9-Letter Words Starting with Q
There are 54 nine-letter words that start with Q on Word.ws, from quadratic to quotidian. The most common are questions, qualified, quarterly, quotation and qualifier.
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All 54 nine-letter words that start with Q
- quadratic21adj. Square-shaped.
- quadratus19n. Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the...
- quadricep23n. Quadriceps.
- quadrille19n. A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a...
- quadrotor19adj. Synonym of quadrirotor (“having four rotors or four main rotors”).
- quadruped22n. A four-footed or four-legged animal.
- quadruple21adj. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
- quaffable26adj. Easy to drink.
- qualified22adj. Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
- qualifier21n. One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies...
- quantized28adj. Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the...
- quantizer27n. An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform)...
- quarrying22n. The extraction of material from a quarry.
- quarryman23n. A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
- quarterly21adj. Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place...
- quartzite27n. A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of...
- quavering22adj. Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
- quebracho25n. Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard...
- queenless18adj. Without a queen.
- queenship23n. The rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen.
- queenside19n. The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening...
- queerness18n. The quality of being queer or odd.
- quenching24n. The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- quercetin20n. A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- querulous18adj. Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful...
- quesarito18n. A combination quesadilla and burrito.
- questions18n. A game in which players must only say questions, and if they don't they...
- questline18n. A storyline consisting of a number of linked quests.
- quibbling23n. Petty argument.
- quickdraw28n. A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- quickfire27n. Fire that spreads quickly through dry vegetation.
- quicklime26n. Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and...
- quickness24n. Rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity.
- quickplay29n. A style of play in which each player has a fixed amount of time...
- quicksand25n. Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often...
- quickshot27n. A premature ejaculator.
- quicksort24n. A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items...
- quickstep26n. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
- quidditch25n. Muggle quidditch.
- quiescent20adj. Inactive, quiet, at rest.
- quietness18n. Absence of sound; silence or hush.
- quillwork25n. Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain...
- quinidine19n. A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities...
- quinoline18n. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene...
- quinolone18n. Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
- quintuple20adj. Having five parts or members.
- quinzaine27n. The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the...
- quitclaim22v. To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an...
- quiverful24n. The amount held by a quiver.
- quivering22adj. Shaking, shivering.
- quizzical38adj. Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
- quodlibet21n. A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
- quotation18n. A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for...
- quotidian19adj. Happening every day; daily.
229 rare nine-letter words that start with Q
- qandilite
- qindarkas
- qinghaosu
- quackhood
- quackless
- quacklike
- quackster
- quadcycle
- quadfecta
- quadrable
- quadradic
- quadrarch
- quadratum
- quadreble
- quadrella
- quadrifid
- quadrigal
- quadrimer
- quadrobic
- quadrupel
- quadruply
- quaesitum
- quaffably
- quagmired
- quahogger
- quaillike
- quaintish
- quakelike
- quakesome
- quaketail
- quakiness
- quakingly
- qualisign
- qualitate
- qualitied
- qualmless
- quamished
- quamoclit
- quangoism
- quantical
- quantiled
- quantulum
- quantumly
- quarkless
- quarklike
- quarkonic
- quarreler
- quartelet
- quarterer
- quarteron
- quartetto
- quartiled
- quartilho
- quartimax
- quartzine
- quartzing
- quartzoid
- quartzose
- quartzous
- quashable
- quasidisk
- quasifree
- quasihole
- quasimode
- quasinorm
- quasirape
- quasispin
- quasistar
- quasithin
- quasizero
- quaternal
- quatrayle
- quatreble
- quattrick
- quattrino
- quaverous
- quaysider
- quaywards
- quazinone
- quazodine
- quazolast
- quebibyte
- queenfish
- queenhood
- queenlike
- queenlily
- queenling
- queenroot
- queenward
- queenweed
- queenwood
- queerable
- queerbait
- queercore
- queercrip
- queerhood
- queerious
- queerling
- queersome
- queesting
- quefrency
- quellable
- queltehue
- queluzite
- quemadero
- quenchant
- quercetum
- quercista
- quercitin
- quercitol
- quercyite
- querencia
- querimana
- querimony
- querulant
- querulent
- querulist
- querulity
- queryable
- querysome
- quesalada
- quesalupa
- quesitive
- questinol
- questless
- questlike
- questrist
- questuary
- questward
- quetenite
- quettabit
- queueable
- queueless
- queuosine
- quickbeam
- quickborn
- quickdrop
- quickener
- quicklier
- quicklike
- quickload
- quickmire
- quicksave
- quickshaw
- quicksome
- quickweed
- quickwood
- quickwork
- quidditas
- quietener
- quietless
- quietlike
- quietsome
- quiflapon
- quillback
- quilleted
- quillfish
- quillless
- quilllike
- quilltail
- quillwort
- quiltlike
- quinamine
- quinapril
- quinarene
- quinarian
- quinarily
- quinarius
- quincolor
- quincuple
- quindecad
- quindecim
- quindoxin
- quinicine
- quininism
- quininize
- quinizine
- quinmerac
- quinocide
- quinoform
- quinoidal
- quinolate
- quinology
- quinonize
- quinonoid
- quinophan
- quinovate
- quinovose
- quinquina
- quinquino
- quintagon
- quintetto
- quintiled
- quintille
- quintolet
- quintroon
- quintuply
- quinzieme
- quipazine
- quirewise
- quiritary
- quirkless
- quirksome
- quisquous
- quisutsch
- quittable
- quittance
- quiverish
- quivertip
- quixotish
- quixotism
- quixotize
- quizzable
- quizzicle
- qulkhwani
- quoigenic
- quoinless
- quoitlike
- quondamly
- quotaless
- quotalike
- quotative
- quotebook
- quoteless
- quotidial
- quotingly
- quotition
- quotitive
- quylthulg
Questions about these words
- How many nine-letter words that start with Q are there?
- Word.ws lists 54 nine-letter words that start with Q, plus 229 rare ones.
- What are common nine-letter words that start with Q?
- questions, qualified, quarterly, quotation, qualifier, quadruple, quadratic and quickness.
- Which of the nine-letter words that start with Q has the highest letter score?
- quizzical scores 38 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Source and license
Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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