INQUIRY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. INQUIRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INQUIRY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INQUIRY is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INQUIRY
No single letter turns INQUIRY into another word.
How INQUIRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INQUIRY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does INQUIRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A question asked to get information, or a formal investigation into a matter.
An inquiry can be as small as a phone call asking about prices or as large as a public investigation into a disaster. In British English the spelling enquiry is often kept for the everyday question and inquiry for the official examination, though many writers use them interchangeably.
How INQUIRY is used
Inquiry is common in everyday, business and official writing, and often follows make, hold or launch.
- I made an inquiry at the desk about the missing parcel.
- The government ordered a full public inquiry into the accident.
- Her inquiry was answered within a day.
- Scientific inquiry begins with a question that can be tested.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INQUIRY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INQUIRY
Common questions about INQUIRY
- Is INQUIRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INQUIRY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INQUIRY worth?
- INQUIRY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INQUIRY mean?
- A question asked to get information, or a formal investigation into a matter.
- What letters can be added to INQUIRY?
- No single letter can be added to INQUIRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INQUIRY:
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