Yes. CINQ is a valid word.
CINQ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
CINQ is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About CINQ
CINQ is the number five in dice and card games, borrowed from the French word for five; the longer spelling CINQUE is valid too. Its plural is CINQS. CINQ is one of very few words that end in Q, so it can put the Q on a bonus square at the end of your play. Its other letters, C, I and N, are common, and the 3-point C adds a little more. Picture a die showing five dots, with a Q in the middle.
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CINQ scores 15 points
Before any bonus squares: C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + Q 10 = 15. On a double-word square that's 30, on a triple-word 45, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: CINQ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and CINQ is worth 35 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After CINQ (1):
- CINQSform of CINQ: same as CINQUE
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from CINQ
Other forms of CINQ (1):
- CINQSform of CINQ: same as CINQUE
Words that start with CINQ:
- CINQUEthe cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- CINQUESform of CINQUE: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- CINQUAIN
- CINQUAINS
- CINQUEFOILany of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers
- CINQUECENTO
- CINQUEFOILSform of CINQUEFOIL: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers
- CINQUECENTOS
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Change one tile
Swap any one letter of CINQ and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters C, I, N and Q.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
CINQ + S
- CINQSform of CINQ: same as CINQUE
Memory tip
CINQ is the number five on dice or playing cards, from French. Also spelled CINQUE.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
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