ENQUIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ENQUIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENQUIRE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 67 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENQUIRE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENQUIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENQUIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ENQUIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What stands out about ENQUIRE
- ENQUIRE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENQUIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To ask for information, or to investigate a matter.
Enquire is the form many British writers prefer for simple asking, while inquire is more common in American usage and for formal investigations. Both spellings are correct and are pronounced the same way.
How ENQUIRE is used
Common in British English, often followed by about, after or into.
- I will enquire at the desk about the train times.
- She wrote to enquire whether the room was still free.
- The police will enquire into the missing funds.
- He called to enquire after her health.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENQUIRE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENQUIRE
The 7 tiles of ENQUIRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ENQUIRE
4 longer words begin with ENQUIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENQUIRE
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Common questions about ENQUIRE
- Is ENQUIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENQUIRE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENQUIRE worth?
- ENQUIRE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENQUIRE mean?
- To ask for information, or to investigate a matter.
- What letters can be added to ENQUIRE?
- ENQUIRE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ENQUIRE:
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