quean

Meanings

Plural: queans

Noun

A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
A young woman, a girl; a daughter.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quene (“young, robust woman”), from Old English cwene (“woman, female serf”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Doublet of gyne and queen.
Cognate with Dutch kween (“a barren woman, a barren cow”), Low German quene (“barren cow, heifer”), German Kone (“wife”), Swedish kvinna (“woman”), Icelandic kona (“woman”), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō, “woman”), 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns, “wife”).

Scrabble Score: 14

quean is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
quean is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quean is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

quean is a valid Words With Friends word