marquess
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- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/
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/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ · /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/(US)
Definition of marquess
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).
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noun
- A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl (count).
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(obsolete)Synonym of marchioness, a female marquess.
“Anne Boleyn was created Marquess of Pembroke in 1532”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
See marquis for etymology. Note also that marquess is very unusual in the English language in that it ends in -ess but is a masculine term. The title is granted only to males (the female equivalent is marchioness).
Words you can make from marquess
139 playable · top: MASQUERS (19 pts)
Best play masquers 19 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
30 words- QUARE 14 pts
- QUASS 14 pts
- AMUSE 7 pts
- ARUMS 7 pts
- MARES 7 pts
- MARSE 7 pts
- MASER 7 pts
- MASES 7 pts
- MASSE 7 pts
- MESAS 7 pts
- MURAS 7 pts
- MURES 7 pts
- MUSER 7 pts
- MUSES 7 pts
- RAMUS 7 pts
- REAMS 7 pts
- SEAMS 7 pts
- SERUM 7 pts
- SMEAR 7 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- AURES 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- RUSES 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SUERS 5 pts
- SURAS 5 pts
- URASE 5 pts
- UREAS 5 pts
- URSAE 5 pts
- USERS 5 pts
4-letter words
41 words- SUQS 13 pts
- AMUS 6 pts
- ARMS 6 pts
- ARUM 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MARS 6 pts
- MASS 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- MESS 6 pts
- MURA 6 pts
- MURE 6 pts
- MUSE 6 pts
- MUSS 6 pts
- RAMS 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RUMS 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SUMS 6 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SUES 4 pts
- SURA 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- UREA 4 pts
- URSA 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- QUA 12 pts
- SUQ 12 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RUM 5 pts
- SUM 5 pts
- UMS 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUS 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
2-letter words
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