What does QUARANTINE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈkwɔrənˌtin/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
19
Words With Friends score
22
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
  2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

verb

  1. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons“My dog was quarantined before he could live in England”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

quarantines20quarantining22

Anagrams of QUARANTINE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside QUARANTINE

216 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is QUARANTINE a valid word in word games?

QUARANTINE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is QUARANTINE worth?

QUARANTINE is worth 19 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from QUARANTINE?

216 other words, including IN, IT, ARE and AT.