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Words That Start With Q

There are 822 English words that start with the letter Q, from QAID to QWERTYS. The highest-scoring word beginning with Q in Scrabble® is QUIZZICALITY at 44 points, and the longest is QUANTIFICATIONALLY (18 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. Average word length in this list is 8.8 letters.

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Word list

Q

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 822 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
4quizzical3841
5quizzing3639
6quinquennially3541
7quantificationally3540
8quizzed3536
9quizzers3536
10quizzer3435

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.
quizzical
(adjective)Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
quizzing
(verb)To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
quinquennially
Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
quantificationally
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzed
(verb)To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
quizzers
(noun)A person who quizzes or asks questions.
quizzer
(noun)A person who quizzes or asks questions.

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Strategy for this list

Q is worth 10 in Scrabble but starts only ~900 words. Nearly all of them require QU- as the opening pair, which means holding a Q requires waiting for a U. The Q-without-U openers (QI, QAT, QOPH, QINDAR) are the escape valves. Q-openers with premium potential include QUAZY, QUIZ, QUARK. In Wordle, Q as a position-1 letter is very rare (QUERY, QUAIL, QUACK) — a Q-guess is a strong signal move in the mid-game.

FAQs

How many words start with Q?

822 valid English words begin with Q.

Best Scrabble word starting with Q?

QUIZZICALITY at 44 pts.

Longest word starting with Q?

QUANTIFICATIONALLY (18 letters).

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