Search: scrabble dictionary q but not u
Why: Chandler is asking. I swear I'm not cheating, everyone I'm currently playing. I don't even have any Qs (except in one of the games [but which one!!!]).
Answer: There are several! Here's a list (though Scrabble dictionaries may vary, so check before you play):
ANTIQ (an accepted abbreviation for the words “antiquary” and “antiquarian")Source: Boardgames.about.com, YourDictionary, Scrabble Lookup, ScrabbleFinder
BURQA (garment worn by Islamic women)
BURQAS (plural of BURQAS)
FAQIR (Muslim or Hindu monk)
FAQIRS (plural of FAQIR)
MBAQANGA (a style of South African music)
MBAQANGAS (plural of MBAQANGA)
QABALA (occult or secret doctrine, variation of CABALA)
QABALAH (variation of CABALA, QABALA)
QABALAS (plural of QABALA)
QABALAHS (plural of QABALAH)
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)
QAT (leaf of the shrub Catha edulis)
QATS (plural of QAT)
QI (a circulating life energy in Chinese philosophy)
QIS (plural of QI)
QINDAR (Albanian currency, variation of QINTAR)
QINDARKA (plural of QINDAR)
QINDARS (plural of QINDAR)
QINTAR (Albanian currency)
QINTARS (plural of QINTAR)
QIVIUT (musk-ox wool)
QIVIUTS (plural of QIVIUT)
QOPH (19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
QOPHS (plural of QOPH)
QWERTY (the traditional configuration of computer keyboard keys)
QWERTYS (plural of QWERTY)
SHEQALIM (plural of SHEQEL)
SHEQEL (any of several ancient units of weight)
SUQ (variant of souk; a marketplace in Arab cities)
SUQS (plural of SUQ)
TALAQ (a method of divorce in Islamic law)
TRANQ (sedative)
TRANQS (plural of TRANQ)
TSADDIQ (Hebrew term for a spiritual leader)
TZADDIQ (Hebrew term for a spiritual leader)
UMIAQ (a boat made of stretched animal skins by Inuits)
The More You Know: Do you know the band Q and Not U? I saw them once playing at Hamilton College (in Clinton, NY), which is right by (and almost identical to) Colgate (which is in Hamilton, NY). Here is their best song, "Soft Pyramids." Spell it out!
