MANQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MANQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANQUE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MANQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does MANQUE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Having failed to become what one hoped or was meant to be.
Placed after the noun, as in poet manque, the French word marks someone with the ambition but not the success. In roulette, manque is also the bet on the low numbers from 1 to 18.
How MANQUE is used
Follows the noun it describes.
- He was a painter manque who sold insurance.
- She called herself a novelist manque.
- The critic was an actor manque.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANQUE
1 longer words begin with MANQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANQUE
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Common questions about MANQUE
- Is MANQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANQUE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANQUE worth?
- MANQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANQUE mean?
- Having failed to become what one hoped or was meant to be.
- What letters can be added to MANQUE?
- MANQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MANQUE:
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