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5 Letter Words Containing Q
Searching for five-letter words with a Q in them? 105 valid 5 letter words contain Q, and 23 of them are common everyday words. The most used is quite. Add the rest of your clues to the finder, or scroll down for the full lists. For any other pattern, try the 5 letter word finder.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words with Q at a glance
- Valid words
- 105
- Common words
- 23
- Most common
- quite
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- quick 20 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- squiz 23 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- quite
- The 1st letter is Q in 78% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is U in 78% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is I in 26% of common words.
- The 4th letter is R in 17% of common words.
- The 5th letter is T in 22% of common words.
Common 5 letter words with Q (23)
The words with 5 letters containing Q you're most likely to know, most used first.
- quite14
- quick20
- queen14
- squad15
- equal14
- quiet14
- quote14
- quest14
- queue14
- query17
- quota14
- equip16
- squat14
- quake18
- squid15
- quilt14
- quail14
- quirk18
- quill14
- quack20
- quark18
- quart14
- quell14
How to find a five-letter word with a Q in Wordle
Looking for 5 letter words that contain Q to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has Q in "Must contain". If you know its spot, use a green box instead.
A real example from our word list: the answer is QUAKE, and all you know is that it has a Q in it, which leaves 23 common words. Open with QUITE, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: QUITE Q, U and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 2 possible answers: queue and quake.
Guess 2: QUEUE Q, U and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: QUAKE All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
Where Q appears in the word
In common words with Q, the letter sits most often in the first spot (78%) and least often in the fifth (0%). If you've had Q come back yellow, try it in the first or second spot next.
None of the common words here use Q twice.
The letters that appear most often alongside Q are U (in 100%), E (in 48%) and I (in 39%).
| Position | Common words with Q there | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| First | 18 | quite, quick, queen, quiet |
| Second | 5 | squad, equal, equip, squat |
| Third | 0 | |
| Fourth | 0 | |
| Fifth | 0 |
What the most common ones mean
- quite
- adverbto a degree (not used with a negative)
- quick
- adjectiveaccomplished rapidly and without delay
- queen
- nounthe only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites
- squad
- nouna smallest army unit
- equal
- verbbe identical or equivalent to
- quiet
- adjectivecharacterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- quote
- verbrepeat a passage from
- quest
- nouna search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- queue
- nouna line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- query
- nounan instance of questioning
- quota
- nouna prescribed number
- equip
- verbprovide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- squat
- verbsit on one's heels
- quake
- nounshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
- squid
- noun(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words with Q
In English, Q is almost always followed by U, as in quite, quick, equal and squad. The few exceptions are mostly borrowed from Arabic or Chinese, like burqa, niqab and qibla. Q is worth 10 points in Scrabble, the joint highest of any letter. In Wordle, if you find a Q, put a U right after it in your next guess. That's true for almost every common Q word.
Q is the least common letter for 5 letter words.
Where Q fits in a word
Every common Q word puts U right after the Q. Most start with QU, like quite and queen. The rest have QU in the second and third spots, after S or E: squat, squid and equip. No common five letter word ends in Q. In Wordle, a yellow Q tells you a great deal, because it almost always means U is in the next spot. For the QU-first list, see 5 letter words starting with Q.
Vowels in 5 letter words with Q
U is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the common words, followed by E (48%) and A (39%). The least common is O (9%).
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 14 nouns, 6 verbs, 2 adjectives and 1 adverb.
Nouns include queen, squad and quest. Verbs include equal, quote and equip. Adjectives include quick and quiet. Adverbs include quite.
Best Wordle guesses with Q
Top guesses, with the average number of the 23 common words each leaves: QUITE (1.7), QUIET (1.9), QUAKE (2.6), QUILT (2.7) and QUART (2.7).
17% repeat a letter, and 3 have a double letter, like queen, quill and quell.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words with Q in Scrabble
Top common words: quick (20), quack (20) and quake (18). All valid words: squiz (23), quaky (21) and quick (20). 56 words reach 15 points or more.
All 105 valid 5 letter words with Q82 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- queer14
- quasi14
- quits14plural
- pique16
- quads15plural
- quash17
- squaw17
- quint14
- quips16plural
- burqa16
- quant14
- roque14
- quays17plural
- niqab16
- quine14
- squib16
- quire14
- qubit16
- toque14
- quoth17
- quiff20
- talaq14
- tranq14
- quist14
- squab16
- quins14plural
- qibla16
- qualm16
- quids15plural
- quaff20
- quale14
- quina14
- quare14
- aquae14
- quoad15
- quoin14
- quern14
- quirt14
- usque14
- quino14
- quoll14
- quoit14
- aquas14plural
- quipu16
- tuque14
- quate14
- faqir17
- quais14plural
- squiz23
- equid15
- maqui16
- qanat14
- guqin15
- quean14
- qadis15plural
- quena14
- quair14
- fiqhs20plural
- fique17
- qaids15plural
- qophs19plural
- qorma16
- quags15plural
- quaky21
- quass14
- quats14plural
- quayd18
- queme16
- queyn17
- queys17plural
- quich19
- quipo16
- quods15plural
- quoif17
- quonk18
- quops16plural
- qursh17
- quyte17
- squeg15
- squit14
- umiaq16
- waqfs20plural
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with Q are there?
105 valid words; 23 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word with a Q?
The most common is quite. Other everyday examples are quick, queen and squad.
What is the best Wordle guess with Q?
quite, leaving about 1.7 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word with Q scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, quick scores 20 points. Among all valid words, squiz scores 23.
Where does Q usually go in a 5 letter word?
Most often in the first spot (78% of the common words with Q), then the second (22%). It's least common in the fifth spot.
What 5 letter words have Q and U in them?
U is the letter most often found with Q (23 of the common words). Examples: quite, quick, queen and squad.
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