5-letter words containing Q

There are 79 5-letter words that contain Q in the Scrabble dictionary, less than 1% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Fique, Quale, Query, Quirt and Squeg are on the list. Q is most often the first letter, in 56 of the words. The highest scoring is Quaky, worth 21 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green Q, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.