10 Letter Words Containing Q
There are 342 10-letter English words that contain Q, from ACQUAINTED to YOUTHQUAKE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: EQUIVOQUES (31), EXCHEQUERS (31), SQUEEZABLE (30). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ACQUAINTED22 pts
- ACQUIESCED24 pts
- ACQUIESCES23 pts
- ACQUIRABLE23 pts
- ACQUISITOR21 pts
- ACQUITTALS21 pts
- ACQUITTERS21 pts
- ACQUITTING22 pts
- ADEQUACIES22 pts
- ADEQUATELY23 pts
- ANTIPLAQUE21 pts
- ANTIQUARKS23 pts
- ANTIQUATED20 pts
- ANTIQUATES19 pts
- AQUAMARINE21 pts
- AQUAPLANED22 pts
- AQUAPLANER21 pts
- AQUAPLANES21 pts
- AQUARELLES19 pts
- AQUATINTED20 pts
- AQUATINTER19 pts
- AQUIFEROUS22 pts
- AQUILEGIAS20 pts
- AQUILINITY22 pts
- ARABESQUES21 pts
- ARQUEBUSES21 pts
B
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- CACIQUISMS25 pts
- CATAFALQUE24 pts
- CHAUTAUQUA24 pts
- CHEQUERING25 pts
- CHIBOUQUES26 pts
- CHINQUAPIN26 pts
- CINQUEFOIL24 pts
- CLINQUANTS21 pts
- CLIQUISHLY27 pts
- COEQUALITY24 pts
- COEQUATING22 pts
- COLLOQUIAL21 pts
- COLLOQUIES21 pts
- COLLOQUIST21 pts
- COLLOQUIUM23 pts
- COMMUNIQUE25 pts
- CONQUERING22 pts
- CONQUERORS21 pts
- CONSEQUENT21 pts
- COQUETRIES21 pts
- COQUETTING22 pts
- COQUETTISH24 pts
- CRITIQUING22 pts
- CROQUETING22 pts
- CROQUETTES21 pts
D
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- EARTHQUAKE26 pts
- ELOQUENCES21 pts
- ELOQUENTLY22 pts
- EQUABILITY24 pts
- EQUALISERS19 pts
- EQUALISING20 pts
- EQUALITIES19 pts
- EQUALIZERS28 pts
- EQUALIZING29 pts
- EQUANIMITY24 pts
- EQUATIONAL19 pts
- EQUATORIAL19 pts
- EQUESTRIAN19 pts
- EQUILIBRIA21 pts
- EQUINITIES19 pts
- EQUIPMENTS23 pts
- EQUIPOISED22 pts
- EQUIPOISES21 pts
- EQUISETUMS21 pts
- EQUITATION19 pts
- EQUIVALENT22 pts
- EQUIVOCATE24 pts
- EQUIVOQUES31 pts
- ETIQUETTES19 pts
- EXCHEQUERS31 pts
- EXQUISITES26 pts
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- QUACKERIES25 pts
- QUADPLEXES29 pts
- QUADRANGLE21 pts
- QUADRANTAL20 pts
- QUADRANTES20 pts
- QUADRATICS22 pts
- QUADRATING21 pts
- QUADRATURE20 pts
- QUADRENNIA20 pts
- QUADRICEPS24 pts
- QUADRILLES20 pts
- QUADRIVIAL23 pts
- QUADRIVIUM25 pts
- QUADRUMVIR25 pts
- QUADRUPEDS23 pts
- QUADRUPLED23 pts
- QUADRUPLES22 pts
- QUADRUPLET22 pts
- QUADRUPOLE22 pts
- QUAGMIRIER22 pts
- QUAINTNESS19 pts
- QUALIFIERS22 pts
- QUALIFYING26 pts
- QUALMISHLY27 pts
- QUANDARIES20 pts
- QUANTIFIED23 pts
- QUANTIFIER22 pts
- QUANTIFIES22 pts
- QUANTITATE19 pts
- QUANTITIES19 pts
- QUANTIZERS28 pts
- QUANTIZING29 pts
- QUARANTINE19 pts
- QUARRELERS19 pts
- QUARRELING20 pts
- QUARRELLED20 pts
- QUARRELLER19 pts
- QUARRYINGS23 pts
- QUARTERAGE20 pts
- QUARTERING20 pts
- QUARTETTES19 pts
- QUARTZITES28 pts
- QUARTZITIC30 pts
- QUATERNARY22 pts
- QUATERNION19 pts
- QUATERNITY22 pts
- QUATREFOIL22 pts
- QUEASINESS19 pts
- QUEBRACHOS26 pts
- QUEENLIEST19 pts
- QUEENSHIPS24 pts
- QUEENSIDES20 pts
- QUENCHABLE26 pts
- QUENCHLESS24 pts
- QUERCETINS21 pts
- QUERCITRON21 pts
- QUESADILLA20 pts
- QUESTIONED20 pts
- QUESTIONER19 pts
- QUICKENERS25 pts
- QUICKENING26 pts
- QUICKLIMES27 pts
- QUICKSANDS26 pts
- QUICKSTEPS27 pts
- QUIDDITIES21 pts
- QUIESCENCE23 pts
- QUIETENING20 pts
- QUIETISTIC21 pts
- QUILLBACKS27 pts
- QUILLWORKS26 pts
- QUINACRINE21 pts
- QUINCUNXES28 pts
- QUINIDINES20 pts
- QUINOLINES19 pts
- QUINTETTES19 pts
- QUINTUPLED22 pts
- QUINTUPLES21 pts
- QUINTUPLET21 pts
- QUIRKINESS23 pts
- QUITCLAIMS23 pts
- QUITTANCES21 pts
- QUIXOTICAL28 pts
- QUIXOTISMS28 pts
- QUIXOTRIES26 pts
- QUIZMASTER30 pts
- QUODLIBETS22 pts
- QUOTATIONS19 pts
- QUOTIDIANS20 pts
R
S
- SEMILIQUID22 pts
- SEMIOPAQUE23 pts
- SEMIQUAVER24 pts
- SEQUACIOUS21 pts
- SEQUENCERS21 pts
- SEQUENCIES21 pts
- SEQUENCING22 pts
- SEQUENTIAL19 pts
- SEQUESTERS19 pts
- SEQUESTRUM21 pts
- SOBRIQUETS21 pts
- SOUBRIQUET21 pts
- SQUABBIEST23 pts
- SQUABBLERS23 pts
- SQUABBLING24 pts
- SQUADRONED21 pts
- SQUALIDEST20 pts
- SQUALLIEST19 pts
- SQUAMATION21 pts
- SQUAMOSALS21 pts
- SQUAMULOSE21 pts
- SQUANDERED21 pts
- SQUANDERER20 pts
- SQUARENESS19 pts
- SQUARISHLY25 pts
- SQUASHIEST22 pts
- SQUATTERED20 pts
- SQUATTIEST19 pts
- SQUAWROOTS22 pts
- SQUEAKIEST23 pts
- SQUEEZABLE30 pts
- SQUELCHERS24 pts
- SQUELCHIER24 pts
- SQUELCHING25 pts
- SQUETEAGUE20 pts
- SQUIFFIEST25 pts
- SQUIGGLIER21 pts
- SQUIGGLING22 pts
- SQUINCHING25 pts
- SQUINNIEST19 pts
- SQUINNYING23 pts
- SQUINTIEST19 pts
- SQUIRARCHY27 pts
- SQUIRMIEST21 pts
- SQUIRRELED20 pts
- SQUIRRELLY22 pts
- SQUISHIEST22 pts
- SQUOOSHIER22 pts
- SQUOOSHING23 pts
- STATUESQUE19 pts
- SUBAQUATIC23 pts
- SUBAQUEOUS21 pts
- SUBSEQUENT21 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | equivoques | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | exchequers | 31 | 32 |
| 3 | squeezable | 30 | 33 |
| 4 | liquidized | 30 | 32 |
| 5 | quartzitic | 30 | 32 |
| 6 | quizmaster | 30 | 32 |
| 7 | equalizing | 29 | 33 |
| 8 | quantizing | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | quadplexes | 29 | 32 |
| 10 | liquidizes | 29 | 31 |
Strategy for this list
The Q is the highest-scoring tile in Scrabble at 10 points and the hardest to place because 90% of English words containing Q also contain U immediately after it. The most useful Q-words are the Q-without-U set (QI, QAT, QOPH, QINTAR, TRANQ) — learn these first because they let you dump the Q without waiting for a U to arrive. When you have Q + U + one vowel, prioritise QUIRK, QUART, QUEST and QUOTA over rarer alternatives — these hook to common plays. On premium squares, a Q on a triple-letter square (Q×3 = 30) doubled through a double-word square scores 61 for a two-letter play alone.
FAQs
How many 10-letter words contain Q?
342 valid 10-letter English words contain the letters Q in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).