5-Letter Words Starting With Q and Ending in E
There are 8 five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.
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All 8 words
- queue14 points
- quite14 points
- quote14 points
- quake18 points
- quire14 points
- quale14 points
- quare14 points
- quate14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 8
- By usage: 4 very common, 1 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quake 18
- quale 14
- quare 14
- quate 14
- queue 14
- quire 14
- quite 14
- quote 14
Most common
- queue
- quite
- quote
- quake
- quire
- quale
- quare
- quate
Definitions
- queue (noun)
- A line of people or vehicles waiting for something.
- quite (adverb)
- To a degree (not used with a negative).
- quote (noun)
- A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
- quake (noun)
- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity.
There are 8 five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E, and 5 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is QUAKE at 18 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E are there?
Our dictionary has 8 five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E, of which 5 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 five-letter words starting with Q and ending in E?
QUAKE scores 18 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.