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5 Letter Words Starting With Q

80 five-letter words start with Q. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with Q

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • quote 14to repeat the words of
  • quick 20acting or capable of acting with speed
  • quite 14to the fullest extent
  • queen 14the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites
  • query 17to question
  • quiet 14making little or no noise
  • quest 14a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  • queue 14to line up
  • quilt 14bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
  • quake 18shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement…
  • quota 14a proportional part or share
  • quasi 14similar but not exactly the same
  • queer 14deviating from the expected or normal
  • quark 18a hypothetical atomic particle
  • quart 14a liquid measure of capacity
  • quail 14to cower

All 80 words, A to Z

About these words

  • 80 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with Q (1%).
  • 60 are good in NWL2023, 80 in Collins Scrabble Words and 53 in ENABLE. 18 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, qajaq scores the most (30), then quaky (21), then five words on 20.