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Is quantity a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quantity is a Scrabble US word. The word quantity is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

Q10U1A1N1T1I1T1Y4

Is quantity a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quantity is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

Q10U1A1N1T1I1T1Y4

Is quantity a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word quantity is a Words With Friends word. The word quantity is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Q10U2A1N2T1I1T1Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

QUANTITY,

6-letter words (3 found)

QUAINT,QUINTA,YANQUI,

5-letter words (15 found)

AUNTY,NATTY,NITTY,NUTTY,QUANT,QUINA,QUINT,TAINT,TANTI,TANTY,TAUNT,TINTY,TITAN,TUINA,UNITY,

4-letter words (25 found)

AITU,ANTI,AUNT,AYIN,QUAI,QUAT,QUAY,QUIN,QUIT,TAIN,TAIT,TATU,TAUT,TIAN,TINA,TINT,TINY,TIYN,TUAN,TUNA,TUNY,TYIN,UNAI,UNIT,YUAN,

3-letter words (28 found)

AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,ANY,ATT,AYU,ITA,NAT,NAY,NIT,NUT,QAT,QIN,QUA,TAI,TAN,TAT,TAU,TAY,TIN,TIT,TUI,TUN,TUT,UNI,UTA,YIN,

2-letter words (16 found)

AI,AN,AT,AY,IN,IT,NA,NU,NY,QI,TA,TI,UN,UT,YA,YU,

You can make 88 words from quantity according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quantity

quantity

Etymology

From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/
  • (General American) enPR: kwŏnʹ(t)ĭtē, IPA(key): /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/, [ˈkʰwɑn(ɾ)ɨɾi], [ˈkʰwɑn(tʰ)ɨtʰi]
    • Note: This is with a relaxed middle T, and is only used in colloquial contexts by many speakers.
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑndədi/, /ˈkwɑnɾəɾi/
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkwæn.tɪ.ti/, /ˈkwæn.tɪ.tɪ/

Noun

quantity (countable and uncountable, plural quantities) (abbreviated qty)

  1. A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
  2. An indefinite amount of something.
    Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity.
  3. A specific measured amount.
  4. A considerable measure or amount.
  5. (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
  6. (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
  7. (phonology) Length of sounds.

Usage notes

  • In mathematics, used to unambiguously orate mathematical equations; it is extremely rare in print, since there is no need for it there.

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See also

  • measure
  • unit

Further reading

  • “quantity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “quantity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “quantity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org