Bequest

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A gift of personal property or money left to someone in a legal will.

“She received a generous bequest from her late aunt to fund her university education.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/bɪˈkwɛst/

Syllables

be·quest

Related Words

Synonyms

legacy

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

QU together is the most distinctive cluster, and the word ends in EST which is a very common suffix

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Scrabble

Q (10pts) is the dominant scoring tile, and QU here does not require a separate U tile from the bag

Words Related to Bequest

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bequest” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

request

Words you can make from Bequest

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bequest”.

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