Words Containing IQ
There are 242 English words that contain the sequence IQ. Range: ALIQUANT to UNIQUEST. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS at 41 points; the longest is HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS (19 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 17% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ALIQUANT17 pts
- ALIQUOT16 pts
- ALIQUOTS17 pts
- ANTIQUARIAN20 pts
- ANTIQUARIANISM25 pts
- ANTIQUARIANISMS26 pts
- ANTIQUARIANS21 pts
- ANTIQUARIES20 pts
- ANTIQUARK22 pts
- ANTIQUARKS23 pts
- ANTIQUARY21 pts
- ANTIQUATE18 pts
- ANTIQUATED20 pts
- ANTIQUATES19 pts
- ANTIQUATING21 pts
- ANTIQUATION20 pts
- ANTIQUATIONS21 pts
- ANTIQUE16 pts
- ANTIQUED18 pts
- ANTIQUER17 pts
- ANTIQUERS18 pts
- ANTIQUES17 pts
- ANTIQUING19 pts
- ANTIQUITIES20 pts
- ANTIQUITY21 pts
- APPLIQUE21 pts
- APPLIQUED23 pts
- APPLIQUEING25 pts
- APPLIQUES22 pts
B
C
- CACIQUE20 pts
- CACIQUES21 pts
- CACIQUISM24 pts
- CACIQUISMS25 pts
- CAIQUE17 pts
- CAIQUES18 pts
- CAZIQUE27 pts
- CAZIQUES28 pts
- CLIQUE17 pts
- CLIQUED19 pts
- CLIQUES18 pts
- CLIQUEY21 pts
- CLIQUIER19 pts
- CLIQUIEST20 pts
- CLIQUING20 pts
- CLIQUISH22 pts
- CLIQUISHLY27 pts
- CLIQUISHNESS26 pts
- CLIQUISHNESSES28 pts
- CLIQUY20 pts
- COMMUNIQUE25 pts
- COMMUNIQUES26 pts
- CRITIQUE19 pts
- CRITIQUED21 pts
- CRITIQUES20 pts
- CRITIQUING22 pts
D
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F
H
I
L
- LIQUATE16 pts
- LIQUATED18 pts
- LIQUATES17 pts
- LIQUATING19 pts
- LIQUATION18 pts
- LIQUATIONS19 pts
- LIQUEFACTION26 pts
- LIQUEFACTIONS27 pts
- LIQUEFIED22 pts
- LIQUEFIER21 pts
- LIQUEFIERS22 pts
- LIQUEFIES21 pts
- LIQUEFY22 pts
- LIQUEFYING26 pts
- LIQUESCENT21 pts
- LIQUEUR16 pts
- LIQUEURS17 pts
- LIQUID16 pts
- LIQUIDAMBAR25 pts
- LIQUIDAMBARS26 pts
- LIQUIDATE19 pts
- LIQUIDATED21 pts
- LIQUIDATES20 pts
- LIQUIDATING22 pts
- LIQUIDATION21 pts
- LIQUIDATIONS22 pts
- LIQUIDATOR20 pts
- LIQUIDATORS21 pts
- LIQUIDITIES21 pts
- LIQUIDITY22 pts
- LIQUIDIZE28 pts
- LIQUIDIZED30 pts
- LIQUIDIZES29 pts
- LIQUIDIZING31 pts
- LIQUIDLY21 pts
- LIQUIDNESS20 pts
- LIQUIDNESSES22 pts
- LIQUIDS17 pts
- LIQUIFIED22 pts
- LIQUIFIES21 pts
- LIQUIFY22 pts
- LIQUIFYING26 pts
- LIQUOR15 pts
- LIQUORED18 pts
- LIQUORICE20 pts
- LIQUORICES21 pts
- LIQUORING19 pts
- LIQUORS16 pts
M
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O
P
- PERIQUE18 pts
- PERIQUES19 pts
- PHYSIQUE25 pts
- PHYSIQUES26 pts
- PIQUANCE21 pts
- PIQUANCES22 pts
- PIQUANCIES23 pts
- PIQUANCY24 pts
- PIQUANT18 pts
- PIQUANTLY23 pts
- PIQUANTNESS22 pts
- PIQUANTNESSES24 pts
- PIQUE16 pts
- PIQUED18 pts
- PIQUES17 pts
- PIQUET17 pts
- PIQUETS18 pts
- PIQUING19 pts
- POSTIQUE19 pts
- POSTIQUES20 pts
- PRATIQUE19 pts
- PRATIQUES20 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 | hemidemisemiquavers | 41 | 45 |
| 2 | hemidemisemiquaver | 40 | 44 |
| 3 | semiquantitatively | 35 | 39 |
| 4 | microtechniques | 33 | 37 |
| 5 | demisemiquavers | 32 | 36 |
| 6 | microtechnique | 32 | 36 |
| 7 | demisemiquaver | 31 | 35 |
| 8 | liquidizing | 31 | 35 |
| 9 | semiquantitative | 30 | 34 |
| 10 | liquidized | 30 | 32 |
What these words mean
- 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.
- semiquantitatively
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- microtechniques
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- demisemiquavers
- (noun)A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
- microtechnique
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- demisemiquaver
- (noun)A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
- liquidizing
- (verb)To make liquid usually refering to solid food in a food processor.
- semiquantitative
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- liquidized
- (verb)To make liquid usually refering to solid food in a food processor.
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FAQs
How many words contain "IQ"?
242 valid English words contain IQ.
Best Scrabble word containing IQ?
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS at 41 pts.
Longest word containing IQ?
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS (19 letters).