Words Containing QU
Every English word containing "QU". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
112 words found
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words7
11 Letter Words4
10 Letter Words8
9 Letter Words16
8 Letter Words22
7 Letter Words22
6 Letter Words15
5 Letter Words14
4 Letter Words2
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About These Words
This list holds 112 words, running from 4 to 14 letters and averaging 7.8 letters apiece. The commonest length is 7 letters, covering 22 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are q (112), u (112), e (88), i (65), t (59). Vowels make up 47% of all the letters here, so the list is unusually vowel-heavy — handy when your rack is clogged with them.
For Scrabble, these words average 19.2 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is TRANQUILIZER at 30, followed by OVERQUALIFIED, QUALIFICATIONS and SQUEEZED. 112 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 22 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are QUALIFICATIONS at 14 letters, while the shortest come in at 4: QUIT and QUIZ.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "QU" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 112 words containing "QU". They run from 4 to 14 letters, and 7-letter entries are the most common with 22 of them.
Which of these words containing "QU" scores highest in Scrabble?+
TRANQUILIZER is the highest scorer at 30 points before board bonuses, ahead of OVERQUALIFIED, QUALIFICATIONS and SQUEEZED. The list averages 19.2 points per word, and 112 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "QU"?+
The shortest are QUIT and QUIZ at 4 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "QU"?+
QUALIFICATIONS is the longest at 14 letters. 22 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "QU" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 47% of the letters across this list, which makes it a good place to look when your rack is overloaded with vowels. The letters appearing in the most of these words are Q, U, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.