6 Letter Words Starting with Q

Common six-letter words that start with Q

The 40 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• queens 15/17 a borough of New York City
• quaint 15/17 strange in an interesting or pleasing way
• quahog 19/20 Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells
• quarry 18/18 a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or…
• quoted 16/17 (form of quote) repeat a passage from
• quaker 19/20 a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
• quotes 15/16 (form of quote) repeat a passage from
• queasy 18/18 causing or able to cause nausea
• quarts 15/16 (form of quart) a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces
• quirks 19/20 (form of quirk) a strange attitude or habit
• queers 15/16 (form of queer) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
• quince 17/20 small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit
• quiche 20/21 a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
• quirky 22/22 (informal) strikingly unconventional
• quench 20/22 satisfy (thirst)
• quartz 24/25 colorless glass made of almost pure silica
• quorum 17/20 a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
• quiver 18/20 shake with fast, tremulous movements
• quotas 15/16 (form of quota) a prescribed number
• quacks 21/23 (form of quack) an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
• quills 15/18 (form of quill) pen made from a bird's feather
• quilts 15/17 (form of quilt) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
• qualms 17/20 (form of qualm) uneasiness about the fitness of an action
• quatre 15/16
• quasar 15/16 a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy
• quiets 15/16 (form of quiet) characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
• quints 15/17 (form of quint) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• quarks 19/20 (form of quark) (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons
• quakes 19/20 (form of quake) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from…
• queues 15/17 (form of queue) a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
• quails 15/17 (form of quail) draw back, as with fear or pain
• quests 15/16 (form of quest) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
• queued 16/18 (form of queue) a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
• quinta 15/17
• quicks 21/23 (form of quick) accomplished rapidly and without delay
• quants 15/17
• quarte 15/16
• quarto 15/16 the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
• quells 15/18 (form of quell) suppress or crush completely
• quinoa 15/17

All 81 six-letter words that start with Q

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