All tournament players make it a high priority to learn these 16 Q-words that don't use a U:

  • FAQIR - Variation of FAKIR, a Hindu ascetic.
  • FAQIRS - Plural of FAQIR.
  • QAID - A variation of CAID, a Muslim leader.
  • QAIDS - Plural of QAID.
  • QANAT - A system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East.
  • QANATS - Plural of QANAT.
  • QAT - Variation of KAT, an evergreen shrub.
  • QATS - Plural of QAT.
  • QINDAR - Variation of QINTAR, a monetary unit of Albania.
  • QINDARS - Plural of QINDAR.
  • QINDARKA - Albanian currency.
  • QINDARKAS - The plural of QINDARKA.
  • QINTAR - See above.
  • QINTARS - Plural of QINTAR.
  • QOPH - A letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  • QOPHS - Plural of QOPH.
  • QWERTY - A standard typewriter keyboard.
  • QWERTYS - The plural of QWERTY, see above.
  • SHEQEL - An ancient unit of weight and money.
  • SHEQALIM - The plural of SHEQEL, see above
  • TRANQ - A variation of TRANK (i.e. tranquilizer).
  • TRANQS - Plural of TRANQ.

Playing the Q - Three, Four, and Five letter Q words.

qat / maqui / quays / quite
qua / pique / quean / quits
aqua / qaids / queen / quods
qaid / qanat / queer / quoin
qats / qophs / quell / quoit
qoph / quack / quern / quota
quad / quads / query / quote
quag / quaff / quest / quoth
quai / quags / queue / qursh
quay / quail / queys / roque
quey / quais / quick / squab
quid / quake / quids / squad
quin / quaky / quiet / squat
quip / quale / quiff / squaw
quit / qualm / quill / squeg
quiz / quant / quill / squib
quod / quare / quins / squid
aquae / quart / quint / toque

Words that include at least 66% vowels in order of length:
aa / naoi / aculei / aucuba / easies / iodine
ae / obia / adagio / audile / eelier / iodise
ai / oboe / adieus / audios / eerier / iodize
oe / odea / adieux / augite / eidola / iodous
ogee / aecial / auntie / ekuele / iolite
eau / ohia / aecium / aurate / elodea / ionium
olea / aedile / aureus / eluate / ionize
aeon / oleo / aedine / aurora / eluvia / ionone
aero / olio / aeneus / aurous / emeute / koodoo
agee / ooze / aeonic / ausubo / eolian / kookie
agio / ouzo / aerate / auteur / eonian / lamiae
ague / quai / aerial / autoed / eosine / laurae
aide / raia / aeried / avenue / epizoa / league
ajee / roue / aerier / aviate / epopee / liaise
akee / toea / aeries / bailee / equate / looies
alae / unai / aerobe / bailie / equine / louies
alee / unau / aerugo / bateau / etoile / mealie
aloe / urea / agapae / baubee / eupnea / meanie
amia / uvea / agapai / beanie / eureka / mediae
amie / zoea / agorae / beebee / euripi / meinie
anoa / agouti / booboo / exodoi / meoued
aqua / aalii / aikido / boogie / exuvia / miaous
area / adieu / aiolis / boohoo / faerie / milieu
aria / aecia / airier / bookie / faunae / moirai
asea / aerie / alexia / bootee / feirie / muumuu
aura / aioli / alodia / bootie / feriae / nausea
auto / aquae / alulae / boubou / flooie / obelia
awee / areae / amadou / bougie / foodie / ocreae
beau / audio / amebae / bureau / footie / odious
ciao / aurae / amoeba / caeoma / foveae / oedema
ease / aurei / amusia / caique / galeae / oeuvre
eaux / cooee / anemia / coatee / gateau / oidium
eave / eerie / anomie / codeia / gaiour / oilier
eide / looie / anopia / coocoo / goalie / oleate
emeu / louie / anoxia / cooeed / goatee / oleine
epee / miaou / anuria / cooees / goodie / oolite
etui / oidia / aortae / cookie / gooier / oomiac
euro / oorie / aoudad / coolie / goonie / oomiak
idea / ourie / apiece / cootie / guaiac / oorali
ilea / queue / apnoea / coteau / guinea / oozier
ilia / uraei / apogee / coulee / heaume / opaque
inia / zoeae / areola / curiae / hoagie / opiate
iota / areole / daimio / hoodie / opioid
ixia / aaliis / ariose / dautie / hoolie / oreide
jiao / abasia / ariosi / dearie / hoopoe / oriole
lieu / abulia / arioso / doolee / hoopoo / oroide
luau / acacia / arouse / doolie / iguana / otiose
meou / acajou / ataxia / doozie / iodate / ourari
moue / acedia / aubade / easier / iodide / ourebi
outage / reseau / urania / yautia / areolae / oogonia
outate / roadeo / urease / zaikai / aureate / ouabain
outeat / roadie / uredia / zouave / aureola / ouguiya
outlie / rookie / ureide / aureole / rouleau
outsee / roomie / uremia / aboulia / aurorae / sequoia
outvie / soiree / utopia / acequia / couteau / taeniae
peerie / souari / uveous / aecidia / epinaoi / uraemia
peewee / teepee / uvulae / aeneous / eucaine
pereia / teniae / veepee / aeolian / eugenia / aboideau
quaere / tibiae / voodoo / aeonian / eulogia / aboiteau
qualia / toupee / weenie / aerobia / eupnoea / aureolae
queued / ubique / weepie / alienee / evacuee / eopoeia
queuer / unciae / weewee / amoebae / exuviae / eulogiae
queues / unease / wienie / anaemia / ipomoea
quinoa / unique / woodie / aquaria / miaoued
rediae / uraeus / woolie / aqueous / nouveau

3 and 4-letter words using J, X, and Z:

J
haj / ajar / jaws / jill / jows
jab / ajee / jays / jilt / joys
jag / djin / jazz / jimp / juba
jam / fojo / jean / jink / jube
jar / fuji / jeed / jinn / judo
jaw / hadj / jeep / jins / juga
jay / haji / jeer / jinx / jugs
jee / hajj / jees / jive / juju
jet / jabs / jeez / jobs / juke
jeu / jack / jefe / jock / jump
jib / jade / jehu / joes / junk
jig / jagg / jell / joey / jupe
jin / jags / jeon / jogs / jura
job / jail / jerk / john / jury
joe / jake / jess / join / just
job / jamb / jest / joke / jute
jot / jams / jete / joky / juts
jow / jane / jets / jole / mojo
joy / jape / jeux / jolt / puja
jug / jarl / jiao / josh / raja
jun / jars / jibb / joss / soja
jus / jato / jibe / jota
jut / jauk / jibs / jots
raj / jaup / jiff / jouk
taj / java / jigs / jowl
X
axe / sax / dexi / maxi
box / sex / doux / minx
cox / six / doxy / mixt
dex / sox / eaux / moxa
fax / tax / exam / next
fix / tux / exec / nixe
fox / vex / exes / nixy
gox / vox / exit / onyx
hex / wax / exon / oryx
kex / xis / expo / oxen
lax / zax / falx / oxes
lex / apex / faux / oxid
lox / axal / fixt / oxim
lux / axed / flax / pixy
max / axel / flex / prex
mix / axes / flux / roux
nix / axil / foxy / sext
oxo / axis / hoax / sexy
oxy / axle / ibex / taxa
pax / axon / ilex / taxi
pix / boxy / ixia / text
pox / calx / jeux / vext
pyx / coax / jinx / waxy
rax / coxa / luxe / xyst
rex / crux / lynx
Z
adz / chez / meze / zebu
azo / cozy / mozo / zeds
biz / czar / nazi / zees
coz / daze / ooze / zein
fez / doze / oozy / zeks
fiz / dozy / orzo / zerk
wiz / faze / ouzo / zero
zag / fizz / oyez / zest
zap / fozy / phiz / zeta
zax / friz / prez / zigs
zed / futz / putz / zill
zee / fuze / quiz / zinc
zek / fuzz / raze / zing
zig / gaze / razz / zips
zin / geez / ritz / ziti
zip / haze / size / zits
zit / hazy / sizy / zoea
zoa / izar / spaz / zoic
zoo / jazz / tzar / zone
adze / jeez / whiz / zonk
azan / laze / zags / zoom
azon / lutz / zany / zoon
bize / lazy / zaps / zoos
bozo / maze / zarf / zori
buzz / mazy / zeal / zyme

AAH / BOA / DOT / FUN / ICK / LOG / OCA / PYX / SOS / WAS
AAL / BOB / DOW / FUR / IDS / LOO / ODD / QAT / SOT / WAT
AAS / BOD / DRY / GAB / IFF / LOP / ODE / QUA / SOU / WAW
ABA / BOG / DUB / GAD / IFS / LOT / ODS / RAD / ROW / WAX
ABS / BOO / DUD / GAE / ILK / LOW / OES / RAG / SOX / WAY
ABY / BOP / DUE / GAG / ILL / LOX / OFF / RAH / SOY / WEB
ACE / BOS / DUG / GAL / IMP / LUG / OFT / RA / SPA / WED
ACT / BOT / DUI / GAM / INK / LUM / OHM / RAM / SPY / WEE
ADD / BOW / DUN / GAN / INN / LUV / OHO / RAN / SRI / WEN
ADO / BOX / DUO / GAP / INS / LUX / OHS / RAP / STY / WET
ADS / BOY / DUP / GAR / ION / LYE / OIL / RAS / SUB / WHA
ADZ / BRA / DYE / GAS / IRE / MAC / OKA / RAT / SUE / WHO
AFF / BRO / EAR / GAT / IRK / MAD / OKE / RAW / SUM / WHY
AFT / BRR / EAT / GAY / ISM / MAE / OLD / RAX / SUN / WIG
AGA / BUB / EAU / GED / ITS / MAG / OLE / RAY / SUP / WIN
AGE / BUD / EBB / GEE / IVY / MAN / OMS / REB / SUQ / WIS
AGO / BUG / ECU / GEL / JAB / MAP / ONE / REC / SYN / WIT
AHA / BUM / EDH / GEM / JAG / MAR / ONS / RED / TAB / WIZ
AID / BUN / EEL / GEN / JAM / MAS / OOH / REE / TAD / WOE
AIL / BUR / EFF / GET / JAR / MAT / OOT / REF / TAE / WOK
AIM / BUS / EFS / GEY / JAW / MAW / OPE / REG / TAG / WON
AIN / BUT / EFT / GHI / JAY / MAX / OPS / REI / TAJ / WOO
AIR / BUY / EGG / GIB / JEE / MAY / OPT / REM / TAM / WOS
AIS / BYE / EGO / GID / JET / MED / ORA / REP / TAN / WOT
AIT / BYS / EKE / GIE / JEU / MEL / ORB / RES / TAO / WOW
ALA / CAB / ELD / GIG / JIB / MEM / ORC / RET / TOP / WRY
ALB / CAD / ELF / GIN / JIG / MEN / ORE / REV / TAR / WUD
ALE / CAM / ELK / GIP / JIN / MET / ORS / REX / TAS / WYE
ALL / CAN / ELL / GIT / JOB / MEW / ORT / RHO / TAT / WYN
ALP / CAP / ELM / GNU / JOE / MHO / OSE / RIA / TAU / XIS
ALS / CAR / ELS / GOA / JOG / MIB / OUD / RIB / TAV / YAH
ALT / CAT / EME / GOB / JOT / MID / OUT / RID / TAW / YAK
AMA / CAW / EMF / GOD / JOW / MIG / OVA / RIF / TAX / YAM
AMI / CAY / EMS / GOO / JOY / MIL / OWE / RIG / TEA / YAP
AMP / CEE / EMU / GOR / JUG / MIM / OWL / RIM / TED / YAR
AMU / CEL / END / GOT / JUN / MIR / OWN / RIN / TEE / YAW
ANA / CEP / ENG / GOX / JUS / MIS / OXO / RIP / TEG / YAY
AND / CHI / ENS / JUT / MIX / OXY / ROB / TEL / YEA
ANE / CIS / EON / GUL / KAB / MOA / PAC / ROB / TEN / YEH
ANI / COB / ERA / GUM / KAE / MOB / PAD / ROD / TAT / YEN
ANT / COD / ERE / GUN / KAF / MOC / PAH / ROE / TEW / YEP
ANY / COG / ERG / GUT / KAS / MOD / PAL / ROM / THE / YES
APE / COL / ERN / GUV / KAT / MOG / PAM / ROT / THO / YET
APT / CON / ERR / GUY / KAY / MOL / PAN / ROW / THY / YEW
ARB / COO / ERS / GYM / KEA / MOM / PAP / RUB / TIC / YIN
ARC / COP / ESS / GYP / KEF / MON / PAR / RUE / TIE / YIP
ARE / COR / ETA / HAD / KEG / MOO / PAS / RUG / TIL / YOB
ARF / COS / ETH / HAE / KEN / MOP / PAT / RUM / TIN / YOD
ARK / COT / EVE / HAG / KEP / MOR / PAW / RUN / TIP / YOK
ARM / COW / EWE / HAH / KEX / MOS / PAX / RUT / TIS / YOM
ARS / COX / EYE / HAJ / KEY / MOT / PAY / RYA / TIT / YON
ART / COY / FAD / HAM / KHI / MOW / PEA / RYE / TOD / YOU
ASH / COZ / FAG / HAO / KID / MUD / PED / SAB / TOE / YOW
ASK / CRY / FAN / HAP / KIF / MUG / PEE / SAC / TO / YUK
ASP / CUB / FAR / HAS / KIN / MUM / PEG / SAD / TOM / YUM
ASS / CUD / FAS / HAT / KIP / MUN / PEH / SAE / TON / YUP
ATE / CUE / FAT / HAW / KIR / MUS / PEN / SAG / TOO / ZAG
ATT / CUM / FAX / HAY / KIT / MUT / PEP / SAL / TOP / ZAP
AUK / CUP / FAY / HEH / KOA / NAB / PER / SAP / TOR / ZED
AVA / CUR / FED / HEM / KOB / NAE / PES / SAT / TOT / ZEE
AVE / CUT / FEE / HEN / KOI / NAG / PET / SAU / TOW / ZEE
AVO / CWM / FEH / HEP / KOP / NAH / PEW / SAW / TOY / ZEK
AWA / DAB / FEM / HER / KOR / NAM / PHI / SAX / TRY / ZIG
AWE / DAD / FEN / HES / KOS / NAP / PHT / SAY / TSK / ZIN
AWL / DAG / FER / HET / KUE / NAW / PIA / SEA / TUB / ZIP
AWN / DAH / FET / HEW / LAB / NAY / PIC / SAC / URN / ZIT
AXE / DAK / FEU / HEX / LAC / NEB / PIE / SEE / USE / ZOA
AYE / DAL / FEW / HEY / LAD / NEE / PIG / SAG / UTA / ZOO
AYS / DAM / FEY / HIC / LAG / NET / PIN / SEI / UTS
AZO / DAP / FEZ / HID / LAM / NEW / PIP / SAL / VAC
BAA / DAW / FIB / HIE / LAP / NIB / PIS / SEN / VAN
BAD / DAY / FID / HIM / LAR / NIL / PIT / SER / VAR
BAG / DEB / FIE / HIN / LAS / NIM / PIU / SET / VAS
BAH / DEE / FIG / HIP / LAT / NIP / PIX / SEW / VAT
BAL / DEL / FIL / HIS / LAV / NIT / PLY / SEX / VAU
BAM / DEN / FIN / HIT / LAW / NIX / POD / SHA / VAV
BAN / DEV / FIR / HMM / LAX / NOB / POH / SHE / VAW
BAP / DEW / FIT / HOB / LAY / NOD / POI / SHH / VEE
BAR / DEX / FIX / HOD / LEA / NOG / POL / SHY / VEG
BAS / DEY / FIZ / HOE / LED / NOH / POP / SIB / VET
BAT / DIB / FLU / HOG / LEE / NOM / POT / SIC / VEX
BAY / DID / FLY / HON / LEG / NOO / POW / SIM / VIA
BED / DIE / FOB / HOP / LEI / NOR / POX / SIN / VIE
BEE / DIG / FOE / HOT / LEK / NOS / PRO / SIP / VIG
BEG / DIM / FOG / HOW / LET / NOT / PRY / SIR / VIM
BEL / DIN / FOH / HOY / LEU / NOW / PSI / SIS / VIS
BEN / DIP / FON / HUB / LEV / NTH / PUB / SIT / VOE
BET / DIS / FOP / HUE / LEX / NUB / PUD / SIX / VOW
BEY / DIT / FOR / HUG / LEY / NUN / PUG / SKA / VOX
BIB / DOC / FOU / HUH / LIB / NUS / PUL / SKI / VUG
BID / DOE / FOX / HUM / LID / NUT / PUN / SKY / WAB
BIG / DOG / FOY / HUN / LIE / OAF / PUP / SLY / WAD
BIN / DOL / FRO / HUP / LIN / OAK / PUR / SOB / WAE
BIO / DOM / FRY / HUT / LIP / OAR / PUS / SOD / WAG
BIS / DON / FUB / HYP / LIS / OAT / PUT / SOL / WAN
BIT / DOR / FUD / ICE / LIT / OBE / PYA / SON / WAP
BIZ / DOS / FUG / ICH / LOB / OBI / PYE / SOP / WAR

Letters you can add to two-letter clusters to form words:
b / AA / hls / LI / bdenpst
cdgjklnstw / AB / asy / LO / bgoptwx
bcdfghlmprstw / AD / dosz / a / MA / cdegnprstwxy
ghkmnstw / AE / e / ME / dlmntw
bdfghlmprstwz / AG / aeo / a / MI / bdglmrsx
abdhnpry / AH / a / hu / MM
AI / dlmnrst / MO / abcdglmnoprstw
abdgps / AL / abelpst / ae / MU / dgmnst
bcdghijlnprty / AM / aipu / MY
bcfgmprtvw / AN / adeity / a / NA / beghmpwy
bcefgjlmoptvwy / AR / bcefkmst / ao / NE / betw
abfghklmprtvw / AS / hkps / NO / bdghmorstw
bcefghklmopqrstvw / AT / et / g / NU / bnst
cdhjlmnprstvwy / AW / aeln / bcghmnprsty / OD / des
flmprstwz / AX / e / dfhjrtvw / OE / s
bcdfghjklmnprswy / AY / es / OF / ft
a / BA / adghlmnprsty / fnop / OH / mos
o / BE / deglnty / dmnrty / OM / s
o / BI / bdgnostz / cdefhimstwy / ON / es
a / BO / abdgopstwxy / bcfhklmpst / OP / est
a / BY / es / cdfgkmnt / OR / abcest
o / DE / belnvwxy / bcdkmnsw / OS / e
au / DO / ceglmnrstw / bcdhjlmnprstvwy / OW / eln
bfglmprtw / ED / h / bcfglpsv / OX / oy
kr / EF / fst / bcfghjst / OY
fhpy / EH / s / PA / cdhlmnprstwxy
bcdegmst / EL / dfklms / ao / PE / adeghnprstw
fghmr / EM / efsu / PI / acegnpstux
bdfghkmpstwy / EN / dgs / aeio / RE / bcdefgimpstvx
fhps / ER / aegnrs / a / SH / aehy
hopry / ES / s / p / SI / bcmnprstx
bfghjlmnprstvwy / ET / ah / SO / bdlnpstuwxy
dhklrsv / EX / eu / TA / bdegjmnoprstuvwx
FA / dgnrstxy / TI / celnpst
ae / GO / abdortx / TO / degmnoprtwy
asw / HA / deghjmopstwy / hu / UH
st / HE / hmnprstwxy / bcghlmrsy / UM / mp
cgkp / HI / cdemnpst / bdfghjmnprst / UN / s
o / HM / m / cdhpsty / UP / os
mortw / HO / bdegnptwy / bjmnp / US / e
abdfghklmr / ID / s / bcghjmnoprt / UT / as
kr / IF / fs / aeo / WE / bdent
abdfghjklprstwyz / IN / kns / t / WO / eknostw
abcdhlmpstvwx / IS / m / XI / s
abdfghklnpstwz / IT / s / XU
JO / begtwy / pr / YA / hkmprwy
os / KA / befsty / abdelprtw / YE / ahnpstw
a / LA / bcdgmprstvwxy / YO / bdmnw

Word list from Everything SCRABBLE by Joe Edley and John D. Williams, Jr., Pocket Books, 1996. Used with permission.