1. qadi - an Islamic judge
2. qat - leaves chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
3. qabala - an esoteric or occult matter
4. qi - circulating life energy in Chinese philosophy
5. qiang - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan
6. qepig - 100 qupig equal 1 manat
7. qabalistic - having a secret or hidden meaning
8. qibla - direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for daily prayers
9. qatari - a native or inhabitant of Qatar
10. qing - the last imperial dynasty of China
11. qaid- Muslim tribal chief
12. qiviut - musk-ox wool
13. qanat - underground tunnel for irrigation
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Thanks to Megan and Janet for hosting Thursday Thirteen
Excellent topic idea. I can honestly say I have only heard of a few of these, and those with alternate spellings. My post
ReplyDeleteYeah like qabalistic. It's sometimes spelled cabalistic. I'm not familiar with most of them. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a TT. I like the word qi.
ReplyDeleteI am a qi gong healer - so qi is my favorite word on the list - who knew there were so many q words with out a u
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I'm embarrassed to say how many know. I'll be doing some investigating today lol Great Scrabble words!
ReplyDeleteHappy T13!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Whenever I see a word with a Q and no U it just looks sooo wrong.
ReplyDeletethanks! those would be useful when I play scrabble.
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I'm with Adelle -- I want to thank you for significantly upping my Scrabble game! I have only used "qi."
ReplyDeleteHuh. Most of these words I didn't know.
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you thank you for this list! I love to play scrabble and I always love to find lists to use a q without a u!
ReplyDeleteI love #7! I want to make use of that word in my life!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a T13 - the only one on the list that I've used is qi, though I call it 'chi'.
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