question: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 17 letter points · starts with Q · ends with N
Meaning of question
noun
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
Example: What is your question?
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
Example: The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
Example: His claim to the property has come under question.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
Example: I move that the question be put to a vote.
Listed forms: questions.
Source: Wiktionary — question.
verb
- transitive
To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
- transitive
To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
- intransitive
To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
- intransitive, obsolete
To argue; to converse; to dispute.
Listed forms: questions, questioning, questioned.
Source: Wiktionary — question.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for question.
noun
an instance of questioning
noun
the subject matter at issue
noun
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- interrogation
- interrogative
- interrogative sentence
noun
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is question in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of question
Q(10) + U(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of question
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from question
145 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in question. Showing up to 24, longest first.