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Words with Q without U

Words with Q without U

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Again we give you a subject that could be titled with the sentence: “Words you would not know if you were not a Scrabble player”. There are not too many words with q without u and most of these words would probably never pass your way. Of course you could find them with our Scrabble help. Or you could just start memorizing them now with the TWL2014-, CSW2012- and CSW2015-words with Q without U list!

All words with Q without U in TWL14

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QI QAT QIS CINQ QADI QAID QATS QOPH CINQS FAQIR NIQAB QADIS QAIDS QAJAQ QANAT QIBLA QOPHS TRANQ FAQIRS NIQAAB NIQABS QABALA QAJAQS QANATS QIBLAS QIGONG QINDAR QINTAR QWERTY SHEQEL TRANQS KAMOTIQ NIQAABS QABALAH QABALAS QAWWALI QIGONGS QINDARS QINTARS QWERTYS SHEQELS KAMOTIQS MBAQANGA QABALAHS QAWWALIS QINDARKA SHEQALIM BAQANGAS

All words with Q without U in CSW12

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FAQIR FAQIRS FIQH FIQHS INQILAB INQILABS MBAQANGA MBAQANGAS NIQAB NIQABS QABALA QABALAH QABALAHS QABALAS QABALISM QABALISMS QABALIST QABALISTIC QABALISTS QADI QADIS QAID QAIDS QAIMAQAM QAIMAQAMS QALAMDAN QALAMDANS QANAT QANATS QASIDA QASIDAS QAT QATS QAWWAL QAWWALI QAWWALIS QAWWALS QI QIBLA QIBLAS QIGONG QIGONGS QIN QINDAR QINDARKA QINDARS QINS QINTAR QINTARKA QINTARS QIS QOPH QOPHS QORMA QORMAS QWERTIES QWERTY QWERTYS SHEQALIM SHEQEL SHEQELS TALAQ TALAQS TRANQ TRANQS TSADDIQ TSADDIQIM TSADDIQS TZADDIQ TZADDIQIM TZADDIQS WAQF WAQFS YAQONA YAQONAS

All words with Q without U in CSW15

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CINQ CINQS FAQIR FAQIRS FIQH FIQHS INQILAB INQILABS KAMOTIQ KAMOTIQS MBAQANGA MBAQANGAS NIQAAB NIQAABS NIQAB NIQABS QABALA QABALAH QABALAHS QABALAS QABALISM QABALISMS QABALIST QABALISTIC QABALISTS QADI QADIS QAID QAIDS QAIMAQAM QAIMAQAMS QAJAQ QAJAQS QALAMDAN QALAMDANS QANAT QANATS QASIDA QASIDAS QAT QATS QAWWAL QAWWALI QAWWALIS QAWWALS QI QIBLA QIBLAS QIGONG QIGONGS QIN QINDAR QINDARKA QINDARS QINS QINTAR QINTARKA QINTARS QIS QOPH QOPHS QORMA QORMAS QWERTIES QWERTY QWERTYS SHEQALIM SHEQEL SHEQELS TALAQ TALAQS TRANQ TRANQS TSADDIQ TSADDIQIM TSADDIQS TZADDIQ TZADDIQIM TZADDIQS WAQF WAQFS YAQONA YAQONAS
 

Why are there words with Q without U?

Actually, in the English language the Q is always combined with a U. The words you are going to discover now are proper nouns that come from other cultures. Most of them are of Arabic or Aasian origin.

QI / QIS

 

A very useful word with Q without U is QI
A very useful word with Q without U is QI

QI is the classic among the words with Q without U. This Chinese word has many meanings: energy, life force, human emotions, air, or breath. The word appears in many Asian languages and philosophies. And it often appears on Scrabble boards!

QAID/ QAIDS

QAID is an Aarabic word for “master” or “leader”. It was also used in the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130-1266) for Muslim palatine officials and members of the curia.

QAT / QATS

A plant with Q without U: QAT
A plant with Q without U: QAT

QAT is a plant that grows in African and Arabian regions. Its leaves are used as a kind of drug. They are chewed and have a coffee-like effect. Too much qat can be toxic.

QADI/ QADIS

A QADI is a judge who traditionally acts according to Islamic religious law, the Sharia. Today the term is also used for judges that don’t work with the Sharia, but with law.

QOPH/ QOPHS

The Qoph is a letter with Q without U
The Qoph is a letter with Q without U

QOPH is the nineteenth letter in the Hebrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, Syriac and Arabic alphabet.

QORMA / QORMAS

QORMA is an Asian curry-like dish. It consists of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce with yogurt, cream, coconut, nut, or seed paste.

FAQIR/ FAQIRS

A faqir in meditation.
A faqir in meditation.

Traditionally, a FAQIR is a follower of Islamic sufism that developed in the 7th century. Later the term was also used in other contexts, for example for Indian ascetics.

QABALA / QABALAS (or QABALAH / QABALAHS)

QABALA is a mytical Jewish tradition. It is based on the attempt to attain a closer relationship with God. There is not only one Qabalah, but various branches.

TRANQ/ TRANQS

TRANQ is the short form of tranquilizer. A tranquilizer is a drug that can calm someone down.

QANAT/ QANATS

Water flowing out of a qanat
Water flowing out of a qanat

A QANAT is a water transport system that is used in desert areas. The water is lead through tunnels from a well in higher regions and down to lower regions. Most of these tunnels don’t exist anymore, but some are still used in Iran today.

QINDAR / QINDARS / QINDARKA (or QINTAR / QINTARS)

A QINDAR is a monetary unit in Albania. The Albanian currency is called the LEK and 100 qindarka make 1 lek.

QWERTY / QWERTYS

A QWERTY keyboard layout of the year 1878
A QWERTY keyboard layout of the year 1878

QWERTY is a name for the computer keyboard layout used today. Q, W, E, R,T and Y are the first six letters on it.

TALAQ / TALAQS

The TALAQ is a kind of divorce in the Islamic Sharia. When the man divorces his wife, it is called talaq.

SHEQEL / SHEQALIM

Two Sheqel Coins
Two Sheqel Coins

The SHEQEL is the Israeli currency. Since 1985 it has been called “Israeli new shekel”.

MBAQANGA / MBAQANGAS

MBAQANGA is a South African music -style that combines the traditional music of the Zulu with jazz, soul, and reggae. It originated in the 1960s.

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