5 Letter Words Starting with K
There are 206 5-letter English words that start with K, ranging alphabetically from KABAB to KYTHE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: KUDZU (19), KYLIX (19), KOPJE (18). Average word length in this list is 5 letters.
Word list
K
- KABAB13 pts
- KABAR11 pts
- KABOB13 pts
- KADIS10 pts
- KAFIR12 pts
- KAGUS10 pts
- KAIAK13 pts
- KAIFS12 pts
- KAILS9 pts
- KAINS9 pts
- KAKAS13 pts
- KAKIS13 pts
- KALAM11 pts
- KALES9 pts
- KALIF12 pts
- KALPA11 pts
- KAMES11 pts
- KAMIK15 pts
- KANAS9 pts
- KANES9 pts
- KANJI16 pts
- KAONS9 pts
- KAPAS11 pts
- KAPHS14 pts
- KAPOK15 pts
- KAPPA13 pts
- KAPUT11 pts
- KARAT9 pts
- KARMA11 pts
- KARNS9 pts
- KAROO9 pts
- KARST9 pts
- KARTS9 pts
- KASHA12 pts
- KATAS9 pts
- KAURI9 pts
- KAURY12 pts
- KAVAS12 pts
- KAYAK16 pts
- KAYOS12 pts
- KAZOO18 pts
- KBARS11 pts
- KEBAB13 pts
- KEBAR11 pts
- KEBOB13 pts
- KECKS15 pts
- KEDGE11 pts
- KEEFS12 pts
- KEEKS13 pts
- KEELS9 pts
- KEENS9 pts
- KEEPS11 pts
- KEETS9 pts
- KEEVE12 pts
- KEFIR12 pts
- KEIRS9 pts
- KELEP11 pts
- KELIM11 pts
- KELLY12 pts
- KELPS11 pts
- KELPY14 pts
- KEMPS13 pts
- KEMPT13 pts
- KENAF12 pts
- KENCH14 pts
- KENDO10 pts
- KENOS9 pts
- KEPIS11 pts
- KERBS11 pts
- KERFS12 pts
- KERNE9 pts
- KERNS9 pts
- KERRY12 pts
- KETCH14 pts
- KETOL9 pts
- KEVEL12 pts
- KEVIL12 pts
- KEXES16 pts
- KEYED13 pts
- KHADI13 pts
- KHAFS15 pts
- KHAKI16 pts
- KHANS12 pts
- KHAPH17 pts
- KHATS12 pts
- KHEDA13 pts
- KHETH15 pts
- KHETS12 pts
- KHOUM14 pts
- KIANG10 pts
- KIBBE13 pts
- KIBBI13 pts
- KIBEI11 pts
- KIBES11 pts
- KIBLA11 pts
- KICKS15 pts
- KICKY18 pts
- KIDDO11 pts
- KIDDY14 pts
- KIEFS12 pts
- KIERS9 pts
- KIKES13 pts
- KILIM11 pts
- KILLS9 pts
- KILNS9 pts
- KILOS9 pts
- KILTS9 pts
- KILTY12 pts
- KINAS9 pts
- KINDS10 pts
- KINES9 pts
- KINGS10 pts
- KININ9 pts
- KINKS13 pts
- KINKY16 pts
- KINOS9 pts
- KIOSK13 pts
- KIRKS13 pts
- KIRNS9 pts
- KISSY12 pts
- KISTS9 pts
- KITED10 pts
- KITER9 pts
- KITES9 pts
- KITHE12 pts
- KITHS12 pts
- KITTY12 pts
- KIVAS12 pts
- KIWIS12 pts
- KLONG10 pts
- KLOOF12 pts
- KLUGE10 pts
- KLUTZ18 pts
- KNACK15 pts
- KNAPS11 pts
- KNARS9 pts
- KNAUR9 pts
- KNAVE12 pts
- KNEAD10 pts
- KNEED10 pts
- KNEEL9 pts
- KNEES9 pts
- KNELL9 pts
- KNELT9 pts
- KNIFE12 pts
- KNISH12 pts
- KNITS9 pts
- KNOBS11 pts
- KNOCK15 pts
- KNOLL9 pts
- KNOPS11 pts
- KNOSP11 pts
- KNOTS9 pts
- KNOUT9 pts
- KNOWN12 pts
- KNOWS12 pts
- KNURL9 pts
- KNURS9 pts
- KOALA9 pts
- KOANS9 pts
- KOELS9 pts
- KOHLS12 pts
- KOINE9 pts
- KOLAS9 pts
- KOLOS9 pts
- KONKS13 pts
- KOOKS13 pts
- KOOKY16 pts
- KOPEK15 pts
- KOPHS14 pts
- KOPJE18 pts
- KOPPA13 pts
- KORAI9 pts
- KORAT9 pts
- KORUN9 pts
- KOTOS9 pts
- KOTOW12 pts
- KRAAL9 pts
- KRAFT12 pts
- KRAIT9 pts
- KRAUT9 pts
- KREEP11 pts
- KRILL9 pts
- KRONA9 pts
- KRONE9 pts
- KROON9 pts
- KRUBI11 pts
- KUDOS10 pts
- KUDUS10 pts
- KUDZU19 pts
- KUGEL10 pts
- KUKRI13 pts
- KULAK13 pts
- KUMYS14 pts
- KURTA9 pts
- KURUS9 pts
- KUSSO9 pts
- KVASS12 pts
- KYACK18 pts
- KYAKS16 pts
- KYARS12 pts
- KYATS12 pts
- KYLIX19 pts
- KYRIE12 pts
- KYTES12 pts
- KYTHE15 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kudzu | 19 | 21 |
| 2 | kylix | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | kopje | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | klutz | 18 | 20 |
| 5 | kazoo | 18 | 18 |
| 6 | kicky | 18 | 18 |
| 7 | kyack | 18 | 18 |
| 8 | khaph | 17 | 16 |
| 9 | kanji | 16 | 19 |
| 10 | kexes | 16 | 16 |
Strategy for this list
K is worth 5 in Scrabble and starts ~1,800 words. K-openers combine well with vowels (KA, KI at 6 points each) and with L, N and W for consonant-blend starts (KL-, KN-, KW- rare but valid). High-value K-plays include KRAZY (Collins-only), KAYAK, KNELT. In Wordle, K is a mid-value opener — testing it confirms one of the less common opening letters and narrows the candidate list quickly.
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with K?
206 valid 5-letter English words begin with K in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).