Q does not always need U. According to that source that is not given much respect, but that many of us go to because we are lazy, Wikipedia, “the only modern-English words that contain Q not followed by U and are not borrowed from another language are qiana, qwerty, and tranq”.
I was very disappointed to hear this as I was going to write a poem in honour of Q—and I think I will share it with you anyway, even though its premise is not correct:
Q cannot stand alone
Without U to keep it company
A scrabble Q is the loneliest letter.
So I must change it to:
I thought Q could not stand alone
Without U to keep it company
But I was wrong
But a Scrabble Q
is still the loneliest letter
Without U.
So my poetry is not lyrical, nor does it rhyme, and it really only makes a statement broken up to look like a poem—but if I say it is a poem then who can really argue with me?
I think Q is a very sociable letter—as it needs U about 99.9% of the time in the English language. Just like people who, according to Barbra Streisand: “need people”, most of the time Q needs U.

English: Screenshot of Barbra Streisand from the trailer for the film Hello, Dolly! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hey, I know I am not writing great literature here, but if I was, who would read me?
haha If you say its a poem…. ITS A POEM! I found out playing Words With Friends that you can use qi ….. too lazy to look up why though.
so we will add that to our list – and I agree — like who is really going to argue–it is not worth an argument!
I think Q did a great job on this post!
Thank you RoSy-
Ha! Very clever, Lou Ann. it’s a poem. :D.
hey, if enough of us say it–then it has to be true – ha ha
I will not ever look at the letter Q the same way again..:)
me either 🙂
Haha I have never heard of the words without a u therefore q stands with u 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
cheers lol:)
That is awesome!
When I play a Scrabble Q, I always find it necessary to quone something. 😀
so you are using Kramer’s definition and not Seinfeld’s?
You have to use a medical dictionary!
Kramer thought it was a word and Seinfeld didn’t in a game of Scrabble
Oh yes. I love that episode 😀
I love your poem (surely a poem is in the eye of the beholder or the eye of the poet! You are the poet – you say what’s a poem!) but now I really want to know what qiana means – going to look it up now. 🙂
let me know – the only one I found was qwerty
“Qiana is described in U.S. patent 3249591 as a polyamide fabric having improved resilience and silk-like hand, combined with superior wash-wear performance.” Well, fancy that!
🙂
one more down – good for you – fake silk
You make me want to play Scrabble! I used to be on Facebook ONLY to play Scrabble with people around the world, then it got really distasteful in the privacy dept. so I cut my account.
Woe, Scrabble…
I remember as a kid learning what “POQ!” meant when someone yelled it at you – “piss off quick!”
I love scrabble too — first time I have been intro-ed to POQ – lol
I like the idea that q needs u. Q is a very companionable letter. Love your poem.
companionable – I like that – glad you like my poem errr… statement errr…. poem
A poem like yours is the kind of poem that I mostly love.
you mean poems you can understand? they are not very in vogue though (lol)
I always get the q in scrabble and it generally doesn’t work out well for me. I’m still smarting from being beat by a 7 year old.
it happens doesn’t it – I have trouble getting anyone to play with me and I love the game
a poem of Q
written by U
I like it! But not in Scrabble. 🙂
love your little ditty – so cute
just a little salute to your cutie xox
🙂
Oh, the things we learn from each other. I just learned new words today, thanks to you. 😀 And as everyone says, that IS a poem.
ah gee, thanks — a poem is just a bunch of words tossed together to make sense I guess
I love this idea of a lonely letter – poor Q!
but once U comes along, it is lonely no more
Love Qi in “words w friends” and love Barbra. And love the way you linked them both. 🙂
thanks so much – 🙂
I love this, a great smile was written in between the lines..
I also like that Q needs U
not to be lonely and blue
your words ring true!
I really like this one!
Take Care…
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ladyblue
you are a poet extraordinaire!
I’ve caught up! Thank you for an entertaining time! 🙂
thank you for catching up 🙂