6 Letter Words Starting With Q for Amazing Vocabulary!

Hi to all the parents having toddlers (we are proud of you for being so strong)!

Here we are at one of the least frequently used letters in the English language. The letter Q!

It’s often followed by the letter “U” in English words, as “QU” combinations are quite common.

Read along with your kids and make them understand the words so that you can play with these words after reading. 

We have also given some examples of how you can play with such words-

List Of 6-Letter Words Starting With Q

qasida	poetic form developed in pre-Islamic Arabia and perpetuated throughout Islamic literary history into the present.
qigong	Chinese system of physical exercises and breathing control related to tai chi.
qindar	an Albanian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lek.
qintar	a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek.
qiviut	the wool of the undercoat of the musk ox
quacks	the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck.
quadra	the plinth of a pedestal, podium, or water table.
quaere	query
quaffs	drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
quagga	a South African zebra, extinct since 1883, that had a yellowish-brown coat with darker stripes
quaggy	marshy or boggy
quahog	a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America.
quaich	a shallow drinking cup, typically made of wood and having two handles.
quails	a small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.
quaint	attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
quaked	“quaint country cottages”
quakes	(especially of the earth) shake or tremble.
qualia	a quality or property as perceived or experienced by a person.
qualms	an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
quango	a semi-public administrative body outside the civil service but receiving financial support from the government, which makes senior appointments to it.
quanta	a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
quants	short for quantitative analyst.
quarks	any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. Quarks have not been directly observed but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally.
Qualmy	queasy
Quiffs	a piece of hair brushed upwards and backwards from a man’s forehead.

quatro	Four is the number 4.
quaver	(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
qubbas	a domed mausoleum that usually contains the grave of a saint, a pious man, or an emir.
qubits	the basic unit of information in quantum computing and counterpart to the bit (binary digit) in classical computing.
qubyte	a quantum byte, or eight quantum bits, a sequence processed as a unit.
queans	an impudent or badly behaved girl or woman.
queasy	nauseous; feeling sick.
queazy	nauseous; feeling sick.
queens	the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
quelea	a brownish weaver bird found in Africa, the male of which has either a black face or a redhead.
quells	put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
quench	satisfy (one’s thirst) by drinking.
querns	a simple hand mill for grinding corn, typically consisting of two circular stones, the upper of which is rotated or rubbed to and fro on the lower one.
quesos	quesadilla
Quirky	rather odd or unpredictable in their appearance, character, or behavior.
Qiblah	the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.
queuer	someone who is waiting in a line of people, often to buy something

quinoa	a plant of the goosefoot family found in the Andes, where it was widely cultivated for its edible starchy seeds prior to the introduction of Old World grains.
quinol	another term for hydroquinone.
quinsy	inflammation of the throat, especially an abscess in the region of the tonsils.
quinta	a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town.
quinte	the fifth of eight parrying positions.
quints	(in piquet) a sequence of five cards of the same suit. A run of ace, king, queen, jack, and ten is a quint major and one of jack, ten, nine, eight, and seven a quint minor.
quinua	a plant of the goosefoot family found in the Andes, where it was widely cultivated for its edible starchy seeds prior to the introduction of Old World grains.
quipus	an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously cultured threads knotted in different ways.
quired	a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality
quires	any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book.
quirks	a peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behavior.
quirts	a short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash.
quatrain	a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
quavered	(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
quoing	a line of people, vehicles, etc., waiting for something.
quoins	an external angle of a wall or building.
quoits	a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg.

qurush	a former monetary unit in Saudi Arabia.
Quacky	That resembles the quack of a duck.
Quamby	mill farm
Quippy	A clever, witty remark.
Quippu	an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously cultured threads knotted in different ways.
Qawwal	a performer of qawwali.
quaverer	(of a person’s voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
quayages	a charge for use of a quay.
Quaigh	a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox c. 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles. Central to the Quakers’ belief is the doctrine of the ‘Inner Light’, or sense of Christ’s direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.
Quinic	Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds
Quohog	a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America.
qabalahs	the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible, first transmitted orally and using esoteric methods (including ciphers). It reached the height of its influence in the later Middle Ages and remains significant in Hasidism.
qindarka	a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek.
quaalude	another term for methaqualone.
quackery	dishonest practices and claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.
quadding	to fill out (something, such as a typeset line) with blank space.

quaestor	(in ancient Rome) any of a number of officials who had charge of public revenue and expenditure.
quaffers	a person who drinks heartily
quaffing	drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
quaggier	resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy.
quagmire	a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
quagmiry	a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
quahaugs	a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America.
quaiches	a shallow drinking cup, typically made of wood and having two handles.
quailing	feel or show fear or apprehension.
quainter	attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
quaintly	in an attractively unusual or old-fashioned manner.
quakiest	shaky
qualmier	an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction
qualmish	feeling qualms
quandang	either of two Australian trees.
quandary	a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
quandong	either of two Australian trees.

quarried	extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
quarrier	a worker in a stone quarry.
quarries	a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
quartans	occurring every fourth day reckoning inclusively.
quartern	a quarter of a pint.
quarters	each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
quartets	a composition for a quartet.
quartics	An algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree.
quartier	a district of a French city.
quartile	each of four equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.
quartzes	a hard mineral consisting of silica, found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks and typically occurring as colorless or white hexagonal prisms. It is often cultured by impurities (as in amethyst, citrine, and cairngorm).
quashers	someone who quells or suppresses.
quashing	reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
quassias	the wood, bark, or root of the quassia, yielding a bitter medicinal tonic, insecticide, and vermifuge.
quassins	white, bitter, crystalline substance that is the prototypical example of the family of quassinoids.
quatorze	(in piquet) a set of four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand.

Some Other Examples Of 6-Letter Words Starting With Q

qiblah

qiblas

qinder

Interesting Activities For Kids With 6-Letter Words Starting With Q

A few words that start with Q are positive. Even if these words might not be frequently employed in regular speech, they can nevertheless be utilized to convey positive feelings. Below are a few illustrations of various educational activities:

1. Name Game

The child must respond to questions that are posed to them during the game. Kids are taught the value of correctly using these phrases using this entertaining manner. 

Examples:

Q: What oats company shares its name with a member of the ‘Society of Friends’?

Ans: Quaker

Q: The musical instruction ‘pianissimo’ indicates a piece is to be played how?

Ans: Quietly

Q: What name is given to the container in which an archer keeps his arrows?

Ans: Quiver

Q: In music, what is the British name for an ‘eighth note’ in the U.S. and Canada?

Ans: Quaver

Q: What is the name of Australia’s national airline?

Ans: Qantas

2. Fill In The Blanks

Fill-in-the-blank exercises are another fun and easy activity. Use this educational game to teach your children some useful 6 letter words that begin with Q.

Q_aker

Quiet__

Qui_er

Qu_ver

Qan__s

3. Match The Words With Meanings

Match the words- it is a game which will automatically enhance the concentration and interest of your kids. Play this game like one example given below-

quacks	i) to suppress; put an end to; extinguish, to vanquish; subdue.
quaffs	ii) the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer, capable of existing in two states, 0 or 1, simultaneously or at a different time.
quells	iii) any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea(red-billed quelea), noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.
qubits	iv) to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment., to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily:, an act or instance of quaffing., a beverage quaffed.
quelea	v) the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound., to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it.

(Answer: a- v, b- iv, c- iii, d- ii, e- I)

Conclusion

In these educational exercises, new words with six letters and a Q are introduced to the students. We are prepared to help further if you require it. Let us get our hands on letter R, next time! See you all!

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