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Nineteen words put Q first and I third, and eighteen of them open QUI. The second box is settled before you start.
QUICK, QUIET, QUITE, QUILT and QUIRK are the entries most people would produce, with QUIRE, QUIPS and QUITS behind them. That is a strong haul for a page of nineteen.
U takes the second box in eighteen of the nineteen, ninety five percent. QAIDS is the single exception and it is the only entry here without a U.
So three letters are effectively fixed. The whole pattern comes down to the fourth and fifth boxes, which changes how a guess should be spent.
N, P and R tie for the fourth box at three words each, so nothing there dominates either. The spread is wider at the back than at the front, which is the reverse of most pages.
S and T each close five of the nineteen, twenty six percent apiece, and K takes two. Between them they cover most of the final box.
QUICK tests K directly and is common enough to be the natural opening. If it misses, QUIET moves you to the T ending in a single step.
One. QAIDS is the only entry on this page that breaks the QU pairing, and it is not a word most people would reach for.
They use the same five letters in a different order and both are very common, which makes them the sharpest trap here. Confirm the fourth box before choosing.
A device of knotted cords used for record keeping. QUIPO is a variant spelling and both sit on this list.