What are my options in Scrabble when I have a Q but no U?
The easiest list to remember omits answers which appear to be plurals of words already in the list.
There are 46 words containing Q but not U omitting probable plurals: QI QAT, QIN CINQ, FIQH, QADI, QAID, QOPH, WAQF FAQIR, NIQAB, QAJAQ, QANAT, QAPIK, QIBLA, QORMA, TALAQ, TRANQ NIQAAB, QABALA, QASIDA, QAWWAL, QIGONG, QINDAR, QINTAR, QWERTY, SHEQEL, YAQONA INQILAB, KAMOTIQ, QABALAH, QAWWALI, TSADDIQ, TZADDIQ MBAQANGA, QABALISM, QABALIST, QAIMAQAM, QALAMDAN, QINDARKA, QINTARKA, QWERTIES, SHEQALIM TSADDIQIM, TZADDIQIM QABALISTIC
The full list.
There are 85 words containing Q but not U: QI QAT, QIN, QIS CINQ, FIQH, QADI, QAID, QATS, QINS, QOPH, WAQF CINQS, FAQIR, FIQHS, NIQAB, QADIS, QAIDS, QAJAQ, QANAT, QAPIK, QIBLA, QOPHS, QORMA, TALAQ, TRANQ, WAQFS FAQIRS, NIQAAB, NIQABS, QABALA, QAJAQS, QANATS, QAPIKS, QASIDA, QAWWAL, QIBLAS, QIGONG, QINDAR, QINTAR, QORMAS, QWERTY, SHEQEL, TALAQS, TRANQS, YAQONA INQILAB, KAMOTIQ, NIQAABS, QABALAH, QABALAS, QASIDAS, QAWWALI, QAWWALS, QIGONGS, QINDARS, QINTARS, QWERTYS, SHEQELS, TSADDIQ, TZADDIQ, YAQONAS INQILABS, KAMOTIQS, MBAQANGA, QABALAHS, QABALISM, QABALIST, QAIMAQAM, QALAMDAN, QAWWALIS, QINDARKA, QINTARKA, QWERTIES, SHEQALIM, TSADDIQS, TZADDIQS MBAQANGAS, QABALISMS, QABALISTS, QAIMAQAMS, QALAMDANS, TSADDIQIM, TZADDIQIM QABALISTIC
Hang on... what about words containing Q and U where the U doesn't follow the Q? Allowing U's which don't follow the Q, we find a few more words.
There are 105 words containing Q not followed by U: QI QAT, QIN, QIS, SUQ CINQ, FIQH, QADI, QAID, QATS, QINS, QOPH, SUQS, WAQF BURQA, CINQS, FAQIR, FIQHS, GUQIN, NIQAB, QADIS, QAIDS, QAJAQ, QANAT, QAPIK, QIBLA, QOPHS, QORMA, TALAQ, TRANQ, UMIAQ, WAQFS BUQSHA, BURQAS, FAQIRS, GUQINS, NIQAAB, NIQABS, QABALA, QAJAQS, QANATS, QAPIKS, QASIDA, QAWWAL, QIBLAS, QIGONG, QINDAR, QINTAR, QIVIUT, QORMAS, QULLIQ, QWERTY, SHEQEL, TALAQS, TRANQS, UMIAQS, YAQONA BUQSHAS, INQILAB, KAMOTIQ, NIQAABS, QABALAH, QABALAS, QAMUTIK, QASIDAS, QAWWALI, QAWWALS, QIGONGS, QINDARS, QINTARS, QIVIUTS, QULLIQS, QWERTYS, SHEQELS, TSADDIQ, TZADDIQ, YAQONAS INQILABS, KAMOTIQS, MBAQANGA, MUQADDAM, QABALAHS, QABALISM, QABALIST, QAIMAQAM, QALAMDAN, QAMUTIKS, QAWWALIS, QINDARKA, QINTARKA, QWERTIES, SHEQALIM, TSADDIQS, TZADDIQS MBAQANGAS, MUQADDAMS, QABALISMS, QABALISTS, QAIMAQAMS, QALAMDANS, QINGHAOSU, TSADDIQIM, TZADDIQIM QABALISTIC, QINGHAOSUS
Source: Collins Scrabble Words (2019).txt
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