Manque
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Describing a person who has failed to fulfil their potential or ambitions, typically used after the noun it modifies.
“He considered himself a novelist manque, having never managed to complete a single manuscript.”
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Wordle
Contains Q followed by U, the -QUE ending is very unusual in Wordle and worth remembering
Scrabble
Worth 17 points, Q is worth 10 points, making this exceptionally high-scoring if you can place it
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