From Erik Arneson,
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For many casual Scrabble players, drawing a Q is more likely to inspire fear rather than joy. But the 10-point letter should be seen as a source of high-scoring plays. Learning the 24 words which use a Q but not a U can go a long way toward improving your results.

These words are all legal according to the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 4. They may not be legal if you use a different dictionary.

Q Without U Words: Alphabetical Order

FAQIR -- Muslim or Hindu monk
FAQIRS -- plural of FAQIR
QABALA -- body of mystical teachings
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
QINDAR -- Albanian currency
QINDARKA -- plural of QINDAR
QINDARS -- plural of QINDAR
QINTAR -- Albanian currency
QINTARS -- plural of QINTAR
QOPH -- 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
QOPHS -- plural of QOPH
QWERTY -- the traditional configuration of computer keyboard keys
QWERTYS -- plural of QWERTY
SHEQEL -- any of several ancient units of weight
SHEQELIM -- plural of SHEQEL
TRANQ -- sedative
TRANQS -- plural of TRANQ

Q Without U Words: By Word Length

QAT
QADI
QAID
QATS
QOPH
FAQIR
QADIS
QAIDS
QANAT
QOPHS
TRANQ
FAQIRS
QABALA
QANATS
QINDAR
QINTAR
QWERTY
SHEQEL
TRANQS
QINDARS
QINTARS
QWERTYS
QINDARKA
SHEQELIM