Five-Letter Words With Q

There are 97 five-letter words with Q in our word list, 0.8% of all five-letter words. Q is one of the rarest letters. Most Q-words start with Q, and nearly all of them put U straight after it; the exceptions are borrowed words such as QAIDS and TRANQ.

Quick facts

Where the Q usually falls:: position 1 (71), position 2 (13), position 3 (8), position 5 (4)
Most common other letters:: u, i, a, e, s
Words with a repeated letter:: 18 (19%)

Common five-letter words with Q

The 30 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words.

equal
equip
pique
quack
quail
quake
qualm
quark
quart
quash
quays
queen
queer
quell
query
quest
queue
quick
quiet
quill
quilt
quips
quirk
quite
quits
quota
quote
squad
squat
squid

All five-letter words with Q

Grouped by the position of Q; a word with more than one Q appears in each group that applies. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.

Q as the first letter (71 words)

qadis
qaids
qanat
qepiq
qibla
qophs
quack
quads
quaff
quags
quail
quair
quais
quake
quaky
quale
qualm
quant
quare
quark
quart
quash
quasi
quass
quate
quats
quays
qubit
quean
queen
queer
quell
queme
quena
quern
query
quest
queue
queys
quick
quids
quiet
quiff
quill
quilt
quims
quina
quine
quins
quint
quipo
quips
quipu
quire
quirk
quirt
quist
quite
quits
quoad
quods
quoif
quoin
quoit
quoll
quonk
quops
quota
quote
quoth
qursh

Q as the second letter (13 words)

aquae
aquas
equal
equid
equip
squab
squad
squat
squeg
squib
squid
squit
squiz

Q as the third letter (8 words)

faqir
fique
maqui
pique
roque
toque
tuque
usque

Q as the fourth letter (1 word)

burqa

Q as the fifth letter (5 words)

coreq
qepiq
talaq
tranq
umiaq