5 letter words starting with Q
Q starts just 53 five letter words and nearly every one of them puts a U straight after it. That single rule makes this the most predictable page on the site, and the shortest useful one to memorise.
Have the letters but not the word?
Do all five letter words starting with Q have a U?
In this dictionary, effectively yes. Q is followed by U in almost every English word because the pair entered the language together from Latin and French. The exceptions are borrowings from Arabic and Hebrew, and at five letters there are exactly three of them: QAIDS, QANAT and QOPHS.
The full list
Alphabetical, grouped by second letter, which is usually the fastest way to find what you want.
QA words 2
- qaids
- qanat
QO words 1
- qophs
QU words 50
- quack
- quads
- quaff
- quags
- quail
- quais
- quake
- quaky
- quale
- qualm
- quant
- quare
- quark
- quart
- quash
- quasi
- quass
- quate
- quays
- quean
- queen
- queer
- quell
- quern
- query
- quest
- queue
- queys
- quick
- quids
- quiet
- quiff
- quill
- quilt
- quins
- quint
- quips
- quipu
- quire
- quirk
- quirt
- quite
- quits
- quods
- quoin
- quoit
- quota
- quote
- quoth
- qursh
25 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
With only 53 words to cover, this page is worth reading end to end: QUAIL, QUAKE, QUELL, QUEST, QUICK, QUIET, QUIRE, QUOTA, QUOTE. Nine of them and you have most of the list that a solver would ever plausibly guess.
Q is the highest scoring tile in most word games alongside Z, so a QU play at five letters is often the difference in a close game. 25 of these 53 words are in everyday use, close to half, which is unusually high for a letter this rare.
Other word lengths
The same complete list treatment for every length from 2 to 15 letters.
Five letter words by starting letter
Each letter has its own page with the full list and notes on how that letter behaves at five letters.