QUATERNARY — 10 letter word
quaternary
The word quaternary has 10 letters: Q, U, A, T, E, R, N, A, R, Y. It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude".
10 letter word "quaternary": Q U A T E R N A R Y — adjective
Scrabble score: 22 Words With Friends: 23
Letter Analysis of quaternary
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | Consonant | 10 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
4 vowels, 6 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of quaternary
adjective
- coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" Synonyms: fourth
- consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four Synonyms: quaternate
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Synonyms: four