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5 Letter Words With Q

112 five-letter words have the letter Q. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that have the letter 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
  • equal 14having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  • 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
  • squad 15a smallest army unit
  • 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…
  • equip 16to provide with whatever is needed
  • squid 15to fish for ten-armed marine mollusks
  • quota 14a proportional part or share
  • quasi 14similar but not exactly the same

All 112 words, A to Z

A…B…C…E…F…G…M…N…P…Q…R…S…T…U…W…

A… (2)

Top score: AQUAE, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: water (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid)

B… (1)

Top score: BURQA, 16 points. Meaning: a long loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women

C… (2)

Top score: COQUI, 16 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a small arboreal frog

E… (4)

Top score: EQUIP, 16 points. Meaning: to provide with whatever is needed

F… (3)

Top score: FIQHS, 20 points

G… (1)

Top score: GUQIN, 15 points

M… (1)

Top score: MAQUI, 16 points

N… (1)

Top score: NIQAB, 16 points. Meaning: a veil worn by some Muslim women

P… (1)

Top score: PIQUE, 16 points. Meaning: to arouse anger or resentment in

R… (1)

Top score: ROQUE, 14 points. Meaning: a form of croquet

T… (4)

Top score: TOQUE, 14 points (tied with three others). Meaning: a close-fitting woman's hat

U… (2)

Top score: UMIAQ, 16 points. Meaning: an open Inuit boat

W… (1)

Top score: WAQFS, 20 points

About these words

  • 112 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter Q (1%).
  • 86 are good in NWL2023, 112 in Collins Scrabble Words and 74 in ENABLE. 23 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, qajaq scores the most (30), then squiz (23), then quaky (21), then seven words on 20.