Yes. QAPIK is a valid word.
QAPIK is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
QAPIK 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 QAPIK
QAPIK is a monetary unit of Azerbaijan, worth one hundredth of a manat; its plural is QAPIKS. Five letters, with the 10-point Q, the 5-point K and the 3-point P, give it a strong score of 20 before any bonus squares. Add it to the family of Q coins worth learning together: QINDAR and QINTAR from Albania, BUQSHA from Yemen and QAPIK from Azerbaijan. QAPIK is a coin of Azerbaijan, worth one hundredth of a manat.
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QAPIK scores 20 points
Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + P 3 + I 1 + K 5 = 20. On a double-word square that's 40, on a triple-word 60, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: QAPIK as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QAPIK is worth 40 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After QAPIK (1):
- QAPIKSform of QAPIK: a gopik
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from QAPIK
Other forms of QAPIK (1):
- QAPIKSform of QAPIK: a gopik
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, A, P, I and K.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
QAPIK + S
- QAPIKSform of QAPIK: a gopik
Memory tip
QAPIK is a coin of Azerbaijan, one hundredth of a manat. Q and K together make it worth 20 before bonuses.
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