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Words Containing Q

There are 2,527 English words that contain the letter Q. Range: ABSQUATULATE to YOUTHQUAKES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is QUIZZICALITY at 44 points; the longest is INCONSEQUENTIALITIES (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 12% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 2,527 words containing Q

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Showing the first 600 of 2,527 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1quizzicality4446
2quizzicalities4346
3quizzically4346
4hemidemisemiquavers4145
5hemidemisemiquaver4044
6quizzical3841
7ventriloquizing3743
8ventriloquized3640
9quizzing3639
10microearthquakes3638

What these words mean

quizzicality
Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzicalities
Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzically
Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquavers
(noun)A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
hemidemisemiquaver
(noun)A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
quizzical
(adjective)Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
ventriloquizing
(verb)To practice ventriloquism.
ventriloquized
(verb)To practice ventriloquism.
quizzing
(verb)To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
microearthquakes
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

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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 words contain "Q"?

2,527 valid English words contain Q.

Best Scrabble word containing Q?

QUIZZICALITY at 44 pts.

Longest word containing Q?

INCONSEQUENTIALITIES (20 letters).

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