11 Words Ending in QUIN
The ending QUIN appears in 11 words, from 4-letter words up to 10 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 4 entries. Average word length: 7.8 letters.
N is among the most frequent ending letters. It marks infinitives in many languages and closes countless English nouns (nation, reason, opinion) and adjectives (broken, golden, common).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in QUIN: LAMBREQUIN (23 pts), BALDAQUIN (21 pts), HARLEQUIN (21 pts), ALFAQUIN (20 pts), HENEQUIN (20 pts). The shortest is QUIN (4 letters) and the longest is LAMBREQUIN (10 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with JAM.
Notable words: QUIN — (short for) a quintuplet [n].; REQUIN — the man-eater, or white shark, so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung [n].; ALFAQUIN — a teacher of Muslim law [n].; BALDAQUIN — a rich embroidered material, originally woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread [n]. Browse words ending in AXIS for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in QUIN?
LAMBREQUIN scores 23 points. Runner-up: BALDAQUIN at 21 points. See words starting with BOG for more high-value options.
How many words end in QUIN?
Our dictionary has 11 words that end in QUIN. They range from 4 to 10 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (4).
What is the shortest word that ends in QUIN?
QUIN at just 4 letters. It means: (short for) a quintuplet [n].