QUERY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QUERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUERY?
| 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 QUERY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUERY
No single letter turns QUERY into another word.
How QUERY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in QUERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does QUERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A question, especially one that expresses doubt or asks for further information.
A query can be as simple as a single spoken question or as formal as a written request for information, and the word often implies a note of doubt behind the asking — you raise a query about something you are not fully sure of. In computing, the same word names the instructions sent to a database to retrieve or check information.
How QUERY is used
Common in everyday, business, and technical use, including database queries.
- She sent a query to the support team.
- His query about the invoice went unanswered for days.
- The librarian answered every query patiently.
- Please direct your query to the main office.
- The form includes a box for a general query.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUERY
3 longer words begin with QUERY.
Words ending in QUERY
1 words end in QUERY. Useful as a back hook: play QUERY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in QUERY
Common questions about QUERY
- Is QUERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUERY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUERY worth?
- QUERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUERY mean?
- A question, especially one that expresses doubt or asks for further information.
- What letters can be added to QUERY?
- No single letter can be added to QUERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of QUERY:
Open QUERY in the Word Finder