Is SUQ a valid word?

SUQ is a marketplace in an Arab city, the same word as SOUK; its plural is SUQS. The U comes before the Q, so the Q needs no U after it. SUQ ends in Q, which lets the Q reach a bonus square at the end of a play, a spot most Q words can never reach.

Before any bonus squares: S 1 + U 1 + Q 10 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and SUQ is worth 32 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Swap any one letter of SUQ and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters S, U and Q.

SUQ is a marketplace in Arab countries, also spelled SOUK. The Q sits on the end, with no U after it.

• Q without U
• Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z

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