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Is quixotic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quixotic is a Scrabble US word. The word quixotic is worth 26 points in Scrabble:

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Is quixotic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quixotic is a Scrabble UK word and has 26 points:

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Yes. The word quixotic is a Words With Friends word. The word quixotic is worth 28 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

QUIXOTIC,

5-letter words (3 found)

COQUI,QUOIT,TOXIC,

4-letter words (6 found)

CITO,COIT,CUIT,OTIC,OXIC,QUIT,

3-letter words (10 found)

CIT,COT,COX,CUT,OUT,TIC,TIX,TOC,TUI,TUX,

2-letter words (11 found)

IO,IT,OI,OU,OX,QI,TI,TO,UT,XI,XU,

You can make 31 words from quixotic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quixotic

quixotic

Alternative forms

  • Don Quixotic, Don-Quixotic
  • Quixotic

Etymology

Derived from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the title character in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/, /kwɪɡˈzɑtɪk/, /kiːˈzɑtɪk/
  • (rare) IPA(key): /kiˈɑtɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

quixotic (comparative more quixotic, superlative most quixotic)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.

Usage notes

  • Although the term is derived from the name of the character Don Quixote, the letters ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨x⟩ are both read as is usual for English spelling (/kw/ and /ks/), possibly due to analogy with exotic. In Don Quixote, by contrast, the pronunciation more closely resembles the modern Spanish (/k/ and /h~x/).

Derived terms

  • quixotically

Related terms

  • quixotism
  • quixotry

Translations

Noun

quixotic (plural quixotics)

  1. (rare) A quixotic person or sentiment.

Source: wiktionary.org