Dictionary

Cinquain

c ₃i ₁n ₁q ₁₀u ₁a ₁i ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

8 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does cinquain mean?

We don’t have a definition for cinquain yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is CINQUAIN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is CINQUAIN worth?

Scrabble

19 pts

c ₃i ₁n ₁q ₁₀u ₁a ₁i ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

23 pts

c ₄i ₁n ₂q ₁₀u ₂a ₁i ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

21 pts

c ₄i ₁n ₁q ₁₀u ₂a ₁i ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

20 pts

c ₃i ₁n ₁q ₁₀u ₂a ₁i ₁n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CINQUAIN

Best shorter words top 30 of 32

quinic 17 quinina 16 quinin 15 quina 14 quai 13 quin 13 qua 12 qi 11 niacin 8 uncini 8 acini 7 uncia 7 cain 6 cann 6 unci 6 can 5 inia 4 nain 4 unai 4 ain 3 ani 3 ann 3 inn 3 nan 3 nun 3 uni 3 ai 2 an 2 in 2 na 2

See all 32 words made from CINQUAIN

Hooks for CINQUAIN

Add one letter to the front or back of CINQUAIN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cinquains

Cinquain: quick answers

Is CINQUAIN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CINQUAIN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CINQUAIN worth?

CINQUAIN scores 19 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in CINQUAIN?

You can make 32 shorter words from CINQUAIN, such as QUINIC, QUININA, QUININ, QUINA. See the full list.