Words with Q and A
There are 2,342 words that contain both Q and A in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is QUIZZIFICATIONS at 47 points. They average 22.3 points, and Q starts the most of them (801).
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Pages like this exist because Q and A are awkward to place, and knowing the words that use them turns a liability into points. The shortest have 3 letters (2 of them). The longest run to 15 letters (74 words), INCONSEQUENTIAL among them. Type your rack into the solver above: it is set to words containing Q, so the ones that also use A are easy to spot.
Words with Q and A in numbers
- Words
- 2,342
- Highest scoring
- QUIZZIFICATIONS 47 pts
- Average score
- 22.3 pts
- Longest
- INCONSEQUENTIAL 15 letters
- A266
- B61
- C101
- D46
- E172
- F16
- G11
- H29
- I41
- J4
- K2
- L56
- M81
- N17
- O25
- P80
- Q801
- R53
- S327
- T68
- U61
- V14
- W4
- Y6
Highest-scoring words with q and a
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| quizzifications | 47 | 15 |
| quizzification | 46 | 14 |
| quizzicality | 44 | 12 |
| quizzicalities | 43 | 14 |
| quizzically | 43 | 11 |
| quinquevalency | 40 | 14 |
| quaquaversally | 38 | 14 |
| quinquevalences | 38 | 15 |
| quizzical | 38 | 9 |
| quinquevalence | 37 | 14 |
Words with Q and A (2,342)
These 300 of the 2,342 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
15-letter words 16
14-letter words 25
13-letter words 28
12-letter words 38
11-letter words 33
10-letter words 45
9-letter words 36
8-letter words 37
7-letter words 26
6-letter words 13
Frequently asked questions
How many words have both Q and A?
Unscrambly's list has 2,342 words that contain both the letter Q and the letter A. 1,023 of them have a dictionary definition.
Why are Q and A hard to play?
Q is worth 10 points and A 1 in Scrabble, and both are hard to place. Learning the words that pair them means you can play both for a big score instead of holding them; these 2,342 words average 22.3 points.
What is the best word with Q and A?
QUIZZIFICATIONS scores 47 points. Next come QUIZZIFICATION (46), QUIZZICALITY (44) and QUIZZICALITIES (43). A shorter word that fits the board often beats a long one you cannot place.