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The Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware) has always played a vocabulary-based, regular-dictionary style of Scrabble. At first, it was basically conventional Scrabble with an added 3-letter minimum requirement. Later, it was Scrabble II with an extended board and 8-tile rack. Now it's Scrabble III with a 6-letter minimum requirement. At your convenience, please look over the suite of Scrabble For Word Lover games (see link at top).

Here, we'll focus just on how the Q gets used in the two styles of Scrabble. Here we have side-by-side lists. Perhaps you would be satisfied with just a list of all the Q-words played in the Dover Scrabble Club. (Very impressive!)

What you see here are just the Q-words that ended up on the final boards, as distinguished from what was played in a turn. For example, someone may have played QUA (not in Scrabble III !), which was later turned into QUAD.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Words in red would not be acceptable in the Dover Scrabble Club. Generally, this means that the word is not recognized by the American Heritage dictionary.

In mid-2016 I finalized all four games in the Scrabble For Word Lovers suite. In the introduction page for each game, Scrabble O through Scrabble III, I used the 5-game playoff of the 2015 North American Scrabble Championship as a basis for comparison. Part of that comparison involved a specific look at the vast gulf in JQXZ usage. Now, here is just the Q usage extracred from that study.

The National Champs: QUERN QUA SUQ QI QI

Us (regular people): EQUIPMENT REQUESTER MOSQUITOS ANTIQUED ACQUIRER CROQUETS QUIETING QUEERLY QUIETLY QUOINED LIQUID QUARTZ QUILL QUILT

Here are all the Q-words formed on the "Table 1" games of the National Scrabble Championship, held in Buffalo, New York, in August 2014. There were 31 rounds.

Accordingly, I chose 31 consecutive Scrabble III games played in the Dover Scrabble Club showing a Q from the same time frame.

The National Champs: SQUOOSH QUOTES PIQUE QAIDS QUAGS QUALE QUIRT QUOTA ROQUE QADI QATS QUOD QUOD QAT QAT QIS QIS QIS QIS QIS QUA QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): QUESTIONABLE REACQUAINTS QUARTERING INQUIRERS MOSQUITOS QUALITIES ACQUIRES BEQUESTS LIQUORED MOSQUITO QUARTERS QUARTZES QUEENING QUICKENS QUIVERER QUOTIENT EQUALED EQUATES PIQUANT QUACKED QUIETED QUININE QUIZZED QUOTERS SQUARED SQUEEZE EQUATE QUARTZ QUAVER QUAVER QUEUER QUEUES QUOTED QUOTES SQUABS

Here are all the Q-words formed in the 42 recorded games of the 2013 World Scrabble Championship held in Prague, Czech Republic in December 2013. These would be the equivalent of the "Table 1" games in the regular rounds, plus the playoff rounds.

Accordingly, I chose 42 consecutive Scrabble III games showing a Q played in the Dover Scrabble Club from the same time frame.

The World Champs: DAQUIRIS LALIQUES FAQUIRS QUINZES UNIQUER EQUATE EQUINE GUQINS QUICHE QUINOA AQUAE QUACK QUIDS QUIPO QUIRE QUOIT ROQUE TALAQ AQUA QADI QATS QATS QINS SUQS QAT QAT QAT QAT QAT QIN QIN QIN QIN QIN QIN QIN QIN QIN QUA SUQ QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): AQUATICALLY BEQUEATHED REQUESTING AQUARIUMS SQUIGGLED EQUALITY EQUATION EQUIPAGE LIQUORED QUAFFERS QUEASILY QUICKEST SQUEEGEE ACQUIRE ANTIQUE AQUIVER EQUATED EQUATOR EQUERRY QUAKERS QUALITY QUAVERY QUEENLY QUEERLY QUEERLY QUICKER QUICKER QUICKLY QUIETED QUIETER QUITTER QUORUMS QUOTING QUOTING REQUIRE SEQUINS SQUARED EQUATE EQUINE QUACKS QUAKER QUARTZ QUEUED QUEUES QUORUM QUOTER QUOTER SEQUEL SEQUEL SQUADS SQUIDS

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble III vs. the 2013 World Scrabble Championship.

Here are all the Q-words formed on the "Table 1" games of the National Scrabble Championship, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 2013. There were 31 rounds.

Accordingly, I chose 31 consecutive Dover Scrabble III games showing a Q from the same time frame.

The National Champs: QUARTERING BOSQUET QUEANS AQUAE EQUAL FAQIR QUAKE QUEEN QUOTH SQUEG QADI QADI QAID QUAD QUAY QUAY QUIN QUOD QAT QIS QIS QIS QIS QIS SUQ QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): INEQUALITIES QUESTIONERS EQUATORIAL QUARTETTES QUIETENING QUAINTEST QUOTATION REQUESTER ROQUETING ACQUAINT ACQUIRES QUEERING QUOTABLE REQUITED AQUATIC BOUQUET QUAKING QUARTOS QUIETER QUIVERS QUOTING SQUARED EQUITY LIQUOR QUAFFS QUAKED QUALMS QUARRY QUEAZY QUEENS QUINCE QUINOA QUOTER SQUARE

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble III vs. the 2013 National Scrabble Championship.

Before stepping up to Scrabble III, the Dover Scrabble Club played Scrabble II, which is basically conventional Scrabble with a regular dictionary, a 3-letter minimum, an extended board, and an 8-tile rack. Along with the 8th tile, Scrabble II offers stepped bonuses for Big Plays of 6, 7, and 8 tiles. For more information, see the Scrabble For Word Lovers link at the top.

Here are all the Q-words formed in the featured games of the National School Scrabble Championship, held in Orlando, Florida, in April 2011. There were 7 rounds plus one play-off game.

Accordingly, I chose 8 good Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the same time frame.

School Champs: QADI QAT QAT QAT QIS QUA QI QI QI QI

Dover Club: BANQUETS CONQUEST QUIBBLER QUELLED QUIVERY PLAQUE QUALMS QUIFFS SQUIRT QUART ROQUE SQUAD QUIT

Am I nuts? Do those "words" look like anything school kids should be expending their brain power on? Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2011 National School Scrabble Championship.

Here are the Q-words formed on the "Table 1" games of the National Scrabble Championship, held in Dallas, Texas, in August 2010. There were 31 rounds.

Accordingly, I chose 31 consecutive Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the same time frame.

The National Champs: EQUITES MARQUE QANATS QINDAR QUOTED REQUIN AQUAE AQUAE EQUID QANAT QANAT QUALE AQUA QATS QUAG QUIN QUIP QUIT QUIZ QAT QAT QIS QIS QIS SUQ QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): QUAINTEST QUARRELS ANTIQUE QUARTER QUEERER QUIETED QUIETLY SQUALOR MOSQUE OPAQUE PIQUES PLAQUE QUAVER QUOTED QUOTER TORQUE PIQUE QUAFF QUAIL QUEEN QUERN QUEST QUILL QUOIN QUOTA QUOTH ROQUE SQUID AQUA QUAD QUIT QUIT QUA

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2010 National Scrabble Championship.

Here are all the Q-words formed on the "Board 1" games of the World Scrabble Championship, held in Malaysia in November 2009. There were 24 rounds, followed by 4 play-off games to determine the champion.

Accordingly, I chose 28 consecutive Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the same time frame.

The World Champs: AQUIFERS QWERTYS EQUINE FIQUES QUENAS AQUAE FAQIR QUAIS QUINE QUIRE QUITE QUOIN QUOIN QUOTE SQUIT QATS QUAG QUIT QUIT QAT QIS QIS QIS QIS QIS QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): QUARTZITE QUARTERS BANQUET EQUATES EQUATOR EQUATOR INQUIRY MOSQUES QUARTER QUIETLY SEQUINS SQUARED ACQUIT BISQUE EQUITY LIQUOR QUAINT QUARKS QUEENS QUERNS QUOTED AQUAE EQUIP QUAIL QUAIL QUARK QUILT QUIRE QUITE QUOTE SQUAB SQUAD AQUA AQUA QUAD QUAY QUIT QUIZ QUIZ

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2009 World Scrabble Championship play-off games.

Here are all the Q-words formed on the "Table 1" game boards of the National Scrabble Championship, held in Dayton, Ohio, in August 2009. There were 31 rounds.

Accordingly, I chose 31 consecutive Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the same time frame.

The National Champs: CLOQUES OPAQUER QUETZAL QUINTAN QUARKS QUINOA QUINSY TRANQS EQUAL QANAT QUEAN QUOIN UMIAQ QUIT QUIZ QAT QAT QIS QUA QUA SUQ QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): REQUESTING EQUALITY EQUATING QUIETEST QUIRKIER ACQUITS EQUATED EQUATE EQUINE QUAKED QUARRY QUIRKY QUOTAS RISQUE ROQUET SQUIRE EQUAL EQUAL QUADS QUASI QUEST QUEST QUITE QUOTE SQUAD SQUAT SQUID TOQUE QUAG QUAY QUID QUA

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2009 National Scrabble Championship.

Here are all the Q-words formed in the tournament games selected for annotation by Scrabble News, the newsletter of the National Scrabble Association. It came out 8 times a year, and each issue presented an "Annotated Game", presumably a good game played in a recent tournament.

I gathered up a year's worth of these annotated games from 8 consecutive issues essentially covering 2009, and ending with the February 2010 issue.

Accordingly, I chose 8 good Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the beginning of 2010.

Scrabble News: QANAT QANAT QUEAN QUID QAT QIS QIS QUA QI QI QI QI

Dover club: SQUATTEST REQUITED SQUIRTER SEQUOIA QUOTED AQUA QUAY QUID QUIT QUIZ QUA

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2009 Scrabble News annotated games.

Here are all the Q-words formed on the "Table 1" games of the 28 rounds of the National Scrabble Championship held in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008.

Accordingly, I chose 28 consecutive Dover Scrabble II games showing a Q from the same time frame.

The National Champs: SEQUOIA TRANQS QAIDS QANAT QUATE QUIET QUIPU QUOIN QUOIT QUOTE TRANQ QAID QOPH QUIP SUQS QAT QAT QAT QAT QAT QAT QIS QIS QIS QIS QIS QIS QUA SUQ SUQ QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI QI

Us (regular people): BANQUETS QUAILING CHEQUES LIQUEFY LIQUIDS QUAILED QUAVERS SQUINTS SQUIRES PLAQUE QUAFFS QUARTZ QUEENS QUILTS QUIVER QUOTES SQUATS SQUILL UNIQUE QUAIL QUARK QUART QUASI QUEER QUELL QUEUE QUIET QUILT QUITE QUITE QUITE QUOIT QUOTA QUOTE QUOTE QUOTE SQUID AQUA AQUA AQUA QUAY QUID QUID QUIZ

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the 2008 National Scrabble Championship final four "Table 1" games.

In late 2008, the Columbia Scabble Club (Maryland) graciously and bravely took up my invitation to pit its finished Scrabble boards against ours. They submitted three games, presumably among their best of the evening. Hence, I selected three games from the Dover Scrabble Club session from the same week.

Columbia: QUITE QATS QIS QI QI QI

Dover: DISQUIETS MOSQUE SQUABS

Here's a fuller comparison of Scrabble II vs. the Columbia Scrabble Club.

If you made it down this far, I mention again that you might be interested in viewing the very impressive list of Q-words played in the Dover Scrabble Club.

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