ESQ is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. ESQ is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept ESQ?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESQ is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESQ
No single letter turns ESQ into another word.
How ESQ scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ESQ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about ESQ
- ESQ takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ESQ mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Esquire — a courtesy title written after a man's name.
Esq began as a rank just below knight and ended as a politeness on an envelope: by the nineteenth century anybody respectable was given it, which is precisely what finished it off. It survives in American legal practice, where esq after a name means the person is a lawyer and nothing else.
How ESQ is used
Written after the full name and never together with Mr — John Smith Esq.
- The envelope was addressed to him as esq and he was delighted.
- In America esq after a name means a lawyer and not a gentleman.
- The club register uses esq for every member and none of them notice.
- Nobody under seventy writes esq on a letter in Britain.
- The word esq outlived the rank it once described.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESQ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESQ
The 3 tiles of ESQ in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ESQ
8 longer words begin with ESQ.
Words with ESQ inside
Showing 24 of 88 words that contain ESQ somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ESQ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ESQ
Common questions about ESQ
- Is ESQ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESQ, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESQ worth?
- ESQ is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESQ mean?
- Esquire — a courtesy title written after a man's name.
- What letters can be added to ESQ?
- No single letter can be added to ESQ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ESQ:
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