11 Letter Words Containing Q
There are 274 11-letter English words that contain Q, from ACQUAINTING to YOUTHQUAKES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: QUIZZICALLY (43), LIQUIDIZING (31), QUIZMASTERS (31). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
A
- ACQUAINTING23 pts
- ACQUIESCENT24 pts
- ACQUIESCING25 pts
- ACQUIREMENT24 pts
- ACQUISITION22 pts
- ACQUISITIVE25 pts
- ACQUISITORS22 pts
- ACQUITTANCE24 pts
- ANTIQUARIAN20 pts
- ANTIQUARIES20 pts
- ANTIQUATING21 pts
- ANTIQUATION20 pts
- ANTIQUITIES20 pts
- APPLIQUEING25 pts
- AQUACULTURE22 pts
- AQUAMARINES22 pts
- AQUAPLANERS22 pts
- AQUAPLANING23 pts
- AQUARELLIST20 pts
- AQUATICALLY25 pts
- AQUATINTERS20 pts
- AQUATINTING21 pts
- AQUATINTIST20 pts
- AQUICULTURE22 pts
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- EARTHQUAKES27 pts
- EQUABLENESS22 pts
- EQUATORWARD24 pts
- EQUESTRIANS20 pts
- EQUIANGULAR21 pts
- EQUICALORIC24 pts
- EQUIDISTANT21 pts
- EQUILATERAL20 pts
- EQUILIBRANT22 pts
- EQUILIBRATE22 pts
- EQUILIBRIST22 pts
- EQUILIBRIUM24 pts
- EQUINOCTIAL22 pts
- EQUIPOISING23 pts
- EQUIPOLLENT22 pts
- EQUITATIONS20 pts
- EQUIVALENCE25 pts
- EQUIVALENCY28 pts
- EQUIVALENTS23 pts
- EQUIVOCALLY28 pts
- EQUIVOCATED26 pts
- EQUIVOCATES25 pts
- EQUIVOCATOR25 pts
- EXQUISITELY30 pts
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- QUACKSALVER29 pts
- QUADRANGLES22 pts
- QUADRATURES21 pts
- QUADRENNIAL21 pts
- QUADRENNIUM23 pts
- QUADRILLION21 pts
- QUADRIVIUMS26 pts
- QUADRUMVIRS26 pts
- QUADRUPEDAL24 pts
- QUADRUPLETS23 pts
- QUADRUPLING24 pts
- QUADRUPOLES23 pts
- QUAGMIRIEST23 pts
- QUALIFIABLE25 pts
- QUALIFIEDLY27 pts
- QUALITATIVE23 pts
- QUANTIFIERS23 pts
- QUANTIFYING27 pts
- QUANTITATED21 pts
- QUANTITATES20 pts
- QUARANTINED21 pts
- QUARANTINES20 pts
- QUARRELLERS20 pts
- QUARRELLING21 pts
- QUARRELSOME22 pts
- QUARTERAGES21 pts
- QUARTERBACK28 pts
- QUARTERDECK27 pts
- QUARTERINGS21 pts
- QUARTERLIES20 pts
- QUARTERSAWN23 pts
- QUATERNIONS20 pts
- QUATREFOILS23 pts
- QUAVERINGLY27 pts
- QUEENLINESS20 pts
- QUEERNESSES20 pts
- QUERCITRONS22 pts
- QUERULOUSLY23 pts
- QUESADILLAS21 pts
- QUESTIONARY23 pts
- QUESTIONERS20 pts
- QUESTIONING21 pts
- QUICKNESSES26 pts
- QUICKSILVER29 pts
- QUIESCENCES24 pts
- QUIESCENTLY25 pts
- QUIETNESSES20 pts
- QUINACRINES22 pts
- QUINCUNCIAL24 pts
- QUINCUNXIAL29 pts
- QUINQUENNIA29 pts
- QUINTILLION20 pts
- QUINTUPLETS22 pts
- QUINTUPLING23 pts
- QUISLINGISM23 pts
- QUITCLAIMED25 pts
- QUIVERINGLY27 pts
- QUIZMASTERS31 pts
- QUIZZICALLY43 pts
- QUOTABILITY25 pts
R
- RACQUETBALL24 pts
- RAINSQUALLS20 pts
- REACQUAINTS22 pts
- REACQUIRING23 pts
- RECONQUERED23 pts
- RECONQUESTS22 pts
- REEQUIPMENT24 pts
- REEQUIPPING25 pts
- RELACQUERED23 pts
- RELIQUARIES20 pts
- RELIQUEFIED24 pts
- RELIQUEFIES23 pts
- REQUALIFIED24 pts
- REQUALIFIES23 pts
- REQUIESCATS22 pts
- REQUIREMENT22 pts
- REQUISITION20 pts
- ROQUELAURES20 pts
S
- SEMIAQUATIC24 pts
- SEMILIQUIDS23 pts
- SEMIQUAVERS25 pts
- SEQUACITIES22 pts
- SEQUESTERED21 pts
- SEQUESTRATE20 pts
- SEQUESTRUMS22 pts
- SOLILOQUIES20 pts
- SOLILOQUISE20 pts
- SOLILOQUIST20 pts
- SOLILOQUIZE29 pts
- SOUBRIQUETS22 pts
- SQUADRONING22 pts
- SQUALIDNESS21 pts
- SQUAMATIONS22 pts
- SQUANDERERS21 pts
- SQUANDERING22 pts
- SQUASHINESS23 pts
- SQUATNESSES20 pts
- SQUATTERING21 pts
- SQUAWFISHES29 pts
- SQUEAMISHLY28 pts
- SQUEEGEEING22 pts
- SQUELCHIEST25 pts
- SQUIGGLIEST22 pts
- SQUILGEEING22 pts
- SQUINTINGLY24 pts
- SQUIREARCHY28 pts
- SQUIRRELING21 pts
- SQUIRRELLED21 pts
- SQUISHINESS23 pts
- SQUOOSHIEST23 pts
- SUBSEQUENCE24 pts
- SUBSEQUENTS22 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 | quizzically | 43 | 46 |
| 2 | liquidizing | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | quizmasters | 31 | 33 |
| 4 | exquisitely | 30 | 31 |
| 5 | youthquakes | 30 | 30 |
| 6 | quincunxial | 29 | 35 |
| 7 | quinquennia | 29 | 34 |
| 8 | quacksalver | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | quicksilver | 29 | 33 |
| 10 | lacquerwork | 29 | 32 |
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 11-letter words contain Q?
274 valid 11-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).