INQUEST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INQUEST 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 INQUEST?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INQUEST is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INQUEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inquestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INQUEST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INQUEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does INQUEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A formal legal inquiry, especially into the cause of a sudden or unexplained death.
A coroner holds an inquest to find out how someone died, sometimes with a jury. The result is a record of the facts, not a trial of a suspect. In everyday speech an inquest can also mean a close examination of a failure, such as a post-mortem on a lost match.
How INQUEST is used
Inquest is used in legal and news reports, and loosely for any detailed review of a mishap.
- The inquest into the accident will open next week.
- An inquest heard that the driver had been awake for twenty hours.
- After the defeat the club held its own inquest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INQUEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INQUEST
The 7 tiles of INQUEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INQUEST
1 longer words begin with INQUEST.
Shorter words from the letters in INQUEST
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Common questions about INQUEST
- Is INQUEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INQUEST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INQUEST worth?
- INQUEST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INQUEST mean?
- A formal legal inquiry, especially into the cause of a sudden or unexplained death.
- What letters can be added to INQUEST?
- INQUEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INQUEST:
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