Words That Start With QUA
Here are 165 words that start with qua, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with qua
- 165
- Most used
- quality
- Shortest
- quad
- 5 letter words
- 14
Common words that start with qua
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare | 7 |
| 2 | quarter | one of four equal parts | 7 |
| 3 | qualified | meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task | 9 |
| 4 | quarters | housing available for people to live in | 8 |
| 5 | qualify | prove capable or fit; meet requirements | 7 |
| 6 | quantity | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | 8 |
| 7 | quantum | a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory | 7 |
| 8 | qualities | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare | 9 |
| 9 | qualifying | prove capable or fit; meet requirements | 10 |
| 10 | quarterly | of or relating to or consisting of a quarter | 9 |
| 11 | quarterback | (football) the person who plays quarterback | 11 |
| 12 | qualification | an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something | 13 |
| 13 | qualifications | an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something | 14 |
| 14 | quantities | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | 10 |
| 15 | quantitative | expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement | 12 |
| 16 | quad | one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy | 4 |
| 17 | quartz | colorless glass made of almost pure silica | 6 |
| 18 | quarantine | enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease | 10 |
| 19 | quarry | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person... | 6 |
| 20 | quartet | the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | 7 |
| 21 | quasi | having some resemblance | 5 |
| 22 | quake | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of... | 5 |
| 23 | qualitative | involving distinctions based on qualities | 11 |
| 24 | qualifier | a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition | 9 |
| 25 | qualifies | prove capable or fit; meet requirements | 9 |
| 26 | quarrel | have a disagreement over something | 7 |
| 27 | quadrant | a quarter of the circumference of a circle | 8 |
| 28 | quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way | 6 |
| 29 | qualifiers | a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition | 10 |
| 30 | quay | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | 4 |
| 31 | quantify | use as a quantifier | 8 |
| 32 | quadruple | increase fourfold | 9 |
| 33 | quaker | a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves... | 6 |
| 34 | quarterbacks | (football) the person who plays quarterback | 12 |
| 35 | quarterfinals | one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals | 13 |
| 36 | quail | draw back, as with fear or pain | 5 |
| 37 | quack | an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice | 5 |
| 38 | quarries | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person... | 8 |
| 39 | quark | (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons | 5 |
| 40 | quartermaster | an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops | 13 |
| 41 | quart | a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon | 5 |
| 42 | quadratic | an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square | 9 |
| 43 | quantified | use as a quantifier | 10 |
| 44 | quakers | a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers | 7 |
| 45 | quarantined | place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons | 11 |
| 46 | qualms | uneasiness about the fitness of an action | 6 |
| 47 | quarterfinal | one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals | 12 |
| 48 | quaternary | last 2 million years | 10 |
| 49 | quantification | a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') | 14 |
| 50 | quadrangle | a four-sided polygon | 10 |
4 letter words that start with qua
- quad
- quay
- quai
5 letter words that start with qua
- quasi
- quake
- quail
- quack
- quark
- quart
- quads
- quash
- quant
- quays
- qualm
- quaff
- quale
- quare
6 letter words that start with qua
- quartz
- quarry
- quaint
- quaker
- qualms
- quarks
- quakes
- quarts
- quacks
- quarto
- quatre
- quasar
- quanta
- quails
- qualia
- quahog
- quagga
- quango
- quants
- quaver
7 letter words that start with qua
- quality
- quarter
- qualify
- quantum
- quartet
- quarrel
- quakers
- quashed
- quaking
- quasars
- quavers
- quangos
- quartic
- quantic
- quadric
- quashes
8 letter words that start with qua
- quarters
- quantity
- quadrant
- quantify
- quarries
- quarrels
- quagmire
- quandary
- quartets
- quarried
- quartile
- quayside
- quackery
- quashing
- quacking
- quatrain
- quadrate
- quaintly
- quantile
- quadriga
- quatorze
- quaestor
- quaffing
- quantize
- quadroon
9 letter words that start with qua
- qualified
- qualities
- quarterly
- qualifier
- qualifies
- quadruple
- quadratic
- quartered
- quarrying
- quadrants
- quartzite
- quarreled
- quantized
- quadrille
- quadruped
- quaaludes
- quatrains
- quarrymen
- quavering
- quartiles
- quagmires
- quartette
10 letter words that start with qua
- qualifying
- quantities
- quarantine
- qualifiers
- quantified
- quaternary
- quadrangle
- quadrupled
- quadriceps
- quarreling
- quadrature
- quarrelled
- quartering
- quantifies
- quadrupole
- quantifier
- quadrupeds
- quandaries
- quaternion
- quadruples
- quatrefoil
- quaintness
11 letter words that start with qua
- quarterback
- qualitative
- quarantined
- quantifying
- quadrennial
- quarrelling
- quarrelsome
- quarantines
- quadrillion
- quadrupling
- quantifiers
- quadruplets
- quarterdeck
- quaternions
- quadrangles
- quadrupedal
- quarterlies
12 letter words that start with qua
- quantitative
- quarterbacks
- quarterfinal
- quantifiable
- quantization
- quadriplegic
- quadrangular
- quarantining
- quantitation
- quadriplegia
- quattrocento
- quadrivalent
- quarterstaff
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How many words start with qua?
This list has 165 words starting with qua, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with qua?
quality, quarter, qualified, quarters, qualify, quantity, quantum, qualities.
What 5 letter words start with qua?
quasi, quake, quail, quack, quark, quart, quads, quash, quant, quays.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.