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Words containing QU
Words that have the letters QU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,440 playable words containing QU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACQUISITIVENESS. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.
Popular words containing QU
- QUALIFICATIONS28
- QUALIFICATION27
- SQUEEZING27
- SQUEEZED26
- SUBSEQUENTLY26
- ACQUAINTANCE25
- CONSEQUENCES25
- CONSEQUENTLY25
- EQUILIBRIUM25
- FREQUENCIES25
- FREQUENCY25
- QUALIFYING25
- SQUEEZES25
- CONSEQUENCE24
- EQUIVALENTS24
- FREQUENTLY24
- SQUEEZE24
- EQUIPPING23
Highest-scoring words containing QU
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- QUIZZICALITY41
- QUIZZICALITIES41
- QUIZZICALLY40
- VENTRILOQUIZING37
- QUIZZICAL36
- VENTRILOQUIZED36
- VENTRILOQUIZES35
- QUIZZING34
- QUINQUENNIUMS34
- SQUEEZABILITY34
- VENTRILOQUIZE34
- QUINQUENNIALLY34
3-letter words containing QU (1)
- QUA12
4-letter words containing QU (12)
- AQUA13
- QUAD14
- QUAG14
- QUAI13
- QUAY15
- QUEY15
- QUID14
- QUIN13
- QUIP15
- QUIT13
- QUIZ21
- QUOD14
5-letter words containing QU (68)
- AQUAE14
- AQUAS14
- EQUAL14
- EQUID15
- EQUIP16
- FIQUE17
- MAQUI16
- PIQUE16
- QUACK19
- QUADS15
- QUAFF20
- QUAGS15
- QUAIL14
- QUAIS14
- QUAKE17
- QUAKY19
- QUALE14
- QUALM16
- QUANT14
- QUARE14
- QUARK17
- QUART14
- QUASH16
- QUASI14
- QUASS14
- QUAYS16
- QUEEN14
- QUEER14
- QUELL14
- QUERY16
- QUEST14
- QUEUE15
- QUEYS16
- QUICK19
- QUIDS15
- QUIET14
- QUIFF20
- QUILL14
- QUILT14
- QUIPS16
- QUIPU17
- QUIRE14
- QUIRK17
- QUITE14
- QUITS14
- QUODS15
- QUOIT14
- QUOTA14
- QUOTE14
- QUOTH16
- QURSH16
- SQUAB16
- SQUAD15
- SQUAT14
- SQUEG15
- SQUIB16
- SQUID15
- TOQUE14
- TUQUE15
- USQUE15
The 60 most common shown, 8 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words
6-letter words containing QU (151)
- ACQUIT17
- CHEQUE19
- CLIQUE17
- EQUALS15
- EQUATE15
- EQUINE15
- EQUIPS17
- EQUITY17
- LIQUID16
- LIQUOR15
- MOSQUE17
- OPAQUE17
- PIQUED18
- PIQUES17
- PLAQUE17
- QUACKS20
- QUAILS15
- QUAINT15
- QUAKED19
- QUAKES18
- QUALMS17
- QUARRY17
- QUARTS15
- QUARTZ23
- QUAVER19
- QUEASY17
- QUEENS15
- QUEERS15
- QUELLS15
- QUENCH19
- QUESTS15
- QUEUED17
- QUEUES16
- QUICHE19
- QUIETS15
- QUILLS15
- QUILTS15
- QUIRKS18
- QUIRKY20
- QUIVER19
- QUORUM18
- QUOTAS15
- QUOTED16
- QUOTES15
- SEQUEL15
- SEQUIN15
- SQUADS16
- SQUALL15
- SQUARE15
- SQUASH17
- SQUATS15
- SQUAWK21
- SQUEAK18
- SQUEAL15
- SQUIDS16
- SQUINT15
- SQUIRE15
- SQUIRM17
- SQUIRT15
- UNIQUE16
The 60 most common shown, 91 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words
7-letter words containing QU (295)
- ACQUIRE18
- ACQUITS18
- ANTIQUE16
- AQUATIC18
- BANQUET18
- BAROQUE18
- BEQUEST18
- BOUQUET19
- BRUSQUE19
- CHEQUER20
- CHEQUES20
- CLIQUES18
- CONQUER18
- CROQUET18
- ENQUIRE16
- ENQUIRY18
- EQUALLY18
- EQUINOX22
- INQUIRE16
- INQUIRY18
- LACQUER18
- LIQUEFY21
- MARQUEE18
- MOSQUES18
- OBLIQUE18
- OPAQUED19
- OPAQUER18
- PIQUING19
- QUACKED22
- QUAKING20
- QUALIFY21
- QUALITY18
- QUANTUM19
- QUARTER16
- QUASHED19
- QUAVERS20
- QUERIES16
- QUEUING18
- QUIBBLE20
- QUICKEN21
- QUICKER21
- QUICKLY23
- QUIETER16
- QUIETLY18
- QUIPPED21
- QUIRKED20
- QUIVERS20
- QUIZZED33
- QUIZZES32
- QUORUMS19
- QUOTING17
- REQUEST16
- REQUIRE16
- SQUARED17
- SQUARES16
- SQUAWKS22
- SQUEAKS19
- SQUEAKY21
- SQUEEZE24
- SQUELCH20
The 60 most common shown, 235 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words
8-letter words containing QU (419)
- ACQUAINT19
- ACQUIRED20
- ACQUIRES19
- ADEQUATE18
- AQUARIUM20
- AQUATICS19
- AQUEDUCT21
- BEQUEATH21
- BOUQUETS20
- BOUTIQUE20
- BRUSQUER20
- CHEQUERS21
- ENQUIRED18
- ENQUIRES17
- EQUALITY19
- EQUALIZE25
- EQUATION17
- EQUIPPED22
- FREQUENT20
- INQUIRED18
- INQUIRES17
- OPAQUING20
- PHYSIQUE23
- QUACKING23
- QUAGMIRE20
- QUANDARY20
- QUANTIFY22
- QUANTITY19
- QUARTERS17
- QUASHING20
- QUAVERED22
- QUENCHED22
- QUENCHES21
- QUERYING20
- QUESTION17
- QUIBBLED22
- QUIBBLES21
- QUICKENS22
- QUICKEST22
- QUIETEST17
- QUIPPING22
- QUIRKING21
- QUITTING18
- QUIVERED22
- QUIZZING34
- REQUESTS17
- REQUIRED18
- REQUIRES17
- SEQUENCE19
- SQUABBLE21
- SQUARING18
- SQUASHED20
- SQUASHES19
- SQUAWKED24
- SQUEAKED21
- SQUEEZED26
- SQUEEZES25
- SQUIRMED20
- UNIQUELY20
- VANQUISH23
The 60 most common shown, 359 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words
9-letter words containing QU (393)
- ACQUIESCE22
- ACQUIRING21
- ACQUITTED21
- AQUARIUMS21
- AQUEDUCTS22
- BANQUETED21
- BEQUEATHS22
- BOUTIQUES21
- BRUSQUEST21
- CONQUERED21
- CRITIQUED21
- ENQUIRIES18
- ENQUIRING19
- EQUALIZED27
- EQUALIZES26
- EQUATIONS18
- EQUINOXES24
- EQUIPMENT22
- EQUIPPING23
- EQUIVOCAL24
- EXQUISITE24
- FREQUENCY25
- FREQUENTS21
- INQUIRIES18
- INQUIRING19
- LACQUERED21
- LIQUEFIED22
- LIQUEFIES21
- MISQUOTED21
- PHYSIQUES24
- QUADRATIC21
- QUADRUPED23
- QUADRUPLE22
- QUALIFIED22
- QUALIFIER21
- QUALIFIES21
- QUALITIES18
- QUAVERING23
- QUENCHING23
- QUESTIONS18
- QUIBBLING23
- QUICKENED24
- QUICKSAND24
- QUIVERING23
- QUIZZICAL36
- QUOTATION18
- REQUESTED19
- REQUIRING19
- REQUISITE18
- SEQUENCES20
- SQUABBLED23
- SQUABBLES22
- SQUASHING21
- SQUAWKING25
- SQUEAKING22
- SQUEAMISH22
- SQUEEZING27
- SQUELCHED23
- SQUELCHES22
- TECHNIQUE22
The 60 most common shown, 333 rarer words not listed.
10-letter words containing QU (342)
- ACQUAINTED22
- ACQUIESCED24
- ACQUIESCES23
- ACQUITTALS21
- ACQUITTING22
- ADEQUATELY22
- AQUAMARINE21
- BANQUETING22
- BEQUEATHED24
- COLLOQUIAL21
- COMMUNIQUE26
- CONQUERING22
- CONQUERORS21
- CONSEQUENT21
- CRITIQUING22
- DISQUALIFY25
- DISQUIETED21
- EARTHQUAKE24
- ELOQUENTLY21
- EQUALIZING28
- EQUANIMITY23
- EQUIVALENT23
- FREQUENTED23
- FREQUENTER22
- FREQUENTLY24
- INADEQUACY24
- INADEQUATE20
- INEQUALITY21
- INFREQUENT22
- LACQUERING22
- LIQUEFYING25
- LIQUIDATED21
- MANNEQUINS21
- MASQUERADE22
- MISQUOTING22
- MOSQUITOES21
- QUADRUPEDS24
- QUADRUPLED24
- QUADRUPLES23
- QUADRUPLET23
- QUALIFIERS22
- QUALIFYING25
- QUANTIFIER22
- QUANTITIES19
- QUESTIONED20
- QUICKENING25
- QUICKSANDS25
- QUINTUPLET22
- QUOTATIONS19
- REQUESTING20
- SEQUENCING22
- SEQUENTIAL19
- SQUABBLING24
- SQUEAKIEST22
- SQUELCHING24
- SUBSEQUENT22
- TECHNIQUES23
- UBIQUITOUS23
- VANQUISHED26
- VANQUISHES25
The 60 most common shown, 282 rarer words not listed.
11-letter words containing QU (274)
- ACQUAINTING23
- ACQUIESCING25
- ACQUISITION22
- ANTIQUATING21
- ANTIQUITIES20
- AQUAMARINES22
- BEQUEATHING25
- COMMUNIQUES27
- CONSEQUENCE24
- DELINQUENCY25
- DELINQUENTS21
- DISQUIETING22
- EARTHQUAKES25
- EQUESTRIANS20
- EQUILATERAL20
- EQUILIBRIUM25
- EQUIVALENCE26
- EQUIVALENTS24
- EQUIVOCALLY28
- EQUIVOCATED27
- EXQUISITELY28
- FREQUENCIES25
- FREQUENTEST23
- FREQUENTING24
- HEADQUARTER23
- INQUISITION20
- INQUISITIVE24
- LIQUIDATING22
- LIQUIDATION21
- LIQUIDIZING30
- MASQUERADED24
- MASQUERADES23
- PICTURESQUE25
- QUADRANGLES22
- QUADRUPLETS24
- QUADRUPLING25
- QUALITATIVE24
- QUARANTINED21
- QUARANTINES20
- QUARRELLING21
- QUARRELSOME22
- QUARTERBACK27
- QUARTERLIES20
- QUESTIONING21
- QUICKSILVER29
- QUINTUPLETS23
- QUIZZICALLY40
- REQUIREMENT22
- REQUISITION20
- SOLILOQUIZE28
- SQUANDERING22
- SQUIRRELING21
- SQUIRRELLED21
- TOURNIQUETS21
- TRANQUILEST20
- TRANQUILITY22
- TRANQUILIZE28
- UNEQUIVOCAL27
- UNQUALIFIED25
- VANQUISHING27
The 60 most common shown, 214 rarer words not listed.
12-letter words containing QU (198)
- ACQUAINTANCE25
- ACQUIESCENCE27
- ACQUISITIONS23
- COLLOQUIALLY25
- CONQUISTADOR24
- CONSEQUENCES25
- CONSEQUENTLY25
- DELINQUENTLY24
- DELIQUESCENT24
- DISCOTHEQUES26
- DISQUALIFIED26
- DISQUALIFIES25
- EQUALIZATION29
- EQUIVALENCES27
- EQUIVALENTLY27
- EQUIVOCATING28
- EQUIVOCATION27
- HEADQUARTERS24
- HINDQUARTERS24
- INADEQUACIES24
- INADEQUATELY24
- INEQUALITIES21
- INFREQUENTLY26
- INQUISITIONS21
- LIQUEFACTION26
- LIQUIDATIONS22
- MASQUERADERS24
- MASQUERADING25
- OBSEQUIOUSLY26
- PREREQUISITE23
- QUADRANGULAR24
- QUADRAPHONIC28
- QUADRICEPSES26
- QUADRIPLEGIA25
- QUADRIPLEGIC27
- QUANTITATIVE25
- QUARANTINING22
- QUARTERBACKS28
- QUARTERDECKS27
- QUESTIONABLE23
- QUESTIONABLY25
- QUINTESSENCE23
- RACQUETBALLS25
- RELINQUISHED24
- RELINQUISHES23
- REQUIREMENTS23
- REQUISITIONS21
- SEQUENTIALLY23
- SOLILOQUIZED30
- SOLILOQUIZES29
- SQUIRRELLING22
- SUBSEQUENTLY26
- TRANQUILIZED30
- TRANQUILIZER29
- TRANQUILIZES29
- TRANQUILLITY23
- UBIQUITOUSLY27
- UNACQUAINTED25
- UNFREQUENTED26
- UNQUENCHABLE28
The 60 most common shown, 138 rarer words not listed.
How common are they?
2,440 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.5%) are containing QU. Most of them, 419, have 8 letters. 788 start with QU, 0 end with it and 1,652 have it only in the middle.
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How many words are there containing QU?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,440 words containing QU, from 3 to 15 letters long.
What is the highest-scoring word containing QU?
QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), QUIZZICALLY (40) and VENTRILOQUIZING (37).
What are the most common words containing QU?
QUALIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATION, SQUEEZING, SQUEEZED, SUBSEQUENTLY and ACQUAINTANCE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.
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