indirect question

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

indirect question is a valid 17-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1D2I1R1E1C3T1Q10U1E1S1T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84

MEANING

What does indirect question mean?