Yes. QAT is a valid word.
QAT is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
QAT 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 QAT
QAT is a shrub of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant; it is also spelled KAT and KHAT, and its plural is QATS. QAT is one of the three-letter words that play the Q with no U, along with QIS and SUQ. When the U tiles are gone, knowing QAT can save you from holding the Q until the end.
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QAT scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + T 1 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: QAT as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QAT is worth 32 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After QAT (1):
- QATSform of QAT: same as KAT
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from QAT
Other forms of QAT (1):
- QATSform of QAT: same as KAT
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of QAT and these are still words:
- BATstrike with, or as if with a baseball bat
- CATfeline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar
- EATtake in solid food
- FAThaving an (over)abundance of flesh
- GATa gangster's pistol
- HATheaddress that protects the head from bad weather
- KATthe leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
- LATa broad flat muscle on either side of the back
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, A and T.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
QAT + S
- QATSform of QAT: same as KAT
Memory tip
QAT is a shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant, also spelled KAT and KHAT. With QI and SUQ, it plays the Q with no U.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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