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7-letter words with Q as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with Q as 1st and E as 3rd number 29; QUETZAL and QUEZALS lead the scoring list at 25 points.

29 wordsTop pick QUERIESHighest score QUETZAL 25

1 of 29 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With Q in 1st place, I is the most common 3rd letter (67 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 29 · most-used first

  • QUERIES16
  • QUEUING17
  • QUERIED17
  • QUEENIE16
  • QUELLED17
  • QUETZAL25
  • QUESTED17
  • QUERIDA17
  • QUEENLY19
  • QUESTOR16
  • QUELLER16
  • QUESTER16
  • QUEERLY19
  • QUEERER16
  • QUEERED17
  • QUEENED17
  • QUELEAS16
  • QUETSCH21
  • QUEACHY24
  • QUEECHY24
  • QUEESTS16
  • QUEMING19
  • QUERIER16
  • QUERIST16
  • QUETHES19
  • QUEUERS16
  • QUEYNIE19
  • QUEZALS25
  • QWERTYS22
All valid words 29

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

  • QUEACHY24
  • QUEECHY24
  • QUEENED17
  • QUEENIE16
  • QUEENLY19
  • QUEERED17
  • QUEERER16
  • QUEERLY19
  • QUEESTS16
  • QUELEAS16
  • QUELLED17
  • QUELLER16
  • QUEMING19
  • QUERIDA17
  • QUERIED17
  • QUERIER16
  • QUERIES16
  • QUERIST16
  • QUESTED17
  • QUESTER16
  • QUESTOR16
  • QUETHES19
  • QUETSCH21
  • QUETZAL25
  • QUEUERS16
  • QUEUING17
  • QUEYNIE19
  • QUEZALS25
  • QWERTYS22
Letters by positionIn 97% of these words the 2nd letter is U.
2nd letter
  1. U97%
  2. W3%
4th letter
  1. E28%
  2. R21%
  3. L10%
5th letter
  1. I24%
  2. N14%
  3. T14%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. L10%
  3. A7%
7th letter
  1. S24%
  2. D17%
  3. R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; QUETZAL tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1616 points: 11 words
  2. 17 points: 7 words
  3. 1818 points: 0 words
  4. 19 points: 5 words
  5. 2020 points: 0 words
  6. 21 points: 1 words
  7. 2222 points: 1 words
  8. 23 points: 0 words
  9. 2424 points: 2 words
  10. 25 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUETZAL2527All three
QUEZALS2527All three
QUEACHY2424Collins only
QUEECHY2424Collins only
QWERTYS2221All three
QUETSCH2122Collins only
QUEENLY1921All three
QUEERLY1920All three
QUEMING1923Collins only
QUETHES1919Collins only
QUEYNIE1920Collins only
QUEUING1721All three

That fixed pattern leaves 29 tournament-dictionary entries, and just one ranks among common English words by frequency. The set spans 20 ENABLE words, 21 in NWL2023 and all 29 in Collins. QUERIES, QUEUING and QUERIED are recognizable examples, but most entries are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday plays.

7-letter words with Q as 1st and E as 3rd at a glance

  • Exactly 29 seven-letter entries begin with Q and place E in position three.
  • Collins includes 29; NWL2023 includes 21, and ENABLE includes 20.
  • QUETZAL and QUEZALS top the scoring list at 25 points each.
  • Only one entry is common by frequency; definitions cover 24 entries.

How does this Q-E pattern compare with nearby patterns?

There are 29 seven-letter words with Q in position one and E in position three. The letters are not adjacent: E comes after the second letter, as in QUETZAL and QUEUING. That distinction matters when a puzzle fixes positions rather than giving only a starting letter.

The endings are concentrated: 7 entries end in S, while D and R each finish 5; Y closes 4. QUERIES and QUEENLY show how different endings fit the same Q _ E _ _ _ _ frame. Only 2 entries end in E, so a final E narrows the search.

Across seven-letter Q patterns, E in position three yields 29 entries, versus 67 with I, 51 with A and 18 with O. The five-letter Q-E pattern has 13 words and the six-letter version 27, placing this set between them in size.

Which Q-E words score highest?

QUETZAL and QUEZALS lead with 25 points apiece, followed by QUEACHY and QUEECHY at 24. QWERTYS scores 22, and QUETSCH reaches 21. The biggest scores come from unusual letter combinations, not simply from the most familiar-looking examples.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 29 matching entries, NWL2023 has 21, and ENABLE has 20. Only one entry is common by frequency, so most of this vocabulary is a poor bet when you need an everyday word; check your game's word list before playing.

QUERIES, QUEUING and QUERIED are recognizable anchors, while QUEENIE and QUETZAL show the less routine end of the set. Check the third tile before searching by first letter alone: Q with I or A in that position belongs to a different, larger pattern.

Questions people ask

Are all 29 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 29 matching entries, NWL2023 has 21, and ENABLE has 20. A word accepted under one list may be absent from another, so check the lexicon used in your game before placing an unfamiliar entry.
What is the highest-scoring word with Q first and E third?
QUETZAL and QUEZALS tie for the top score at 25 points. QUEACHY and QUEECHY follow at 24, so the leading score is shared rather than held by one answer. Both leading words fit the same seven-letter pattern.
Are 7-letter Q-E words common?
No: only one of the 29 entries falls within the common-word frequency group. QUERIES and QUEUING are more recognizable examples, but most entries are specialist vocabulary; definitions are available for 24 entries.

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