Scrabble Words with Q but no O

There are 2,083 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter Q but not a single O, ranging up to 15 letters. They're grouped by length below, longest first. Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List), the official North American Scrabble tournament dictionary.

15-letter words

31 words

acquisitiveness29
strong desire to acquire and possess
antiquarianisms26
churrigueresque30
having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; -William Dean Howells
cybersquattings32
demisemiquavers32
disequilibrated28
disequilibrates27
disequilibriums29
equalitarianism26
the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
equitablenesses26
exquisitenesses31
inquisitiveness27
a state of active curiosity
picturesqueness28
the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
quadragenarians26
quadruplicating30
quadruplicities29
quarterfinalist27
quatercentenary29
the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentenaries26
quincentennials26
quinquagenarian34
quintessentials24
quintuplicating29
reacquaintances28
relinquishments29
requisitenesses24
sculpturesquely31
sequentialities24
sesquicentenary29
squeamishnesses29
squeezabilities35

14-letter words

54 words

adequatenesses24
antiquarianism25
aquaculturists25
biuniquenesses25
cinquecentists27
cliquishnesses28
cybersquatters30
cybersquatting31
deliquescences28
demisemiquaver31
a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
disequilibrate26
disequilibrium28
loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
disquantitying28
eigenfrequency32
equitabilities25
frequentatives29
frequentnesses26
headquartering28
inadequateness24
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
multifrequency33
quadragenarian25
quadrilaterals24
quadrumvirates29
quadruplicated29
quadruplicates28
qualmishnesses28
quantitatively29
in a quantitative manner
quarterbacking32
quartermasters25
quasiparticles27
quincentennial25
the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quinquennially35
quintessential23
representing the perfect example of a class or quality
quintuplicated28
quintuplicates27
quizzicalities43
reacquaintance27
relinquishment28
a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
sesquipedalian26
a very long word (a foot and a half long)
sesquiterpenes25
squarishnesses26
squirearchical30
squirrelfishes29
statuesqueness23
superqualities25
tranquillisers23
tranquillising24
tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquillities23
tranquillizers32
tranquillizing33
tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilnesses23
underqualified28
unquantifiable28
unquantifiably31

13-letter words

97 words

acquaintances26
acquiescences28
acquiescently29
acquisitively30
aquaculturist24
aquafitnesses25
brusquenesses24
carnivalesque27
cinematheques29
cinquecentist26
cybersquatter29
delinquencies25
deliquescence27
disequilibria25
disqualifying30
depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
disquantitied24
disquantities23
disquietingly27
in a disquieting manner
equablenesses24
equalitarians22
equestriennes22
equidistances25
equidistantly26
equilibrating25
equilibristic26
equitableness24
equivalencies27
exquisiteness29
extreme beauty of a delicate sort
frequentative28
a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
harlequinades26
harquebusiers27
headquartered27
illiquidities23
infrequencies27
inquisitively28
with curiosity
picturesquely29
in a picturesque manner
piquantnesses24
prequalifying31
prerequisites24
quadratically28
quadrennially26
quadrilateral23
a four-sided polygon
quadripartite25
involving four parties
quadriplegias26
quadriplegics28
quadrivalents26
quadrumvirate28
a group of four men
quadruplicate27
any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
quadruplicity30
qualitatively28
in a qualitative manner
quarterbacked31
quarterfinals25
quartermaster24
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
quartersawing26
quarterstaffs28
quarterstaves25
quasicrystals27
quasiparticle26
a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
queenlinesses22
quickstepping33

+ 37 more 13-letter words

12-letter words

143 words

acquaintance25
a person with whom you are acquainted
acquiescence27
acceptance without protest
acquirements25
acquittances25
adequateness22
the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
antiquarians21
aquacultural23
of or relating to aquiculture
aquacultures23
aquarellists21
aquatintists21
aquicultures23
aquilinities21
barquentines23
bequeathable28
biquadratics26
biuniqueness23
cinematheque28
cliquishness26
tendency to associate with only a select group
delinquently25
deliquescent24
(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
deliquescing25
desquamating25
disqualified26
barred from competition for violation of rules
disqualifies25
disquietudes23
equabilities23
equalitarian21
a person who believes in the equality of all people
equanimities23
equestrienne21
equidistance24
equilibrants23
equilibrated24
equilibrates23
equilibrists23
equilibriums25
equitability26
equivalences26
equivalently27
frequentness24
genderqueers23
harlequinade25
acting like a clown or buffoon
harquebusier26
headquarters25
(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
hindquarters25
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
inadequacies24
inadequately25
in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
inequalities21
inequivalved28
infrequences26
infrequently27
not many times
lacquerwares26
liquefactive29
liquidambars26
liquidnesses22
marquessates23
marqueteries23
marquisettes23
masqueraders24
masquerading25
pasquinading25

+ 83 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

223 words

acquainting23
acquiescent24
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
acquiescing25
acquirement24
an ability that has been acquired by training
acquisitive25
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
acquittance24
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
antiquarian20
an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquaries20
antiquating21
antiquities20
appliqueing25
aquaculture22
rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
aquafarming26
aquafitness23
aquamarines22
aquaplaners22
aquaplaning23
aquarellist20
aquatically25
aquatinters20
aquatinting21
aquatintist20
aquiculture22
a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
barquentine22
bequeathals25
bequeathers25
bequeathing26
biquadratic25
a polynomial of the fourth degree
blanquettes22
briquetting23
brusqueness22
an abrupt discourteous manner
brusqueries22
burlesquely25
burlesquers22
burlesquing23
catafalques25
chautauquas25
chinquapins27
craquelures22
delinquency26
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
delinquents21
deliquesced24
deliquesces23
desquamated24
desquamates23
disquantity24
disquieting22
causing mental discomfort
disquietude22
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
earthquakes27
equableness22
equestrians20
equiangular21
having all angles equal
equidistant21
the same distance apart at every point
equilateral20
a figure whose sides are all equal
equilibrant22
equilibrate22
bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrist22
equilibrium24
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
equivalence25
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equivalency28

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10-letter words

284 words

acquainted22
having fair knowledge of
acquiesced24
acquiesces23
acquirable23
capable of being acquired
acquittals21
acquitters21
acquitting22
adequacies22
adequately23
in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
antiplaque21
antiquarks23
antiquated20
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
antiquates19
aquafarmed25
aquamarine21
a shade of blue tinged with green
aquaplaned22
aquaplaner21
aquaplanes21
aquarelles19
aquascapes23
aquatinted20
aquatinter19
aquilegias20
aquilinity22
arabesques21
arquebuses21
baldaquins22
banqueters21
banqueting22
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
banquettes21
barbequing24
barquettes21
becquerels23
bequeathal24
bequeathed25
bequeather24
blanquette21
briquetted22
briquettes21
brusquerie21
burlesqued22
burlesquer21
burlesques21
caciquisms25
catafalque24
a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
chautauqua24
chequering25
chinquapin26
shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
clinquants21
cliquishly27
in a clannish manner
craquelure21
critiquing22
delinquent20
a young offender
deliquesce22
melt away in the process of decay
desquamate22
peel off in scales
disqualify26
declare unfit
disquieted21
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
disquietly23
earthquake26
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
equability24

+ 224 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

371 words

acquaints20
acquiesce22
to agree or express agreement
acquirees20
acquirers20
acquiring21
the act of acquiring something
acquittal20
a judgment of not guilty
acquitted21
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
acquitter20
alfaquins21
antiquark22
the antiparticle of a quark
antiquary21
an expert or collector of antiquities
antiquate18
give an antique appearance to
antiquely21
antiquers18
antiquing19
antiquity21
an artifact surviving from the past
appliqued23
appliques22
aquacades21
aquafabas23
aquafarms23
aquanauts18
aquaplane20
a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
aquarelle18
aquarians18
aquarists18
aquariums20
aquascape22
aquatints18
aqueducts21
aquilegia19
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
arabesque20
an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
baldaquin21
banqueted21
banqueter20
banquette20
an upholstered bench
barbequed23
barbeques22
barquette20
barriques20
becquerel22
French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
bedquilts21
bequeaths23
briquette20
a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
brusquely23
in a blunt direct manner
brusquest20
burlesque20
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
caciquism24
chaquetas23
chequered24
patterned with alternating squares of color
cinquains20
claqueurs20
clinquant20
glittering with gold or silver
cliquiest20
critiqued21
critiques20
daiquiris19
disquiets19
enquirers18
enquiries18

+ 311 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

373 words

acequias19
acquaint19
cause to come to know personally
acquests19
acquired20
gotten through environmental forces
acquiree19
acquirer19
a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
acquires19
adequacy23
the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
adequate18
about average; acceptable
alfaquin20
alfaquis20
aliquant17
an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity
antiqued18
antiquer17
antiques17
applique21
a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
aquacade20
aquafaba22
aquafarm22
aquafits20
aquanaut17
a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
aquarial17
aquarian17
aquarist17
aquarium19
a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
aquatics19
sports that involve bodies of water
aquatint17
a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
aquavits20
aqueduct20
a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
aquifers20
aquiline17
curved down like an eagle's beak
arquebus19
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
banquets19
barbeque21
a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
barrique19
bedquilt20
bequeath22
leave or give by will after one's death
bequests19
beziques28
biunique19
briquets19
brusquer19
caciques21
calquing20
caziques28
chaqueta22
charquid23
charquis22
chequers22
cinquain19
claquers19
claqueur19
cliquier19
cliquing20
cliquish22
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
critique19
a serious examination and judgment of something
cumquats21
daiquiri18
a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
disquiet18
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
enquired18

+ 313 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

262 words

acequia18
acquest18
acquire18
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquits18
alfaqui19
antique16
an elderly man
aquafit19
aquaria16
aquatic18
a plant that lives in or on water
aquavit19
Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
aquifer19
underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
aquiver19
asquint16
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen
banquet18
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
barques18
basques18
bequest18
(law) a gift of personal property by will
bezique27
a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
bisques18
briquet18
a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
brusque18
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
buqshas21
cacique20
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
caiques18
calqued19
calques18
casqued19
casques18
cazique27
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
charqui21
chequer21
one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
cheques21
cinques18
cirques18
claquer18
claques18
cliqued19
cliques18
cliquey21
cumquat20
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
diquats17
enquire16
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
enquiry19
a search for knowledge
equable18
not easily irritated
equably21
in an equable manner
equaled17
equally19
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
equated17
equates16
equerry19
a personal attendant of the British royal family
equines16
equites16
esquire16
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
faquirs19
inquest16
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
inquiet16
inquire16
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquiry19
a search for knowledge
kumquat22
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
lacquer18
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

+ 202 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

150 words

acquit17
behave in a certain manner
barque17
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
basque17
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
bisque17
a thick cream soup made from shellfish
buqsha20
burqas17
caique17
calque17
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
casque17
(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
cheque20
a written order directing a bank to pay money
cinque17
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
cirque17
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
claque17
a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
clique17
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
cliquy20
diquat16
equals15
equate15
be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
equids16
equine15
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equips17
equity18
conformity with rules or standards
exequy25
faqirs18
faquir18
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
fiques18
liquid16
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
manque17
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
maquis17
a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
marque17
a name given to a product or service
masque17
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
niqaab17
niqabs17
piqued18
piques17
piquet17
a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
plaque17
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
pulque17
fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
qabala17
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
qajaqs31
qanats15
qapiks21
qiblas17
qindar16
qintar15
100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania
qiviut18
quacks21
quacky24
quaere15
quaffs21
quagga17
mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
quaggy20
(of soil) soft and watery
quaich20
quaigh19
quails15
quaint15
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
quaked20
quaker19
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
quakes19
qualia15

+ 90 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

74 words

aquae14
aquas14
burqa16
a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
cinqs16
equal14
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
eques14
equid15
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equip16
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
faqir17
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
fique17
maqui16
niqab16
a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women
pique16
a sudden outburst of anger
qadis15
qaids15
qajaq30
qanat14
qapik20
qibla16
a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa
quack20
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
quads15
quaff20
a hearty draft
quags15
quail14
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
quais14
quake18
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
quaky21
quale14
qualm16
a mild state of nausea
quant14
quare14
quark18
(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
quart14
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
quash17
declare invalid
quasi14
having some resemblance
quass14
quate14
quays17
qubit16
quean14
queen14
(chess) the most powerful piece
queer14
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
quell14
overcome or allay
quern14
a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
query17
an instance of questioning
quest14
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
queue14
(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
queys17
quick20
any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
quids15
quiet14
a disposition free from stress or emotion
quiff20
a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
quill14
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
quilt14
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
quins14
quint14
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quips16
quipu16
calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
quire14
a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
quirk18
a narrow groove beside a beading

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4-letter words

16 words

aqua13
a shade of blue tinged with green
cinq15
qadi14
an Islamic judge
qaid14
qats13
quad14
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
quag14
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
quai13
quay16
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
quey16
quid14
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
quin13
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quip15
a witty saying
quit13
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
quiz22
an examination consisting of a few short questions
suqs13

3-letter words

4 words

qat12
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
qis12
qua12
suq12

2-letter words

1 word

qi11
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health