Acquire
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
To gain possession of something through purchase, effort, or other means; to obtain or come to have something. It can refer to physical objects, skills, or abstract qualities.
“The company plans to acquire several smaller firms to expand its market share.”
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Wordle
Contains Q (always with U); three vowels (A, U, I, E) make it vowel-rich
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Scrabble
Worth 18 points; Q (10 pts) is high-value, though requires U
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