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9 Letter Words Starting With Q

There are 324 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

qaimaqams - 31 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

qaimaqams - 31 points

Words With Friends

qaimaqams - 33 points

9 Letter Words (324)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With q

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 324 word list is 69.9 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 qabalisms 22 22 25 69
#2 qabalists 20 20 22 62
🏆 #3 qaimaqams 31 31 33 95
#4 qalamdans 21 21 24 66
#5 qindarkas 23 23 24 70
#6 qinghaosu 22 22 24 68
#7 quaaludes 19 19 22 60
#8 quackhood 28 28 29 85
#9 quackiest 24 24 26 74
#10 quackisms 26 26 29 81
#11 quackling 25 25 30 80
#12 quackster 24 24 26 74
#13 quaddings 21 21 24 66
#14 quadmeter 21 21 23 65
#15 quadplays 24 24 26 74
#16 quadrable 21 21 24 66
#17 quadrants 19 19 21 59
#18 quadrated 20 20 21 61
#19 quadrates 19 19 20 58
#20 quadratic 21 21 23 65

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with Q for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with q?

qaimaqams — worth 95 combined points (US Scrabble: 31, UK Scrabble: 31, Words With Friends: 33).

How many 9 letter words start with q?

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

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter q words will come up far more often.