4-Letter Words With Q
There are 16 four-letter words containing Q in our dictionary; 8 of them are common words.
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All 16 words
- quit13 points
- quiz22 points
- quay16 points
- quip15 points
- quad14 points
- quid14 points
- aqua13 points
- quin13 points
- qoph18 points
- quag14 points
- quod14 points
- quai13 points
- quey16 points
- qaid14 points
- qats13 points
- suqs13 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 16
- By usage: 4 very common, 4 common, 8 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quiz 22
- qoph 18
- quay 16
- quey 16
- quip 15
- qaid 14
- quad 14
- quag 14
- quid 14
- quod 14
Most common
- quit
- quiz
- quay
- quip
- quad
- quid
- aqua
- quin
- qoph
- quag
Definitions
- quit (verb)
- Put an end to a state or an activity.
- quiz (noun)
- An examination consisting of a few short questions.
- quay (noun)
- Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline.
- quip (noun)
- A witty saying.
Words that contain the letter Q come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 16 of the four-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. QUIZ is the top scorer here, worth 22 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many four-letter words containing Q are there?
Our dictionary has 16 four-letter words containing Q, of which 8 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the four-letter words containing Q?
QUIZ scores 22 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.