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5-letter words starting with K

Need a 5-letter word that starts with K? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 203 playable words with 5 letters starting with K in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is KUDZU, worth 19 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with K

KICKS13
KNOCK13
KEYED11
KNIFE11
KNOWN11
KNOWS11
KEEPS10
KINDS9
KINGS9
KILLS8
KNEES8
KAYAK13
KHAKI13
KNACK13
KINKS11
KIOSK11
KIWIS11
KERBS10

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with K

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

KUDZU19
KOPJE18
KLUTZ17
KAZOO16
KANJI16
KYLIX16
KICKY15
KYACK15
KEXES14
KHAPH14
KICKS13
KNOCK13

5-letter words starting with K (203)

KABAB12
KABAR10
KABOB12
KADIS9
KAFIR11
KAGUS10
KAIAK11
KAIFS11
KAKAS11
KAKIS11
KALAM10
KALIF11
KALPA10
KAMES10
KAMIK13
KANJI16
KAPAS10
KAPHS12
KAPOK13
KAPPA12
KAPUT11
KARAT8
KARMA10
KASHA10
KAURI9
KAURY11
KAVAS12
KAYAK13
KAYOS10
KAZOO16
KBARS10
KEBAB12
KEBAR10
KEBOB12
KECKS13
KEDGE10
KEEFS11
KEEKS11
KEELS8
KEENS8
KEEPS10
KEEVE12
KEFIR11
KELEP10
KELIM10
KELLY10
KELPS10
KELPY12
KEMPS12
KEMPT12
KENAF11
KENCH12
KENDO9
KEPIS10
KERBS10
KERFS11
KERRY10
KETCH12
KEVEL12
KEVIL12
KEXES14
KEYED11
KHADI11
KHAFS13
KHAKI13
KHANS10
KHAPH14
KHATS10
KHEDA11
KHETH12
KHETS10
KHOUM13
KIANG9
KIBBE12
KIBBI12
KIBEI10
KIBES10
KIBLA10
KICKS13
KICKY15
KIDDO10
KIDDY12
KIEFS11
KILIM10
KILLS8
KILNS8
KILOS8
KILTS8
KILTY10
KINDS9
KINGS9
KINKS11
KIOSK11
KIRKS11
KISSY10
KITED9
KITES8
KITHE10
KITHS10
KITTY10
KIVAS12
KIWIS11
KLONG9
KLOOF11
KLUGE10
KLUTZ17
KNACK13
KNAPS10
KNAUR9
KNAVE12
KNEAD9
KNEED9
KNEEL8
KNEES8
KNELL8
KNELT8
KNIFE11
KNISH10
KNITS8
KNOBS10
KNOCK13
KNOLL8
KNOPS10
KNOSP10
KNOTS8
KNOUT9
KNOWN11
KNOWS11
KNURL9
KOALA8
KOHLS10
KONKS11
KOOKS11
KOOKY13
KOPEK13
KOPHS12
KOPJE18
KOPPA12
KOTOW11
KRAFT11
KREEP10
KRONE8
KRUBI11
KUDOS10
KUDUS11
KUDZU19
KUGEL10
KUKRI12
KULAK12
KUMYS13
KURUS10
KVASS12
KYACK15
KYAKS13
KYARS10
KYATS10
KYLIX16
KYRIE10
KYTES10
KYTHE12

The 160 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

203 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.12%) are with 5 letters starting with K. Most of them, 203, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with K?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 203 words with 5 letters starting with K.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with K?

KUDZU, worth 19 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: KOPJE (18), KLUTZ (17) and KAZOO (16).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with K?

KICKS, KNOCK, KEYED, KNIFE, KNOWN and KNOWS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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