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Scrabble Words Starting With Q
The Q is worth ten points and appears once in the bag. Played well it swings a game; held too long it costs you a turn and a balanced rack.
This list covers words beginning with Q. If you have drawn the Q without a U, the companion list is the one you want.
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Short Q words to know
QI is the two-letter escape. QAT, QIS and QUA are the threes worth memorising. Beyond that, QUAD, QUIZ, QUIP and QUAY are common enough to appear in ordinary racks and score heavily on a double letter square.
Placing the Q
Put the Q on a double or triple letter square whenever you can — twenty or thirty points from one tile is more than most words earn in total. Failing that, play it early rather than carrying it into the endgame where an unplayed Q costs you ten points at the final tally.
Holding a U
If you hold both the Q and a U, you are usually fine. If you hold the Q and no U, check whether any U is still in the bag before you commit to waiting for one — the tile bag tracker answers that in a second.
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