8-Letter Words With INQ
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With INQ
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With INQ 9 words
How often does INQ appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing INQ. They average 17.7 points and the best is CINQUAIN (19 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.7
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 55.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 55.6%
- d 22.2%
- n 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ui44.4%
- ue33.3%
- ai11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing INQ
c 3i 1n 1q 10u 1a 1i 1n 1
C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cinquain
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing INQ are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing INQ in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing INQ?
CINQUAIN is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are INQILABS (19), INQUERED (18), INQUIRED (18).
Which rare eight-letter words containing INQ score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include INQILABS (19), INQUERED (18), INQUIRED (18), INQUERES (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.