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5-letter words with Q as the first letter

There are 75 five-letter words with Q as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is QUAKY at 21 points. U is the most common second letter among them (69), and the average score is 15.5 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Q in the first position leaves these 75 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Q in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include QUAKY, QUACK, QUAFF, QUICK and QUIFF. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Q in slot 1 further.

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 with Q as the first letter in numbers

Words
75
Highest scoring
QUAKY 21 pts
Average score
15.5 pts
With a definition
43 (57%)
Words by second letter
  1. A3
  2. I1
  3. O2
  4. U69

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with q as the first letter

WordScoreLength
quaky215
quack205
quaff205
quick205
quiff205
qophs195
quich195
quake185
quark185
quayd185

5-letter words with Q as the first letter (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.

quaky21quack20quaff20quick20quiff20qophs19quich19quake18quark18quirk18quayd18quonk18quash17query17quays17queyn17queys17quoif17quoth17qursh17quyte17qibla16qualm16quips16quipu16qorma16qubit16queme16quipo16quops16quads15qadis15quags15quids15qaids15quoad15quods15quail14quart14quasi14queen14queer14quell14quest14queue14quiet14quill14quilt14quine14quint14quire14quite14quits14quoin14quota14quote14quern14quirt14quoit14qanat14quats14quins14quair14quais14quale14quant14quare14quass14quate14quean14quena14quina14quino14quist14quoll14

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have Q as the first letter?

Unscrambly's list has 75 five-letter words with Q in the first position, 0.6% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as Q, these 75 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as QUASI.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with Q as the first letter?

QUAKY scores 21 points in Scrabble. Next come QUACK (20), QUAFF (20) and QUICK (20). The average is 15.5 points.

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