5-letter words with Q as the second letter
There are 14 five-letter words with Q as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SQUIZ at 23 points. S is the most common first letter among them (9), and the average score is 15.6 points.
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Every word your letters make appears below, longest first, each with its Scrabble score.
Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Q in the second position leaves these 14 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Q in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include SQUIZ, SQUAW, EQUIP, SQUAB and SQUIB. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Q in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, SQUAD 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 14 words.
5-letter words with Q as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 14
- Highest scoring
- SQUIZ 23 pts
- Average score
- 15.6 pts
- With a definition
- 10 (71%)
- A2
- E3
- S9
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with q as the second letter
5-letter words with Q as the second letter (14)
All 14 are listed, highest scoring first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have Q as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 14 five-letter words with Q in the second position, 0.1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as Q, these 14 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 SQUAD.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with Q as the second letter?
SQUIZ scores 23 points in Scrabble. Next come SQUAW (17), EQUIP (16) and SQUAB (16). The average is 15.6 points.