5-Letter Words With Q but No U
The letter Q almost always drags a U along, except in these words. Most are borrowings: QOPH from Hebrew, QANAT from Persian, TRANQ from street English.
They are lifesavers in Scrabble when the U never arrives, and a fun bit of trivia everywhere else. All entries are valid tournament words.
6 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- faqir 17
- qadis 15
- qaids 15
- qanat 14
- qophs 19
- tranq 14
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with a Q but no U?
There are 6 five-letter words with a Q but no U in the tournament word lists. The most common are FAQIR, QADIS, QAIDS.
What are common five-letter words with a Q but no U?
FAQIR, QADIS, QAIDS, QANAT, QOPHS are the most frequently used. The full list of 6 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.