Quarries

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Quarries

noun

  1. A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.

    "Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara."

verb

  1. To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
  2. To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

    "They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri."

verb

  1. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

noun

  1. A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
Anagrams of Quarries

No exact anagrams found for "quarries". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "quarries" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Quarries"

Quarries is a 8-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Quarries" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "quarries" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter Q, which is worth 10 points.

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