Words that start with Q
There are 1,360 words that start with Q in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is QUIZZIFICATIONS at 47 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 8-letter words are the biggest group with 229, and the average one scores 21.5 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. Q starts 0.5% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 23rd largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (29 words), QUARRELSOMENESS among them. Two-letter words starting with Q: QI.
Words that start with Q in numbers
- Words
- 1,360
- Highest scoring
- QUIZZIFICATIONS 47 pts
- Average score
- 21.5 pts
- Longest
- QUARRELSOMENESS 15 letters
- 21
- 34
- 419
- 575
- 6128
- 7175
- 8229
- 9208
- 10161
- 11106
- 1284
- 1386
- 1455
- 1529
Highest-scoring words that start with q
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| quizzifications | 47 | 15 |
| quizzification | 46 | 14 |
| quizzifying | 45 | 11 |
| quizzicality | 44 | 12 |
| quizzicalities | 43 | 14 |
| quizzically | 43 | 11 |
| quizzified | 41 | 10 |
| quizzify | 41 | 8 |
| quinquevalency | 40 | 14 |
| quizzifies | 40 | 10 |
Words that start with Q (1,360)
These 300 of the 1,360 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 7
14-letter words 20
13-letter words 21
12-letter words 26
11-letter words 24
10-letter words 31
9-letter words 31
8-letter words 31
7-letter words 31
6-letter words 32
5-letter words 32
2-letter words 1
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with Q?
1,360 words in Unscrambly's list start with Q. 75 of them have five letters, 175 have seven and 1 has two.
What is the best Q word for Scrabble?
QUIZZIFICATIONS scores 47 points before bonus squares. Next come QUIZZIFICATION (46), QUIZZIFYING (45) and QUIZZICALITY (44). Across all 1,360, the average is 21.5 points.
What two-letter words start with Q?
QI: that is the only one. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with Q?
75. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with Q list, where QUAKY scores highest at 21 points.