Word with q but not u

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QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q not followed by U, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout.

A souq in Marrakech, Morocco. Like 32 of the 72 other English words that use a q not followed by a u, souq is of Arabic origin.

In English, the letter Q is usually followed by the letter U, but there are some exceptions. The majority of these are anglicised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other languages that do not use the English alphabet, with Q representing a sound not found in English. For example, in the Chinese pinyin alphabet, qi is pronounced /tʃi/ (similar to «chi» in English) by an English speaker, as pinyin uses «q» to represent the sound [tɕʰ], which is approximated as [tʃ] (ch) in English. In other examples, Q represents [q] in standard Arabic, such as in qat, faqir and Qur’ān. In Arabic, the letter ق, traditionally romanised as Q, is quite distinct from ك, traditionally romanised as K; for example, قلب /qalb/ means «heart» but كلب /kalb/ means «dog». However, alternative spellings are sometimes accepted, which use K (or sometimes C) in place of Q; for example, Koran (Qur’ān) and Cairo (al-Qāhira).

Of the 82 words in this list, 78 are (or can be) interpreted as nouns, and most would generally be considered loanwords;^[1] However, all of the loanwords on this list are considered to be naturalised in English according to at least one major dictionary (see References), often because they refer to concepts or societal roles that do not have an accurate equivalent in English. For words to appear here, they must appear in their own entry in a dictionary; words that occur only as part of a longer phrase are not included.

Proper nouns are not included in the list. There are, in addition, many place names and personal names, mostly originating from Arabic-speaking countries, Albania, or China, that have a Q without a U. The most familiar of these are the countries of Iraq and Qatar, along with the derived words Iraqi and Qatari. Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, also has a Q that is not directly followed by a U. Qaqortoq,^[2] in Greenland, is notable for having three such Qs. Other proper names and acronyms that have attained the status of English words include Compaq (a computer company),^[3] Nasdaq (a US electronic stock market),^[4] Qantas (an Australian airline),^[5] and QinetiQ (a British technology company).^[6]^[7] Saqqara (an ancient burial ground in Egypt)^[8] is a proper noun notable for its use of a double Q.

Words[edit]

Unless noted otherwise, all words listed here are assumed to be pluralized by adding -s or -es. References in the «Sources» column relate to the headword in column one; variant spellings are then separately referenced. The sources given are selective, and the absence of a reference to a particular dictionary does not necessarily mean that the word does not appear in that dictionary.

In American and Canadian English, there are currently 4,422 words with Q no to followed by U including the following words in the table below.

Word	Meaning	Sources	Other forms	Etymology
bianqing	An ancient Chinese percussion instrument	[MW]		Chinese: 編磬
buqsha	A former Yemeni monetary unit	[L]	Also written bogache	Arabic
burqa	A veiled garment worn by some Muslim women	[ODE][LC][C][AHC][OED]	Also written burka, burkha, or burqua	Urdu and Persian burqa, from Arabic burqu`
cinq	The number five, as signified in dice or cards	[ODE][COD][OED]		French cinq ‘five’
cinqfoil	A plant of the genus Potentilla, or an ornamental design thereof	[SOED][OED]	Much more commonly written cinquefoil	Middle English, from Latin quinquefolium, from quinque ‘five’ + folium ‘leaf’
coq	A trimming of cock feathers on a woman’s hat	[WI]		French coq ‘cockerel’
faqih	An Islamic jurisprudent	[RHW]	Plural faqihs or fuqaha [RHU]	Arabic فَقِيه
Faqir	A Muslim ascetic	[L]	More commonly written fakir	Arabic فَقِير ‘poverty-stricken’
fiqh	Muslim jurisprudence	[ODE]		Arabic فِقْه ‘understanding’
inqilab	A revolution in India or Pakistan	[C]		Arabic إِنْقِلَاب
mbaqanga	A style of South African music	[ODE][C][W]		Zulu umbaqanga ‘steamed maize bread’
miqra	The Tanakh, or Hebrew text of the Bible	[WI]		Hebrew מקרא
muqaddam	A Bangladeshi or Punjabi headman	[C]		Arabic مُقَدَّم
nastaliq	An Arabic script used in Persian writings	[OED]	Also written nasta’liq [C], nestaliq [OED], nastaleeq, or shortened to just taliq [OED]	Persian نستعليق, from naskh + ta`liq
niqab	A veil for the lower-face worn by some Muslim women	[ODE]	Also written niqaab	From Arabic نِقَاب
pontacq	A sweet wine from Pontacq (France)	[OED]		French
q	Q or q, the 17th letter of the modern English alphabet	[MW]
qabab	A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat	[OED]	More commonly written kebab, kebap, kebob, kibob, kebhav, kephav, kebabie, or kabob	Persian کباب
qabalah	A form of Jewish mysticism	[C][AHC][WI]	More commonly written Kabbalah, and also written Qabala [AHC], Qabbala [WI], Cabalah etc. Derived words include qabalism, qabalist, and qabalistic.	Hebrew קַבָּלָה
qadarite	A member of the Qadariyah	[RHU]
qadariyah	In Islam, adherents of the doctrine of free will	[RHU]	Also written Qadariya [RHU]
qaddish	In Judaism, a prayer of mourning	[C]	More commonly written Kaddish	Hebrew קדיש
qadi	A Muslim judge	[L][C][W][OED][AOX]	Also written qadhi [OED], qaadi, kadi, kazi qaadee or qazi [OED]	Arabic قَاضِى
qadiriyah	In Islam, a Sufi order	[RHU]	Also written Qadiriya [RHU]	Arabic القَادِرِيَّة
qaf	ق‎, the twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet	[RHW]	Also written qaph or qap	Arabic قَاف
qaid	A Muslim tribal chief	[RHW]	Also written caid or kaid	Arabic قَائِد, ‘leader’, ‘commander’
qaimaqam	A minor official of the Ottoman Empire	[C][OED]	Also written kaymakam, kaimakam, caimacam, or qaim makam	From Arabic قَائِم ‘standing’ + مَقَام ‘place’, meaning ‘standing in place’
qalamdan	A Persian writing-case	[C]		Persian قلمدان
qalandar	A member of an order of mendicant dervishes	[RHU]	Also written calender, or capitalised
qanat	A type of water-supply tunnel found in north Africa and the Middle East	[ODE][C][OED][AOX]	Also written kanat, khanat, kunut, kona, konait, ghanat, or ghundat	Persian, from Arabic qanāt ‘channel’
qanun	A type of harp	[OED]	Also written qanon or kanun [OED]	Arabic قَانُون, rule, principle or mode
qasida	An Arabian poem of praise or satire	[C][OED][AOX]	Also written qasidah	Arabic قَصِيدَة
qat	A kind of Arabian shrub used as a narcotic	[L][C][OED]	More commonly written khat, kat or gat	Arabic qāt
qawwal	A person who practices qawwali music	[ODE][C][AOX]
qawwali	Devotional music of the Sufis	[ODE][C][AOX]		Arabic قوَّالِي (qawwāli) ‘loquacious’ or ‘singer’
qere	A marginal reading in the Hebrew Bible	[OED][WI]	Also written qeri [WI] or qre [WI]	Aramaic קְרֵי, ‘[what is] read’
qhat	An obsolete spelling of what	[OED]		Likely of Scots origin, in which an older spelling convention used «quh-» or «qh-» where English had «wh-«.^[9]
qheche	An obsolete spelling of which	[OED]
qhom	An obsolete spelling of whom	[OED]
qhythsontyd	An obsolete spelling of Whitsuntide (the day of Pentecost)	[OED]
qi	In Chinese culture, a physical life force	[ODE][C][AHC][OED]	Commonly written chi or ki	simplified Chinese: 气; traditional Chinese: 氣
qiana	A type of nylon	[OED]		Originally a trademark of DuPont, now generic
qibla	The point to which Muslims turn in prayer	[ODE][COD][C][OED][AOX]	Also written qiblah [OED], kiblah, qiblih, kibla or qib’lah [RHU], sometimes capitalised	17th-century Arabic for ‘the opposite’
qibli	A local Libyan name for the sirocco, a southeasterly Mediterranean wind	[OED]	Also written ghibli	Arabic قِبلي, «coming from the qibla
qid	Four times a day	[MW]		Latin quater in die
qigong	A Chinese system of medical exercises	[ODE][C][AOX]	Also written chi gong, ki gong, or chi kung	simplified Chinese: 气功; traditional Chinese: 氣功
qin	A classification of Chinese musical instruments	[AOX]		Chinese: 琴
qinah	A Hebrew elegy	[WI]	Also written kinah; plural qinot, qinoth and qindarkë	Hebrew קינה
qindar	An Albanian unit of currency, equal to one one-hundredth of a lek	[ODE][L][C]	Plural qindarka [L] or qindars [C]. Also written qintar [L][C][AOX] or quintal	Albanian
qing	A Chinese chime	[MW]	Also written as: ch’ing	Chinese: 磬
qinghaosu	A drug, artemisinin, used to treat malaria	[C]		Chinese: 青蒿素
qingsongite	A rare mineral found in China.		Plural qingsongites	named after Qingsong Fang
qinter	An Albanian money system	[OED]		Albanian
qipao	A traditional Chinese dress	[OED]	Also written chi pao	Chinese: 旗袍
qiran	A currency of Iran between 1825 and 1932	[MW]	Also written as: kran	Persian qrān
qirsh	A monetary unit of Saudi Arabia and, formerly, various other countries	[RHU]	Also written qurush, qursh, gursh, girsh or ghirsh
qiviut	The wool of the musk-ox	[OED]		Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ
qiyas	An analogy in Sharia, Islamic law	[RHW]		Arabic قِيَاس
qoph	The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet	[L][C]	Also written koph	Hebrew קוף
qorma	A type of curry	[Co]	Much more commonly written korma	Persian→Urdu قورمه
Latin quantum sufficit or quantum satis
QWERTY	A standard English keyboard layout	[ODE][COD][LC][C][AOX][OED]	Plural qwertys or qwerties; also rendered QWERTY	Named after the first letters on the top row of the QWERTY keyboard layout.
Qyrghyz	people of Kyrgyzstan	[MW]	More commonly spelled Kyrgyz.
rencq	An obsolete spelling of rank	[OED]
sambuq	A type of dhow, a small Arabian boat	[OED]		Arabic سَنْبُوك
sheqel	A unit of weight originally used in Mesopotamia. The currency of Israel, divided into 100 agorot	[MW]	Plural sheqels or sheqalim; more commonly written shekel	Hebrew שקל, Yiddish ניי-שקל
souq	An Arab marketplace	[ODE][C][OED][AOX]	Also written sooq, soq, suq, souk, esouk, or suk	Arabic سُوق (sūq)
talaq	A form of Islamic divorce	[ODE][C][OED]		Arabic طَلَاق (talāq), from talaqa ‘repudiate’
taluq	An Indian estate	[OED]	Also written taluk or talook	Arabic→Urdu تَعَلُّقَة (ta’alluqa) ‘connection’, ‘relationship’
taluqdar	A person who collects the revenues of a taluq	[OED]	Also written talukdar or talookdar	Arabic→Urdu تعلقدار (ta’alluq-dar) ‘landholder’, ‘possessor of an estate’, ‘lord of a manor’
taluqdari	An Indian landholding tenure	[OED]
taqiya	Concealing faith in Islam due to fear of persecution	[RHW]	Also written taqiyah [RHU], or capitalised	Arabic التَقِيَّة
taqlid	Acceptance of Muslim orthodoxy	[RHW]		Arabic تَقْلِيد
tariqa	A Sufi method of spiritual development, or a Sufi missionary	[E][AOX]	Also written tariqat [E] or tarika	Arabic طَرِيق
tranq	Tranquilizer (sedative)	[OED]	Also written trank [OED]	Apocopation from tranquilizer
tsaddiq	In Judaism, a title for a righteous person	[C][OED]	Plural tsaddiqs or tsaddiqim; also written tzaddiq [C], tzadik or tzaddik	Hebrew צדיק
umiaq	An open Inuit boat	[OSPD4]	Also spelled umiak, umialak, umiac, oomiac or oomiak
waqf	A charitable trust in Islamic law	[ODE][C][OED]	Also written wakf; plural waqf [ODE][C][OED] or waqfs [C][OED]	Arabic, literally ‘stoppage’ from waqafa, ‘come to a standstill’
yaqona	A Fijian intoxicating beverage, kava	[C][OED]		Fijian yaqona, in which q represents [ŋɡ]

Uses in Scrabble[edit]

In many word games, notably in Scrabble, a player must build a word using a certain set of letters. If a player is obliged to use a q but does not have a u, it may be possible to play words from this list. Not all words in this list are acceptable in Scrabble tournament games. Scrabble tournaments around the world use their own sets of words from selected dictionaries that may not contain all the words listed here.

Qi is the most commonly played word in Scrabble tournaments,^[10] and was added to the official North American word list in 2006.^[11]

Other words listed in this article, such as suq, umiaq or qiviut, are also acceptable, but since these contain a u, they are less likely to be useful in the situation described.^[12]

List of dictionaries cited[edit]

[AH]: The American Heritage Dictionary (4 ed.). Dell. 2001. ISBN 0-440-23701-7.
[AHC]: American Heritage College Dictionary (4 ed.). Houghton Mifflin. 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-83595-9.
[AOX]: «Ask Oxford». Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
[C]: The Chambers Dictionary (9 ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
[Co]: Collins English Dictionary (3 ed.). HarperCollins. 1994. ISBN 0-00-470678-1.
[COD]: Concise Oxford Dictionary (8 ed.). Clarendon. 1990. ISBN 0-19-861200-1.
[E]: «Microsoft Encarta online dictionary». Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2006.
[L]: The Longman Dictionary of the English Language (5 ed.). Longman. 1988. ISBN 0-582-55511-6.
[LC]: The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (4 ed.). Longman. 2003. ISBN 0-582-77649-X.
[MW]: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11 ed.). Merriam-Webster. 2003. ISBN 0-87779-809-5.
[MWO]: «Merriam-Webster online dictionary». Retrieved May 29, 2006.
[ODE]: Oxford Dictionary of English (2 ed.). Oxford UP. 2003. ISBN 0-19-861347-4.
[OED]: Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. 2003. ISBN 0-19-861347-4.
[OSPD4]: The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (4 ed.). Merriam-Webster. 2005. ISBN 0-87779-929-6.
[RHU]: Random House Unabridged Dictionary (2 ed.). Random House. 1998. ISBN 0-517-19931-9.
[RHW]: Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (2 ed.). Random House. 2005. ISBN 0-375-42599-3.
[SOED]: The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (3 ed.). Clarendon. 1992. ISBN 0-19-861294-X.
[TWL]: Official Tournament and Club Word List (2 ed.). Merriam-Webster. 2006. ISBN 0-87779-635-1.
[W]: Random House Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Random House Reference. 2000. ISBN 0-375-42560-8.
[WI]: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002. ISBN 0-87779-201-1.

References[edit]

^ David Sacks (2004). Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of our Alphabet from A to Z. Random House. ISBN 0-7679-1173-3.
^ Lynn Kauer. «Qaqortoq». Retrieved April 6, 2011.
^ «Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Agree to Merge, Creating $87 Billion Global Technology Leader» (Press release). Hewlett-Packard. September 3, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
^ Michael J. De la Merced (February 18, 2011). «Nasdaq and ICE Hold Talks Over Potential N.Y.S.E. Bid». Dealbook. The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
^ «Qantas frequent flyers get microchip cards, heralding new era in faster travel». The Independent. UK. November 13, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
^ Andrew Buncombe (October 25, 2006). «Former CIA Chief Joins the Board of QinetiQ». The Independent. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
^ Mulla Sadra Shirazi (2010). Divine Manifestations: Concerning the Secrets of the Perfecting Sciences. ICAS Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-904063-35-3.
^ Toby A. H. Wilkinson (2001). Early Dynastic Egypt: Strategies, Society and Security. Routledge. p. 259. ISBN 0-415-26011-6.
^ Robinson, Philip (1997). Ulster-Scots: A Grammar of the Traditional Written and Spoken Language. The Ullans Press. Archived from the original on 2004-03-14.
^ Playing the ‘Q’. Huub Luyk. Sun.Star Baguio. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010. Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ «Scrabble players adjust as official dictionary adds ‘ za, ‘qi ‘ and 3,300 others.» Vargia Linn. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 9, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^ Words with a Q not followed by a U fArchived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Scrabble Players Association. May 8, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

Bibliography[edit]

Eckler, A. Ross (1976). «Must You Join the Queue?». Word Ways. 9 (2): 113–115. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
Quinion, Michael (2003). «Q followed by U». World Wide Words. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
Quinion, Michael (2009). Why is Q Always Followed by U? Word-perfect Answers to the Most-asked Questions about Language. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-1-84614-184-3. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
Scrabble Word Lists Q without U – Parker Brothers, attributed to: Joe Edley; John D. Williams, Jr. (2009). «Chapter 6: Your Fourth-Grade Teacher, Mrs. Kleinfelder, Lied to you: You Can Have Words with a Q and No U». Everything Scrabble: Third Edition. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-1-4165-6175-0.

Источник

This list is incomplete. For a more complete list, see Category:English words containing Q not followed by U.

In English, the letter q is usually followed by the letter u. While this is true in the vast majority of cases, there are some exceptions, the majority of which are romanised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other languages which do not use the English alphabet, with q representing a sound not found in English. For example, in the Chinese pinyin alphabet, qi is pronounced /tʃi/, as pinyin uses ‹q› to represent the sound [tɕʰ], which is approximated as [tʃ] in English. In other examples, q represents [q] (in standard Arabic, such as in qat, faqir and Qur’ān, and alternative spellings are sometimes accepted which use k in place of q).

Almost all of these words are nouns, and most would generally be considered loanwords. However, they are all considered to be naturalised in English according to at least one major dictionary (see References), often because they refer to concepts or societal roles that do not have an accurate equivalent in English. For words to appear here, they must appear in their own entry in a dictionary; words which occur only as part of a longer phrase are not included.

In addition, there are many place names and personal names, mostly originating from North Africa, the Middle East or China, that have a q without a u. The most familiar of these are the countries of Iraq and Qatar, along with the derived words Iraqi and Qatari. Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, also has a q which is not directly followed by a u. Qaqortoq and Qeqertarsuaq, both in Greenland, are notable for having three naked qs. Other proper names and acronyms that have attained the status of English words include: Compaq (a computer company), Qantas (an Australian airline), Nasdaq (the US electronic stock market) and QinetiQ (a British technology company). Zaqqum (a tree mentioned in the Qur’an) and Saqqara are proper nouns notable for their use of a double q. However, the nouns in this list are common nouns. See also: Appendix:English proper nouns containing Q not followed by U.

Words[edit]

Unless noted otherwise all words listed here are assumed to be pluralized by adding -s or -es. References in the «Sources» column relate to the headword in column one; variant spellings are then separately referenced. The sources given are selective, and the absence of a reference to a particular dictionary does not necessarily mean that the word does not appear in that dictionary.

Word	Meaning	Sources	Other forms	Etymology
buqsha	A former Yemeni monetary unit.	[L]	Also written bogache.	Arabic.
burqa	A veiled garment worn by Muslim women.	[ODE][LC][C][AHC][OED]	Also written burka or burqua.	Urdu and Persian burqa, from Arabic burqu`.
cinq	The number five, as signified in dice or cards.	[ODE][COD][OED]		French cinq, «five».
cinqfoil	A plant of the genus Potentilla, or an ornamental design thereof.	[SOED][OED]	Much more commonly written cinquefoil.	Middle English, from Latin quinquefolium, from quinque «five» + folium «leaf».
coq	A trimming of cock feathers on a woman’s hat.	[WI]		French coq, «cockerel».
faqih	An Islamic lawyer.	[RHW]	Plural faqihs or fuqaha [RHU].	Arabic فقيه.
faqir	An Arab ascetic.	[L]	More commonly written fakir.	Arabic فقير
fiqh	Muslim jurisprudence.	[ODE]		Arabic فقه, «understanding».
inqilab	A revolution in India or Pakistan.	[C]
mbaqanga	A style of South African music.	[ODE][C][W]		Zulu umbaqanga, «steamed maize bread».
miqra	The Tanakh, or Hebrew text of the Bible.	[WI]		Hebrew מקרא.
muqaddam	A Bangladeshi headman.	[C]
Nastaliq	An Arabic script used in Persian writings.	[OED]	Also written nasta’liq [C], nestaliq [OED], or shortened to just taliq [OED].	Arabic نستعليق, from naskh + ta`liq.
piteraq	A cold katabatic wind originating in Greenland.			Greenlandic for «that which attacks you«.
pontacq	A sweet wine from Pontac.	[OED]
qabab	A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat.	[OED]	Much more commonly written kebab, kebob or kabob.	Arabic.
qabalah	A form of Jewish mysticism.	[C][AHC][WI]	More commonly written Kabbalah, and also written Qabala [AHC], Qabbala [WI], Cabalah etc.	Hebrew קַבָּלָה.
Qadarite	A member of the Qadariyah.	[RHU]
Qayamat	End of the world.	[OED]	Much more commonly written Kayamat.	Urdu.
qadariyah	In Islam, adherents of the doctrine of free will.	[RHU]	Also written Qadariya [RHU].
qaddish	In Judaism, a prayer of mourning.	[C]	More commonly written Kaddish.
qadi	A judge in Arabic.	[L][C][W][OED]	Also written qadhi [OED] or qazi [OED].	Arabic قاضى.
qadiriyah	In Islam, a Sufi order.	[RHU]	Also written Qadiriya [RHU].
qaf	Twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet.	[RHW]		Arabic ق.
qaid	A Muslim tribal chief.	[RHW]
qaimaqam	A minor official of the Ottoman Empire.	[C][OED]
qalamdan	A Persian writing-case.	[C]
qalandar	A member of an order of mendicant dervishes.	[RHU]	Also written calender, or capitalised.
qanat	A type of water supply tunnel found in north Africa and the Middle East.	[ODE][C][OED]		Persian, from Arabic qanāt, «channel».
qanun	A type of harp.	[OED]	Also written qanon [OED].
Qaraqalpaq	A Central Asian language.	[WED]	Also written Karakalpak	Qaraqalpaq Қарақалпақ тили
qasida	An Arabian poem of praise or satire.	[C][OED]	Also written qasidah	Arabic قصيدة.
qat	A kind of Arabian shrub used as a narcotic.	[L][C][OED]	More commonly written khat.	Arabic qāt.
qawwal	A person who practises qawwali music.	[ODE][C]
qawwali	Devotional music of the Sufis.	[ODE][C]		Arabic قوٌالی (qawwāli), «loquacious» or «singer».
qepiq	An Azerbaijani unit of currency.	[AH]	Also written qapik, qepik, or gopik
qere	A marginal reading in the Hebrew Bible.	[OED][WI]	Also written qeri [WI] or qre [WI].
qhat	An obsolete spelling of what.	[OED]
qheche	An obsolete spelling of which.	[OED]
qhom	An obsolete spelling of whom.	[OED]
qhythsontyd	An obsolete spelling of Whitsuntide (the day of Pentecost).	[OED]
qi	In Chinese culture, a physical life force.	[ODE][C][AHC][OED]	Commonly written chi or ki.	Chinese 氣, ‘air’
Qiana	A type of nylon.	[OED]		Originally a trademark of DuPont, now generic.
qibla	The point to which Muslims turn in prayer.	[ODE][COD][C][OED]	Also written qiblah [OED], or qib’lah [RHU]. Sometimes capitalised.	17th Century Arabic, «the opposite».
qibli	A local Libyan name for the sirocco, a southeasterly Mediterranean wind.	[OED]	Also written ghibli.
qigong	A Chinese system of medical exercises.	[ODE][C]	Also written qi gong, ki gong, or chi kung.	Chinese 气功 (simp.).
qin	A classification of Chinese musical instruments.	[AOX]
qinah	A Hebrew elegy.	[WI]	Also written kinah; plural qinot, qinoth
qindar	An Albanian unit of currency, equal to one one-hundredth of a lek.	[ODE][L][C]	Plural qindarka [L] or qindars [C]. Also written qintar [L][C][AOX] or quintal.	Albanian.
Qing	The last Imperial Chinese dynasty.		Also Ch’ing, Ching, or Manchu Dynasty	Chinese 清
qinghaosu	A drug, artemisinin, used to treat malaria.	[C]		Chinese 青蒿素.
qipao	A traditional Chinese dress.	[OED]	Also written chi pao.	Chinese
qirsh	A monetary unit of Saudi Arabia and, formerly, various other countries.	[RHU]	Also written qurush, qursh, gursh, girsh or ghirsh.
qiviut	The wool of the musk-ox.	[OED]		Inuktitut
qiyas	An analogy in Sharia, Islamic law.	[RHW]		Arabic قياس.
qoph	The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	[L][C]	Also written koph.	Hebrew ק.
qorma	A type of curry.	[Co]	Much more commonly written korma.	Urdu.
qwerty	A standard English keyboard layout.	[ODE][COD][LC][C][OED]	Plural qwertys or qwerties. Also rendered QWERTY.	Named after the letters on the top row of keys.
rencq	An obsolete spelling of rank.	[OED]
sambuq	A small Arabian boat.	[OED]
sheqel	A unit of weight originally used in Mesopotamia. The currency of Israel, divided into 100 agorot.	[MW]	Plural sheqels or sheqalim. More commonly written shekel.	Hebrew שקל, Yiddish ניי-שקל.
suq	An Arabian marketplace.	[ODE][C][OED]	Most commonly written souk (French spelling).	Arabic سوق (sūq).
talaq	A form of Islamic divorce.	[ODE][C][OED]		Arabic talaq from talaqa, «repudiate».
taliq	(Variant of nastaliq)
taluq	An Indian estate.	[OED]	Also written taluk or talook.
taluqdar	A person who collects the revenues of a taluq.	[OED]	Also written talukdar or talookdar.
taluqdari	An Indian landholding tenure.	[OED]
taqiya	In Islam, the dissimulation of faith displayed for fear of one’s life.	[RHW]	Also written taqiyah [RHU], or capitalised.	Arabic التقية.
taqlid	Acceptance of orthodoxy in Shia Islam.	[RHW]		Arabic قْلي.
tariqa	A Sufi method of spiritual development, or a Sufi missionary.	[E]	Also written tariqat [E] or tarika.	Arabic طريقة.
tranq	A form of sedative.	[OED]	Also written trank [OED].	Apocopation from tranquilizer.
tsaddiq	In Judaism, a term bestowed upon the righteous.	[C][OED]	Plural tsaddiqs or tsaddiqim. Also written tzaddiq [C], tzadik or tzaddik.	Hebrew צדיק.
umiaq	An open eskimo boat.	[OSPD4]	Also spelled umiak
waqf	A charitable trust in Islamic law.	[ODE][C][OED]	Plural waqf [ODE][C][OED] or waqfs [C][OED].	Arabic, literally «stoppage» from waqafa, «come to a standstill».
yaqona	A Fijian intoxicating beverage, kava.	[C][OED]		Fijian yaqona, in which q represents [ŋg]

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In many word games, most famously in Scrabble, a player must build a word using a certain set of letters. Therefore, if a player is obliged to use a Q but does not have a U, it may be useful to construct words from this list. In Scrabble in North America, the only acceptable words with a Q and not a U are qi, qat, qaid, qadi, qoph, qanat, tranq, faqir, sheqel, qabala, qabalah, qindar, qintar, qindarka, mbaqanga, and qwerty, along with their plurals (such as qats and sheqalim).[ TWL ] Other words in this list, such as suq and qiviut, are also acceptable, but since these contain a U, they are less likely to be useful.

References[edit]

[AH]: The American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition →ISBN
[AHC]: American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2000
[AOX]: Ask Oxford Last accessed May 29, 2006.
[C]: The Chambers Dictionary, 2003
[Co]: Collins English Dictionary, Third Edition (updated 1994)
[COD]: The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Eighth Edition, 1990
[E]: Microsoft Encarta online dictionary Last accessed May 29, 2006.
[L]: The Longman Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, 1988 →ISBN
[LC]: The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fourth Edition, 2003
[MW]: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
[MWO]: Merriam-Webster online dictionary Last accessed May 29, 2006.
[ODE]: Oxford Dictionary of English, Second Edition, 2003 →ISBN
[OED]: Oxford English Dictionary, 2003
[OSPD4]: The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 2005 →ISBN
[RHU]: Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 1997
[RHW]: Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, 2005 →ISBN
[SOED]: The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, 1992
[W]: Random House Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 2000
[WI]: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged →ISBN

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Quick…quote some quality colloquialisms or quips featuring Q without U. It is not as easy as it might seem. In fact, a common resource used by avid Scrabble players (the games instruction manual) shows only 21 options. However, there are many more than that (more than 2,000 in fact), and you should try to memorize as many of them as you can if you wish to become a thoroughly competitive Scrabble expert.

Start With Two and Three Letters

One of the simplest ways to free yourself of the points-heavy letter Q (it has ten points, as does the Z tile, but that’s a letter for a different article), is to use it in a two or three letter word. There are no commonly used two letter options apart from QI (a vital force in all things, according to Chinese philosophy), and there are two three-letter words that use it without a U – QAT and QIS.

The former is a variation of khat, which is both a shrub and illegal drug in China. The latter is a term often used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe the life force. Though you don’t have to know the meanings of these terms to use them, it can be empowering to counter any challenge by not only knowing they appear in the official Scrabble dictionaries and word lists, but also whipping out their definitions.

English or Scrabble and/or WWF Accepted?

However, the title of this article does say “English” words, and those are both terms that originate in the Chinese language. There are not a lot of words spelt using Q without U that also originate strictly from the English. What we really should have entitled the article, was “Scrabble and Words With Friends Words Containing Q Not Followed By U” as the words we are going to consider are all acceptable in both scenarios. So, now that we have clarified, let’s move past those three letter words…

Beyond Three Letters

If you look at a list of Q without U words on another website, the etymology of the terms provided actually reads like a global adventure. You see Arabic, Yemen, Persia and France, Latin and Middle English, and that is just in the first three or four words! Of course, that is the beauty of playing word games like Scrabble or Words with Friends – they don’t just challenge you to use your existing vocabulary, but actually increase it.

For example, at the Merriam Webster Dictionary page dedicated to those eager to build their arsenal of Q without U words allowed in popular games, we find cinq and qoph, and the five letter words are even more abundant, offering faqir and niqab as well as qanat and tranq. There are six letter variants and options going all the way to nine letter words – and all without a single Q appearing.

The Possibility for Bingos

While the reason you want to rid yourself of that Q as quickly as possible has to do with its hefty ten-point value, never overlook the fact that it could be the key to a BINGO. Using all seven tiles at once can take a lot of cunning, but you improve your odds because of the unusual nature of so many of the Q without U words. As a prime example, MBAQANGAS…that’s an actual word (it is a type of South African dance music), and as delicious as it might be to sound it out, you might find yourself also using up an awkward rack of mixed tiles because of it!

Note -> As a final word of advice, it is also a good idea to use resources like the Merriam Webster online Scrabble tool to also learn about “words you can build” from your Q without words. For example, there is a startling number of words you can make from MBAQANGAS and knowing them can be a major advantage!

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When it comes to uncommon words, one set that fits that bill are words which end with the letter “q”. Chances are you can’t come up with more than a couple of words which end in q. The good news is there are likely more of these words than you imagined exist, but the reality is there aren’t a whole lot of them.

If you’re searching this question, there’s a good chance you are here because you’re searching for words for Scrabble or other word games. Since there are a number of words that end with a “q” but aren’t allowed in Scrabble, we’ll begin by listing those that cam be played in the game.

Words Ending in Q (Scrabble Allowed)

3 Letter Words

Suq: A variant of the word souk which is another name for a street market in Arab cities.

5 Letter Words

Qepiq: A monetary unit used in Azerbaijan: 100 Qepiq is equal to 1 manat.
Talaq: A divorce method found within Islamic law.
Tranq: An abbreviated form of the word tranquilizer.
Umiaq: A boat created by Inuits which is made by stretching animal skins.

7 Letter Words

Inupiaq: the language of the Inupiaq people.
Tsaddiq: A spiritual leader in the Hebrew language.
Tzaddiq: A spelling variation of the word Tsaddiq.

While the above are words that can be used in word games like Scrabble, they aren’t the only words that end in the letter “q”. There are a number of place names which end with this letter. Below is a list of places ending in “q”

Places Ending in Q

Abqaiq: A gated community with oil-processing facilities located in Saudi Arabia.
Bene Beraq: (also spelled Bnei Brak) The third-largest city in Israel.
Iraq: A country located in the Middle East
Kangiqsualjjuaq: An Inuit village located in Quebec, Canada.
Kuujjuaq: The largest northern Intuit village in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.
Pontacq: A commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department located in south-western France.
Sadiq: A city located in India.

In addition to places, there are a number of abbreviations which end with “q” which may be seen in writing but aren’t allowed to be used in word games like Scrabble. A few of these words follow:

Abbreviations Ending in Q

CQ: The beginning radio transmission call letters when a message is intended for all receivers.
GHQ: An abbreviation for the words “general headquarters”.
GQ: An abbreviation for the magazine “Gentlemen’s Quarterly”.
.mq: The letters used for Martinique internet addresses.
Unq: An abbreviation for the word “unnilquadium”.

Accronyms Ending in Q

IDIQ: Indefinite Quantity
OMSQ: Organizational Maintenance Squadron
ONRQ: Off-Nominal Requirement
OOTQ: Out of the Question
ORDQ: Order Qualification
OTAQ: Office of Transportation and Air Quality

These are currently the words we’re aware of that end with the letter “q”. If you know of other words missing from this list, please leave a comment so we can add any that should be included. We’d like this to be the most comprehensive list and hope with your help to achieve that goal.

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Words with Q! In English, words with letter “q” is not popular and difficult to find. Following is a big list of words that start with q in English to help you expand your vocabulary words.

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Words with Q | Words That Start with Q

English words with Q or words that start with q are not easy to find.

3 Letter Words that Start with Q

4 Letter Words that Start with Q

Qadi
Qaid
Qats
Qoph
Quad
Quag
Quai
Quay
Quey
Quid
Quin
Quip
Quit
Quiz
Quod

5 Letter Words that Start with Q

Qadis
Qaids
Qajaq
Qanat
Qibla
Qophs
Quack
Quads
Quaff
Quags
Quail
Quais
Quake
Quaky
Quale
Qualm
Quant
Quare
Quark
Quart
Quash
Quasi
Quass
Quate
Quays
Qubit
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
Quoll
Quota
Quote
Quoth
Qursh

6 Letter Words that Start with Q

Qabala
Qajaqs
Qanats
Qiblas
Qigong
Qindar
Qintar
Qiviut
Quacks
Quacky
Quaere
Quaffs
Quagga
Quaggy
Quahog
Quaich
Quaigh
Quails
Quaint
Quaked
Quaker
Quakes
Qualia
Qualms
Qualmy
Quango
Quanta
Quants
Quarks
Quarry
Quarte
Quarto
Quarts
Quartz
Quasar
Quatre
Quaver
Qubits
Qubyte
Queans
Queasy
Queazy
Queens
Queeny
Queers
Quelea
Quells
Quench
Querns
Quests
Queued
Queuer
Queues
Quezal
Quiche
Quicks
Quiets
Quiffs
Quills
Quilts
Quince
Quinic
Quinin
Quinoa
Quinol
Quinsy
Quinta
Quinte
Quints
Quippu
Quippy
Quipus
Quired
Quires
Quirks
Quirky
Quirts
Quitch
Quiver
Qulliq
Quohog
Quoins
Quoits
Quokka
Quolls
Quorum
Quotas
Quoted
Quoter
Quotes
Quotha
Qurush
Qwerty

7 Letter Words that Start with Q

Qabalah
Qabalas
Qamutik
Qawwali
Qigongs
Qindars
Qintars
Qiviuts
Quacked
Quadded
Quadrat
Quadric
Quaeres
Quaffed
Quaffer
Quaggas
Quahaug
Quahogs
Quaichs
Quaighs
Quailed
Quakers
Quakier
Quakily
Quaking
Qualify
Quality
Quamash
Quangos
Quantal
Quanted
Quantic
Quantum
Quarrel
Quartan
Quarter
Quartes
Quartet
Quartic
Quartos
Quasars
Quashed
Quasher
Quashes
Quasses
Quassia
Quassin
Quatres
Quavers
Quavery
Quayage
Qubytes
Queened
Queenly
Queered
Queerer
Queerly
Queleas
Quelled
Queller
Querida
Queried
Querier
Queries
Querist
Quested
Quester
Questor
Quetzal
Queuers
Queuing
Quezals
Quibble
Quiches
Quicken
Quicker
Quickie
Quickly
Quieted
Quieten
Quieter
Quietly
Quietus
Quiffed
Quillai
Quilled
Quillet
Quillow
Quilted
Quilter
Quinary
Quinate
Quinces
Quinela
Quinina
Quinine
Quinins
Quinnat
Quinoas
Quinoid
Quinols
Quinone
Quintal
Quintan
Quintar
Quintas
Quintes
Quintet
Quintic
Quintin
Quinzie
Quipped
Quipper
Quippus
Quiring
Quirked
Quirted
Quitted
Quitter
Quittor
Quivers
Quivery
Quixote
Quizzed
Quizzer
Quizzes
Qulliqs
Quohogs
Quoined
Quoited
Quokkas
Quomodo
Quondam
Quorums
Quoters
Quoting
Qurshes
Qwertys

Most Common Words with Q and Their Meanings

Here are 30 words that start with “Q” along with their meanings:

Quaint – charmingly old-fashioned; unusual or unconventional in an interesting way
Quagmire – a soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a difficult or complicated situation
Quandary – a state of uncertainty or indecision about what to do in a difficult situation
Quark – a type of elementary particle that makes up protons and neutrons
Quash – to suppress or put an end to something, typically by force
Quaver – to tremble or shake with a slight vibration in one’s voice; a musical note that is half the length of a crotchet
Quay – a concrete or stone platform along a waterway, used for loading and unloading ships
Quell – to put an end to something by force or authority; to calm or soothe one’s emotions or feelings
Query – a question or inquiry; to ask a question or make an inquiry
Queasy – feeling nauseous or sick to one’s stomach; easily unsettled or made anxious
Quench – to satisfy one’s thirst or desire; to extinguish a fire or flame
Quibble – to argue or raise objections about trivial or minor details
Quick-witted – mentally sharp and able to think and respond rapidly
Quietude – a state of calmness or tranquility
Quinary – consisting of or relating to five things
Quip – a witty remark or comment
Quirky – characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or behaviors; odd or unconventional
Quiver – to shake or tremble with a slight rapid motion; a container for holding arrows
Quotidian – occurring daily; ordinary or mundane
Quorum – the minimum number of members needed to conduct business in a group or organization
Quadrilateral – a four-sided shape, such as a square or rectangle
Quicksilver – another name for the chemical element mercury
Quilting – the process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to create a thicker padded material
Quince – a fruit that is similar to an apple or pear, but with a more sour taste
Quarterback – the player in American football who leads the offense and passes or hands off the ball to other players
Quaver – a musical note that is half the length of a crotchet
Querulous – habitually complaining or whining; irritable or easily annoyed
Quenchless – impossible to satisfy or quench
Quicksand – a loose, unstable mixture of sand and water that can trap people or animals who step in it
Quipster – a person who is known for making witty or humorous remarks.

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Start With Two and Three Letters

English or Scrabble and/or WWF Accepted?

Beyond Three Letters

The Possibility for Bingos

Words Ending in Q (Scrabble Allowed)

Places Ending in Q

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Accronyms Ending in Q

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