Is QIGONG a valid word?

QIGONG is a Chinese system of slow movements, breathing and meditation meant to build QI, the vital energy in traditional Chinese thought. Its plural is QIGONGS. The easiest way to remember the spelling is that it starts with QI, the two-letter Q word every player should know. The two G tiles, worth 2 points each, plus the Q make it a solid six-letter play. Some people practice it for balance and calm, others as part of martial arts training.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + I 1 + G 2 + O 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 17. On a double-word square that's 34, on a triple-word 51, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QIGONG is worth 37 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, I, G, O, N and G.

QIGONG is a Chinese practice of slow movement and breathing, built from QI, the life force.

• Q without U

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