Crossplay Words with Q, Z, J and X

Short words for the 10-point and 8-point tiles, including Q words without U.

Crossplay Q words without U

A Q without a U is the tile most likely to get stuck on your tray. These 22 words use a Q and no U. QI and QAT are the ones to remember first.

  • QI11
  • QAT12
  • QAID14
  • QATS13
  • QOPH17
  • FAQIR17
  • QAIDS15
  • QANAT14
  • QOPHS18
  • TRANQ14
  • FAQIRS18
  • QANATS15
  • QINDAR16
  • QINTAR15
  • QWERTY22
  • SHEQEL18
  • TRANQS15
  • QINDARS17
  • QINTARS16
  • QWERTYS23
  • QINDARKA23
  • SHEQALIM22

Crossplay Q words

Q is worth 10 points and there is one Q in the bag.

Two- and three-letter Q words

  • QI11
  • QUA13
  • SUQ13
  • QAT12

Four-letter Q words (top 16 of 16 by points)

  • QUIZ23
  • QOPH17
  • QUAG17
  • QUAY17
  • QUEY17
  • QUIP16
  • QUAD15
  • QUID15
  • QUOD15
  • AQUA14
  • QAID14
  • QUAI14
  • QUIN14
  • QUIT14
  • SUQS14
  • QATS13

Crossplay Z words

Z is worth 10 points and there is one Z in the bag.

Two- and three-letter Z words

  • ZA11
  • ZAX19
  • ZEK17
  • WIZ16
  • BIZ15
  • FEZ15
  • FIZ15
  • ZAG15
  • ZIG15
  • COZ14
  • ZAP14
  • ZIP14
  • ADZ13
  • LEZ13
  • ZED13
  • AZO12
  • ZEE12
  • ZIN12
  • ZIT12
  • ZOA12
  • ZOO12

Four-letter Z words (top 24 of 83 by points)

  • JAZZ31
  • BUZZ26
  • FUZZ26
  • FIZZ25
  • QUIZ23
  • JEEZ22
  • RAZZ22
  • FOZY19
  • WHIZ19
  • COZY18
  • HAZY18
  • MAZY18
  • ZEKS18
  • ZERK18
  • ZONK18
  • ZYME18
  • CHEZ17
  • DOZY17
  • FUTZ17
  • FUZE17
  • LAZY17
  • PHIZ17
  • ZEBU17
  • BIZE16

Crossplay J words

J is worth 10 points and there is one J in the bag.

Two- and three-letter J words

  • JO11
  • JAW16
  • JOW16
  • JUG16
  • JAB15
  • JAG15
  • JAY15
  • JIB15
  • JIG15
  • JOB15
  • JOG15
  • JOY15
  • HAJ14
  • JAM14
  • JEU13
  • JUN13
  • JUS13
  • JUT13
  • JAR12
  • JEE12
  • JET12
  • JIN12
  • JOE12
  • JOT12
  • RAJ12
  • TAJ12

Four-letter J words (top 24 of 97 by points)

  • JAZZ31
  • HAJJ24
  • JUJU24
  • JEEZ22
  • JEUX21
  • JOKY21
  • JACK20
  • JINX20
  • JOCK20
  • JAGG19
  • JAUK19
  • JIBB19
  • JIFF19
  • JOUK19
  • JUKE19
  • JUNK19
  • JAKE18
  • JAMB18
  • JAVA18
  • JERK18
  • JINK18
  • JIVE18
  • JOKE18
  • JOWL18

Crossplay X words

X is worth 8 points and there is one X in the bag.

Two- and three-letter X words

  • XU10
  • AX9
  • EX9
  • OX9
  • XI9
  • ZAX19
  • KEX15
  • PYX15
  • VEX15
  • VOX15
  • WAX14
  • BOX13
  • FAX13
  • FIX13
  • FOX13
  • GOX13
  • OXY13
  • COX12
  • HEX12
  • LUX12
  • MAX12
  • MIX12
  • PAX12
  • PIX12
  • POX12
  • DEX11
  • LAX11
  • LEX11
  • LOX11
  • TUX11
  • AXE10
  • NIX10
  • OXO10
  • RAX10
  • REX10
  • SAX10
  • SEX10
  • SIX10
  • SOX10
  • TAX10
  • XIS10

Four-letter X words (top 24 of 63 by points)

  • JEUX21
  • JINX20
  • WAXY18
  • BOXY17
  • FOXY17
  • FLUX16
  • PIXY16
  • VEXT16
  • DEXY15
  • DOXY15
  • FALX15
  • FAUX15
  • FLAX15
  • FLEX15
  • LYNX15
  • CALX14
  • CRUX14
  • FIXT14
  • IBEX14
  • NIXY14
  • ONYX14
  • ORYX14
  • SEXY14
  • XYST14

How to use these words

Points shown are face value with Crossplay tile values. A short word that puts a 10-point tile on a triple letter square, and forms a second word across it, often scores more than a long word. The Crossplay board solver finds those placements on your actual board, and the Crossplay two-letter words page lists every two-letter word you can build from.

About the word list. Crossplay checks words against the NASPA Word List 2023, a licensed list we cannot publish. This site uses the public-domain ENABLE word list plus the 107 two-letter words allowed in North American play. The two lists overlap heavily, but a few newer words may be missing here, and Crossplay may reject a few words this site accepts. The game itself always has the final say.