INQUIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INQUIRE 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 INQUIRE?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INQUIRE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INQUIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INQUIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INQUIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does INQUIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To ask for information or investigate a matter.
People inquire about prices, schedules or services, and officials inquire into complaints. The word is more formal than ask and often followed by about or into. Enquire is the common British spelling, while inquire dominates in American writing.
How INQUIRE is used
Inquire is common in formal letters, customer service and reports, usually with about or into.
- I wrote to inquire about the price of a room.
- The committee will inquire into the cause of the delay.
- She called the office to inquire whether the parcel had arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INQUIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INQUIRE
6 longer words begin with INQUIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in INQUIRE
Common questions about INQUIRE
- Is INQUIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INQUIRE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INQUIRE worth?
- INQUIRE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INQUIRE mean?
- To ask for information or investigate a matter.
- What letters can be added to INQUIRE?
- INQUIRE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INQUIRE:
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