5-letter words starting with Q

72 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. QATAR/ˌkʌˈtɑɹ/an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the…
2. QUEEN/kwin/the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to…
3. QUERY/ˈkwiɹi/pose a question
4. QUEST/kwɛst/a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
5. QUEUE/kju/a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
6. QUICK/kwɪk/accomplished rapidly and without delay
7. QUIET/ˈkwaɪət/characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
8. QUILT/kwɪlt/bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
9. QUITE/kwaɪt/to a degree (not used with a negative)
10. QUOTE/kwoʊt/repeat a passage from
11. QADIS/kˈædiz/(QADI) an Islamic judge
12. QAEDA/ˈkaɪdɑ/a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and…
13. QEPIQ/kˈɛpɪk/100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan
14. QIANG/kjæŋ/the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan
15. QIBLA/kˈɪblə/the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
16. QOPHS/kɑfz/(QOPH) the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
17. QUACK/kwæk/an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
18. QUADS/kwɑdz/(QUAD) one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
19. QUAFF/kwɑf/a hearty draft
20. QUAGS/kwæɡz/(QUAG) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
21. QUAIL/kweɪl/draw back, as with fear or pain
22. QUAIR/kwɛɹ/A quire; a book. [Obs.] " The king's quhair." James I
23. QUAKE/kweɪk/shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of…
24. QUAKY/kwˈæki/Shaky, or tremulous; quaking
25. QUALM/kwɑm/uneasiness about the fitness of an action
26. QUANT/kwænt/A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole
27. QUARK/kwɑɹk/(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six…
28. QUARL/kwɑɹl/A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.] The jellied quarl that flings At once a thousand streaming stings
29. QUART/kwɔɹt/a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
30. QUASH/kwɔʃ/put down by force or intimidation
31. QUASI/ˈkwɑsi/having some resemblance
32. QUASS/kwæs/A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by…
33. QUATA/kwˈɑɾə/The coaita
34. QUATS/kwæts/(QUAT) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of…
35. QUAVE/kweɪv/See Quaver. [Obs.] To quaver
36. QUAYD/kid/past participle of QUAIL — draw back, as with fear or pain
37. QUAYS/kiz/(QUAY) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
38. QUEAN/kwiən/A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl
39. QUEER/kwɪɹ/beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
40. QUEGH/kwɛɡ/A drinking vessel. See Quaich
41. QUELL/kwɛl/suppress or crush completely
42. QUEME/kwim/To please. [Obs.] Chaucer
43. QUERL/kwɝl/To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope
44. QUERN/kwɝn/a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
45. QUEYS/kwaɪz/(QUEY) A heifer. [Scot.]
46. QUICA/kwˈɪkə/A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil
47. QUICH/kwɪtʃ/To stir. [Obs.] He could not move nor quich at all
48. QUIDS/kwɪdz/(QUID) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
49. QUIFF/kwɪf/a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
50. QUILL/kwɪl/a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
51. QUINE/kwaɪn/United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on…
52. QUINS/kwɪnz/(QUIN) one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
53. QUINT/kwɪnt/the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
54. QUIPO/kwˈɪpoʊ/variant of QUIPU — calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping…
55. QUIPS/kwɪps/(QUIP) make jokes or quips
56. QUIPU/kwˈɪpu/calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping…
57. QUIRA/kwˈiəɹə/hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
58. QUIRE/kwaɪɹ/a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
59. QUIRK/kwɝk/a strange attitude or habit
60. QUIRL/kwɝl/variant of QUERL — To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope
61. QUIRT/kwɝt/whip with a leather thong at the end
62. QUITO/ˈkwitoʊ/the capital of Ecuador
63. QUITS/kwɪts/on equal terms by payment or requital
64. QUODS/kwɑdz/(QUOD) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison
65. QUOIF/kwɔɪf/variant of COIF — the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
66. QUOIN/kwɔɪn/expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
67. QUOIT/kwɔɪt/game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
68. QUOLL/kwɑl/A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat
69. QUOPS/kwɑps/(QUOP) See Quob
70. QUOTA/ˈkwoʊtə/a prescribed number
71. QUOTH/kwoʊθ/Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third persons in the past tenses, and always followed by…
72. QURAN/kwɚɹˈæn/the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina