6-letter words containing QU
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter QU. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate QU within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| square | 15 | characterized by honesty and fairness | a square deal |
| unique | 15 | radically distinctive and without equal | Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint |
| liquor | 15 | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | - |
| liquid | 16 | changed from a solid to a liquid state | - |
| queens | 15 | a borough of New York City | - |
| cheque | 20 | withdraw money by writing a check | - |
| mosque | 17 | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret | - |
| squeal | 15 | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | - |
| squirt | 15 | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | - |
| squash | 18 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
| basque | 17 | a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain | - |
| quebec | 19 | the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River | - |
| quarry | 18 | animal hunted or caught for food | - |
| squeak | 19 | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin | - |
| sequel | 15 | something that follows something else | - |
| squire | 15 | a man who attends or escorts a woman | - |
| plaque | 17 | a memorial made of brass | - |
| quoted | 16 | - | - |
| quaint | 15 | attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | houses with quaint thatched roofs |
| quench | 20 | satisfy (thirst) | The cold water quenched his thirst |
| quirky | 22 | (informal) strikingly unconventional | - |
| cirque | 17 | a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake | - |
| equity | 18 | conformity with rules or standards | - |
| queasy | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| squish | 18 | walk through mud or mire | - |
| squint | 15 | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | - |
| squawk | 22 | informal terms for objecting | - |
| quince | 17 | small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated | - |
| quiche | 20 | a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala | - |
| squirm | 17 | the act of wiggling | - |
| clique | 17 | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | - |
| quiver | 18 | a shaky motion | - |
| torque | 15 | a twisting force | - |
| quasar | 15 | a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts | - |
| quorum | 17 | a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business | - |
| quartz | 24 | colorless glass made of almost pure silica | - |
| opaque | 17 | hard or impossible to understand | - |
| acquit | 17 | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | - |
| quaker | 19 | one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear | - |
| squall | 15 | utter a sudden loud cry | - |
| cinque | 17 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | - |
| equate | 15 | be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | - |
| bisque | 17 | a thick cream soup made from shellfish | - |
| quatre | 15 | - | - |
| equine | 15 | hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | - |
| piquet | 17 | a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake | - |
| pulque | 17 | fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey | - |
| risque | 15 | suggestive of sexual impropriety | a risque story |
| quinta | 15 | - | - |
| quaver | 18 | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | - |
| maquis | 17 | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II | - |
| masque | 17 | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | - |
| quicky | 24 | hurried repair | - |
| quinze | 24 | - | - |
| marque | 17 | a name given to a product or service | - |
| quinoa | 15 | - | - |
| quanta | 15 | - | - |
| barque | 17 | a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | - |
| quahog | 19 | Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | - |
| quarte | 15 | - | - |
| claque | 17 | a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance | - |
| sequin | 15 | adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | - |
| ubique | 17 | - | - |
| coquis | 17 | - | - |
| acquis | 17 | - | - |
| squirl | 15 | - | - |
| qulliq | 24 | - | - |
| quates | 15 | - | - |
| piqued | 18 | - | - |
| piques | 17 | - | - |
| quaere | 15 | - | - |
| quaffs | 21 | - | - |
| quagga | 17 | mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century | - |
| quaggy | 20 | (of soil) soft and watery | quaggy terrain |
| quaich | 20 | - | - |
| quaigh | 19 | - | - |
| quails | 15 | - | - |
| quacky | 24 | - | - |
| quacks | 21 | - | - |
| quetch | 20 | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | - |
| quiffs | 21 | - | - |
| quight | 19 | - | - |
| quills | 15 | - | - |
| quilts | 15 | - | - |
| quinas | 15 | - | - |
| quines | 15 | - | - |
| quinic | 17 | - | - |
| quiets | 15 | - | - |
| quidam | 18 | - | - |
| quethe | 18 | - | - |
| queued | 16 | - | - |
| queuer | 15 | - | - |
| queues | 15 | - | - |
| queyns | 18 | - | - |
| quezal | 24 | - | - |
| quicks | 21 | - | - |
| quinie | 15 | - | - |
| quinin | 15 | - | - |
| quipus | 17 | - | - |
| quired | 16 | - | - |
| quires | 15 | - | - |
| quirks | 19 | - | - |
| quirts | 15 | - | - |
| quists | 15 | - | - |
| quitch | 20 | - | - |
| quippy | 22 | - | - |
| quippu | 19 | - | - |
| quinol | 15 | - | - |
| quinos | 15 | - | - |
| quinsy | 18 | a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis | - |
| quinte | 15 | - | - |
| quints | 15 | - | - |
| quipos | 17 | - | - |
| quited | 16 | - | - |
| quests | 15 | - | - |
| quairs | 15 | - | - |
| quarks | 19 | - | - |
| quarto | 15 | the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves | - |
| quarts | 15 | - | - |
| quatch | 20 | - | - |
| quarer | 15 | - | - |
| quants | 15 | - | - |
| quaked | 20 | - | - |
| quakes | 19 | - | - |
| qualia | 15 | - | - |
| qualms | 17 | - | - |
| qualmy | 20 | - | - |
| quango | 16 | a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government | - |
| quazzy | 36 | - | - |
| queint | 15 | - | - |
| quelch | 20 | - | - |
| quelea | 15 | - | - |
| quells | 15 | - | - |
| quemed | 18 | - | - |
| quemes | 17 | - | - |
| quenas | 15 | - | - |
| queest | 15 | - | - |
| queers | 15 | - | - |
| qubits | 17 | - | - |
| qubyte | 20 | - | - |
| queach | 20 | - | - |
| queans | 15 | - | - |
| queazy | 27 | - | - |
| queeny | 18 | - | - |
| querns | 15 | - | - |
| quites | 15 | - | - |
| quotas | 15 | - | - |
| quoter | 15 | a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations | - |
| quotes | 15 | - | - |
| quotha | 18 | - | - |
| quotum | 17 | - | - |
| qurush | 18 | 20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia | - |
| quooke | 19 | - | - |
| quonks | 19 | - | - |
| quohog | 19 | - | - |
| quoifs | 18 | - | - |
| quoins | 15 | - | - |
| quoist | 15 | - | - |
| quoits | 15 | a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it | - |
| quokka | 23 | - | - |
| quolls | 15 | - | - |
| quyted | 19 | - | - |
| quytes | 18 | - | - |
| requin | 15 | - | - |
| requit | 15 | - | - |
| saique | 15 | - | - |
| sacque | 17 | a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | - |
| roques | 15 | - | - |
| roquet | 15 | - | - |
| squabs | 17 | - | - |
| squads | 16 | - | - |
| squail | 15 | - | - |
| squegs | 16 | - | - |
| squibs | 17 | - | - |
| squids | 16 | - | - |
| squier | 15 | - | - |
| squiff | 21 | - | - |
| squill | 15 | an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers | - |
| squiny | 18 | - | - |
| squama | 17 | a protective structure resembling a scale | - |
| squame | 17 | - | - |
| squark | 19 | a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1 | - |
| squats | 15 | - | - |
| squaws | 18 | - | - |
| squirr | 15 | - | - |
| squits | 15 | - | - |
| squush | 18 | - | - |
| tuques | 15 | - | - |
| usques | 15 | - | - |
| yanqui | 18 | - | - |
| toquet | 15 | - | - |
| toques | 15 | - | - |
| jerque | 22 | - | - |
| lasque | 15 | - | - |
| loquat | 15 | yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies | - |
| manque | 17 | unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition | - |
| diquat | 16 | - | - |
| exequy | 25 | - | - |
| equipe | 17 | - | - |
| equips | 17 | - | - |
| equids | 16 | - | - |
| equali | 15 | - | - |
| equals | 15 | - | - |
| equant | 15 | - | - |
| faquir | 18 | a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man | - |
| fiques | 18 | - | - |
| haique | 18 | - | - |
| coquet | 17 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| asquat | 15 | - | - |
| bosque | 17 | - | - |
| calque | 17 | an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language | `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch' |
| caique | 17 | - | - |
| casque | 17 | (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor | - |
| cliquy | 20 | - | - |
| chequy | 23 | - | - |
| cloque | 17 | - | - |
