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Words Starting With "K"

K scores 5 points and there is only one in the game, so words that start with K are worth knowing well. 3,131 K words are valid in Scrabble. "Ka" is the essential 2-letter dump. "Kazoo", "knack", and "khaki" are stronger plays when you have the room. In Wordle, K words are uncommon enough that confirming one early cuts the possibilities down fast. Use the AI Finder to search by length, ending, or position.

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3,131 Scrabble words · 7L most common

Top 7-Letter Scrabble Words Starting With "K"

kolkozy 27pts
kolkhoz 27pts
kickbox 26pts
kolhozy 26pts
kibbutz 24pts
kibbitz 24pts
kajawah 24pts
kickoff 23pts
kwanzas 23pts
khazens 23pts
kyanize 23pts
kumquat 22pts

3,131 Scrabble words starting with K

2-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (14 words)

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KA 6 KB 8 KC 8 KG 7 KI 6 KL 6 KM 8 KN 6 KO 6 KR 6

3-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (64 words)

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KAB 9 KAE 7 KAF 10 KAI 7 KAJ 14 KAK 11 KAL 7 KAM 9 KAN 7 KAS 7

4-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (310 words)

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KAAL 8 KAAS 8 KABS 10 KACK 14 KADE 9 KADI 9 KADU 9 KAED 9 KAES 8 KAFA 11

5-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (605 words)

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KAABA 11 KAAMA 11 KABAB 13 KABAR 11 KABEL 11 KABOB 13 KACHA 14 KACKS 15 KADAI 10 KADES 10

6-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (899 words)

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KAAMAS 12 KABABS 14 KABAKA 16 KABALA 12 KABARD 13 KABARS 12 KABAYA 15 KABELE 12 KABERU 12 KABIET 12

7-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (930 words)

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KABADDI 15 KABAKAS 17 KABALAS 13 KABAYAS 16 KABBALA 15 KABELES 13 KABIKIS 17 KABOCHA 18 KABONGA 14 KABOOMS 15

8-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (851 words)

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KABABBED 19 KABABISH 19 KABADDIS 16 KABALISM 16 KABALIST 14 KABASSOU 14 KABBALAH 19 KABBALAS 16 KABELJOU 21 KABISTAN 14

9-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (630 words)

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KABABBING 20 KABALISMS 17 KABALISTS 15 KABARDIAN 16 KABBALAHS 20 KABBALISM 19 KABBALIST 17 KABELJOUS 22 KABELJOUW 25 KABLOONAS 15

10-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (470 words)

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KABALISTIC 18 KABARAGOYA 20 KABBALISMS 20 KABBALISTS 18 KABBELJAWS 28 KABELJOUWS 26 KACHUMBERS 23 KADAITCHAS 20 KAEMPFEROL 21 KAFFIRBOOM 24

11-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (289 words)

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KABARAGOYAS 21 KABBALISTIC 21 KABIRPANTHI 22 KAFFIRBOOMS 25 KAILYARDISM 21 KAISERSHIPS 20 KAKORTOKITE 23 KALASHNIKOV 25 KALEIDOPHON 21 KALENDARIAL 16

12-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (166 words)

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KAATAPLECTIC 22 KAINOGENESES 17 KAINOGENESIS 17 KAINOGENETIC 19 KAKISTOCRACY 27 KALAMANSANAI 18 KALANDARIYAH 23 KALASHNIKOVS 26 KALEIDESCOPE 21 KALEIDOPHONE 22

13-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (87 words)

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KAFFEEKLATSCH 32 KALEIDOPHONES 23 KALEIDOSCOPES 22 KALEIDOSCOPIC 24 KAOLINISATION 17 KAOLINIZATION 26 KAPELLMEISTER 21 KARYOMAPPINGS 27 KARYOPYKNOSIS 29 KATABOLICALLY 24

14-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (41 words)

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KAKISTOCRACIES 26 KAPELLMEISTERS 22 KAPPELLMEISTER 24 KARSTIFICATION 23 KARYOLOGICALLY 27 KARYOMICROSOME 27 KARYOPLASMATIC 27 KARYOTYPICALLY 31 KATAGELOPHOBIA 26 KERAPHYLLOCELE 28

15-Letter Words Starting With "K"  (26 words)

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KAFFEEKLATSCHES 34 KAKISTOCRATICAL 27 KALEIDOSCOPICAL 26 KARSTIFICATIONS 24 KATAKINETOMERIC 27 KATATHERMOMETER 26 KENOGENETICALLY 25 KERATINISATIONS 19 KERATINIZATIONS 28 KESTRELKESTRELS 23

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Words Starting With "K" FAQ

Should you hold the K tile in Scrabble or play it quickly?

Worth holding if you have a setup in mind, but do not sit on it forever. K is worth 5 points and there is only 1 K tile. Short valid plays like "ka" and "ki" keep your options open when you need to clear tiles. If a triple letter square is in range, even "keg" or "kin" picks up 15 points on that one tile alone.

What K words show up most in crossword puzzles?

"Keen", "kelp", "knit", "knob", "knot", and "know" appear constantly in American crossword grids. Constructors like K words because they create interesting crossing opportunities. "Kayak" and "khaki" are useful longer entries. "Kvetch" is a crossword favorite that stumps a lot of solvers the first time they see it.

What 5-letter K words are worth knowing for Wordle?

"Knack", "knave", "kneel", "knife", "knock", "knoll", and "knead" are the most common ones. K words in Wordle are not super frequent, so when the answer does start with K, a lot of players use an extra guess finding it. Having a short list of K words memorized saves you one or two attempts in those rounds.