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Is quod a Scrabble word?

Yes, quod is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of quod?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.Examples: "1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69, […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restoration of their health, recruiting it more cheaply by a residence in quod."; "[…]and declined their escort, desiring to be conducted to “quod” by the gallant South Australian police,[…]."; "From 1855-1903 a chapel was built, the boat shed and holding cell constructed, Government House was constructed as a summer residence for the Governor and the Quod (slang for prison) was constructed."countable

2. (uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.Examples: "c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7, I don′t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months′ quod for them."Australiaslanguncountable

verb (English)

1. (slang, archaic) To confine in prison.Examples: "An intelligent costermonger, who was with me when I saw the two brothers, told me that “a costermonger would rather be thought to have come out of prison than out of a workhouse,” for his “mates” would say, if they heard he had been locked up, “O, he’s only been quodded for pitching into a crusher.”"archaicslang

verb (English)

1. (obsolete) Quoth.Examples: "“Why,” quod her friend, “would ye not willingly have gone with your company, if God should so have suffered it?”"; "“And therefore I have granted to their request,” quod the King;[…]."obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "quod"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "quod"?

Scrabble
14 points
Q10
U1
O1
D2
Words With Friends
15 points
Q10
U2
O1
D2

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