286 Words Starting With QUI
The prefix QUI appears in 286 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 66 entries. Average word length: 8.5 letters.
Q almost always pairs with U in English. The rare exceptions — qi, qoph, qadi — come from Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese. This makes Q-words a gold mine in word games.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with QUI: QUIZZICALITY (44 pts), QUIZZICALITIES (43 pts), QUIZZICALLY (43 pts), QUIZZICAL (38 pts), QUIZZING (36 pts). The shortest is QUID (4 letters) and the longest is QUINCENTENARIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ETY.
Notable words: QUID — a cut or wad or something chewable [n].; QUICK — acting or capable of acting with speed [adj, n] "a quick reply".; QUICHE — a flan of plain pastry filled with a cooked egg mixture [n].; QUIBBLE — to argue over petty matters [v]. Browse words starting with CER for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with QUI?
QUIZZICALITY scores 44 points. Runner-up: QUIZZICALITIES at 43 points. See words ending in Q for more high-value options.
How many words start with QUI?
Our dictionary has 286 words that start with QUI. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (66).
What is the shortest word that starts with QUI?
QUID at just 4 letters. It means: a cut or wad or something chewable [n].
Four-Letter Words (5)
QUIDQUINQUIPQUITQUIZ
Five-Letter Words (15)
QUICKQUIDSQUIETQUIFFQUILLQUILTQUINSQUINTQUIPSQUIPUQUIREQUIRKQUIRTQUITEQUITS
Six-Letter Words (25)
QUICHEQUICKSQUIETSQUIFFSQUILLSQUILTSQUINCEQUINICQUININQUINOAQUINOLQUINSYQUINTAQUINTEQUINTSQUIPPUQUIPPYQUIPUSQUIREDQUIRESQUIRKSQUIRKYQUIRTSQUITCHQUIVER
Seven-Letter Words (51)
QUIBBLEQUICHESQUICKENQUICKERQUICKIEQUICKLYQUIETEDQUIETENQUIETERQUIETLYQUIETUSQUILLAIQUILLEDQUILLETQUILTEDQUILTERQUINARYQUINATEQUINCESQUINELAQUININAQUININEQUININSQUINNATQUINOASQUINOIDQUINOLSQUINONEQUINTALQUINTANQUINTARQUINTASQUINTESQUINTETQUINTICQUINTINQUIPPEDQUIPPERQUIPPUSQUIRINGQUIRKEDQUIRTEDQUITTEDQUITTERQUITTORQUIVERSQUIVERYQUIXOTEQUIZZEDQUIZZERQUIZZES
Eight-Letter Words (66)
QUIBBLEDQUIBBLERQUIBBLESQUICKENSQUICKESTQUICKIESQUICKSETQUIDDITYQUIDNUNCQUIETENSQUIETERSQUIETESTQUIETINGQUIETISMQUIETISTQUIETUDEQUILLAIAQUILLAISQUILLAJAQUILLETSQUILLINGQUILTERSQUILTINGQUINCUNXQUINELASQUINELLAQUINIELAQUININASQUININESQUINNATSQUINOIDSQUINOLINQUINONESQUINSIEDQUINSIESQUINTAINQUINTALSQUINTANSQUINTARSQUINTETSQUINTICSQUINTILEQUINTINSQUIPPERSQUIPPIERQUIPPINGQUIPPISHQUIPSTERQUIRKIERQUIRKILYQUIRKINGQUIRKISHQUIRTINGQUISLINGQUITCHESQUITRENTQUITTERSQUITTINGQUITTORSQUIVEREDQUIVERERQUIXOTESQUIXOTICQUIXOTRYQUIZZERSQUIZZING
Nine-Letter Words (50)
QUIBBLERSQUIBBLINGQUICKENEDQUICKENERQUICKLIMEQUICKNESSQUICKSANDQUICKSETSQUICKSTEPQUIDNUNCSQUIESCENTQUIETENEDQUIETENERQUIETISMSQUIETISTSQUIETNESSQUIETUDESQUIETUSESQUILLAIASQUILLAJASQUILLBACKQUILLINGSQUILLWORKQUILLWORTQUILTINGSQUINARIESQUINELLASQUINIDINEQUINIELASQUINOIDALQUINOLINEQUINOLINSQUINOLONEQUINONOIDQUINTAINSQUINTETTEQUINTILESQUINTUPLEQUINTUPLYQUIPPIESTQUIPSTERSQUIRKIESTQUISLINGSQUITCLAIMQUITRENTSQUITTANCEQUIVERERSQUIVERINGQUIXOTISMQUIZZICAL
Ten-Letter Words (29)
QUICKENERSQUICKENINGQUICKLIMESQUICKSANDSQUICKSTEPSQUIDDITIESQUIESCENCEQUIETENERSQUIETENINGQUIETISTICQUILLBACKSQUILLWORKSQUILLWORTSQUINACRINEQUINCUNXESQUINIDINESQUINOLINESQUINOLONESQUINTETTESQUINTUPLEDQUINTUPLESQUINTUPLETQUIRKINESSQUITCLAIMSQUITTANCESQUIXOTICALQUIXOTISMSQUIXOTRIESQUIZMASTER
Eleven-Letter Words (17)
QUICKNESSESQUICKSILVERQUIESCENCESQUIESCENTLYQUIETNESSESQUINACRINESQUINCUNCIALQUINCUNXIALQUINQUENNIAQUINTILLIONQUINTUPLETSQUINTUPLINGQUISLINGISMQUITCLAIMEDQUIVERINGLYQUIZMASTERSQUIZZICALLY
Twelve-Letter Words (10)
QUICKSILVERSQUINQUENNIALQUINQUENNIUMQUINTESSENCEQUINTILLIONSQUIRKINESSESQUISLINGISMSQUITCLAIMINGQUIXOTICALLYQUIZZICALITY
Thirteen-Letter Words (7)
QUINCENTENARYQUINDECILLIONQUINQUENNIALSQUINQUENNIUMSQUINTESSENCESQUINTILLIONTHQUINTUPLICATE
Fourteen-Letter Words (8)
QUINCENTENNIALQUINDECILLIONSQUINQUENNIALLYQUINTESSENTIALQUINTILLIONTHSQUINTUPLICATEDQUINTUPLICATESQUIZZICALITIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
QUINCENTENARIESQUINCENTENNIALSQUINTUPLICATING