Keeping a u on your rack before the q is played is one way to decrease the chances that you will be left holding the q, a deduction of ten points. From the “Two-Letter Words, Q-Z” blog post, you know that qi (the central life force in Chinese culture) is one u-less option–and one that’s fairly easy to play since there are nine i’s in the game. Learning additional q words without u’s, such as the ones listed below, will increase your word power and provide you with more options for playing the q.
- qabala(s): an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. Also qabalah, cabala, and kabbalah.
- qadi(s): an Islamic judge. Also cadi.
- qaid(s): a Muslim tribal chief. Also caid.
- qajak(s): a kayak.
- qamutik(s): a sled drawn by dogs. Also komatik.
- qanat(s): a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East
- qapik(s): a monetary subunit of the manat (Azerbaijan).
- qat(s): a shrub
- qawwali(s): a style of Muslim music
- qi: the central life force in Chinese culture
- qibla(s): the direction of the Kaaba shrine in Mecca toward which all Muslims turn in ritual prayer. Also qiblah, kibla, and kiblah
- qigong(s): a Chinese system of physical exercises.
- qindar, pl. dars or darka: a monetary unit of Albania. Also qintar(s).
- qiviut: the wool of a musk ox.
- qoph(s): the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Also koph.
Next Up
On Monday we will examine Chapters Nine and Ten of The Lifecycle of Software Objects, which you should read and annotate before class. Along with those chapters–the final ones in Ted Chiang’s novella–we will examine my model preface and bibliography, which I will distribute in class. Lastly, we’ll consider ways to develop your research for later projects in upper-level classes and the theoretical frameworks those projects would require. You will have the remainder of the class period to devote to your own annotated bibliography and preface.
