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Words Containing HQ

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Popular Words Containing HQ

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Containing HQ 8 words

16-Letter Words With HQ 1

How often does HQ appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing HQ. Most are 11 letters long, they average 30 points and the best is MICROEARTHQUAKES (36 points).

Total words
8
Most common length
11 letters
3 words
Average Scrabble score
30
out of 36 max
Longest word
MICROEARTHQUAKES
16 letters
Most common ending
E
37.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • e 37.5%
  • s 37.5%
  • d 12.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ua100%
  • ea75%
  • oe25%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing HQ

m 3i 1c 3r 1o 1e 1a 1r 1t 1h 4q 10u 1a 1k 5e 1s 1

M 3 + I 1 + C 3 + R 1 + O 1 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + T 1 + H 4 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + K 5 + E 1 + S 1 = 36 points

Double word
72 pts
Triple word
108 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

microearthquakes

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words containing HQ are there?

There are 8 words containing HQ in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 3 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing HQ?

MICROEARTHQUAKES is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MICROEARTHQUAKE (35), YOUTHQUAKES (30), EARTHQUAKING (29).

What is the longest word containing HQ?

MICROEARTHQUAKES has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, EARTHQUAKES (11 letters) is the longest common one.