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13 Letter Words Starting With Q

There are 150 valid 13 letter words that start with Q, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

quadratojugal - 31 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

quadratojugal - 31 points

Words With Friends

quadratojugal - 37 points

13 Letter Words (150)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With q

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 150 word list is 83.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 quadragesimal 26 26 30 82
#2 quadrangulate 24 24 29 77
#3 quadraphonics 30 30 33 93
#4 quadraphonies 28 28 30 86
#5 quadraplegias 26 26 30 82
#6 quadraplegics 28 28 33 89
#7 quadratically 28 28 31 87
🏆 #8 quadratojugal 31 31 37 99
#9 quadrennially 26 26 30 82
#10 quadriciliate 25 25 28 78
#11 quadricipital 27 27 31 85
#12 quadricornous 25 25 29 79
#13 quadricostate 25 25 27 77
#14 quadricyclist 30 30 33 93
#15 quadridentate 24 24 26 74
#16 quadrienniums 25 25 30 80
#17 quadrifarious 26 26 28 80
#18 quadrifoliate 26 26 28 80
#19 quadrifolious 26 26 29 81
#20 quadrifrontal 26 26 29 81

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with Q will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with Q for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with q?

quadratojugal — worth 99 combined points (US Scrabble: 31, UK Scrabble: 31, Words With Friends: 37).

How many 13 letter words start with q?

150 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter q words will come up far more often.