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5-letter words starting with Q

There are 30 common five-letter words that start with Q. Five-letter words are perfect for Wordle and similar daily puzzles – use the list to find a strong starting word or narrow down your next guess.

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Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with Q

Word	Scrabble points
QUACK	20
QUAFF	20
QUICK	20
QUAKE	18
QUARK	18
QUIRK	18
QUASH	17
QUAYS	17

All 30 words

Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 30 of these have a vowel as the second letter.

quack20quads15quaff20quail14quake18qualm16quark18quart14quash17quasi14quays17queen14quell14query17quest14queue14quick20quids15quiet14quill14quilt14quips16quire14quirk18quite14quits14quoit14quota14quote14quoth17

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Other words starting with Q

4-letter words starting with Q6 words 6-letter words starting with Q37 words 7-letter words starting with Q49 words 8-letter words starting with Q52 words