Nine-letter words starting with Q
111 nine-letter words begin with the letter Q. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common nine-letter words starting with Q
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- questions
- qualified
- quarterly
- qualities
- quotation
- qualifies
- qualifier
- quadratic
- quadruple
- quarrying
- quenching
- quiescent
- quivering
- quickness
- quantized
- quartered
- quadrants
- quicksand
- quietness
- quintiles
- quercetin
- quickened
- quotients
- quickstep
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with Q
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- quizzical 38
- quantized 28
- quantizer 27
- quantizes 27
- quartzite 27
- quartzose 27
- quatorzes 27
- queaziest 27
- quetzales 27
- quixotism 27
- quackisms 26
- quicklime 26
- quickstep 26
- quillback 26
- quebracho 25
- quickened 25
- quicksand 25
- quillajas 25
- quillwork 25
- quadruply 24
- quenching 24
- quickener 24
- quickness 24
- quicksets 24
All 111 nine-letter words starting with Q
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- quaaludes
- quackisms
- quadrants
- quadrated
- quadrates
- quadratic
- quadrigae
- quadrille
- quadrivia
- quadroons
- quadruped
- quadruple
- quadruply
- quaestors
- quaggiest
- quagmires
- quaintest
- qualified
- qualifier
- qualifies
- qualities
- qualmiest
- quamashes
- quandangs
- quandongs
- quantiles
- quantized
- quantizer
- quantizes
- quantongs
- quarreled
- quarreler
- quarriers
- quarrying
- quarryman
- quarrymen
- quartered
- quarterly
- quarterns
- quartette
- quartiles
- quartzite
- quartzose
- quatorzes
- quatrains
- quaverers
- quavering
- quaysides
- queasiest
- queaziest
- quebracho
- queendoms
- queenlier
- queenship
- queenside
- queerness
- quenchers
- quenching
- quenelles
- quercetin
- querulous
- questions
- quetzales
- quibblers
- quibbling
- quickened
- quickener
- quicklime
- quickness
- quicksand
- quicksets
- quickstep
- quidnuncs
- quiescent
- quietened
- quietisms
- quietists
- quietness
- quietudes
- quietuses
- quillaias
- quillajas
- quillback
- quillings
- quillwork
- quiltings
- quinaries
- quinellas
- quinidine
- quinielas
- quinoline
- quinolins
- quinonoid
- quintains
- quintette
- quintiles
- quintuple
- quipsters
- quirkiest
- quislings
- quitclaim
- quitrents
- quittance
- quiverers
- quivering
- quixotism
- quizzical
- quodlibet
- quotation
- quotidian
- quotients
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with Q?
There are 111 nine-letter words beginning with Q, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with Q?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: questions, qualified, quarterly, qualities, quotation, qualifies, qualifier, quadratic. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with Q in Scrabble?
quizzical scores 38 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.