Is MARQUISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARQUISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MARQUISES mean?
Marquises is a form of MARQUIS.
- noun
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
- noun
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 MARQUISES
MARQUISES 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.
Words you can make from MARQUISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maquises19
- marquess19
- marquise19
- masquers19
- marques18
- marquis18
- masquer18
- masques18
- squirms18
- maquis17
- marque17
- masque17
- squirm17
- umiaqs17
- squares16
- squires16
- maqui16
- umiaq16
- quires15
- risque15
- square15
- squire15
- quais14
- quare14
- quasi14
- quass14
- quire14
- quai13
- suqs13
- qis12
- qua12
- suq12
- qi11
- amusers9
- assumer9
- masseur9
- massier9
- mausier9
- misuser9
- mussier9
- surmise9
- uremias9
- aimers8
- amuser8
- amuses8
- armies8
- assume8
- marses8
- masers8
- misers8
- misuse8
- musers8
- ramies8
- remiss8
- samier8
- serums8
- simars8
- smears8
- uremia8
- sauries7
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