5-Letter Words With Q as the Second Letter
There are 12 five-letter words with Q as the second letter in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 12 words
- equal14 points
- equip16 points
- squad15 points
- squid15 points
- squat14 points
- squaw17 points
- squab16 points
- aquas14 points
- squib16 points
- equid15 points
- squeg15 points
- aquae14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 12
- By usage: 5 very common, 4 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- squaw 17
- equip 16
- squab 16
- squib 16
- equid 15
- squad 15
- squeg 15
- squid 15
- aquae 14
- aquas 14
Most common
- equal
- equip
- squad
- squid
- squat
- squaw
- squab
- aquas
- squib
- equid
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- equip (verb)
- Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.
- squad (noun)
- A smallest army unit.
- squid (noun)
- (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food.
The five-letter words that have Q in the second position number 12 in our dictionary. About 9 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is SQUAW, at 17 points.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that have Q in the second position, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words with Q as the second letter?
SQUAW scores 17 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
3 of the 12 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.