quarantine
NOUNVERB
/kwɑrən,tin/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH Q
quarantine is a valid 10-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Q10U1A1R1A1N1T1I1N1E1
10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does quarantine mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.
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2
Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons.
“My dog was quarantined before he could live in England”
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