Words with Q

Common words that contain the letter Q

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• quite 14/15 to a degree (not used with a negative)
• question 17/19 challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
• questions 18/20 (form of question) challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
• quiet 14/15 characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
• quick 20/22 accomplished rapidly and without delay
• quit 13/14 put an end to a state or an activity
• quickly 25/27 with speed
• queen 14/16 the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites
• square 15/16 make square
• quarter 16/17 one of four equal parts
• request 16/17 a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
• equipment 22/26 an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
• squad 15/16 a smallest army unit
• quality 19/20 an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
• liquor 15/17 an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
• headquarters 25/25 (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
• quarters 17/18 housing available for people to live in
• squeeze 25/26 to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
• unique 15/18 radically distinctive and without equal
• equal 14/16 be identical or equivalent to
• quietly 19/20 with low volume
• required 18/19 necessary for relief or supply
• require 16/17 require as useful, just, or proper
• consequences 25/30 (form of consequence) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• questioning 21/25 a request for information
• queens 15/17 a borough of New York City
• requires 17/18 (form of require) require as useful, just, or proper
• quote 14/15 repeat a passage from
• technique 23/25 a practical method or art applied to some particular task
• quitting 18/21 (form of quit) put an end to a state or an activity
• requested 19/20 asked for
• sequence 19/22 serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
• qualified 22/24 meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
• liquid 16/18 a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
• quicker 22/24 more quickly
• frequency 26/28 the number of occurrences within a given time period
• quest 14/15 a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
• earthquake 26/26 shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from…
• antique 16/18 made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
• tequila 16/18 Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
• queer 14/15 beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
• cheque 20/21 a written order directing a bank to pay money
• questioned 20/22 (form of question) challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
• quarrel 16/18 an angry dispute
• quantum 18/22 a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
• squirrel 17/19 a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
• equally 19/21 to the same degree (often followed by `as')
• requests 17/18 (form of request) a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
• acquaintance 25/30 personal knowledge or information about someone or something
• banquet 18/21 a ceremonial dinner party for many people

The 1,000 most common of 2,528 words that contain the letter Q

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Longest: INCONSEQUENTIALITIES (20 letters).