Definition of inquiry

"inquiry" in the noun sense

1. inquiry, enquiry, research

a search for knowledge

"their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

2. question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation

an instance of questioning

"there was a question about my training"

"we made inquiries of all those who were present"

3. inquiry, enquiry

a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

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Quotations for inquiry

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door. [ Prof. Jowett ]

Weary the path that does not challenge reason. Doubt is an incentive to truth, and patient inquiry leadeth the way. [ Hosea Ballou ]

We know the effects of many things, but the cause of few; experience, therefore, is a surer guide than imagination, and inquiry than conjecture. [ Colton ]

Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice, that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without any very accurate inquiry whether it is right. [ Dr. Johnson ]

No villainy or flagitious action was ever yet committed but, upon a due inquiry into the cause of it, it will be found that a lie was first or last the principal engine to effect it. [ South ]

Doubt is not itself a crime. All manner of doubt, inquiry about all manner of objects, dwells in every reasonable mind. It is the mystic working of the mind on the object it is getting to know about. [ Carlyle ]

Error soon passes away, unless upheld by restraint on thought. History tells us (and the lesson is invaluable) that the physical force which has put down free inquiry has been the main bulwark of the superstitions and illusions of past ages. [ Channing ]

At almost every step in life we meet with young men from whom we anticipate wonderful things, but of whom, after careful inquiry, we never hear another word. Like certain chintzes, calicoes, and ginghams, they show finely on their first newness, but cannot stand the sun and rain, and assume a very sober aspect after washing day. [ Hawthorne ]

The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry. It is allowed that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves; but the self-love of some men inclines them to please others, and the self-love of others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. [ Swift ]

inquiry in Scrabble®

The word inquiry is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters inquiry:

INQUIRY
(137 = 87 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

inquiry

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inquiry

INQUIRY
(137 = 87 + 50)
INQUIRY
(128 = 78 + 50)
INQUIRY
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INQUIRY
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The 166 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In inquiry

INQUIRY
(137 = 87 + 50)
INQUIRY
(128 = 78 + 50)
INQUIRY
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INQUIRY
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inquiry in Words With Friends™

The word inquiry is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters inquiry:

INQUIRY
(161 = 126 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

inquiry

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inquiry

INQUIRY
(161 = 126 + 35)
INQUIRY
(119 = 84 + 35)
INQUIRY
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INQUIRY
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The 191 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In inquiry

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INQUIRY
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Words within the letters of inquiry

2 letter words in inquiry (4 words)

3 letter words in inquiry (3 words)

4 letter words in inquiry (2 words)

7 letter words in inquiry (1 word)

inquiry + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence inquiry

Words that start with inquiry (1 word)

Words with inquiry in them (1 word)

Words that end with inquiry (2 words)

Word Growth involving inquiry

Shorter words in inquiry

in

Longer words containing inquiry

reinquiry