qanat, qawwali
ANSWERVirtually, there are no real words that start with a Q with no U. It is a rule in vocabulary.ANSWERThere are very few: qat, qi, qoph.The place name qatar begins with q and has no u.
The letter Q makes a (kw) sound when paired with U. Practically all Q words are QU words and have the (kw) sound. There is no silent U. Some words from other languages use Q without a U and may have either the (kw) sound or just a (k) sound. E.g. qoph (Hebrew letter) has the sound (kof)
Iraq iraqi
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -Q---U-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter Q and 6th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: aqueous
Equation and inequality both have the letter q in them. Quarter and quit both begin with the letter q. Words with q typically also have a u in them.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -U--Q-A. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 5th letter Q and 7th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: subaqua
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern Q----A-U-. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter Q and 6th letter A and 8th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: quadratus
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern Q---QU--A. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter Q and 5th letter Q and 6th letter U and 9th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: quinquina
· Qatar (a country)
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -U-Q-A-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 4th letter Q and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: cumquat kumquat
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -U--QU-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 5th letter Q and 6th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: subaqua