5-Letter Words With Q and R
There are 13 five-letter words containing both Q and R in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 13 words
- query17 points
- quark18 points
- quirk18 points
- quart14 points
- queer14 points
- quire14 points
- quirt14 points
- faqir17 points
- quern14 points
- roque14 points
- qursh17 points
- quare14 points
- tranq14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 13
- By usage: 5 very common, 2 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quark 18
- quirk 18
- faqir 17
- query 17
- qursh 17
- quare 14
- quart 14
- queer 14
- quern 14
- quire 14
Most common
- query
- quark
- quirk
- quart
- queer
- quire
- quirt
- faqir
- quern
- roque
Definitions
- query (noun)
- An instance of questioning.
- quark (noun)
- (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3.
- quirk (noun)
- A strange attitude or habit.
- quart (noun)
- A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon.
Words that contain both Q and R come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 13 of the five-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. QUARK is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both Q and R are the most common?
QUERY, QUARK and QUIRK are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both Q and R you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.