Is QUETZAL a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — QUETZAL is a valid Scrabble word worth 25 points.
QUETZAL appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
QUETZAL — Definition
a bird of genus Euptilotis
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: QUETZALES, QUETZALS
QUETZAL — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
QUETZAL is worth 25 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Z | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | ||
QUETZAL in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how QUETZAL fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | QUETZAL valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | Yes |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is QUETZAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, QUETZAL is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 25 Scrabble points.
What does QUETZAL mean in Scrabble?
QUETZAL is a noun as: a bird of genus Euptilotis.
How many points is QUETZAL worth in Scrabble?
QUETZAL is worth 25points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: Q=10, Z=10, A=1, E=1, L=1, T=1, U=1.
Is QUETZAL a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, QUETZAL is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Spanish (FISE) and Italian (Zingarelli).