English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

, the letter '' Q'' is usually followed by the letter '' U'', but there are some exceptions. The majority of these are

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

from

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

, Chinese,

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

Inuktitut Inuktitut (; , syllabics ; from , "person" + , "like", "in the manner of"), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the provinces o ...

, or other languages that do not use the

English alphabet The alphabet for Modern English is a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, each having an upper- and lower-case form. The word ''alphabet'' is a compound of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, ''alpha'' and '' beta''. ...

, with ''Q'' representing a sound not found in English. For example, in the Chinese

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

alphabet, '' qi'' is pronounced (similar to "chi" in English) by an English speaker, as

uses "q" to represent the sound , which is approximated as (ch) in English. In other examples, ''Q'' represents in standard

, such as in '' qat'', ''

faqir Faqir may refer to: People * Fakir, Sufi Muslim ascetics * Faqir (given name), Arabic masculine name * Faqir (clan), Muslim ethnic group in South Asia Places * Faqir Mosque Faqir Mosque ( bn, ফকির মসজিদ, ar, ) is an obl ...

'' and ''

Qur'ān The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

''. In Arabic, the letter ق, traditionally romanised as ''Q'', is quite distinct from ك, traditionally romanised as ''K''; for example, means "heart" but means "dog". However, alternative spellings are sometimes accepted, which use ''K'' (or sometimes ''C'') in place of ''Q''; for example, ''Koran'' (''Qur'ān'') and ''

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...

'' (''al-Qāhira''). Of the 82 words in this list, 78 are (or can be) interpreted as nouns, and most would generally be considered

loanword A loanword (also loan word or loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language. This is in contrast to cognates, which are words in two or more languages that are similar because ...

s; the only modern-English words that contain ''Q'' not followed by ''U'' and are not borrowed from another language are '' freq'', ''

qiana Qiana ( ) is a silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 at the DuPont Experimental Station by Stanley Brooke Speck. The fiber was named qiana when introduced by DuPont in 1968. Initially intended for high-end fashions, it became a popular material in th ...

'', ''

QWERTY QWERTY () is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard ( ). The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden ty ...

'', and '' tranq''. However, all of the loanwords on this list are considered to be naturalised in English according to at least one major

dictionary A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologie ...

(see

References Reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to ''refer to'' the second object. It is called a ''name'' ...

), often because they refer to concepts or societal roles that do not have an accurate equivalent in English. For words to appear here, they must appear in their own entry in a dictionary; words that occur only as part of a longer phrase are not included.

Proper noun A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (''Africa'', ''Jupiter'', '' Sarah'', ''Microsoft)'' as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (''continent, ...

s are not included in the list. There are, in addition, many place names and personal names, mostly originating from Arabic-speaking countries, Albania, or China, that have a ''Q'' without a ''U''. The most familiar of these are the countries of ''

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

'' and ''

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

'', along with the derived words ''Iraqi'' and ''Qatari''. ''

Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the Frobisher Bay, large bay on the c ...

'', the capital of the Canadian territory of

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the '' Nunavut Act'' and the '' Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'' ...

, also has a ''Q'' that is not directly followed by a ''U''. ''

Qaqortoq Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town and the municipal capital in southern Greenland and the ...

'', in

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...

, is notable for having three such ''Q''s. Other proper names and acronyms that have attained the status of English words include ''

Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to a 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced ...

'' (a computer company), ''

Nasdaq The Nasdaq Stock Market () (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second ...

'' (a US electronic stock market), ''

Qantas Qantas Airways Limited ( ) is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, having been founde ...

'' (an Australian airline), and '' QinetiQ'' (a British technology company). ''

Saqqara Saqqara ( ar, سقارة, ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memph ...

'' (an ancient burial ground in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

) is a proper noun notable for its use of a double ''Q''.

Words

Unless noted otherwise, all words listed here are assumed to be pluralized by adding ''-s'' or ''-es''. References in the "Sources" column relate to the headword in column one; variant spellings are then separately referenced. The sources given are selective, and the absence of a reference to a particular dictionary does not necessarily mean that the word does not appear in that dictionary. In American and Canadian English, there are currently 4,422 words with Q and no U including the following words in the table below. , - valign="top" , faqih , An Islamic jurisprudent , HW/small> , Plural ''faqihs'' or ''fuqaha'' HU/small> ,

, - valign="top" ,

, A

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

ascetic , /small> , More commonly written ''fakir'' ,

'poverty-stricken' , - valign="top" ,

fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and e ...

jurisprudence , DE/small> , ,

'understanding' , - valign="top" , freq ,

Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as ''temporal frequency'' for clarity, and is distinct from ''angular frequency''. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) which is eq ...

, , , Abbreviation of ''frequency'' , - valign="top" , inqilab , A revolution in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, /small> , ,

, - valign="top" ,

mbaqanga Mbaqanga () is a style of South African music with rural Zulu roots that continues to influence musicians worldwide today. The style originated in the early 1960s. History Historically, laws such as the Land Act of 1913 to the Group Areas Ac ...

, A style of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

n music , DEC] /small> , , Zulu 'steamed maize bread' , - valign="top" ,

miqra The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

I/small> , ,

, - valign="top" ,

muqaddam ( ar, مقدم) is an Arabic title, adopted in other Islamic or Islamicate cultures, for various civil or religious officials. As per the Persian records of medieval India, muqaddams, along with khots and chowdhurys, acted as hereditary rural i ...

, A

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

i or Punjabi headman , /small> , ,

, - valign="top" ,

nastaliq ''Nastaliq'' (; fa, , ), also romanized as ''Nastaʿlīq'', is one of the main calligraphic hands used to write the Perso-Arabic script in the Persian and Urdu languages, often used also for Ottoman Turkish poetry, rarely for Arabic. ''Na ...

, An

Arabic script The Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and several other languages of Asia and Africa. It is the second-most widely used writing system in the world by number of countries using it or a script directly derived from it, and th ...

used in Persian writings , ED/small> , Also written ''nasta'liq'' /small>, ''nestaliq'' ED/small>, ''nastaleeq'', or shortened to just ''taliq'' ED/small> , Persian , from + , - valign="top" , niqab , A veil for the lower-face worn by some

women , DE/small> , Also written ''niqaab'' , From

, - valign="top" , pontacq , A sweet wine from Pontacq (France) , ED/small> , ,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, - , q , ''Q'' or ''q'', the 17th letter of the modern English alphabet , W/small> , , , - valign="top" , qabab , A dish consisting of pieces of seasoned meat , ED/small> , More commonly written ''kebab'', ''kebap'', ''kebob'', ''kibob'', ''kebhav'', ''kephav'', ''kebabie'', or ''kabob'' , Persian , - valign="top" , qabalah , A form of Jewish mysticism , AHC] I/small> , More commonly written ''Kabbalah'', and also written ''Qabala'' HC/small>, ''Qabbala'' I/small>, ''Cabalah'' etc. Derived words include ''qabalism'', ''qabalist'', and ''qabalistic''. ,

, - valign="top" , qadarite , A member of the Qadariyah , HU/small> , , , - valign="top" ,

qadariyah Qadariyyah ( ar, قدرية, Qadariyya), also Qadarites or Kadarites, from (), meaning "power"); was originally a derogatory term designating early Islamic theologians who rejected the concept of predestination in Islam, ''qadr'', and asserted t ...

, In Islam, adherents of the doctrine of free will , HU/small> , Also written ''Qadariya'' HU/small> , , - valign="top" , qaddish , In Judaism, a prayer of mourning , /small> , More commonly written ''Kaddish'' ,

, - valign="top" ,

qadi A qāḍī ( ar, قاضي, Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, cadi, kadi, or kazi) is the magistrate or judge of a '' sharīʿa'' court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and mino ...

, A

judge , W] EDAOX] , Also written ''qadhi'' ED/small>, ''qaadi'', ''kadi'', ''kazi'' ''qaadee'' or ''qazi'' ED/small> ,

, - valign="top" , qadiriyah , In Islam, a Sufi order , HU/small> , Also written ''Qadiriya'' HU/small> ,

, - valign="top" , qaf , , the twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet , HW/small> , Also written ''qaph'' or ''qap'' ,

, - valign="top" ,

qaid Qaid ( ar , قائد ', "commander"; pl. '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those ...

, A

tribal chief , HW/small> , Also written ''caid'' or ''kaid'' ,

, 'leader', 'commander' , - valign="top" ,

qaimaqam Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained a ...

, A minor official of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

, ED/small> , Also written ''kaymakam'', ''kaimakam'', ''caimacam'', or ''qaim makam'' , From

'standing' + 'place', meaning 'standing in place' , - valign="top" , qalamdan , A Persian writing-case , /small> , , Persian , - valign="top" , qalandar , A member of an order of mendicant

dervish Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from fa, درویش, ''Darvīsh'') in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity (''tariqah''), or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose or accepted material poverty. The latter usage i ...

es , HU/small> , Also written ''calender'', or capitalised , , - valign="top" ,

qanat A qanat or kārīz is a system for transporting water from an aquifer or water well to the surface, through an underground aqueduct; the system originated approximately 3,000 BC in what is now Iran. The function is essentially the same across ...

, A type of water-supply tunnel found in north Africa and the Middle East , DEC] EDAOX] , Also written ''kanat'', ''khanat'', ''kunut'', ''kona'', ''konait'', ''ghanat'', or ''ghundat'' , Persian, from

'channel' , - valign="top" , Kanun (instrument), qanun , A type of

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orc ...

, ED/small> , Also written ''qanon'' or ''kanun'' ED/small> ,

, rule, principle or mode , - valign="top" ,

qasida The qaṣīda (also spelled ''qaṣīdah''; is originally an Arabic word , plural ''qaṣā’id'', ; that was passed to some other languages such as fa, قصیده or , ''chakameh'', and tr, kaside) is an ancient Arabic word and form of writin ...

, An Arabian poem of praise or satire , OED] OX/small> , Also written ''qasidah'' ,

, - valign="top" , qat , A kind of Arabian

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from tree ...

used as a

narcotic The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ ''narkō'', "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates ...

, ED/small> , More commonly written ''khat'', ''kat'' or ''gat'' ,

, - valign="top" , qawwal , A person who practices qawwali music , DEC] OX/small> , , , - valign="top" ,

qawwali Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...

, Devotional music of the Sufis , DEC] OX/small> , ,

() 'loquacious' or 'singer' , - ,

Q.E.D. Q.E.D. or QED is an initialism of the Latin phrase , meaning "which was to be demonstrated". Literally it states "what was to be shown". Traditionally, the abbreviation is placed at the end of mathematical proofs and philosophical arguments in pri ...

, Used at the end of a proof , o/small> , , Abbreviation of

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

, - valign="top" ,

qere Qere and Ketiv, from the Aramaic ''qere'' or ''q're'', ("hat isread") and ''ketiv'', or ''ketib'', ''kethib'', ''kethibh'', ''kethiv'', ("hat iswritten"), also known as "q're uchsiv" or "q're uchtiv," refers to a system for marking differences b ...

, A marginal reading in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' ED I/small> , Also written ''qeri'' I/small> or ''qre'' I/small> ,

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

, '

hat is A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorporate mecha ...

read' , - valign="top" , qhat , An obsolete spelling of ''

what What or WHAT may refer to: * What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb * "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism Film and television * ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava * '' Wha ...

'' , ED/small> , , rowspan="4" , Likely of Scots origin, in which an older spelling convention used "quh-" or "qh-" where English had "wh-". , - valign="top" , qheche , An obsolete spelling of ''

which Which may refer to: * a relative pronoun * an interrogative word * which (command), an operating system command *Which?, a UK charity and its magazine See also * English relative clauses * Interrogative clause * Whicher (disambiguation) Which ...

'' , ED/small> , , - valign="top" , qhom , An obsolete spelling of ''

whom WHOM (94.9 FM, "94.9 HOM") is an American radio station which airs an adult contemporary radio format. WHOM is owned by Townsquare Media and transmits from atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire, its community of license. Mount Washingto ...

'' , ED/small> , , - valign="top" , qhythsontyd , An obsolete spelling of ''Whitsuntide'' (the day of

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers ...

) , ED/small> , , - valign="top" , qi , In

Chinese culture Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...

, a physical life force , DEC] HC ED/small> , Commonly written ''chi'' or ''ki'' , , - valign="top" ,

, A type of

nylon Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides ( repeating units linked by amide links).The polyamides may be aliphatic or semi-aromatic. Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from pet ...

, ED/small> , , Originally a trademark of

DuPont DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...

, now generic , - valign="top" ,

qibla The qibla ( ar, قِبْلَة, links=no, lit=direction, translit=qiblah) is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the ...

, The point to which

s turn in prayer , DECOD] OED] OX/small> , Also written ''qiblah'' ED/small>, ''kiblah'', ''qiblih'', ''kibla'' or ''qib'lah'' HU/small>, sometimes capitalised , 17th-century

for 'the opposite' , - valign="top" , qibli , A local Libyan name for the

sirocco Sirocco ( ), scirocco, or, rarely, siroc (see below) is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. Names ''Sirocco'' derives from ...

, a southeasterly Mediterranean wind , ED/small> , Also written '' ghibli'' ,

, "coming from the

, - , qid , Four times a day , W/small> , ,

''quater in die'' , - valign="top" ,

qigong ''Qigong'' (), ''qi gong'', ''chi kung'', ''chi 'ung'', or ''chi gung'' () is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in ...

, A Chinese system of medical exercises , DEC] OX/small> , Also written ''chi gong'', ''ki gong'', or ''chi kung'' , , - valign="top" , Guqin, qin , A classification of Chinese musical instruments , OX/small> , , , - valign="top" ,

qinah Kinnot ( he, קינות; also kinnos, kinoth, qinot, qinoth; singular kinah, qinah or kinnah) are Hebrew dirges (sad poems) or elegies. The term is used to refer both to dirges in the Hebrew Bible, and also to later poems which are traditionally re ...

, A

elegy An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometime ...

, I/small> , Also written ''kinah''; plural ''qinot'', ''qinoth and qindarkë'' ,

, - valign="top" , qindar , An

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

n unit of currency, equal to one one-hundredth of a lek , DEL] /small> , Plural ''qindarka'' /small> or ''qindars'' /small>. Also written ''qintar'' AOX] or ''quintal'' , Albanian language, Albanian , - ,

qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

, A Chinese chime , W/small> , Also written as: ch'ing , , - valign="top" , qinghaosu , A drug,

artemisinin Artemisinin () and its semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to '' Plasmodium falciparum''. It was discovered in 1972 by Tu Youyou, who shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for h ...

, used to treat malaria , /small> , , , - , qingsongite , A rare mineral found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

. , , Plural ''qingsongites'' , named after Qingsong Fang , - valign="top" , qinter , An Albanian language, Albanian money system , ED/small> , , Albanian language, Albanian , - , - valign="top" ,

qipao ''Cheongsam'' (, ), also known as the ''qipao'' () and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the , the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often se ...

, A traditional Chinese dress , ED/small> , Also written ''chi pao'' , , - , qiran , A currency of Iran between 1825 and 1932 , W/small> , Also written as: kran , Persian , - valign="top" , qirsh , A monetary unit of Saudi Arabia and, formerly, various other countries , HU/small> , Also written ''qurush'', ''qursh'', ''gursh'', ''girsh'' or ''ghirsh'' , , - valign="top" ,

qiviut Qiviuq gor qiviut l( ; Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᕕᐅᖅ; Inuinnaqtun: qiviuq; Inupiaq: qiviu or qiviuqWolf A. Seiler (2012)Iñupiatun Eskimo Dictionary/ref> (sometimes spelled qiveut)) is the inner wool of the muskox. In Inuinnaqtun the same ...

, The wool of the musk-ox , ED/small> , ,

, - valign="top" ,

qiyas In Islamic jurisprudence, qiyas ( ar, قياس , " analogy") is the process of deductive analogy in which the teachings of the hadith are compared and contrasted with those of the Quran, in order to apply a known injunction ('' nass'') to a ...

, An analogy in

Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

, Islamic law , HW/small> , ,

, - valign="top" ,

qoph Qoph ( Phoenician Qōp ) is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic scripts. Aramaic Qop is derived from the Phoenician letter, and derivations from Aramaic include Hebrew Qof , Syriac Qōp̄ ܩ and Arabic . Its original sound value was a ...

, The nineteenth letter of the

Hebrew alphabet The Hebrew alphabet ( he, אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language and other Jewi ...

, /small> , Also written ''koph'' ,

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'' q.s. , as much as is sufficient , W/small> , ,

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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

, W/small> , More commonly spelled

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

. , , - valign="top" , rencq , An obsolete spelling of ''

rank Rank is the relative position, value, worth, complexity, power, importance, authority, level, etc. of a person or object within a ranking, such as: Level or position in a hierarchical organization * Academic rank * Diplomatic rank * Hierarchy * ...

'' , ED/small> , , , - valign="top" , sambuq , A type of

dhow Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spo ...

, a small Arabian boat , ED/small> , ,

, - valign="top" , sheqel , A unit of weight originally used in Mesopotamia. The currency of Israel, divided into 100 agorot , W/small> , Plural ''sheqels'' or ''sheqalim''; more commonly written ''shekel'' ,

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

, - valign="top" , souq , An Arab marketplace , DEC] EDAOX] , Also written ''sooq'', ''soq'', ''suq'', ''souk'', ''esouk'', or ''suk'' ,

() , - valign="top" , Talaq (Nikah), talaq , A form of Islamic divorce , DEC] ED/small> , ,

(), from 'repudiate' , - valign="top" ,

taluq A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

, An Indian estate , ED/small> , Also written ''taluk'' or ''talook'' ,

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'' taluqdar Taluqdars or Talukdar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: ; Perso-Arabic: , ; from ''taluq'' "estate/attachment" + '' dar'' "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British Raj ...

, A person who collects the revenues of a ''taluq'' , ED/small> , Also written ''talukdar'' or ''talookdar'' ,

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'' ED/small> , , , - valign="top" ,

taqiya In Shi'ism, ''Taqiya'' or ''Taqiyya'' ( ar, تقیة ', literally "prudence, fear")R. STROTHMANN, MOKTAR DJEBLI. Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd ed, Brill. "TAKIYYA", vol. 10, p. 134. Quote: "TAKIYYA "prudence, fear" ..denotes dispensing with th ...

, Concealing faith in Islam due to fear of persecution , HW/small> , Also written ''taqiyah'' HU/small>, or capitalised ,

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taqlid ''Taqlid'' (Arabic تَقْليد ''taqlīd'') is an Islamic term denoting the conformity of one person to the teaching of another. The person who performs ''taqlid'' is termed ''muqallid''. The definite meaning of the term varies depending on con ...

, Acceptance of

orthodoxy , HW/small> , ,

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tariqa A tariqa (or ''tariqah''; ar, طريقة ') is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking '' haqiqa'', which translates as "ultimate truth". ...

, A

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...

method of spiritual development, or a Sufi missionary , OX/small> , Also written ''tariqat'' /small> or ''tarika'' ,

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Tranquilizer A tranquilizer is a drug that is designed for the treatment of anxiety, fear, tension, agitation, and disturbances of the mind, specifically to reduce states of anxiety and tension. Etymology Tranquilizer, as a term, was first used by F.F. Yonk ...

(sedative) , ED/small> , Also written ''trank'' ED/small> , Apocopation from ''tranquilizer'' , - valign="top" , tsaddiq , In Judaism, a title for a righteous person , ED/small> , Plural ''tsaddiqs'' or ''tsaddiqim''; also written ''tzaddiq'' /small>, ''tzadik'' or ''tzaddik'' ,

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umiaq The umiak, umialak, umiaq, umiac, oomiac, oomiak, ongiuk, or anyak is a type of open skin boat, used by both Yupik and Inuit, and was originally found in all coastal areas from Siberia to Greenland. First arising in Thule times, it has traditional ...

, An open Inuit boat , SPD4/small> , Also spelled ''umiak'', ''umialak'', ''umiac'', ''oomiac'' or ''oomiak'' , , - valign="top" ,

waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitab ...

, A charitable trust in Islamic law , DEC] ED/small> , Also written ''wakf''; plural ''waqf'' DEC] ED/small> or ''waqfs'' ED/small> ,

, literally 'stoppage' from , 'come to a standstill' , - valign="top" , yaqona , A Fijian intoxicating beverage,

kava Kava or kava kava ('' Piper methysticum'': Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a crop of the Pacific Islands. The name ''kava'' is from Tongan and Marquesan, meaning 'bitter'; other names for kava include ''ʻawa'' ( Hawai� ...

, ED/small> , , Fijian , in which ''q'' represents

Uses in ''Scrabble''

In many

word game Word games (also called word game puzzles or word search games) are spoken, board, or video games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties. Word games are generally used as a source of entertainment, but can ...

s, notably in ''

Scrabble ''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left t ...

'', a player must build a word using a certain set of letters. If a player is obliged to use a ''q'' but does not have a ''u'', it may be possible to play words from this list. Not all words in this list are acceptable in ''Scrabble'' tournament games. ''Scrabble'' tournaments around the world use their own sets of words from selected dictionaries that may not contain all the words listed here. ''Qi'' is the most commonly played word in ''Scrabble'' tournaments, and was added to the official North American word list in 2006. Other words listed in this article, such as ''suq'', ''umiaq'' or ''qiviut'', are also acceptable, but since these contain a ''u'', they are less likely to be useful in the situation described.Words with a Q not followed by a U
f. Australian Scrabble Players Association. May 8, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

List of dictionaries cited

* H * HC * OX * * o * OD * * * C * W * WO * DE * ED * SPD4 * HU * HW * OED * WL * * I

References

Bibliography

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Scrabble Word Lists Q without U – Parker Brothers
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