Words with Q and U
There are 4,032 words that contain both Q and U in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is QUIZZIFICATIONS at 47 points. They average 21.9 points, and Q starts the most of them (1,312).
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Pages like this exist because Q and U 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 (100 words), INCONSEQUENTIAL among them. Type your rack into the solver above: it is set to words containing Q, so the ones that also use U are easy to spot.
Words with Q and U in numbers
- Words
- 4,032
- Highest scoring
- QUIZZIFICATIONS 47 pts
- Average score
- 21.9 pts
- Longest
- INCONSEQUENTIAL 15 letters
- A266
- B120
- C237
- D105
- E272
- F32
- G27
- H43
- I109
- J17
- K2
- L114
- M128
- N26
- O55
- P138
- Q1,312
- R164
- S604
- T91
- U128
- V36
- W2
- Y4
Highest-scoring words with q and u
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| quizzifications | 47 | 15 |
| quizzification | 46 | 14 |
| quizzifying | 45 | 11 |
| quizzicality | 44 | 12 |
| quizzicalities | 43 | 14 |
| quizzically | 43 | 11 |
| chiquichiquis | 41 | 13 |
| quizzified | 41 | 10 |
| quizzify | 41 | 8 |
| chiquichiqui | 40 | 12 |
Words with Q and U (4,032)
These 300 of the 4,032 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 11
14-letter words 23
13-letter words 27
12-letter words 32
11-letter words 41
10-letter words 42
9-letter words 43
8-letter words 34
7-letter words 32
6-letter words 14
5-letter words 1
Frequently asked questions
How many words have both Q and U?
Unscrambly's list has 4,032 words that contain both the letter Q and the letter U. 1,823 of them have a dictionary definition.
Why are Q and U hard to play?
Q is worth 10 points and U 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 4,032 words average 21.9 points.
What is the best word with Q and U?
QUIZZIFICATIONS scores 47 points. Next come QUIZZIFICATION (46), QUIZZIFYING (45) and QUIZZICALITY (44). A shorter word that fits the board often beats a long one you cannot place.