Are there any words that start with q and do not have u in them?

You're right! There are no common English words that start with "q" and don't have a "u" following. This is a fun quirk of the English language.

The combination "qu" is almost always used to represent the /kw/ sound, as in "queen" or "quick". There are a few exceptions, like the word "qigong" which comes from Chinese.

Let me know if you'd like to explore some other interesting language quirks!