inquisitive
Inquisitive is also used as adjective, with meanings including inquiring or appearing to inquire.
Length
11
Scrabble
23
WWF
26
Starts
IN
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INQUISITIVE” Mean?
/ɪŋˈkwɪzətɪv/
inquisitive has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesshowing curiosity
“if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
“raised a speculative eyebrow”
Synonyms
inquiring or appearing to inquire
“the police are proverbially inquisitive”
“an inquisitive look”
Synonyms for INQUISITIVE
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
11
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
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Definition
showing curiosity
Length
11 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
Letters
I, N, Q, U, I, S, I, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★INQUISITIVE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INQUISITIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INQUISITIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INQUISITIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
Q
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEAFAGH
CV Pattern
VCCVVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
55%
Consonant Share
45%
Bigrams
IN, NQ, QU, UI, IS, SI, IT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
INQ, NQU, QUI, UIS, ISI, SIT, ITI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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