Words That Start With Q
1,353 words in our list start with Q, and all but 50 of them begin with QU. The others, such as QI, QAT and QOPH, come mostly from Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew: type U into "Leave out" to see them.
At a glance
1,353 words119 common8 letters: the most usual lengthLongest common word: QUALIFICATIONS
| 2 letters | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 3 | |
| 4 letters | 19 | |
| 5 letters | 77 | |
| 6 letters | 126 | |
| 7 letters | 171 | |
| 8 letters | 227 | |
| 9 letters | 209 | |
| 10 letters | 161 | |
| 11 letters | 105 | |
| 12 letters | 84 | |
| 13 letters | 86 | |
| 14 letters | 55 | |
| 15 letters | 29 |
Second letter: U 96%A 2%I 1%O <1%W <1%
Short words
Two letters: QI.
Three letters: QAT, QIS, QUA. Common words are in bold.
5-letter words for Wordle
QUITE, QUICK, QUEEN, QUIET, QUOTE, QUEST, QUEUE, QUERY, QUOTA, QUASI, QUAKE, QUILT. Every one is accepted as a guess in our Wordle; to see all the 5-letter words, choose "5 letters" under More options.
Points in Scrabble and Words With Friends
Q is worth 10 points in both games. Good words you can play from a full rack, counting the letters only:
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| QUICKLY | 25 | 27 |
| QUARTZ | 24 | 25 |
| QUICKEN | 22 | 25 |
| QUIZ | 22 | 23 |
| QUALIFY | 22 | 23 |
| QUIRKY | 22 | 22 |
| QWERTY | 21 | 20 |
| QUICK | 20 | 22 |
| QUACK | 20 | 22 |
| QUENCH | 20 | 22 |
| QI | 11 | 11 |
Play with these words
- A word search with ten words that start with Q (QUESTION, QUALITY, QUICK, QUARTER…): play it here or print it.
- Scrabble Online: try these words against the computer. Stuck with your tiles? The Scrabble Word Finder shows every word your rack can make.
- Random words that start with Q, for Pictionary or a spelling test.
- Hangman: a word with a Q is hard to guess, so it makes a good puzzle for a friend.
- Word Checker: is a word real, and what does it mean?
More word lists: words that start with X, words that start with Z, words that start with J, words that start with K, words that start with V, words with Q, words with X, words with Z and words without vowels.
