

adj (English)

1. (nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.Examples: "Wave direction and frequency (period) are two factors that influence the effect of waves on a moored ship. Whether the ship responds by surging, swaying or yawing will depend on whether the waves are striking the moored vessel head-on, beam-on or quartering, the frequency of the waves and the manner in which the tanker is moored."not-comparable

2. (by extension, aviation, of wind) Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.broadlynot-comparable

3. (engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.not-comparable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "quartering"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "quartering"?

Scrabble
20 points
Q10
U1
A1
R1
T1
E1
R1
I1
N1
G2
Words With Friends
23 points
Q10
U2
A1
R1
T1
E1
R1
I1
N2
G3

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