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Words with K

K is one of the most valuable tiles in Wordtide at 4 points, so a short word with K on a bonus square can outscore a long one. Here they are by length, from 2 letters up to 12. There are 12,505 playable words with K in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The highest-scoring is KATZENJAMMERS, worth 36 points.

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Popular words with K

ACKNOWLEDGING24
ACKNOWLEDGED23
QUICKLY23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
QUICKEST22
ACKNOWLEDGE21
BACKGROUNDS21
QUICKER21
THANKFULLY21
BACKGROUND20
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BLACKBOARD20
DRAWBACKS20
FRAMEWORK20
JACKETS20
PAPERBACK20
TEXTBOOKS20

Highest-scoring words with K

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

KATZENJAMMERS36
JAZZLIKE35
KATZENJAMMER35
BLACKJACKING33
JABBERWOCKY33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JACKHAMMERING33
MICROEARTHQUAKE33
BLACKJACKED32
CRACKERJACKS32
JACKHAMMERED32
JACKKNIFING31

2-letter words with K (1)

3-letter words with K (51)

ARK6
ASK6
AUK7
DAK7
EKE6
ELK6
ICK8
ILK6
INK6
IRK6
KAB8
KAE6
KAF9
KAS6
KAT6
KAY8
KEA6
KEF9
KEG7
KEN6
KEP8
KEX12
KEY8
KHI8
KID7
KIF9
KIN6
KIP8
KIR6
KIT6
KOA6
KOB8
KOI6
KOP8
KOR6
KOS6
KUE7
LEK6
OAK6
OKA6
OKE6
SKA6
SKI6
SKY8
TSK6
UKE7
WOK9
YAK8
YOK8
YUK9
ZEK14

4-letter words with K (401)

BACK11
BAKE9
BANK9
BARK9
BIKE9
BOOK9
BUCK12
BULK10
CAKE9
COKE9
COOK9
DECK10
DUCK11
FAKE10
FOLK10
FORK10
HACK11
HOOK9
JACK17
JERK15
JOKE15
JUNK16
KEEP9
KEPT9
KEYS9
KICK12
KIWI10
KNEW10
KNOW10
LACK9
LOCK9
LUCK10
MAKE9
MARK9
MASK9
MILK9
MOCK11
MUCK12
NECK9
NICK9
PACK11
PARK9
PEAK9
PICK11
PINK9
POKE9
PORK9
PUCK12
RACK9
ROCK9
SACK9
SICK9
WAKE10
WALK10
WEAK10
WEEK10
WINK10
WOKE10
WORK10
YUCK12

The 60 most common shown, 341 rarer words not listed.

5-letter words with K (866)

AWAKE11
BACKS12
BAKED11
BAKES10
BANKS10
BARKS10
BLACK12
BLANK10
BLINK10
BLOCK12
BOOKS10
BRAKE10
BREAK10
BRICK12
BROKE10
BUCKS13
CAKES10
CHALK12
CHECK14
CHEEK12
CHUCK15
CHUNK13
CLICK12
CLOCK12
COOKS10
CRACK12
DRUNK10
DUCKS12
FOLKS11
FRANK11
FREAK11
HACKS12
HOOKS10
JOKED17
JOKES16
KEEPS10
KEYED11
KICKS13
KNIFE11
KNOCK13
KNOWN11
KNOWS11
LACKS10
LUCKY13
MUCKS13
PACKS12
PICKS12
QUICK19
SHAKY12
SHOCK12
STUCK11
THICK12
TRUCK11
WAKED12
WAKES11
WALKS11
WEEKS11
WOKEN11
WORKS11
WRECK13

The 60 most common shown, 806 rarer words not listed.

6-letter words with K (1,303)

BACKED14
BAKING12
BARKED12
BLACKS13
BLOCKS13
BOOKED12
BRICKS13
BUCKET14
CHECKS15
CHUCKS16
CHUNKS14
CLOCKS13
COOKED12
CRACKS13
CUCKOO14
FREAKS12
HACKED14
HACKER13
HOOKED12
INVOKE13
JACKET19
JOKING18
KEYING12
KICKED15
KIDDED12
KIDNAP12
KIDNEY12
KINDLY12
KNIGHT12
KNOCKS14
LACKED12
LOCKED12
MAKING12
MARKED12
MONKEY13
MUCKED15
NICKED12
PACKED14
PACKET13
PARKED12
PICKED14
POCKET13
SACKED12
SHOCKS13
SKETCH13
SMOKED12
STICKY13
STRUCK12
TACKED12
TRICKY13
TRUCKS12
UNLOCK12
WAKING13
WALKED13
WEEKLY14
WHISKY16
WICKED15
WORKED13
WORKER12
WRECKS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,243 rarer words not listed.

7-letter words with K (2,071)

AWKWARD17
BACKING15
BACKLOG15
BARKING13
BLOCKED15
BOOKING13
BRACKET14
CHECKED17
CHECKER16
CHICKEN16
CHUCKED18
COOKING13
CRACKED15
CRICKET14
DESKTOP13
FRANKLY15
HACKERS14
HACKING15
HOOKING13
INVOKED15
INVOKES14
JACKETS20
KEEPING13
KEYWORD16
KICKING16
KIDDING13
KIDNAPS13
KINGDOM14
KITCHEN14
KNOCKED16
KNOWING14
LACKING13
LOCKING13
LUCKILY15
MANKIND13
MARKING13
MONKEYS14
MUCKING16
NETWORK13
NICKING13
PACKAGE15
PACKETS14
PACKING15
PARKING13
PICKING15
POCKETS14
PROVOKE16
QUICKER21
QUICKLY23
SHOCKED15
SKIPPED15
UNKNOWN14
UNLUCKY16
WALKING14
WEEKDAY16
WEEKEND14
WHISKEY17
WORKING14
WRECKED16
WRECKER15

The 60 most common shown, 2,011 rarer words not listed.

8-letter words with K (2,600)

AARDVARK16
ATTACKED14
BACKBONE17
BACKWARD19
BANKRUPT16
BLOCKING16
BOOKSHOP17
BRACKETS15
BREAKING14
CHECKING18
CHICKENS17
CHUCKING19
CRACKING16
DISLIKED13
DRAWBACK19
DRINKING13
FEEDBACK19
FIREWORK17
HANDBOOK16
HARDBACK18
INVOKING16
KEYBOARD16
KEYWORDS17
KNOCKING17
LIKEWISE14
MARKETED14
MISTAKEN13
MISTAKES13
NETWORKS14
NICKNAME15
OVERLOOK15
PACKAGED17
PACKAGES16
PROVOKED18
PROVOKES17
QUICKEST22
RECKLESS13
RECKONED14
REMARKED14
SHOCKING16
SICKENED14
SKETCHES15
SKIPPING16
SPEAKING14
STICKING14
TACKLING14
TEXTBOOK19
THANKFUL17
THANKING14
THINKING14
TRACKING14
UNLIKELY14
UNLOCKED15
WEAKNESS14
WEEKENDS15
WORKABLE16
WORKINGS15
WORKLOAD15
WORKSHOP18
WRECKING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,540 rarer words not listed.

9-letter words with K (2,056)

ASTERISKS12
ATTACKING15
AWKWARDLY21
BACKPACKS23
BACKSPACE20
BACKTRACK21
BACKWARDS20
BLACKJACK29
BLACKMAIL18
BOOKSHOPS18
BOOKSTORE14
BRACKETED17
BREAKDOWN18
BREAKFAST17
CHIPMUNKS21
CLOCKWORK22
DISLIKING14
DRAWBACKS20
FIREWORKS18
FLAPJACKS27
FLASHBACK21
FRAMEWORK20
HIJACKING25
HUNCHBACK23
JACKKNIFE28
JAYWALKED26
JAYWALKER25
JOCKEYING25
JUNKETING22
KEYBOARDS17
KEYSTROKE17
KICKBACKS24
KIDNAPPED18
KNOWLEDGE17
MARKETING15
MISTAKING15
NETWORKED16
NICKNAMES16
OVERLOOKS16
PACKAGING18
PAPERBACK20
PATCHWORK21
PICKAXING23
PIGGYBACK22
PROVOKING19
QUICKENED24
QUICKSAND24
RECKONING15
REMARKING15
SICKENING15
SKEPTICAL16
SPOKESMAN16
SQUAWKING25
SQUEAKING22
TEXTBOOKS20
THICKNESS16
UNDERTAKE14
UNDERTOOK14
UNLOCKING16
WOODCHUCK23

The 60 most common shown, 1,996 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with K (1,355)

BACKFIRING21
BACKGAMMON22
BACKGROUND20
BACKHANDED21
BACKPACKED25
BACKTRACKS22
BANKRUPTCY22
BLACKBERRY21
BLACKBOARD20
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKSMITH21
BRACKETING18
CHECKPOINT21
CLOCKWORKS23
EARTHQUAKE24
FLASHBACKS22
FRAMEWORKS21
HITCHHIKED22
HITCHHIKER21
HITCHHIKES21
HUNCHBACKS24
JACKKNIFED30
JACKKNIFES29
JACKKNIVES30
JAYWALKERS26
JAYWALKING27
KEYSTROKES18
KIDNAPPING19
LIKELIHOOD16
LUMBERJACK28
MATCHBOOKS21
MATCHMAKER21
MISTAKENLY17
NETWORKING17
OVERLOOKED18
OVERWORKED21
PAPERBACKS21
PATCHWORKS22
PICKPOCKET24
PIGGYBACKS23
PITCHFORKS22
POCKETBOOK22
POCKMARKED23
QUICKENING25
QUICKSANDS25
REMARKABLE17
REMARKABLY19
SHIPWRECKS22
SOUNDTRACK17
SQUEAKIEST22
THANKFULLY21
THROWBACKS22
THUMBTACKS22
TOMAHAWKED21
TRAFFICKED22
UNDERTAKEN15
UNDERTAKES15
UNWORKABLE19
WEAKNESSES16
WOODCHUCKS24

The 60 most common shown, 1,295 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with K (896)

ACKNOWLEDGE21
AWKWARDNESS21
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKHANDING22
BACKLOGGING21
BACKPACKING26
BACKTRACKED24
BANKRUPTING20
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKJACKED32
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BLACKSMITHS22
BLACKTOPPED23
BLOCKBUSTER21
BOOKKEEPERS21
BOOKKEEPING22
BREAKFASTED20
BRICKLAYERS20
COCKROACHES22
CORKSCREWED22
DISEMBARKED20
EARTHQUAKES25
EMBANKMENTS20
FIRECRACKER21
FRANKFURTER21
HITCHHIKERS22
HITCHHIKING23
HONEYSUCKLE21
HOODWINKING21
JACKKNIFING31
KNEECAPPING21
LUMBERJACKS29
MATCHMAKERS22
MOCKINGBIRD22
NECKERCHIEF23
OVERLOOKING19
OVERWORKING22
PAWNBROKERS21
PICKPOCKETS25
PIGGYBACKED25
PITCHFORKED24
POCKETBOOKS23
POCKMARKING24
QUARTERBACK27
SHIPWRECKED24
SKYROCKETED22
SMOKESTACKS21
SPOKESWOMAN21
SPOKESWOMEN21
STOCKBROKER21
SUPERMARKET19
TOMAHAWKING22
TRAFFICKING23
UNDERTAKING17
WISECRACKED22
WOODPECKERS22
WORKBENCHES23
WORKMANSHIP23
WORKSTATION17

The 60 most common shown, 836 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with K (503)

ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
BACKTRACKING25
BANKRUPTCIES22
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
BLACKTOPPING24
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BREAKFASTING21
BREAKTHROUGH23
BREATHTAKING20
CANDLESTICKS20
CANTANKEROUS18
CORKSCREWING23
DISEMBARKING21
FIRECRACKERS22
FRANKFURTERS22
HANDKERCHIEF25
HOMESICKNESS21
HONEYSUCKLES22
HOUSEKEEPERS20
INTERLOCKING18
KALEIDOSCOPE20
KINDERGARTEN17
KITCHENETTES19
LOUDSPEAKERS19
MARKETPLACES21
MOCKINGBIRDS23
MULTITASKING19
NECKERCHIEFS24
PIGGYBACKING26
PITCHFORKING25
PUMPERNICKEL24
QUARTERBACKS28
RACKETEERING18
RECKLESSNESS17
ROADBLOCKING21
SHIPWRECKING25
SIDETRACKING19
SKYROCKETING23
SPOKESPEOPLE21
SPOKESPERSON19
STOCKBROKERS22
STOCKHOLDERS20
STOREKEEPERS17
STRAITJACKET25
SUPERMARKETS20
TRADEMARKING19
TROUBLEMAKER20
UNDERTAKINGS18
UNMISTAKABLE20
UNMISTAKABLY22
UNREMARKABLE20
WASTEBASKETS20
WATERMARKING21
WISECRACKING23
WORKSTATIONS18

The 60 most common shown, 443 rarer words not listed.

More ways to use K

Other high-value letters

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.

Questions

How many words are there with K?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 12,505 words with K, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with K?

KATZENJAMMERS, worth 36 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JAZZLIKE (35), KATZENJAMMER (35) and BLACKJACKING (33).

What are some common 5-letter words with K?

QUICK, JOKED, JOKES, CHUCK, CHECK and BUCKS. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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