QUARTER — 7 letter word
quarter
The word quarter has 7 letters: Q, U, A, R, T, E, R. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent".
7 letter word "quarter": Q U A R T E R — noun
Scrabble score: 16 Words With Friends score: 17
Letter analysis of quarter
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | Consonant | 10 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of quarter
noun
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent "We surrendered but asked for quarter, hoping that our captors would be accommodating."
- piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp "I had the cobbler replace the quarter on my boots."
- the rear part of a ship "I snuck aboard the boat by hiding in the quarter." Synonyms: tail
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character "The French Quarter of the city is considered to be the most beautiful."
- an unspecified person "They dropped a word in the right quarter."
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar "I fed four quarters into the slot machine."
- a quarter of a hundredweight, 28 pounds
- one of four equal parts "I ate a quarter of the pie." Synonyms: fourth, quartern, one-fourth, one-quarter, fourth part
- one of the four major division of the compass "The wind is coming from that quarter."
- a fourth part of a year, usually in financial areas "What are your sales figures for the last quarter?"
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided "The fall quarter ends at Christmas."
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour "It's now a quarter to four."
- one of four timed divisions into which some games are divided "Both teams scored in the first quarter."
verb
- to divide by four "If you quarter twelve, you get three."
- to divide into quarters "I quartered a pie."
- to pull a person apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them "In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes." Synonyms: draw
- to provide housing for, usually used for military personnel "I was quartered in a bunker at first." Synonyms: billet
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