Words Containing NQ
There are 171 English words that contain the sequence NQ. Range: BANQUET to YANQUIS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is QUINQUENNIALLY at 35 points; the longest is INQUISITIVENESSES (17 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 10.6 letters.
Word list
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- CHINQUAPIN26 pts
- CHINQUAPINS27 pts
- CINQUAIN19 pts
- CINQUAINS20 pts
- CINQUE17 pts
- CINQUECENTIST26 pts
- CINQUECENTISTI27 pts
- CINQUECENTISTS27 pts
- CINQUECENTO24 pts
- CINQUECENTOS25 pts
- CINQUEFOIL24 pts
- CINQUEFOILS25 pts
- CINQUES18 pts
- CLINQUANT20 pts
- CLINQUANTS21 pts
- CONQUER18 pts
- CONQUERED21 pts
- CONQUERING22 pts
- CONQUEROR20 pts
- CONQUERORS21 pts
- CONQUERS19 pts
- CONQUEST19 pts
- CONQUESTS20 pts
- CONQUIAN19 pts
- CONQUIANS20 pts
- CONQUISTADOR24 pts
- CONQUISTADORES26 pts
- CONQUISTADORS25 pts
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- INQUEST16 pts
- INQUESTS17 pts
- INQUIET16 pts
- INQUIETED19 pts
- INQUIETING20 pts
- INQUIETS17 pts
- INQUIETUDE20 pts
- INQUIETUDES21 pts
- INQUILINE18 pts
- INQUILINES19 pts
- INQUIRE16 pts
- INQUIRED18 pts
- INQUIRER17 pts
- INQUIRERS18 pts
- INQUIRES17 pts
- INQUIRIES18 pts
- INQUIRING19 pts
- INQUIRINGLY24 pts
- INQUIRY19 pts
- INQUISITION20 pts
- INQUISITIONAL22 pts
- INQUISITIONS21 pts
- INQUISITIVE23 pts
- INQUISITIVELY28 pts
- INQUISITIVENESS27 pts
- INQUISITIVENESSES29 pts
- INQUISITOR19 pts
- INQUISITORIAL22 pts
- INQUISITORIALLY27 pts
- INQUISITORS20 pts
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- TRANQ14 pts
- TRANQS15 pts
- TRANQUIL17 pts
- TRANQUILER19 pts
- TRANQUILEST20 pts
- TRANQUILITIES22 pts
- TRANQUILITY23 pts
- TRANQUILIZE29 pts
- TRANQUILIZED31 pts
- TRANQUILIZER30 pts
- TRANQUILIZERS31 pts
- TRANQUILIZES30 pts
- TRANQUILIZING32 pts
- TRANQUILLER20 pts
- TRANQUILLEST21 pts
- TRANQUILLITIES23 pts
- TRANQUILLITY24 pts
- TRANQUILLIZE30 pts
- TRANQUILLIZED32 pts
- TRANQUILLIZER31 pts
- TRANQUILLIZERS32 pts
- TRANQUILLIZES31 pts
- TRANQUILLIZING33 pts
- TRANQUILLY22 pts
- TRANQUILNESS21 pts
- TRANQUILNESSES23 pts
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- UNCONQUERABLE26 pts
- UNCONQUERABLY29 pts
- UNCONQUERED23 pts
- UNQUALIFIED24 pts
- UNQUALIFIEDLY29 pts
- UNQUANTIFIABLE28 pts
- UNQUENCHABLE28 pts
- UNQUESTIONABLE25 pts
- UNQUESTIONABLY28 pts
- UNQUESTIONED22 pts
- UNQUESTIONING23 pts
- UNQUESTIONINGLY28 pts
- UNQUIET16 pts
- UNQUIETER18 pts
- UNQUIETEST19 pts
- UNQUIETLY21 pts
- UNQUIETNESS20 pts
- UNQUIETNESSES22 pts
- UNQUIETS17 pts
- UNQUOTE16 pts
- UNQUOTED18 pts
- UNQUOTES17 pts
- UNQUOTING19 pts
- UNVANQUISHED28 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 | quinquennially | 35 | 41 |
| 2 | quinquenniums | 33 | 40 |
| 3 | tranquillizing | 33 | 39 |
| 4 | quinquennium | 32 | 39 |
| 5 | tranquilizing | 32 | 37 |
| 6 | tranquillized | 32 | 36 |
| 7 | tranquillizers | 32 | 36 |
| 8 | quinquennials | 31 | 37 |
| 9 | tranquillizer | 31 | 35 |
| 10 | tranquillizes | 31 | 35 |
What these words mean
- quinquennially
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- quinquenniums
- (noun)A period of five years.
- tranquillizing
- (verb)To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
- quinquennium
- (noun)A period of five years.
- tranquilizing
- (verb)To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
- tranquillized
- (verb)To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
- tranquillizers
- (noun)That which tranquillizes or soothes.
- quinquennials
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- tranquillizer
- (noun)That which tranquillizes or soothes.
- tranquillizes
- (verb)To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.
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FAQs
How many words contain "NQ"?
171 valid English words contain NQ.
Best Scrabble word containing NQ?
QUINQUENNIALLY at 35 pts.
Longest word containing NQ?
INQUISITIVENESSES (17 letters).