Several words have English spellings using Q but not QU, but these are almost exclusively variants of Proper Nouns, stemming from the Anglicizing of Arabic or other Asian spoken sounds (which normally use a "K" or "G" spelling)
qabala - a rare non-capitalized variant of Kabbalah
qadarite - more commonly the proper name Qadarite
qat (khat) - a flowering plant, or an Oceania deity
qepiq - the 'penny' fractional monetary value of Azerbaijan (from 'kopek')
qiang - a Sichuan language related to Tibetan and Burmese
qiblah - (kibla, esp. Ka'ba) the direction of Mecca in Islamic prayer
qigong - (Qi Gong) Chinese exercise related to one's 'chi'
*Words with U not following the Q :
qiviut - (qiveut) the Inuit term for musk-ox wool
suq - (souk) an Arab market or trading quarter
umiaq - (umiak) a type of Eskimo boat
More examples :
FAQIR -- Muslim or Hindu monk (fakir)
QABALA -- body of mystical teachings
QADI -- Islamic judge
QAID -- a Muslim tribal chief or senior official
QANAT -- gently sloping underground tunnel for irrigation
QAT -- leaf of the shrub Catha edulis
QI -- a circulating life energy in Chinese philosophy
QINDAR -- Albanian currency
QINDARKA -- plural of QINDAR
QINDARS -- plural of QINDAR
QINTAR -- Albanian currency
QOPH -- 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
QWERTY -- the traditional configuration of computer keyboard keys
SHEQEL -- any of several ancient units of weight
SHEQELIM -- plural of SHEQEL
TRANQ -- sedative
There is a place called Iqaluit, which is the capital of Nunavut in Canada.
Here is the whole list :
FAQIRS
NIQABS
FAQIR -- Muslim or Hindu monk
FAQIRS -- plural of FAQIR
INQILAB
NIQUABS
QABALA -- body of mystical teachings (Kaballa)
QADI -- Islamic judge
QADIS -- plural of QADI
QAID -- a Muslim tribal chief or senior official
QAIDS -- plural of QAID
QANAT -- gently sloping underground tunnel for irrigation
QANATS -- plural of QANAT
QASIDA (S)
QAWWAL
QUAWWALI
QAWWALS
QAT -- leaf of the shrub Catha edulis
QATS -- plural of QAT
QI -- a circulating life energy in Chinese philosophy
QINDAR -- Albanian currency
QINDARKA -- plural of QINDAR
QINDARS -- plural of QINDAR
QIGONG (S)
QINTAR -- Albanian currency
QINTARS -- plural of QINTAR
QOPH -- 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
QOPHS -- plural of QOPH
QORMA (S)
QWERTY -- the traditional configuration of computer keyboard keys
QWERTYS -- plural of QWERTY
SHEQEL -- any of several ancient units of weight
SHEQELIM -- plural of SHEQEL
TRANQ -- sedative
TRANQS -- plural of TRANQ
TZADDIQ
WAQF (S)
YAQONAS
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No English words end in Q, since Q is always followed by U.
There are thousands. As a general guide, a lot of Q words are followed by a U. Use this rule to think of more words. Here's a sample of Q words:QuandaryQuantifyQuantumQuarrelQuartsQuiverQuirkyQueueQuietQuidQuiz
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There are 5 words in scrabble that start with Q but dont need a U. QAIDs, QANAT, QATs, QOPHs, QIs, They are 2 other words that include the letter Q but don't need to be followed by a U. FAQIR, TRANQ, There are 2 with the U still in the word but not after the Q. SUQs, UMIAQ Finally, there are 19 words that don't start with Q but however still are followed by the U. AQUAs, AQUAE, EQUAL, EQUID, EQUIP, FIQUE, MAQUI, PIQUE, ROQUE, SQUAB, SQUAD, SQUAT, SQUAW, SQUEG, SQUIB, SQUID, TOQUE, TUQUE, USQUE
The 4 letter words with the letters q u and d in it include:quadquid