Q is the key

Dear Hipster:

My mother-in-law incessantly lords her board-game superiority over me. How do I get better at SCRABBLE?

— Brandon

I’d like to go on the record that this is a poor use for my talents. Nevertheless, memorize the following SCRABBLE-approved words that use Q without U: QI(S), QAT(S),QADI(S), QAID(S), QOPH(S), FAQIR(S), QANAT(S), TRANQ(S), UMIAQ(S), QABALA(S), QINDAR(S), QINTAR(S), QIVIUT(S), QWERTY(S), SHEQEL, QABALAH(S), MBAQANGA(S), QINDARKA, and, SHEQALIM.

But, you should really ask yourself, do you want your MIL to see you as a smarty-pants upstart who upsets her SCRABBLE reign of terror?