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Words containing KS

Words that have the letters KS in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,596 playable words containing KS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is BACKSCATTERINGS. The highest-scoring is CRACKERJACKS, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing KS

BACKSPACE20
DRAWBACKS20
TEXTBOOKS20
BOOKSHOPS18
FIREWORKS18
WORKSHOP18
WORKSTATIONS18
BOOKSHOP17
WORKSTATION17
CHUCKS16
OVERLOOKS16
CHECKS15
BOOKSTORE14
CHUNKS14
KNOCKS14
NETWORKS14
WRECKS14
BLACKS13

Highest-scoring words containing KS

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

CRACKERJACKS32
CRACKAJACKS31
BLACKJACKS30
KIBBUTZNIKS30
KOLKHOZNIKS30
QUACKSALVERS30
QUICKSILVERS30
LUMBERJACKS29
QUICKSILVER29
MUZJIKS29
CHEAPJACKS29
QUACKSALVER29

4-letter words containing KS (16)

ARKS7
ASKS7
AUKS8
DAKS8
ELKS7
ILKS7
INKS7
IRKS7
LEKS7
OAKS7
TSKS7
WOKS10
YAKS9
YOKS9
YUKS10
ZEKS15

5-letter words containing KS (181)

BACKS12
BANKS10
BARKS10
BOOKS10
BUCKS13
BULKS11
BUNKS11
COOKS10
DECKS11
DOCKS11
DUCKS12
FOLKS11
FORKS11
GAWKS12
HACKS12
HAWKS13
HICKS12
HOCKS12
HOOKS10
HULKS11
HUNKS11
HUSKS11
JACKS18
JERKS16
JUNKS17
KICKS13
KINKS11
LACKS10
LINKS8
LOCKS10
LOOKS8
LUCKS11
LURKS9
MARKS10
MOCKS12
MUCKS13
NICKS10
PACKS12
PARKS10
PEAKS10
PECKS12
PICKS12
PUCKS13
PUNKS11
RACKS10
RANKS8
RISKS8
ROCKS10
SACKS10
SEEKS8
SINKS8
SOCKS10
TACKS10
TALKS8
TANKS8
TASKS8
WALKS11
WEEKS11
WICKS13
WORKS11

The 60 most common shown, 121 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing KS (170)

BAULKS12
BLACKS13
BLANKS11
BLOCKS13
BREAKS11
BRICKS13
CAULKS12
CHALKS13
CHECKS15
CHEEKS13
CHICKS15
CHUCKS16
CHUNKS14
CLACKS13
CLICKS13
CLOCKS13
CLUCKS14
CRACKS13
CROCKS13
DRINKS10
FLANKS12
FLASKS12
FLECKS14
FLICKS14
FLOCKS14
FLUNKS13
FOLKSY14
FRANKS12
FREAKS12
FRISKS12
FROCKS14
KAYAKS14
KNACKS14
KNOCKS14
PLUCKS14
PRICKS13
QUACKS20
QUIRKS18
SHACKS13
SHOCKS13
SHUCKS14
SKULKS13
SKUNKS13
SMACKS13
SMOCKS13
SNEAKS9
SPEAKS11
SPECKS13
STACKS11
STICKS11
STOCKS11
THANKS11
THINKS11
TRACKS11
TRICKS11
TRUCKS12
TRUNKS10
WHACKS16
WHISKS14
WRECKS14

The 60 most common shown, 110 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing KS (120)

ANORAKS10
ATTACKS12
BACKSAW17
BACKSET14
BEDECKS15
BEMOCKS16
BEYLIKS14
BIPACKS16
BOHUNKS15
BUCKSAW18
BYTALKS14
BYWORKS17
CHABUKS17
COCKSHY18
COPECKS16
CROJIKS20
DAMASKS13
DEBARKS13
DEBUNKS14
DIBBUKS16
DIKDIKS15
DYBBUKS18
EMBARKS14
HACKSAW17
HIJACKS22
HIJINKS20
IRKSOME12
KALPAKS15
KOPECKS17
MAMLUKS15
MEDICKS15
MILKSOP14
MOUJIKS21
MUKLUKS17
MUKTUKS17
MUZHIKS23
MUZJIKS29
REMARKS12
REWORKS13
RIKSHAW15
SANJAKS18
SHMUCKS17
SHRIEKS12
SHRINKS12
SHTICKS14
SQUAWKS22
SQUEAKS19
STREAKS10
THWACKS17
UMIACKS15
UNCOCKS15
UNCORKS13
UNHOOKS13
UNLOCKS13
UNMASKS13
UNPACKS15
UNPICKS15
UPTICKS15
YAPOCKS16
ZEBECKS22

The 60 most common shown, 60 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing KS (298)

BACKSIDE16
BACKSLID16
BACKSPIN17
BACKSTOP17
BARRACKS15
BEDROCKS16
BOOKSHOP17
BUCKSAWS19
BUCKSHOT18
BUCKSKIN19
BULLOCKS16
BULWARKS17
BUTTOCKS16
CATWALKS16
COCKSURE16
COWLICKS18
CUTBACKS18
DERRICKS14
EARMARKS13
FETLOCKS16
FOLKSIER14
GIMMICKS18
HACKSAWS18
HADDOCKS17
HAMMOCKS19
HAYCOCKS19
HEMLOCKS17
HENPECKS17
HOCKSHOP19
HUCKSTER16
HUMMOCKS20
JAYWALKS24
KINFOLKS17
MARKSMAN15
MARKSMEN15
MIDWEEKS17
MOLLUSKS14
NETWORKS14
OBELISKS13
OUTBACKS16
OUTLOOKS12
PADDOCKS17
PADLOCKS16
PEACOCKS17
POTLUCKS16
RANSACKS13
RECHECKS17
RICKSHAW18
ROEBUCKS16
RUCKSACK19
SCHMUCKS20
SETBACKS15
SKYJACKS26
SKYLARKS16
UNBLOCKS16
UNFROCKS17
UPCHUCKS21
WARLOCKS16
WAXWORKS23
WORKSHOP18

The 60 most common shown, 238 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing KS (380)

ASTERISKS12
BACKPACKS23
BACKSLASH18
BACKSPACE20
BACKSTAGE17
BANKBOOKS19
BOOKMARKS19
BOOKSHELF19
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BUCKSKINS20
CHIPMUNKS21
COCKSCOMB22
COMEBACKS20
COOKBOOKS19
CORKSCREW19
DEADLOCKS16
DRAWBACKS20
FIREWORKS18
FLAPJACKS27
FLYSPECKS21
FOLKSIEST15
FULLBACKS20
HALFBACKS21
HALLMARKS16
HANDBOOKS17
HAYSTACKS18
HOCKSHOPS20
HOODWINKS18
HUMPBACKS23
JOCKSTRAP24
JOYSTICKS24
KICKBACKS24
KNAPSACKS19
LANDMARKS15
LIMERICKS16
LIPSTICKS16
LOCKSMITH18
MAVERICKS20
NOTEBOOKS14
OUTBREAKS15
OVERLOOKS16
OVERWORKS19
PASSBOOKS16
PAYCHECKS22
PLAYBACKS20
POCKMARKS21
POSTMARKS16
QUICKSAND24
RICKSHAWS19
RUCKSACKS20
SHAMROCKS18
SIDEWALKS16
TEXTBOOKS20
TOMAHAWKS19
TRICKSTER14
WOODCOCKS20
WORKBOOKS20
WORKSHOPS19
WORKWEEKS21

The 60 most common shown, 320 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing KS (233)

BACKSPACED22
BACKSPACES21
BACKSTROKE20
BACKTRACKS22
BAILIWICKS20
BENCHMARKS21
BIRTHMARKS19
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKSMITH21
BOARDWALKS19
BOOTBLACKS19
BUSHWHACKS25
CHECKBOOKS24
CHOPSTICKS21
CLOCKWORKS23
COCKSCOMBS23
CORKSCREWS20
CRANKSHAFT20
CROSSWALKS18
CYBERPUNKS22
DISEMBARKS18
DRUMSTICKS19
FLASHBACKS22
FRAMEWORKS21
GANGPLANKS17
GREENBACKS18
GUIDEBOOKS18
HATCHBACKS23
HAVERSACKS21
HOLLYHOCKS21
HUNCHBACKS24
INTERLOCKS15
JAILBREAKS23
JOCKSTRAPS25
LOCKSMITHS19
MATCHBOOKS21
NIGHTHAWKS21
PAPERBACKS21
PATCHWORKS22
PIGGYBACKS23
PIPSQUEAKS26
PITCHFORKS22
QUICKSANDS25
RACETRACKS17
ROADBLOCKS18
SCRAPBOOKS19
SHIPWRECKS22
SIDETRACKS16
SPACEWALKS20
THROWBACKS22
THUMBTACKS22
TOOTHPICKS19
TRADEMARKS16
TRICKSTERS15
WATERMARKS18
WATERWORKS19
WISECRACKS20
WOMENFOLKS21
WOODCHUCKS24
YARDSTICKS18

The 60 most common shown, 173 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing KS (114)

AFTERSHOCKS21
BACKSLAPPED23
BACKSLAPPER22
BACKSLASHES20
BACKSLIDERS19
BACKSLIDING20
BACKSPACING23
BACKSTABBED23
BACKSTABBER22
BACKSTOPPED23
BACKSTRETCH22
BACKSTROKES21
BASKETWORKS22
BLACKSMITHS22
BOOKSELLERS16
BOOKSHELVES22
BOTTLENECKS18
BREASTWORKS19
BRIGHTWORKS22
BROOMSTICKS20
BUCKSKINNED23
CANDLEWICKS22
CANVASBACKS24
CORKSCREWED22
CRACKAJACKS31
CRANKSHAFTS21
CREWELWORKS22
DONKEYWORKS23
FIDDLEBACKS23
FINGERPICKS22
HACKMATACKS25
HEARTBREAKS18
HOUSEBREAKS19
HUCKSTERING20
HYDROCRACKS23
JINRICKSHAS26
KIBBUTZNIKS30
KNICKKNACKS27
KOLKHOZNIKS30
LUMBERJACKS29
MASTERWORKS19
MATCHSTICKS22
MEADOWLARKS20
MOUNTEBANKS19
NIGHTSTICKS19
POCKETBOOKS23
QUACKSALVER29
QUICKSILVER29
RUBBERNECKS21
SALESCLERKS16
SCHOOLBOOKS20
SKETCHBOOKS23
SMOKESTACKS21
SOUNDTRACKS18
SUPPLEJACKS29
SWITCHBACKS25
TIDDLYWINKS21
TURTLENECKS17
WICKERWORKS25
WORKSTATION17

The 60 most common shown, 54 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing KS (58)

APPARATCHIKS23
BACKSCATTERS21
BACKSLAPPERS23
BACKSLAPPING24
BACKSPLASHES23
BACKSTABBERS23
BACKSTABBING24
BACKSTITCHED24
BACKSTITCHES23
BACKSTOPPING24
BIOFEEDBACKS25
BOOKSELLINGS18
BREECHBLOCKS25
CABINETWORKS22
CANDLESTICKS20
COCKSURENESS20
COMPUTERNIKS22
CORKSCREWING23
COUNTERSINKS18
CRACKERJACKS32
DIAMONDBACKS23
DOUBLESPEAKS21
DOUBLETHINKS21
FIDDLESTICKS22
FOLKSINESSES18
FOLKSINGINGS20
HALTERBREAKS19
HUCKSTERISMS22
JOURNEYWORKS29
LACQUERWORKS29
LATTICEWORKS20
LEATHERBACKS21
LEATHERNECKS19
LICKSPITTLES19
LOCKSMITHING22
LOCKSTITCHED22
LOCKSTITCHES21
MARKSMANSHIP23
OUTPOLITICKS20
PASSAGEWORKS21
PLASTERWORKS20
POSTWORKSHOP24
QUACKSALVERS30
QUARTERBACKS28
QUARTERDECKS27
QUICKSILVERS30
REALPOLITIKS17
SHUTTLECOCKS22
SINGLESTICKS18
SPATTERDOCKS20
STEEPLEJACKS27
STICKLEBACKS24
STRINGYBARKS20
THANKSGIVING23
TRELLISWORKS18
TRESTLEWORKS18
WEATHERCOCKS24
WORKSTATIONS18

How common are they?

1,596 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.95%) are containing KS. Most of them, 380, have 9 letters. 0 start with KS, 1,308 end with it and 288 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing KS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,596 words containing KS, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing KS?

CRACKERJACKS, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CRACKAJACKS (31), BLACKJACKS (30) and KIBBUTZNIKS (30).

What are the most common words containing KS?

BACKSPACE, DRAWBACKS, TEXTBOOKS, BOOKSHOPS, FIREWORKS and WORKSHOP. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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