quarter: Information About The Word 'quarter'

quarter is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'quarter' is made up of 7 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
  • (n) a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
  • (n) one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
  • (n) a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
  • (n) one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
  • (n) a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
  • (n) one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
  • (n) a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  • (n) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  • (n) a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
  • (n) an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
  • (n) the rear part of a ship
  • (n) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
  • (v) provide housing for (military personnel)
  • (v) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
  • (v) divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
  • (v) divide by four; divide into quarters
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Using the word 'quarter' in Scrabble will fetch you 16 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 17 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Points in Scrabble for quarter16
Points in Words with Friends for quarter17
Number of Letters in quarter7
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