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5 Letter Words Starting With Q
Looking for five-letter words that begin with Q? There are 75 valid 5 letter words starting with Q, and 18 of them are common everyday words. The most used is quite. Add your Wordle clues to the finder, or browse the lists below, sorted from most to least common. For every other letter, use our word finder for 5 letter words.
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5 letter words starting with Q at a glance
- Valid words
- 75
- Common words
- 18
- Most common
- quite
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- quick 20 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- quaky 21 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- quite
- The 2nd letter is U in 100% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is I in 33% of common words.
- The 4th letter is R in 22% of common words.
- The 5th letter is E in 22% of common words.
Common 5 letter words starting with Q (18)
The words with 5 letters starting with Q you're most likely to know, most used first.
- quite14
- quick20
- queen14
- quiet14
- quote14
- quest14
- queue14
- query17
- quota14
- quake18
- quilt14
- quail14
- quirk18
- quill14
- quack20
- quark18
- quart14
- quell14
How to find a five-letter word that starts with a Q
Looking for 5 letter words that start with Q to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has Q in the first green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is QUAKE, and all you know is that it starts with Q, which leaves 18 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.
What comes after Q?
In common words that start with Q, the second letter is most often U (100%). 100% have a vowel second, so if your consonant guesses keep missing, try A, E, I, O or U in the second spot.
| Starts with | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| QU | 18 | quite, quick, queen, quiet |
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
- 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
- quake
- nounshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
- quilt
- nounbedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- quail
- verbdraw back, as with fear or pain
- quirk
- nouna strange attitude or habit
- quill
- nounpen made from a bird's feather
- quack
- nounan untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words starting with Q
Almost every Q word continues with U: quite, quick, queen, quiet. The few that don't are mostly borrowed from Arabic or Chinese, like qibla. That means that in Wordle, once Q is green in the first spot, U is almost certainly second, and you can spend your next guess on the last three letters. Q is worth 10 points in Scrabble, the joint highest of any letter, so even a simple word like quiet is worth 14 points before bonuses. Many QU words end in -TE, -CK or -LL, as in quote, quack and quill.
Q is one of the least common first letters for 5 letter words, ranking 25 out of 26.
Word families that start with Q
Every common Q word starts with QU, so the real choice is the third letter. QUA words include quail, quake, quark and quart. QUE words include quell, query, quest and queue. QUI words include quilt and quirk. QUO words include quota and quote. In Wordle, a Q answer is worth spotting early, because Q and U together take two letters off the board at once. A good next guess tests A, E and I in the third spot. In Scrabble, every QU word scores at least 11 points from those two letters alone, before bonuses. For words where Q sits elsewhere, like equal, squad and equip, see 5 letter words with Q.
Vowels in 5 letter words starting with Q
U is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the common words, followed by E (50%) and I (39%). The least common is O (11%).
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 12 nouns, 3 verbs, 2 adjectives and 1 adverb.
Nouns include queen, quest and queue. Verbs include quote, quail and quell. Adjectives include quick and quiet. Adverbs include quite.
Best Wordle guesses that start with Q
Top guesses, with the average number of the 18 common words each leaves: QUITE (1.9), QUIET (2.1), QUAKE (2.9), QUART (3.0) and QUILT (3.0).
22% repeat a letter, and 3 have a double letter, like queen, quill and quell.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with Q in Scrabble
Top common words: quick (20), quack (20) and quake (18). All valid words: quaky (21), quick (20) and quack (20). 37 words reach 15 points or more.
All 75 valid 5 letter words starting with Q57 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- queer14
- quasi14
- quits14plural
- quads15plural
- quash17
- quint14
- quips16plural
- quant14
- quays17plural
- quine14
- quire14
- qubit16
- quoth17
- quiff20
- quist14
- quins14plural
- qibla16
- qualm16
- quids15plural
- quaff20
- quale14
- quina14
- quare14
- quoad15
- quoin14
- quern14
- quirt14
- quino14
- quoll14
- quoit14
- quipu16
- quate14
- quais14plural
- qanat14
- quean14
- qadis15plural
- quena14
- quair14
- qaids15plural
- qophs19plural
- qorma16
- quags15plural
- quaky21
- quass14
- quats14plural
- quayd18
- queme16
- queyn17
- queys17plural
- quich19
- quipo16
- quods15plural
- quoif17
- quonk18
- quops16plural
- qursh17
- quyte17
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words starting with Q are there?
75 valid words; 18 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that starts with a Q?
The most common is quite. Other everyday examples are quick, queen and quiet.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with Q?
quite, leaving about 1.9 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word starting with Q scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, quick scores 20 points. Among all valid words, quaky scores 21.
What 5 letter words start with Q and end with E?
E is the most common last letter for these words (4 of the common words). Examples: quite, quote, queue and quake.
Do more 5 letter words start with Q or end with Q?
75 valid 5 letter words start with Q, compared with 3 that end with it.
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