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5-letter words starting with Q

Need a 5-letter word that starts with Q? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 53 playable words with 5 letters starting with Q in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is QUAFF, worth 20 points.

  • QUICK19
  • QUERY16
  • QUEUE15
  • QUEEN14
  • QUEST14
  • QUIET14
  • QUITE14
  • QUITS14
  • QUOTA14
  • QUOTE14
  • QUACK19
  • QUAKE17
  • QUARK17
  • QUIRK17
  • QUALM16
  • QUASH16
  • QUAYS16
  • QUIPS16

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with Q

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • QUAFF20
  • QUIFF20
  • QUICK19
  • QUACK19
  • QUAKY19
  • QUAKE17
  • QUARK17
  • QUIRK17
  • QOPHS17
  • QUIPU17
  • QUERY16
  • QUALM16

5-letter words starting with Q (53)

  • QAIDS14
  • QANAT13
  • QOPHS17
  • QUACK19
  • QUADS15
  • QUAFF20
  • QUAGS15
  • QUAIL14
  • QUAIS14
  • QUAKE17
  • QUAKY19
  • QUALE14
  • QUALM16
  • QUANT14
  • QUARE14
  • QUARK17
  • QUART14
  • QUASH16
  • QUASI14
  • QUASS14
  • QUATE14
  • QUAYS16
  • QUEAN14
  • QUEEN14
  • QUEER14
  • QUELL14
  • QUERN14
  • QUERY16
  • QUEST14
  • QUEUE15
  • QUEYS16
  • QUICK19
  • QUIDS15
  • QUIET14
  • QUIFF20
  • QUILL14
  • QUILT14
  • QUINS14
  • QUINT14
  • QUIPS16
  • QUIPU17
  • QUIRE14
  • QUIRK17
  • QUIRT14
  • QUITE14
  • QUITS14
  • QUODS15
  • QUOIN14
  • QUOIT14
  • QUOTA14
  • QUOTE14
  • QUOTH16
  • QURSH16

How common are they?

53 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.03%) are with 5 letters starting with Q. Most of them, 53, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with Q?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 53 words with 5 letters starting with Q.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with Q?

QUAFF, worth 20 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIFF (20), QUICK (19) and QUACK (19).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with Q?

QUICK, QUERY, QUEUE, QUEEN, QUEST and QUIET. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.