Words Starting With QU
Every English word that starts with "QU". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
40 words found
14 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words1
11 Letter Words2
10 Letter Words2
9 Letter Words5
8 Letter Words4
7 Letter Words8
6 Letter Words4
5 Letter Words11
4 Letter Words2
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About These Words
This list holds 40 words, running from 4 to 14 letters and averaging 7.2 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 11 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are q (40), u (40), t (28), i (27), e (25). Vowels make up 46% 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 18.3 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is QUALIFICATIONS at 28, followed by QUICKLY, QUICKSAND and QUESTIONABLE. 40 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 8 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 starting with "QU" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 40 words starting with "QU". They run from 4 to 14 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 11 of them.
Which of these words starting with "QU" scores highest in Scrabble?+
QUALIFICATIONS is the highest scorer at 28 points before board bonuses, ahead of QUICKLY, QUICKSAND and QUESTIONABLE. The list averages 18.3 points per word, and 40 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "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 starting with "QU"?+
QUALIFICATIONS is the longest at 14 letters. 8 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "QU" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 46% 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, T. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.