5-letter words starting with Q

There are 53 five-letter words starting with Q in our word list. 10 of them are common everyday words, such as QUITE, QUEEN, QUICK and QUIET.

Q is almost always followed by U in English. The few exceptions mostly come from Arabic, Chinese and Hebrew, which makes them valuable in word games.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words starting with Q are there?

Our word list has 53 five-letter words starting with Q. 10 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words starting with Q?

The most common are QUITE, QUEEN, QUICK, QUIET, QUOTE and QUEST.

Which five-letter word starting with Q scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, QUAKY scores 21 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with Q in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are QUEST, QUOTE, QUIET and QUITE.