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Words with K and L

K (4 points) and L (1 points) together make for big tiles. These words use both letters, in any order and any place, and every one is playable on Wordtide's board. There are 4,168 playable words with both K and L in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The highest-scoring is JAZZLIKE, worth 35 points.

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Popular words with both K and L

ACKNOWLEDGING24
ACKNOWLEDGED23
QUICKLY23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
ACKNOWLEDGE21
THANKFULLY21
BLACKBOARD20
OVERLOOKING19
REMARKABLY19
UNWORKABLE19
BLACKMAIL18
OVERLOOKED18
KNOWLEDGE17
MISTAKENLY17
REMARKABLE17
THANKFUL17
BLOCKING16
LIKELIHOOD16

Highest-scoring words with both K and L

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

JAZZLIKE35
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKJACKED32
KAFFEEKLATSCHES31
BLACKJACKS30
PIZZALIKE30
KOLKHOZNIKI30
KOLKHOZNIKS30
QUACKSALVERS30
QUICKSILVERS30
BLACKJACK29
LUMBERJACKS29

3-letter words with both K and L (3)

ELK6
ILK6
LEK6

4-letter words with both K and L (50)

ALKY9
BALK9
BILK9
BULK10
CALK9
ELKS7
FLAK10
FOLK10
HOLK9
HULK10
ILKA7
ILKS7
KAIL7
KALE7
KEEL7
KELP9
KILL7
KILN7
KILO7
KILT7
KOEL7
KOHL9
KOLA7
KOLO7
LACK9
LAKE7
LAKH9
LAKY9
LANK7
LARK7
LEAK7
LEEK7
LEKE7
LEKS7
LEKU8
LICK9
LIKE7
LINK7
LOCK9
LOOK7
LUCK10
LUNK8
LURK8
MILK9
SILK7
SULK8
TALK7
WALK10
YELK9
YOLK9

5-letter words with both K and L (158)

ALIKE8
BALKS10
BAULK11
BLACK12
BLANK10
BLEAK10
BLINK10
BLOCK12
BULKS11
BULKY13
CALKS10
CAULK11
CHALK12
CLACK12
CLANK10
CLERK10
CLICK12
CLINK10
CLOAK10
CLOCK12
CLUCK13
FLAKE11
FLAKY13
FLANK11
FLASK11
FLECK13
FLICK13
FLOCK13
FLUKE12
FLUNK12
FOLKS11
HULKS11
KILLS8
LACKS10
LIKED9
LIKES8
LINKS8
LOCKS10
LOOKS8
LUCKS11
LUCKY13
LURKS9
MILKY12
PLUCK13
SKILL8
SKULK12
SKULL9
SULKY11
TALKS8
WALKS11

The 50 most common shown, 108 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both K and L (312)

BLACKS13
BLANKS11
BLOCKS13
BUCKLE14
BULKED13
CACKLE13
CHALKS13
CHALKY15
CLACKS13
CLICKS13
CLOCKS13
CLUCKS14
FICKLE14
FLAKED13
FLECKS14
FLICKS14
FLOCKS14
FLUKES13
FLUNKS13
FLUNKY15
FOLKSY14
HECKLE13
JACKAL19
KERNEL9
KETTLE9
KILLED10
KILLER9
KINDLY12
LACKED12
LIKELY11
LIKING10
LINKED10
LOCKED12
LOOKED10
LUCKED13
LURKED11
MEEKLY13
PICKLE13
PLUCKS14
PLUCKY16
SICKLY13
SKILLS9
SKULKS13
TACKLE11
TALKED10
UNLIKE10
UNLOCK12
WALKED13
WEAKLY14
WEEKLY14

The 50 most common shown, 262 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both K and L (640)

BACKLOG15
BLACKED15
BLANKET12
BLOCKED15
BOOKLET12
BUCKLED16
BUCKLES15
CACKLED15
CATWALK15
CHALKED15
CHUCKLE17
CLACKED15
CLICKED15
CLOCKED15
CLUCKED16
DISLIKE11
FICKLER15
FLECKED16
FLICKED16
FLICKER15
FLOCKED16
FLUNKED15
FRANKLY15
FRECKLE15
HEMLOCK16
JACKALS20
JAYWALK23
KILLING11
KINFOLK16
KNUCKLE16
LACKING13
LINKAGE11
LINKING11
LOCKING13
LOOKING11
LUCKILY15
LURKING12
OUTLOOK11
PLUCKED16
PRICKLY16
QUICKLY23
SKILLED11
TACKLED13
TACKLES12
TALKING11
THICKLY16
UNLOCKS13
UNLUCKY16
WALKING14
WEDLOCK16

The 50 most common shown, 590 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both K and L (985)

BACKLASH17
BACKLOGS16
BLACKING16
BLACKOUT16
BLACKTOP17
BLOCKADE16
BLOCKAGE16
BLOCKING16
BUCKLING17
CACKLING16
CATWALKS16
CHALKING16
CHUCKLED19
CHUCKLES18
CLACKING16
CLICKING16
CLOCKING16
CLUCKING17
CRACKLED16
DISLIKED13
DISLIKES12
DUCKLING16
FICKLEST16
FLAPJACK26
FLECKING17
FLICKERS16
FLICKING17
FLOCKING17
FLUNKING16
FRECKLED17
FRECKLES16
HECKLING16
HEMLOCKS17
JAYWALKS24
KNUCKLED18
KNUCKLES17
LIKEWISE14
LUKEWARM17
OVERLOOK15
PLAYBACK19
PLUCKING17
RECKLESS13
SKELETON11
TACKLING14
THANKFUL17
UNLIKELY14
UNLOCKED15
WICKEDLY19
WORKABLE16
WORKLOAD15

The 50 most common shown, 935 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both K and L (720)

AWKWARDLY21
BACKSLASH18
BLACKBIRD19
BLACKENED17
BLACKHEAD19
BLACKJACK29
BLACKLIST16
BLACKMAIL18
BLACKOUTS17
BLACKTOPS18
BLOCKADED18
BLOCKADES17
BLOCKHEAD19
BOARDWALK18
BOOKSHELF19
BREAKABLE16
CHALKIEST16
CHILDLIKE17
CHUCKLING20
CLOCKWISE19
CLOCKWORK22
COCKTAILS16
CRACKLING17
CROSSWALK17
DISLIKING14
DUCKLINGS17
FLAPJACKS27
FLASHBACK21
FLICKERED18
FRECKLING18
FROLICKED18
JAYWALKED26
JAYWALKER25
KNOWINGLY18
KNOWLEDGE17
KNUCKLING19
LAWMAKERS17
LIVESTOCK18
LOCKSMITH18
OVERLOOKS16
PADLOCKED18
PRICKLING17
ROADBLOCK17
SHACKLING17
SKEPTICAL16
SKYLIGHTS17
SNOWFLAKE18
UNBLOCKED18
UNLOCKING16
WORKPLACE19

The 50 most common shown, 670 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both K and L (494)

BACKLASHES19
BACKLOGGED20
BASKETBALL17
BLACKBERRY21
BLACKBIRDS20
BLACKBOARD20
BLACKENING18
BLACKHEADS20
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKLISTS17
BLACKMAILS19
BLACKSMITH21
BLOCKADING19
BLOCKHEADS20
BOARDWALKS19
BOTTLENECK17
BREAKABLES17
BRICKLAYER19
BUTTERMILK18
CLOCKWORKS23
CORNFLAKES18
CROSSWALKS18
DEADLOCKED18
FLASHBACKS22
FLICKERING19
FROLICKING19
GANGPLANKS17
HALLMARKED18
JAYWALKERS26
JAYWALKING27
LANDLOCKED17
LIKELIHOOD16
LIPSTICKED18
LOCKSMITHS19
LUMBERJACK28
MARKETABLE17
MISTAKENLY17
NEEDLEWORK17
OVERLOOKED18
PADLOCKING19
PRICKLIEST17
RAMSHACKLE19
REMARKABLE17
REMARKABLY19
ROADBLOCKS18
SNOWFLAKES19
STOCKPILED18
THANKFULLY21
UNBLOCKING19
UNWORKABLE19

The 50 most common shown, 444 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both K and L (367)

ACKNOWLEDGE21
BACKLOGGING21
BACKPEDALED22
BACKSLAPPER22
BASKETBALLS18
BLACKBALLED21
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKGUARDS21
BLACKJACKED32
BLACKLISTED19
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BLACKSMITHS22
BLACKTOPPED23
BLOCKBUSTER21
BLOCKHOUSES21
BLUEJACKETS27
BOOKSHELVES22
BOTTLENECKS18
BRICKLAYERS20
CANDLESTICK19
DEADLOCKING19
FLYSPECKING24
GOALKEEPERS17
HALLMARKING19
HONEYSUCKLE21
HUCKLEBERRY23
INTERLOCKED17
KNUCKLEHEAD23
LIKELIHOODS17
LOUDSPEAKER18
LUMBERJACKS29
MARKETPLACE20
OVERLOOKING19
QUICKSILVER29
RATTLESNAKE14
ROADBLOCKED20
SPACEWALKED22
SPRINKLINGS17
STEEPLEJACK26
STICKLEBACK23
STOCKHOLDER19
STOCKPILING19
TURTLENECKS17
UNBREAKABLE19
UNKINDLIEST16
UNLIKELIEST15
UNSPEAKABLE19
UNTHINKABLE19
WORKMANLIKE22

The 50 most common shown, 317 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both K and L (234)

ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
BACKPEDALING23
BACKPEDALLED23
BACKSLAPPERS23
BLACKBALLING22
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
BLACKTOPPING24
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BLOODSUCKERS21
BLUESTOCKING21
CANDLESTICKS20
COCKLESHELLS21
FIDDLESTICKS22
GLOCKENSPIEL20
GOBBLEDEGOOK22
GOBBLEDYGOOK24
GOLDBRICKING22
GRIDDLECAKES20
HONEYSUCKLES22
INTERLOCKING18
KALEIDOSCOPE20
KLEPTOMANIAC21
KNUCKLEHEADS24
LATTICEWORKS20
LOUDSPEAKERS19
MARKETPLACES21
MULTITASKING19
PUMPERNICKEL24
RATTLESNAKES15
RECKLESSNESS17
ROADBLOCKING21
SHUTTLECOCKS22
SLEEPWALKING21
SPACEWALKING23
SPOKESPEOPLE21
STEEPLEJACKS27
STICKLEBACKS24
STOCKHOLDERS20
SWASHBUCKLER25
THANKFULNESS21
TROUBLEMAKER20
UNMISTAKABLE20
UNMISTAKABLY22
UNREMARKABLE20
UNTHINKINGLY21

The 50 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,168 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.5%) are with both K and L. Most of them, 985, have 8 letters. 1,110 of them have the two letters side by side.

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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 both K and L?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,168 words with both K and L, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with both K and L?

JAZZLIKE, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BLACKJACKING (33), BLACKJACKED (32) and KAFFEEKLATSCHES (31).

What are the most common words with both K and L?

ACKNOWLEDGING, ACKNOWLEDGED, QUICKLY, ACKNOWLEDGES, ACKNOWLEDGE and THANKFULLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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