quadrant

NOUN /kwɑdrənt/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH Q

quadrant is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Q10U1A1D2R1A1N1T1
10 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does quadrant mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A quarter of the circumference of a circle.

BROADER
2

A measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies.

3

Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes.

4

The area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle.