The complete list
Every word in our list where a Q is followed by something other than U (or ends the word):
BUQSHA, BUQSHAS, FAQIR, FAQIRS, QAID, QAIDS, QANAT, QANATS, QAT, QATS, QINDAR, QINDARKA, QINDARS, QINTAR, QINTARS, QIVIUT, QIVIUTS, QOPH, QOPHS, QWERTY, QWERTYS, SHEQALIM, SHEQEL, SUQ, SUQS, TRANQ, TRANQS, UMIAQ, UMIAQS
Where they come from
- Arabic: QAT, QAID, FAQIR, SUQ, BUQSHA; QANAT (via Persian)
- Hebrew: QOPH, SHEQEL, SHEQALIM
- Albanian: QINDAR, QINTAR, QINDARKA
- Inuit languages: QIVIUT, UMIAQ
- English: QWERTY (the keyboard), TRANQ (short for tranquilliser)
Using them in games
QAT and SUQ are the most useful in tile games: short, and they let you play a Q without holding a U. Check your game’s own word list – our list is ENABLE, not an official tournament list. To find words with Q in a position, use the word finder pattern field, e.g. q??.