Words That Start With

QU

English words beginning with “QU” — sorted by frequency

✦192 words found

🟩39 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With QU

39 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

QUELL QUERY QUEST QUEER QUASH QUIET QUAIL QUALM QUIFF QUAKE QUEEN QUEAN QUIRE QUIRK QUAFF QUEUE QUOIN QUITE QUASI QUICK QUEME QUINT QUALE QUAVE QUERK QUOTE QUIPS QUART QUACK QUILL QUILT QUANT QUAWK QUEEF QUEEK QUOTA QUARK QUOIT QUINE

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With QU

11 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

QUIP QUID QUAD QUOD QUAY QUIT QUIZ QUIM QUIA QUOB QUAT

All Words Starting With QU

192 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
quiescent	9	3		Inactive, quiet, at rest.
quandary	8	3	noun	A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
quaint	6	1	noun	Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
quipped	7	1	verb	(intransitive) To make a quip.
quip	4	1	noun	A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
quell	5	1	verb	(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
quarry	6	2	noun	(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
query	5	2	noun	A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
quotidian	9	4	noun	Happening every day; daily.
quest	5	1	noun	A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
quixotic	8	3	noun	Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
quiver	6	2	noun	(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
quintessence	12	3	noun	A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
quietude	8	3	noun	tranquility
quality	7	3	noun	(uncountable) Level of excellence.
quaver	6	2	noun	A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
queer	5	1	noun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
quirky	6	2		Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
quondam	7	2		(formal) Former; once; at one time.
quizzical	9	3		Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
quiescence	10	3	noun	Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
quietus	7	3	noun	(figuratively) Death.
queried	7	2	verb	(transitive) To ask, inquire.
quash	5	1	verb	To defeat decisively, to suppress.
quetch	6	1	verb	Alternative form of quitch. [(transitive, obsolete) To shake (something); to stir, move.]
question	8	2	noun	A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
quagmire	8	3	noun	(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
quavering	9	3	noun	Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
quivering	9	3	noun	shaking, shivering
quiet	5	2	noun	With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
quail	5	1	noun	Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
qualm	5	1	noun	A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
quintessential	14	4	noun	The fundamental essence of something.
quiesce	7	2	verb	(intransitive) To become quiet or quieter.
questioning	11	3	noun	The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
queasy	6	2		Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
quiff	5	1	noun	(UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
quake	5	1	noun	An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
quaking	7	2	noun	Shaking uncontrollably, especially due to fear or awe; trembling or shivering.
quieten	7	3	verb	(transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) To make quiet.
quarter	7	2	noun	A fourth part of something.
questionable	12	4		Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
queasiness	10	3	noun	The state of being physically queasy; nausea.
queen	5	1	noun	A female monarch.
quid	4	1	noun	Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
quean	5	1	noun	(Scotland) A young woman, a girl; a daughter.
querent	7	2	noun	(law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.
quantity	8	3	noun	A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
quicksilver	11	3	noun	The metal mercury.
quietly	7	3		In a quiet manner.
quad	4	1	noun	(letterpress typography) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
quire	5	1	noun	One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
quarrel	7	2	noun	(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
quaternary	10	4	noun	(geology) The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.
quirk	5	1	noun	An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
quelling	8	2	noun	The act by which something is quelled.
quod	4	1	noun	(uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.
qualms	6	1	noun	A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
quesited	8	3	noun	(astrology, divination) The object or goal that is sought in divination.
quartet	7	2	noun	A group of four people or things, particularly
quaff	5	1	verb	To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
quantify	8	3	verb	(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
quintet	7	2	noun	(music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
qualities	9	3	noun	(uncountable) Level of excellence.
quavered	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
queue	5	1	noun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, less common in North America) A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on), and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
quorum	6	2	noun	The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.
quay	4	1	noun	(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
qualified	9	3		Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
quoin	5	1	noun	Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
quaker	6	2	noun	A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
qualification	13	5	noun	The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
quite	5	1	noun	To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
quisling	8	2	noun	(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
quarantine	10	3	noun	A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
quasi	5	2		Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
quick	5	1	noun	Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
quit	4	1	verb	(usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
quince	6	1	noun	(countable) The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
qualify	7	3	verb	To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
quadrate	8	2	noun	Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
quackery	8	3	noun	(law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
querulous	9	3		Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
quaggy	6	2	noun	Resembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
quinquennial	12	4	noun	Of or related to a five-year period.
quelled	7	1		subdued or overcome
quivered	8	2		Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver for arrows.
quandaries	10	3	noun	A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
queme	5	1	verb	(obsolete) To please, to satisfy.
quislingism	11	4	noun	traitorous collaboration with an enemy
quillon	7	2	noun	Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword”).
querulent	9	3	noun	A habitually suspicious or querimonious person.
quadrant	8	2	noun	(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
quiz	4	1	noun	A competition in the answering of questions.
quadrangle	10	3	noun	(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
quibble	7	2	noun	An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
quint	5	1	noun	(firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
quickening	10	3	noun	The first noticeable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
quickly	7	2		Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
quarters	8	2	noun	(by extension) The place where someone or something lives.
quartermaster	13	4	noun	(military) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.
quenched	8	1		allayed
quale	5	1	noun	(philosophy) An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
quiescency	10	4	noun	Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
questioned	10	2	verb	(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
qualifications	14	5	noun	The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
quave	5	1	noun	A shaking; trembling.
quassation	10	3	noun	(archaic) A shaking or agitation.
quim	4	1	noun	(vulgar) The female genitalia; the vulva.
quavery	7	3		Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.
quelch	6	1	noun	(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
querk	5	1	verb	(intransitive) To grunt, croak, squeal; to moan, complain; to sigh, huff; to emit a breath forcibly, as after great exertion.
quia	4	2		In a quia manner.
quantum	7	2	noun	(now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
quote	5	1	verb	A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
quench	6	1	verb	(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
qualitative	11	4	noun	Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
quiddity	8	3	noun	(philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
quaternion	10	3	noun	(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
quenchless	10	2		That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.