5 Letter Words With QU
5 letter words with QU come to 159 in total, and Wordle has already taken 29 of them as answers.
5 letter words with QU keep the pair in the first and second positions far more than anywhere else. Past answers such as QUASI, QUEER and QUELL each take that shape, one tile at a time.
Given that the QU pair fills two of the five tiles at once, the other three tiles are what decide the answer. Testing that shape first rules out more than testing another letter.
18% end in E, the ending that repeats most among them. EQUAL is the one most players know. Updated August 2026
Best 5 Letter Words With QU
29 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.
- EQUAL
- EQUIP
- PIQUE
- QUACK
- QUAIL
- QUAKE
- QUALM
- QUARK
- QUART
- QUASH
- QUASI
- QUEEN
- QUEER
- QUELL
- QUERY
- QUEST
- QUEUE
- QUICK
- QUIET
- QUILL
- QUILT
- QUIRK
- QUITE
- QUOTA
- QUOTE
- QUOTH
- SQUAD
- SQUAT
- SQUIB
- AEQUI
- AQUAE
- AQUAS
- CAQUE
- CEQUI
- COQUE
- COQUI
- EQUES
- EQUID
- EQUIV
- EQUUS
- FIQUE
- JIQUI
- MANQU
- MAQUI
- MOQUI
- NUQUE
- OCQUE
- PAQUE
- PEQUI
- PIQUI
- QUABS
- QUADI
- QUADS
- QUAFF
- QUAGS
- QUAIR
- QUAIS
- QUAKY
- QUALE
- QUALY
- QUANK
- QUANT
- QUARE
- QUARL
- QUASS
- QUATA
- QUATE
- QUATS
- QUAUK
- QUAVE
- QUAWK
- QUAWS
- QUAYD
- QUAYS
- QUBBA
- QUBIT
- QUEAK
- QUEAL
- QUEAN
- QUECK
- QUEEK
- QUEEM
- QUEET
- QUEGH
- QUELT
- QUEME
- QUENA
- QUENT
- QUERL
- QUERN
- QUESO
- QUETE
- QUEYN
- QUEYS
- QUEYU
- QUIBS
- QUICA
- QUICH
- QUIDS
- QUIES
- QUIFF
- QUILA
- QUIMS
- QUINA
- QUINE
- QUINK
- QUINO
- QUINS
- QUINT
- QUIPO
- QUIPS
- QUIPU
- QUIRA
- QUIRE
- QUIRL
- QUIRT
- QUIST
- QUITO
- QUITS
- QUITU
- QUOAD
- QUODS
- QUOIF
- QUOIN
- QUOIS
- QUOIT
- QUOLL
- QUONK
- QUOPS
- QUORK
- QUORL
- QUOTT
- QUOUK
- QUOYS
- QURAN
- QURSH
- QURTI
- QUYTE
- RISQU
- ROQUE
- SEQUA
- SQUAB
- SQUAM
- SQUAW
- SQUEE
- SQUEG
- SQUET
- SQUID
- SQUIN
- SQUIT
5 Letter Words Starting With QU
111 words start with QU, and 23 of them have already been Wordle answers. QUEEN, QUERY, and QUEST are the ones most players know.
- QUACK
- QUAIL
- QUAKE
- QUALM
- QUARK
- QUART
- QUASH
- QUASI
- QUEEN
- QUEER
- QUELL
- QUERY
- QUEST
- QUEUE
- QUICK
- QUIET
- QUILL
- QUILT
- QUIRK
- QUITE
- QUOTA
- QUOTE
- QUOTH
- QUABS
- QUADI
- QUADS
- QUAFF
- QUAGS
- QUAIR
- QUAIS
- QUAKY
- QUALE
- QUALY
- QUANK
- QUANT
- QUARE
- QUARL
- QUASS
- QUATA
- QUATE
- QUATS
- QUAUK
- QUAVE
- QUAWK
- QUAWS
- QUAYD
- QUAYS
- QUBBA
- QUBIT
- QUEAK
- QUEAL
- QUEAN
- QUECK
- QUEEK
- QUEEM
- QUEET
- QUEGH
- QUELT
- QUEME
- QUENA
- QUENT
- QUERL
- QUERN
- QUESO
- QUETE
- QUEYN
- QUEYS
- QUEYU
- QUIBS
- QUICA
- QUICH
- QUIDS
- QUIES
- QUIFF
- QUILA
- QUIMS
- QUINA
- QUINE
- QUINK
- QUINO
- QUINS
- QUINT
- QUIPO
- QUIPS
- QUIPU
- QUIRA
- QUIRE
- QUIRL
- QUIRT
- QUIST
- QUITO
- QUITS
- QUITU
- QUOAD
- QUODS
- QUOIF
- QUOIN
- QUOIS
- QUOIT
- QUOLL
- QUONK
- QUOPS
- QUORK
- QUORL
- QUOTT
- QUOUK
- QUOYS
- QURAN
- QURSH
- QURTI
- QUYTE
5 Letter Words With QU as 2nd and 3rd Letters
22 words take QU in the 2nd and 3rd tiles, and 5 of them have already been Wordle answers. EQUAL and SQUAD are the ones most players know.
- EQUAL
- EQUIP
- SQUAD
- SQUAT
- SQUIB
- AQUAE
- AQUAS
- EQUES
- EQUID
- EQUIV
- EQUUS
- SQUAB
- SQUAM
- SQUAW
- SQUEE
- SQUEG
- SQUET
- SQUID
- SQUIN
- SQUIT
- SQUIZ
- YQUEM
5 Letter Words With QU in the Middle
24 words take QU in the middle, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. PIQUE is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- PIQUE
- AEQUI
- CAQUE
- CEQUI
- COQUE
- COQUI
- FIQUE
- JIQUI
- MAQUI
- MOQUI
- NUQUE
- OCQUE
- PAQUE
- PEQUI
- PIQUI
- ROQUE
- SEQUA
- TAQUA
- TOQUE
- TUQUE
- USQUE
- YAQUI
- ZAQUE
- ZOQUE
5 Letter Words Ending in QU
- MANQU
- RISQU
FAQs
What are common 5 letter words with QU?
The ones most players know are EQUAL, QUEEN, QUERY, and QUEST. In all, 159 words qualify, and Wordle has already used 29 of them as answers.
Which 5 letter words with QU make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest guesses are the words Wordle has already used as answers, among them EQUAL, QUEEN, and QUERY. Each spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.
What is the most common last letter of 5 letter words with QU?
The most frequent last letter is E, which closes 28 of them. Try E in the final tile before anything else while that square is still grey.