MARQUIS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MARQUIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARQUIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARQUIS is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARQUIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marquiseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MARQUIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MARQUIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does MARQUIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or count.
The rank of marquis once belonged to a lord who guarded a border region, called a march. In Britain the spelling marquess is more common, while marquis is the usual French form and also used for foreign nobles.
How MARQUIS is used
The wife of a marquis is a marchioness; the title appears before a name.
- The marquis inherited a castle and a vast estate.
- A French marquis stepped down from the carriage.
- In the novel, the marquis hosts a lavish ball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARQUIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARQUIS
6 longer words begin with MARQUIS.
Shorter words from the letters in MARQUIS
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Common questions about MARQUIS
- Is MARQUIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARQUIS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARQUIS worth?
- MARQUIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARQUIS mean?
- A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or count.
- What letters can be added to MARQUIS?
- MARQUIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MARQUIS:
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