Yes. QUAI is a valid word.
QUAI is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
QUAI 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 QUAI
QUAI is the French spelling of quay, a landing place or wharf beside the water; its plural is QUAIS. QUAI is a good Q play when you have the U plus too many vowels: Q, U, A and I all leave your rack at once. Picture the stone quais along the river in Paris.
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QUAI scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + I 1 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: QUAI as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QUAI is worth 33 before any word bonus.
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Longer words from QUAI
Other forms of QUAI (1):
Words that start with QUAI:
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Memory tip
QUAI is a quay, a wharf where ships load and unload, from French.
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