Is ENQUIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENQUIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENQUIRES mean?
Enquires is a form of ENQUIRE.
- verb
address a question to and expect an answer from
“Ask your teacher about trigonometry”
- verb
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
“The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities”
- verb
have a wish or desire to know something
“He wondered who had built this beautiful church”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ENQUIRES
ENQUIRES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ENQUIRES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENQUIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- squireen17
- enquire16
- equines16
- esquire16
- queries16
- requins16
- equine15
- queens15
- queers15
- querns15
- quires15
- requin15
- risque15
- sequin15
- squire15
- eques14
- queen14
- queer14
- quern14
- quins14
- quire14
- quin13
- qis12
- suq12
- qi11
- ensure6
- enures6
- insure6
- inures6
- nereis6
- rusine6
- seiner6
- serein6
- serine6
- urines6
- ursine6
- ensue5
- enure5
- ernes5
- inure5
- nurse5
- reins5
- resin5
- reuse5
- rinse5
- risen5
- ruins5
- runes5
- seine5
- serin5
- sieur5
- siree5
- siren5
- sneer5
- unsee5
- urine5
- erne4
- erns4
- esne4
- ires4
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