Words containing Q

Our dictionary holds 4,165 words containing q, ranging from 2 to 20 letters. The highest-scoring of them is QUIZZIFICATIONS, worth 47 points in Scrabble.

More of these words begin with Q than any other letter — 1,379 of them, about 33% of the list.

185 appear in the 20,000 most common English words (4%), including quality, required, questions, equipment, quote; the remaining 3,980 are rarer finds that still count as valid plays.