quick: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 20 letter points · starts with Q · ends with K
Meaning of quick
adj
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Example: I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.
Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
Example: That was a quick meal.
Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
Example: You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
Example: My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
Listed forms: quicker, quickest, kwik.
Source: Wiktionary — quick.
adv
Quickly, in a quick manner.
Example: Get rich quick.
Answer quickly.
Listed forms: quicker, quickest, kwik.
Source: Wiktionary — quick.
noun
Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
Plants used in making a quickset hedge
The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
Quitchgrass.
Listed forms: quicks, kwik.
Source: Wiktionary — quick.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for quick.
adjective
accomplished rapidly and without delay
adjective
hurried and brief
adjective
moving quickly and lightly
adjective
apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is quick in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of quick
Q(10) + U(1) + I(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 20 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of quick
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from quick
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in quick. Showing up to 24, longest first.