When a Scrabble player reaches for a new tile and pulls a Q, there’s a certain rush. You look around the board for any triple letter spaces and dream of the potential high scores. But, if you’re in possession of the Q tile without its partner in crime U, you might be stuck. Nothing is worse than ending the game with a Q still in your hand. Having to subtract those 10 points from your score could be the difference between victory and defeat!
Never fear, you have options. We scoured the Scrabble Dictionary and put together a list of all Scrabble words that use the Q tile without a U. These can get you out of a bind and lead to a huge score, if played correctly. Plus, we even added the definition of each so you can pretend your vocabulary is just that good, if questioned. Check them out, arranged by number of letters: 2 Letter Word With Q But No U
QI
Definition: The vital life force that flows through the body and is supposedly regulated by acupuncture (in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy) Base Score: 11 3 Letter Words With Q But No U
QAT
Definition: An evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage. Base Score: 12 QIS Definition: Plural of QI (above) Base Score: 12 4 Letter Words With Q But No U
QADI
Definition: A judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law. Base Score: 14 QAID Definition: A Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official (in North Africa) Base Score: 14 QATS Definition: Plural of QAT (above) Base Score: 13 QOPH Definition: The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Base Score: 18 5 Letter Words With Q But No U
FAQIR
Definition: A Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker. Base Score: 17 QADIS Definition: Plural of QADI (above) Base Score: 15 QAIDS Definition: Plural of QAID (above) Base Score: 15 QANAT Definition: A gently sloping underground tunnel for irrigation purposes, especially in ancient Persia. Base Score: 14 QOPHS Definition: Plural of QOPH (above) Base Score: 19 TRANQ Definition: A drug that tranquilizes. Base Score: 14 6 Letter Words With Q But No U
FAQIRS
Definition: Plural of FAQIR (above) Base Score: 18 QABALA Definition: An occult or secret doctrine. Base Score: 17 QANATS Definition: Plural of QANAT (above) Base Score: 15 QINDAR Definition: A money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek. Base Score: 16 QINTAR Definition: A money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek. Base Score: 15 QWERTY Definition: Of or relating to a keyboard having the keys in traditional typewriter arrangement, with the letters q, w, e, r, t, and y being the first six of the top row of alphabetic characters, starting from the left side. Base Score: 21 SHEQEL Definition: A paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Israel equal to 100 agorot: replaced the pound in 1980. Base Score: 18 TRANQS Definition: Plural of TRANQ (above) Base Score: 15 7 Letter Words With Q But No U
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QABALAH Definition: Any occult or secret doctrine or science. Base Score: 71 QABALAS Definition: Plural of QABALA (above) Base Score: 68 QINDARS Definition: Plural of QINDAR (above) Base Score: 67 QINTARS Definition: Plural of QINTAR (above) Base Score: 66 QWERTYS Definition: Plural of QWERTY (above) Base Score: 72 SHEQELS Definition: Plural of SHEQEL (above) Base Score: 69 8 Letter Words With Q But No U
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MBAQANGA Definition: A style of popular music of urban South Africa Base Score: 72 QABALAHS Definition: Plural of QABALAH (above) Base Score: 72 QINDARKA Definition: A unit of currency in Albania Base Score: 72 SHEQALIM Definition: An ancient unit of weight and money Base Score: 72 9 Letter Word With Q But No U
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MBAQANGAS Definition: Plural of MBAQANGA (above) Base Score: 73
Sources: Word list from Hasbro.com, Definitions from Dictionary.com
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