5-letter words containing Q

110 words, everyday words first.

110 wordsTop pick QUITEHighest score QAJAQ 30

22 of 110 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S appears in the most 5-letter words (5,856); Q appears in the fewest (110). Q ranks #26 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 22 · most-used first

All valid words 110

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AQUAE14
  • AQUAS14
  • BURQA16
  • CINQS16
  • COQUI16
  • EQUAL14
  • EQUES14
  • EQUID15
  • EQUIP16
  • FAQIR17
  • FIQUE17
  • MAQUI16
  • NIQAB16
  • PIQUE16
  • QADIS15
  • QAIDS15
  • QAJAQ30
  • QANAT14
  • QAPIK20
  • QIBLA16
  • QOPHS19
  • QORMA16
  • QUACK20
  • QUADS15
  • QUAFF20
  • QUAGS15
  • QUAIL14
  • QUAIR14
  • QUAIS14
  • QUAKE18
  • QUAKY21
  • QUALE14
  • QUALM16
  • QUANT14
  • QUARE14
  • QUARK18
  • QUART14
  • QUASH17
  • QUASI14
  • QUASS14
  • QUATE14
  • QUATS14
  • QUAYD18
  • QUAYS17
  • QUBIT16
  • QUEAN14
  • QUEEN14
  • QUEER14
  • QUELL14
  • QUEME16
  • QUENA14
  • QUERN14
  • QUERY17
  • QUESO14
  • QUEST14
  • QUEUE14
  • QUEYN17
  • QUEYS17
  • QUICH19
  • QUICK20
  • QUIDS15
  • QUIET14
  • QUIFF20
  • QUILL14
  • QUILT14
  • QUIMS16
  • QUINA14
  • QUINE14
  • QUINO14
  • QUINS14
  • QUINT14
  • QUIPO16
  • QUIPS16
  • QUIPU16
  • QUIRE14
  • QUIRK18
  • QUIRT14
  • QUIST14
  • QUITE14
  • QUITS14
  • QUOAD15
  • QUODS15
  • QUOIF17
  • QUOIN14
  • QUOIT14
  • QUOLL14
  • QUONK18
  • QUOPS16
  • QUOTA14
  • QUOTE14
  • QUOTH17
  • QURSH17
  • QUYTE17
  • ROQUE14
  • SQUAB16
  • SQUAD15
  • SQUAT14
  • SQUAW17
  • SQUEG15
  • SQUIB16
  • SQUID15
  • SQUIT14
  • SQUIZ23
  • TALAQ14
  • TOQUE14
  • TRANQ14
  • TUQUE14
  • UMIAQ16
  • USQUE14
  • WAQFS20
Letters by positionIn 72% of these words the 1st letter is Q.
1st letter
  1. Q72%
  2. S8%
  3. E4%
2nd letter
  1. U66%
  2. Q14%
  3. A8%
3rd letter
  1. I22%
  2. A21%
  3. U14%
4th letter
  1. I15%
  2. A13%
  3. U8%
5th letter
  1. S19%
  2. E16%
  3. T12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; QAJAQ tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1414 points: 51 words
  2. 15 points: 11 words
  3. 1616 points: 20 words
  4. 17 points: 12 words
  5. 1818 points: 5 words
  6. 19 points: 2 words
  7. 2020 points: 6 words
  8. 21 points: 1 words
  9. 2222 points: 0 words
  10. 23 points: 1 words
  11. 2424 points: 0 words
  12. 25 points: 0 words
  13. 2626 points: 0 words
  14. 27 points: 0 words
  15. 2828 points: 0 words
  16. 29 points: 0 words
  17. 3030 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QAJAQ3032NWL only
SQUIZ2324Collins only
QUAKY2121All three
QUICK2022All three
QUACK2022All three
QUIFF2021All three
QUAFF2021All three
WAQFS2020Collins only
QAPIK2021NWL only
QUICH1920Collins only
QOPHS1919All three
QUAKE1819All three

About these words

There are 110 5-letter words that contain Q in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 22 of them are common in everyday English. 29 are on the Wordle answer list.

The most common first letters are Q (79), S (9), E (4).

The most common last letters are S (21), E (18), T (13).

Tip

The average word here scores 15.7 in Scrabble. QAJAQ tops the list with 30.

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