4-letter words starting with Q
20 4-letter words starting with Q, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.
Here are 20 4-letter words that begin with Q, pulled from our 270,000-word dictionary. They're handy when you've locked the opening letter in Wordle, or when Q is the only tile you can lead with on a Scrabble or Words With Friends board.
Each word shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point values so you can spot the highest-scoring openers at a glance.
The strongest Scrabble play in this list is QUIZ (22 points).
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an Islamic judge
the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
a witty saying
put an end to a state or an activity
an examination consisting of a few short questions
Definitions from Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0), incorporating Princeton WordNet data