Q Words Without U

A stuck Q costs you turns. These 91 words use Q without a U straight after it — keep the short ones in your head for when the U never comes.

Playing a Q without a U

QI is the key: two tiles, 11 points, and it hooks S for QIS.
QAT, QADI, QAID and SHEQEL cover most real games; the longer entries are rare tournament words.
If you can't play the Q for a turn or two, consider exchanging it: a 10-point tile you can't place is worth less than a balanced rack.

Holding letters instead of browsing? The word unscrambler finds every word in your rack, and the Scrabble word finder ranks them by points.

What is the most useful Q word without a U?

QI, a Chinese word for life force, worth 11 points in Scrabble. QAT, QADI, QAID and FAQIR follow; their plurals (QIS, QATS) are valid too.

Are these valid in Words With Friends?

Most short ones are. QI and QAT are accepted in both games; a few of the rarer entries appear only in tournament Scrabble lists.