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Is quartz a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quartz is a Scrabble US word. The word quartz is worth 24 points in Scrabble:

Q10U1A1R1T1Z10

Is quartz a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quartz is a Scrabble UK word and has 24 points:

Q10U1A1R1T1Z10

Is quartz a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word quartz is a Words With Friends word. The word quartz is worth 25 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Q10U2A1R1T1Z10

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6-letter words (1 found)

QUARTZ,

5-letter words (1 found)

QUART,

4-letter words (3 found)

QUAT,RATU,TZAR,

3-letter words (8 found)

ART,QAT,QUA,RAT,RUT,TAR,TAU,UTA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AR,AT,TA,UR,UT,ZA,

You can make 19 words from quartz according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quartz

quartz

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”)], from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k(w)ɔːts/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /k(w)ɔɹts/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːts, -ɔɹts
  • Homophone: courts (some accents)
  • Homophone: quarts

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

  1. (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.

Synonyms

  • Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Colorado topaz

Descendants

  • → Malay: kuarza

Translations

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quarz, from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ (“hard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaʁts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

  1. quartz
    Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

  • → Catalan: quars

Further reading

  • “quartz”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org