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6 letter words with Q

Every six-letter word that contains Q, grouped by where the Q sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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Q can sit in any slot · 354 words in our list

The short answer

There are 354 six words with Q in this list. Q is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 36 for quazzy.

354six Q words in our list

52%start with Q

23%end in S, mostly plurals

17.3average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 6 letter words with Q

Grouped by where Q first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

Q is the 1st letter (184)

QA7 words

qabala¹⁷qajaqs³¹qanats¹⁵qantar¹⁵qapiks²¹qasida¹⁶qawwal²¹

QI5 words

qiblas¹⁷qigong¹⁷qindar¹⁶qintar¹⁵qiviut¹⁸

QO1 words

qormas¹⁷

QU170 words

quacks²¹quacky²⁴quader¹⁶quadle¹⁶quadra¹⁶quaere¹⁵quaffs²¹quagga¹⁷quaggy²⁰quahog¹⁹quaich²⁰quaife¹⁸quaigh¹⁹quails¹⁵quaily¹⁸quaint¹⁵quairs¹⁵quaked²⁰quaker¹⁹quakes¹⁹qualia¹⁵qually¹⁸qualms¹⁷qualmy²⁰quando¹⁶quandy¹⁹quango¹⁶quanta¹⁵quanti¹⁵quants¹⁵quapaw²⁰quarer¹⁵quarks¹⁹quarle¹⁵quarry¹⁸quarta¹⁵quarte¹⁵quarto¹⁵quarts¹⁵quartz²⁴quasar¹⁵quashy²¹quasky²²quatch²⁰quates¹⁵quatre¹⁵quatty¹⁸quaver¹⁸quayed¹⁹quazzy³⁶qubits¹⁷qubyte²⁰queach²⁰queans¹⁵quease¹⁵queasy¹⁸queazy²⁷quebec¹⁹quedly¹⁹queens¹⁵queeny¹⁸queers¹⁵queery¹⁸queest¹⁵queeve¹⁸queing¹⁶queint¹⁵quelch²⁰quelea¹⁵quells¹⁵quelme¹⁷quemed¹⁸quemes¹⁷quenas¹⁵quench²⁰quenda¹⁶queres¹⁵querns¹⁵querre¹⁵quesal¹⁵quesos¹⁵quests¹⁵quetch²⁰quethe¹⁸queued¹⁶queuer¹⁵queues¹⁵queyns¹⁸quezal²⁴quiapo¹⁷quibus¹⁷quiche²⁰quicks²¹quicky²⁴quidae¹⁶quidam¹⁸quieta¹⁵quieti¹⁵quiets¹⁵quiffs²¹quight¹⁹quiina¹⁵quiles¹⁵quilez²⁴quills¹⁵quilly¹⁸quilts¹⁵quinas¹⁵quince¹⁷quinch²⁰quincy²⁰quines¹⁵quinet¹⁵quinia¹⁵quinic¹⁷quinie¹⁵quinin¹⁵quinoa¹⁵quinol¹⁵quinon¹⁵quinos¹⁵quinse¹⁵quinsy¹⁸quinta¹⁵quinte¹⁵quinto¹⁵quints¹⁵quinua¹⁵quinyl¹⁸quinze²⁴quipos¹⁷quippe¹⁹quippu¹⁹quippy²²quipus¹⁷quired¹⁶quires¹⁵quirks¹⁹quirky²²quirts¹⁵quisby²⁰quisle¹⁵quists¹⁵quitch²⁰quited¹⁶quites¹⁵quiver¹⁸quizzy³⁶qulliq²⁴quohog¹⁹quoifs¹⁸quoins¹⁵quoist¹⁵quoits¹⁵quokka²³quolls¹⁵quonks¹⁹quooke¹⁹quorum¹⁷quotas¹⁵quoted¹⁶quotee¹⁵quoter¹⁵quotes¹⁵quotha¹⁸quotid¹⁶quotum¹⁷qurush¹⁸quyted¹⁹quytes¹⁸

QW1 words

qwerty²¹

Q is the 2nd letter (59)

aquage¹⁶aquake¹⁹aquate¹⁵aquila¹⁵aquose¹⁵equali¹⁵equals¹⁵equant¹⁵equate¹⁵equids¹⁶equine¹⁵equipe¹⁷equips¹⁷equipt¹⁷equity¹⁸equoid¹⁶squabs¹⁷squads¹⁶squail¹⁵squali¹⁵squall¹⁵squalm¹⁷squama¹⁷squame¹⁷squamy²⁰square¹⁵squark¹⁹squary¹⁸squash¹⁸squats¹⁵squawk²²squawl¹⁸squaws¹⁸squdge¹⁷squdgy²⁰squeak¹⁹squeal¹⁵squeam¹⁷squeel¹⁵squegs¹⁶squibs¹⁷squids¹⁶squier¹⁵squiff²¹squill¹⁵squint¹⁵squiny¹⁸squire¹⁵squirk¹⁹squirl¹⁵squirm¹⁷squirr¹⁵squirt¹⁵squish¹⁸squiss¹⁵squits¹⁵squoze²⁴squshy²¹squush¹⁸

Q is the 3rd letter (51)

acquis¹⁷acquit¹⁷aequor¹⁵asquat¹⁵buqsha²⁰caquet¹⁷coquet¹⁷coquin¹⁷coquis¹⁷diquat¹⁶faqirs¹⁸faquir¹⁸fiques¹⁸guqins¹⁶laquei¹⁵liquer¹⁵liquet¹⁵liquid¹⁶liquor¹⁵loquat¹⁵maquis¹⁷niqaab¹⁷niqabs¹⁷paquet¹⁷pequot¹⁷piqued¹⁸piques¹⁷piquet¹⁷piquia¹⁷piqure¹⁷raquet¹⁵requin¹⁵requit¹⁵requiz²⁴roquer¹⁵roques¹⁵roquet¹⁵seqrch²⁰sequan¹⁵sequel¹⁵sequin¹⁵taqlid¹⁶toques¹⁵toquet¹⁵tuques¹⁵unquit¹⁵unquod¹⁶usques¹⁵yaqona¹⁸zaqqum³⁵zequin²⁴

Q is the 4th letter (53)

anaqua¹⁵banque¹⁷banquo¹⁷barque¹⁷basque¹⁷bisque¹⁷bosque¹⁷brique¹⁷burqas¹⁷caique¹⁷calque¹⁷casque¹⁷cauqui¹⁷cheque²⁰chequy²³cinque¹⁷cirque¹⁷claque¹⁷clique¹⁷cliquy²⁰cloque¹⁷eveque¹⁸exequy²⁵griqua¹⁶guaque¹⁶haique¹⁸inique¹⁵iraqis¹⁵jerque²²jonque²²lasque¹⁵manque¹⁷marque¹⁷masque¹⁷mosque¹⁷naique¹⁵opaque¹⁷plaque¹⁷pulque¹⁷rauque¹⁵risque¹⁵sacque¹⁷saique¹⁵sauqui¹⁵secque¹⁷sesqui¹⁵sheqel¹⁸torque¹⁵ubique¹⁷umpqua¹⁹unique¹⁵xarque²²yanqui¹⁸

Q is the 5th letter (5)

louiqa¹⁵talaqs¹⁵tariqa¹⁵tranqs¹⁵umiaqs¹⁷

Q is the 6th letter (2)

colloq¹⁷zindiq²⁵

Words with two Qs (3)

qajaqs³¹qulliq²⁴zaqqum³⁵

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Where does Q sit?

Position of Q in six-letter words

Words are counted by their first Q, so each word appears once. Words with two Qs are listed separately below.

Slot 1184 · 52%qabala, qajaqs, qanats

Slot 259 · 17%aquage, aquake, aquate

Slot 351 · 14%acquis, acquit, aequor

Slot 453 · 15%anaqua, banque, banquo

Slot 55 · 1%louiqa, talaqs, tariqa

Slot 62 · 1%colloq, zindiq

Everyday words

Common 6 letter words with Q

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

uniquequotessquareequityliquidquebecquotedqueenschequeequateqanatsquoteeaquatetariqatoquetqantarqueestquietaequantqintarqueasequetheequinequatesquietitalaqsquaerequantaqueintquinetquintetoquestranqsanaquaaquoseasquatnaiquequartequatrequietsquitesraquetqasidasheqeliraqisquaintquantiqueleaquintaquotasquoterroquetsaiquetorqueaequoriniquequartaqueansquenasquestsquiniequintorequitsequanhaiquequothaquantsquartoqueersqueresquinoaquoistquoitsquitedtaqlidcaquetliquetquesosquiinaquines

Wordle

Which letters keep company with Q?

Among the 354 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside Q. They make good second guesses once Q is confirmed.

U328

E179

A168

I164

S152

T83

N75

R75

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are UE (103), UI (101), UA (83), UO (26), AI (12).

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Sorted by ending

6 letter Q words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	83	acquis, burqas, coquis, equals, equids, equips, faqirs
-E	75	aquage, aquake, aquate, aquose, banque, barque, basque
-Y	34	chequy, cliquy, equity, exequy, quacky, quaggy, quaily
-A	27	anaqua, aquila, buqsha, griqua, louiqa, piquia, qabala
-T	26	acquit, asquat, caquet, coquet, diquat, equant, equipt
-R	18	aequor, faquir, liquer, liquor, qantar, qindar, qintar
-D	14	equoid, liquid, piqued, quaked, quayed, quemed, queued
-H	14	quaich, quaigh, quatch, queach, quelch, quench, quetch

Ends	Words	Examples
-UE	39	banque, barque, basque, bisque, bosque, brique
-ES	17	fiques, piques, quakes, quates, quemes, queres
-TS	13	qanats, quants, quarts, qubits, quests, quiets
-ER	10	liquer, quader, quaker, quarer, quaver, queuer
-CH	9	quaich, quatch, queach, quelch, quench, quetch
-ED	9	piqued, quaked, quayed, quemed, queued, quired

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in Q itself: colloq, qulliq, zindiq

Letter patterns

Q words with striking patterns

Q at both ends

qulliq

These words open and close with Q.

Two Qs (3)

qajaqsqulliqzaqqum

QU and QA openers

170 words start with QU and 7 start with QA in this list.

quacksquackyquaderquadlequadraquaerequaffsquaggaquaggyquahogquaichquaifequaighquailsquailyquaint

Q with Z, X, J or Q (16)

acquisacquitaequoranaquaaquageaquakeaquateaquilaaquoseasquatbanquebanquobarquebasquebisquebosque

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 6 letter words with Q

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
quazzy	36	36
quizzy	36	36
zaqqum	35	37
qajaqs	31	33
queazy	27	27
exequy	25	25
zindiq	25	26
quacky	24	25
quartz	24	25
quezal	24	26
quicky	24	25
quilez	24	26

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Words with meanings

13 six-letter Q words, defined

chequenounA draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. “I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.”

equatenounA statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.

equitynounFairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

liquidnounA substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid. “A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.”

qintarnoun(plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.

quantanounThe total amount of something; quantity.

queensnounA female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.

quotedverbTo repeat the exact words of (a person). “The writer quoted the president.”

quotesnounA quotation; a statement attributed to a person.

squarenounA polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

tariqanounA Sufi method of discipline, meditation and mystical insight, or a religious order based on this.

toquetnounAlternative form of toque (“type of hat”).

uniquenounA thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.

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Questions about 6 letter words with Q

How many six-letter words contain Q?

The general English word list used on this page has 354 six-letter words with Q. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does Q usually sit in a six-letter word?

In this list Q is the first letter of 184, the second letter of 59, the fourth letter of 53, the third letter of 51, the fifth letter of 5, the sixth letter of 2.

What are common six-letter words with Q?

Everyday examples include unique, quotes, square, equity, liquid, quebec, quoted, queens, cheque, equate. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which six-letter Q words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are quazzy at 36 and quizzy at 36, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there six-letter words that end in Q?

Yes: colloq, qulliq, zindiq.

Which six-letter words have a silent Q?

Silent-Q words are rare at this length; most six words sound the Q out.

How do I find six-letter words with Q in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ Q in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with Q and words containing Q?

Words starting with Q must begin with it. Words containing Q can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.