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Is quadrat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quadrat is a Scrabble US word. The word quadrat is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is quadrat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quadrat is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

QUADRAT,

6-letter words (1 found)

DATURA,

5-letter words (1 found)

QUART,

4-letter words (17 found)

AQUA,ATUA,AURA,DART,DATA,DAUR,DAUT,DRAT,DUAR,DURA,QUAD,QUAT,RATA,RATU,TARA,TRAD,TURD,

3-letter words (14 found)

ARD,ART,AUA,QAT,QUA,RAD,RAT,RUD,RUT,TAD,TAR,TAU,URD,UTA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AD,AR,AT,DA,TA,UR,UT,

You can make 42 words from quadrat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quadrat

quadrat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below.

Noun

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. (sciences) An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
Derived terms
  • photoquadrat
  • subquadrat
See also
  • transect

Verb

quadrat (third-person singular simple present quadrats, present participle quadratting, simple past and past participle quadratted)

  1. To place a quadrat, or divide into quadrats.

Etymology 2

Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 1 above. So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type.

Noun

quadrat (plural quadrats)

  1. (letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.
  2. (Egyptology) A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged.
Synonyms
  • quad
  • space
Derived terms
  • quad

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin quadrātus. Cf. caire, quadre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kwəˈðɾat]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [kwaˈðɾat]

Noun

quadrat m (plural quadrats)

  1. square

Participle

quadrat (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrats, feminine plural quadrades)

  1. past participle of quadrar

Adjective

quadrat (feminine quadrada, masculine plural quadrats, feminine plural quadrades)

  1. square
  2. squared

Related terms

  • quadrar
  • quadre
  • caire
  • cairar

Further reading

  • “quadrat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “quadrat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “quadrat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “quadrat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Verb

quadrat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of quadrō

Tatar

Noun

quadrat

  1. quadrat

Adjective

quadrat

  1. quadratic, square

Source: wiktionary.org