5 Letter Words Starting With QU

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Best Wordle guesses for QU
QUOTEQUEENQUIETQUITEQUOTA

In 5-letter words starting with QU, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, I, E, O, B.

WordTypeDefinition
QUACKnouna fraudulent healer or charlatan
QUADEadjectivearchaic word meaning evil, bad, or wicked
QUADSnounquadrangles, sets of four, or large courtyard spaces
QUAFFverbto drink deeply or heartily
QUAGSnounmarshy or boggy patches of soft wet ground
QUAILnouna small game bird with a rounded body
QUAIRnouna quire, or a set of paper sheets bound together
QUAISnounwharves or solid landing places built beside water
QUAKEnouna trembling movement or an earthquake
QUAKYadjectiveshaky, tremulous, or likely to quake
QUALEnounthe felt subjective quality of an experience
QUALMnounan uneasy feeling of doubt, guilt, or nausea
QUANTnouna specialist in quantitative analysis, especially in finance
QUAREadjectivedialect word meaning odd, strange, or unusual
QUARKnounan elementary particle that combines to form protons and neutrons
QUARTnouna unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a gallon
QUASHverbto suppress, reject, or put an end to something
QUASIadjectiveseemingly but not actually; partly or almost
QUASSnouna variant spelling of kvass, a fermented drink made from bread
QUAVEverbobsolete word meaning to quiver or tremble
QUAYSnounloading platforms or wharves built along the water's edge
QUBITnounthe basic unit of information in quantum computing
QUEANnounan impudent girl or a disreputable woman
QUEENnouna female monarch or the highest-ranking female member of a group
QUEERadjectivestrange, unusual, or outside ordinary expectations
QUEGHnouna small cask or barrel
QUELLverbto calm, overpower, or bring to an end
QUEMEadjectiveobsolete word meaning pleasing, agreeable, or satisfying
QUERNnouna hand mill used for grinding grain
QUERYnouna question or request for information
QUESTnouna long or difficult search for something
QUEUEnouna line of people or items waiting in order
QUICKadjectivemoving fast or done in little time
QUIDSnounBritish slang for pounds sterling
QUIETadjectivemaking little or no noise
QUIFFnouna tuft of hair brushed upward from the forehead
QUILLnouna large feather or a pen made from one
QUILTnouna padded bedcover made from stitched layers
QUINEnouna self-referential computer program that outputs its own source code
QUINSnounsets of five, especially quintuplets
QUINTnounone of five equal parts or a group of five
QUIPOnouna variant spelling of quipu, a knotted record cord
QUIPSnounclever or witty remarks
QUIPUnounan Andean record made of knotted cords
QUIREnouna set of paper sheets, traditionally twenty-four or twenty-five
QUIRKnouna peculiar habit or unexpected feature
QUIRTnouna short riding whip
QUITEadverbcompletely or to a considerable degree
QUITSadjectiveeven, square, or with nothing more owed
QUOINnounan external corner of a wall or a wedge used to lock printing type
QUOITnouna ring thrown in a target game or the game itself
QUOLLnouna carnivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea
QUOOKverbobsolete word meaning to quake or tremble
QUOTAnouna fixed share, limit, or assigned amount
QUOTEverbto repeat or cite someone's exact words
QUOTHverbarchaic word meaning said or spoke
QURSHnouna monetary unit used in several Middle Eastern countries
Nouns
QUACKQUADSQUAGSQUAILQUAIRQUAISQUAKEQUALEQUALMQUANTQUARKQUARTQUASSQUAYSQUBITQUEANQUEENQUEGHQUERNQUERYQUESTQUEUEQUIDSQUIFFQUILLQUILTQUINEQUINSQUINTQUIPOQUIPSQUIPUQUIREQUIRKQUIRTQUOINQUOITQUOLLQUOTAQURSH
Adjectives
QUADEQUAKYQUAREQUASIQUEERQUEMEQUICKQUIETQUITS
Verbs
QUAFFQUASHQUAVEQUELLQUOOKQUOTEQUOTH
Adverbs
QUITE

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How many 5-letter words start with QU?

This list has 57 five-letter words starting with QU. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.

What are the best QU words for Wordle?

With QU confirmed in positions 1–2, try QUOTE, QUEEN, QUIET — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.

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