5-Letter Scrabble Words Starting With Q

There are 79 valid 5 letter Scrabble words starting with Q in the TWL dictionary. Top scorers include QAJAQ (30 pts), QUAKY (21 pts), QAPIK (20 pts), QUACK (20 pts) and QUAFF (20 pts). Every word below shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point value and links to a full definition — a quick Scrabble word finder and word unscrambler reference for when you know the first letter, whether that's a crossword clue or a Wordle guess. Since Wordle answers are always five letters, this list doubles as a handy Wordle word list. Also try words that use J and X together.

79
Total Words
15.7
Avg. Scrabble Points
10
"Q" Tile Value
30
Top Score (QAJAQ)

Highest Scoring 5-Letter Scrabble Words Starting With Q

These are the highest-scoring 5 letter Scrabble words starting with Q in the TWL dictionary, ranked by point value — the best Q 5 letter words to play when you want to maximize your rack in Scrabble or Words With Friends. Further down the board, QUICK (20 pts) and QOPHS (19 pts) still hold their own. Also try O-first 5 letter word list.

# Word Scrabble pts WWF pts
1 qajaq 30 32
2 quaky 21 21
3 qapik 20 21
4 quack 20 22
5 quaff 20 21
6 quick 20 22
7 quiff 20 21
8 qophs 19 19

Full List: 79 5-Letter Scrabble Words Starting With Q

Browse the complete 5 letter word list starting with Q, sorted from highest to lowest Scrabble score. Every entry is a valid 5-letter Scrabble word starting with Q, also checked against the Words With Friends dictionary — click any word for its full definition, anagrams, and point breakdown. Scores range from QAJAQ (30 pts) down to QUOTE (14 pts).

QAJAQ30 pts
QUAKY21 pts
QAPIK20 pts
QUACK20 pts
QUAFF20 pts
QUICK20 pts
QUIFF20 pts
QOPHS19 pts
QUICH19 pts
QUAKE18 pts
QUARK18 pts
QUAYD18 pts
QUIRK18 pts
QUONK18 pts
QUASH17 pts
QUAYS17 pts
QUERY17 pts
QUEYN17 pts
QUEYS17 pts
QUOIF17 pts
QUOTH17 pts
QURSH17 pts
QUYTE17 pts
QIBLA16 pts
QORMA16 pts
QUALM16 pts
QUBIT16 pts
QUEME16 pts
QUIMS16 pts
QUIPO16 pts
QUIPS16 pts
QUIPU16 pts
QUOPS16 pts
QADIS15 pts
QAIDS15 pts
QUADS15 pts
QUAGS15 pts
QUIDS15 pts
QUOAD15 pts
QUODS15 pts
QANAT14 pts
QUAIL14 pts
QUAIR14 pts
QUAIS14 pts
QUALE14 pts
QUANT14 pts
QUARE14 pts
QUART14 pts
QUASI14 pts
QUASS14 pts
QUATE14 pts
QUATS14 pts
QUEAN14 pts
QUEEN14 pts
QUEER14 pts
QUELL14 pts
QUENA14 pts
QUERN14 pts
QUESO14 pts
QUEST14 pts
QUEUE14 pts
QUIET14 pts
QUILL14 pts
QUILT14 pts
QUINA14 pts
QUINE14 pts
QUINO14 pts
QUINS14 pts
QUINT14 pts
QUIRE14 pts
QUIRT14 pts
QUIST14 pts
QUITE14 pts
QUITS14 pts
QUOIN14 pts
QUOIT14 pts
QUOLL14 pts
QUOTA14 pts
QUOTE14 pts

Lowest Scoring 5-Letter Scrabble Words Starting With Q

On the other end of the board, these are the lowest-scoring 5 letter Scrabble words starting with Q in the TWL dictionary — still valid plays, just not the ones to reach for when you need maximum points.

QUOTE 14 pts QUOTA 14 pts QUOLL 14 pts QUOIT 14 pts QUOIN 14 pts QUITS 14 pts QUITE 14 pts QUIST 14 pts