Is QINTAR a valid word?

QINTAR is another spelling of QINDAR, a monetary unit of Albania equal to one hundredth of a lek. Its plural is QINTARS. Learning QINTAR and QINDAR together doubles your chances: the same rack with a T instead of a D still plays. With Q, I, N, T, A and R, it is a six-tile play whose other letters are all worth one point, so the Q does the scoring. The coin's name is written two ways in English, and both made the list.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 = 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.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QINTAR is worth 35 before any word bonus.

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

Swap any one letter of QINTAR and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, I, N, T, A and R.

QINTAR is another spelling of QINDAR, the Albanian coin. Swap the D for a T and it still counts.

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