Q words without U

64 words in NWL2023107 words in CSW24 · switch lists at the bottom of the page

Drawing the Q without a U is the classic Scrabble headache. These are the words that solve it: every word in NWL2023 and CSW24 where Q is not followed by U, up to nine letters. QI, QAT, QADI, QAID, QOPH, TRANQ, FAQIR and SUQ are the ones worth committing to memory.

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• BUQSHAa monetary unit of Yemen
• BUQSHASBUQSHA, a monetary unit of Yemen
• BURQAburka
• BURQASBURQA, burka
• CINQcinque
• CINQSCINQ, cinque
• FAQIRfakir
• FAQIRSFAQIR, fakir
• FIQHIslamic jurisprudence, an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law
• FIQHSFIQH, Islamic jurisprudence, an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law
• GUQIN(Chinese) a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also QIN
• GUQINSGUQIN, (Chinese) a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also QIN
• INQILAB(Urdu) in India, Pakistan etc., a revolution
• INQILABSINQILAB, (Urdu) in India, Pakistan etc., a revolution
• KAMOTIQkomatik
• KAMOTIQSKAMOTIQ, komatik
• MBAQANGAa South African dance music
• MBAQANGASMBAQANGA, a South African dance music
• MUQADDAM(Arabic) a leader, headman, also MOCUDDUM, MOKADDAM
• MUQADDAMSMUQADDAM, (Arabic) a leader, headman, also MOCUDDUM, MOKADDAM
• NIQAABniqab
• NIQAABSNIQAAB, niqab
• NIQABa veil worn by some Muslim women
• NIQABSNIQAB, a veil worn by some Muslim women
• QABALAcabala
• QABALAHcabala
• QABALAHSQABALAH, cabala
• QABALASQABALA, cabala
• QABALISMa sect based on qabala, also KABALISM, KABBALISM, CABALISM, CABBALISM
• QABALISMSQABALISM, a sect based on qabala, also KABALISM, KABBALISM, CABALISM, CABBALISM
• QABALIST(Hebrew) one who practises cabalism, also CABALIST, CABBALIST, KABALIST, KABBALIST
• QABALISTSQABALIST, (Hebrew) one who practises cabalism, also CABALIST, CABBALIST, KABALIST,…
• QADIcadi
• QADISQADI, cadi
• QAIDcaid
• QAIDSQAID, caid
• QAIMAQAM(Turkish) a Turkish governor, also CAIMAC, CAIMACAM, KAIMAKAM
• QAIMAQAMSQAIMAQAM, (Turkish) a Turkish governor, also CAIMAC, CAIMACAM, KAIMAKAM
• QAJAQkayak
• QAJAQSQAJAQ, kayak
• QALAMDAN(Persian) a Persian writing-case, also KALAMDAN
• QALAMDANSQALAMDAN, (Persian) a Persian writing-case, also KALAMDAN
• QAMEEZ(Urdu) in South Asia, a loose tunic, worn by women, also KAMEES, KAMEEZ
• QAMEEZESQAMEEZ, (Urdu) in South Asia, a loose tunic, worn by women, also KAMEES, KAMEEZ
• QAMUTIKkomatik
• QAMUTIKSQAMUTIK, komatik
• QANATa system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East
• QANATSQANAT, a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East
• QAPIKa gopik
• QAPIKSQAPIK, a gopik
• QASIDA(Arabic) an Arabic poem of praise or mourning
• QASIDASQASIDA, (Arabic) an Arabic poem of praise or mourning
• QATkat
• QATSQAT, kat
• QAWWAL(Arabic) a singer of qawwali, devotional Sufi music
• QAWWALIa style of Muslim music
• QAWWALISQAWWALI, a style of Muslim music
• QAWWALSQAWWAL, (Arabic) a singer of qawwali, devotional Sufi music
• QEEMA(Hindi) in Indian cookery, minced beef, also KEEMA, KHEEMA
• QEEMASQEEMA, (Hindi) in Indian cookery, minced beef, also KEEMA, KHEEMA
• QIthe vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
• QIBLAkiblah
• QIBLASQIBLA, kiblah
• QIGONGa Chinese system of physical exercises
• QIGONGSQIGONG, a Chinese system of physical exercises
• QIN(Chinese) a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also GUQIN
• QINDARqintar
• QINDARKAQINDAR, qintar
• QINDARSQINDAR, qintar
• QINGHAOSU(Chinese) a crystalline compound obtained from artemisia
• QINSQIN, (Chinese) a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also GUQIN
• QINTARa monetary unit of Albania
• QINTARKAQINTAR, (Albanian) a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one-hundredth of a lek, also…
• QINTARSQINTAR, a monetary unit of Albania
• QISQI, the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things
• QIVIUTthe wool of a musk ox
• QIVIUTSQIVIUT, the wool of a musk ox
• QOPHkoph
• QOPHSQOPH, koph
• QORMA(Hindi) a mild curry, also KORMA
• QORMASQORMA, (Hindi) a mild curry, also KORMA
• QULLIQkudlik
• QULLIQSQULLIQ, kudlik
• QWERTIESQWERTY, the usual keyboard layout
• QWERTYa standard keyboard
• QWERTYSQWERTY, a standard keyboard
• SHEQALIMSHEQEL, shekel
• SHEQELshekel
• SHEQELSSHEQEL, shekel
• SUQsouk
• SUQSSUQ, souk
• TALAQ(Arabic) in Islamic law, divorce, esp. by the husband's verbal repudiation of his wife…
• TALAQSTALAQ, (Arabic) in Islamic law, divorce, esp. by the husband's verbal repudiation of…
• TRANQtrank
• TRANQSTRANQ, trank
• TSADDIQ(Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also TSADDIK,…
• TSADDIQIMTSADDIQ, (Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also…
• TSADDIQSTSADDIQ, (Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also…
• TZADDIQ(Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also TSADDIK,…
• TZADDIQIMTZADDIQ, (Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also…
• TZADDIQSTZADDIQ, (Hebrew) in Judaism, a Hasidic leader, or person of extraordinary piety, also…
• UMIAQumiak
• UMIAQSUMIAQ, umiak
• WAQF(Arabic) the donation of land, property or money for charitable or pious purposes,…
• WAQFSWAQF, (Arabic) the donation of land, property or money for charitable or pious…
• YAQONA(Fijian) a shrub, of the West Pacific islands, aka kava; a narcotic fermented drink…
• YAQONASYAQONA, (Fijian) a shrub, of the West Pacific islands, aka kava; a narcotic fermented…