5-letter words starting with Q
There are 75 five-letter words that start with Q in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is QUAKY at 21 points. U is the most common second letter, in 69 of them, and the average score is 15.5 points.
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Q is the trickiest tile in the game because it almost always needs a U right after it. The rare exceptions are gold. These 75 words are 0.6% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and Q is the 25th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with Q, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, QUASI is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 75 words.
5-letter words starting with Q in numbers
- Words
- 75
- Highest scoring
- QUAKY 21 pts
- Average score
- 15.5 pts
- With a definition
- 43 (57%)
- A3
- I1
- O2
- U69
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with q
5-letter words starting with Q (75)
All 75 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with Q?
75, which is 0.6% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 43 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with Q for Scrabble?
QUAKY scores 21 points before bonus squares. Next come QUACK (20), QUAFF (20) and QUICK (20). The average is 15.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with Q?
U, in 69 of the 75 (92%). A follows with 3.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with Q?
QUASI. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 75 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.