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5-Letter Words With Q

75 five-letter words contain Q; 26 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1equal0.221.11
2quote0.410.84
3quart0.380.87
4quiet0.450.79
5quite0.430.81
6quest0.320.89
7queer0.410.80
8query0.350.84

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  • quitecommon
  • quickcommon
  • queencommon
  • squadcommon
  • equalcommon
  • quietcommon
  • quotecommon
  • questcommon
  • queuecommon
  • queercommon
  • querycommon
  • quotacommon
  • equipcommon
  • quasicommon
  • squatcommon
  • quakecommon
  • squidcommon
  • quitscommon
  • quiltcommon
  • quailcommon
  • quirkcommon
  • quillcommon
  • quackcommon
  • quarkcommon
  • quartcommon
  • quellcommon
  • pique
  • quads
  • quash
  • squaw
  • quint
  • quips
  • quant
  • roque
  • quays
  • squib
  • quire
  • toque
  • quoth
  • quiff
  • tranq
  • squab
  • quins
  • qualm
  • quids
  • quaff
  • quale
  • quare
  • aquae
  • quoin
  • quern
  • quirt
  • usque
  • quoit
  • aquas
  • quipu
  • tuque
  • quate
  • faqir
  • quais

All 75 five-letter words

Starting with A 2

aquae aquas

Starting with E 3

equal equid equip

Starting with F 2

faqir fique

Starting with M 1

maqui

Starting with P 1

pique

Starting with Q 53

qaids qanat qophs quack quads quaff quags quail quais quake quaky quale qualm quant quare quark quart quash quasi quass quate quays quean queen queer quell quern query quest queue queys quick quids quiet quiff quill quilt quins quint quips quipu quire quirk quirt quite quits quods quoin quoit quota quote quoth qursh

Starting with R 1

roque

Starting with S 7

squab squad squat squaw squeg squib squid

Starting with T 3

toque tranq tuque

Starting with U 2

umiaq usque

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain Q?

Our list has 75. 26 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain Q?

QUITE, QUICK, QUEEN, SQUAD, EQUAL — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains Q?

EQUAL. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.22 green and 1.11 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.