Esquire
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
In the Middle Ages, an attendant and shield bearer serving a knight, typically a young man training as a candidate for knighthood.
“The young esquire was charged with polishing the knight's armour before the tournament began.”
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es·quire
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Wordle
E-S-Q-U-I-R-E features the rare Q in position 3 and QUIRE as an embedded recognisable sub-word
Scrabble
Worth 16 points, the Q is extremely valuable and this is one of the strongest tile-value plays in this entire set
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