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The dictionary included with Hasbro Interactive
Scrabble
is Merriam-Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 3rd Edition
, and it lists some pretty amazing words. The most interesting, because they can help you score big points, are the words that have a Q but no U in their spelling. You can check these words in the game by using the Word Lister feature and clicking the box Q Without U words. Strangely, that list includes a lot of gibberish at the beginning of the list and it also includes words that have a U in them, just not following the Q.
The list below defines all 12 words (and their plurals) acceptable to the CD-ROM version of Scrabble
that include a Q but no U in their spelling. Whether they're acceptable to your opponents is another matter entirely.
FAQIR, FAQIRS - a Hindu ascetic (more commonly spelled fakir)
QAID, QAIDS - a Muslim leader
QANAT, QANATS - a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East
QASAB - ancient Arabian measurement (recognized in the regular board game, submitted by Babs_34)
QAT, QATS - an evergreen shrub
QIGONG - a system of exercises for promoting physical and mental health by deep breathing (recognized in the regular board game, submitted by H. Hajee)
QINDAR, QINDARS - a monetary unit of Albania
QINDARKA - a variant of QINDAR
QINTAR, QINTARS - a variant of QINDAR
QOPH, QOPHS - a Hebrew letter
QWERTY, QWERTYS - a standard typewriter keyboard
SHEQEL - an ancient unit of weight and money
SHEQALIM - plural of SHEQEL (so no SHEQELS!)
TRANQ, TRANQS - a drug that tranquilizes
Note: We'll publish more detailed tips and hints on this game in the future, so keep checking these pages. And if you have your own strategies and tips for Zone Home, send them in! Be sure to include your Zone ID so we can give you credit!
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