How many words start with q and in that word u is silent?

There are very few words in English that start with "q" and have a silent "u". Here are the most common ones:

* Queue (a line of people waiting for something)

* Quiche (a savory pastry)

* Quoin (an external angle of a building)

* Quiver (to tremble)

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