8 Letter Words Starting with K
There are 304 8-letter English words that start with K, ranging alphabetically from KABBALAH to KYPHOTIC. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: KOLKHOZY (31), KAZACHKI (30), KAZACHOK (30). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
K
- KABBALAH19 pts
- KABBALAS16 pts
- KABELJOU21 pts
- KACHINAS17 pts
- KAFFIYEH24 pts
- KAILYARD16 pts
- KAINITES12 pts
- KAISERIN12 pts
- KAJEPUTS21 pts
- KAKEMONO18 pts
- KAKIEMON18 pts
- KALEWIFE18 pts
- KALEYARD16 pts
- KALIFATE15 pts
- KALIMBAS16 pts
- KALLIDIN13 pts
- KALYPTRA17 pts
- KAMAAINA14 pts
- KAMACITE16 pts
- KAMIKAZE27 pts
- KAMPONGS17 pts
- KAMSEENS14 pts
- KANGAROO13 pts
- KANTELES12 pts
- KAOLIANG13 pts
- KAOLINES12 pts
- KAOLINIC14 pts
- KARAKULS16 pts
- KARAOKES16 pts
- KAROSSES12 pts
- KARTINGS13 pts
- KARYOTIN15 pts
- KASHERED16 pts
- KASHMIRS17 pts
- KASHRUTH18 pts
- KASHRUTS15 pts
- KATAKANA16 pts
- KATCHINA17 pts
- KATCINAS14 pts
- KATHODAL16 pts
- KATHODES16 pts
- KATHODIC18 pts
- KATYDIDS17 pts
- KAVAKAVA22 pts
- KAVASSES15 pts
- KAYAKERS19 pts
- KAYAKING20 pts
- KAZACHKI30 pts
- KAZACHOK30 pts
- KAZATSKI25 pts
- KAZATSKY28 pts
- KEBBOCKS22 pts
- KEBBUCKS22 pts
- KECKLING19 pts
- KEDGEREE14 pts
- KEELAGES13 pts
- KEELBOAT14 pts
- KEELHALE15 pts
- KEELHAUL15 pts
- KEELLESS12 pts
- KEELSONS12 pts
- KEENNESS12 pts
- KEEPABLE16 pts
- KEEPINGS15 pts
- KEEPSAKE18 pts
- KEESHOND16 pts
- KEESTERS12 pts
- KEFFIYEH24 pts
- KEGELERS13 pts
- KEGLINGS14 pts
- KEISTERS12 pts
- KEITLOAS12 pts
- KELOIDAL13 pts
- KENNELED13 pts
- KENNINGS13 pts
- KENOTRON12 pts
- KEPHALIN17 pts
- KERAMICS16 pts
- KERATINS12 pts
- KERATOID13 pts
- KERATOMA14 pts
- KERATOSE12 pts
- KERCHIEF20 pts
- KERMESSE14 pts
- KERMISES14 pts
- KERNELED13 pts
- KERNITES12 pts
- KEROGENS13 pts
- KEROSENE12 pts
- KEROSINE12 pts
- KERPLUNK18 pts
- KESTRELS12 pts
- KETCHUPS19 pts
- KEYBOARD18 pts
- KEYCARDS18 pts
- KEYHOLES18 pts
- KEYNOTED16 pts
- KEYNOTER15 pts
- KEYNOTES15 pts
- KEYPUNCH22 pts
- KEYSTERS15 pts
- KEYSTONE15 pts
- KEYWORDS19 pts
- KHADDARS17 pts
- KHALIFAS18 pts
- KHAMSEEN17 pts
- KHAMSINS17 pts
- KHANATES15 pts
- KHAZENIM26 pts
- KHEDIVAL19 pts
- KHEDIVES19 pts
- KHIRKAHS22 pts
- KIBBLING17 pts
- KIBITZED24 pts
- KIBITZER23 pts
- KIBITZES23 pts
- KIBOSHED18 pts
- KIBOSHES17 pts
- KICKABLE20 pts
- KICKBACK26 pts
- KICKBALL20 pts
- KICKIEST18 pts
- KICKOFFS24 pts
- KICKSHAW24 pts
- KIDNAPED16 pts
- KIDNAPEE15 pts
- KIDNAPER15 pts
- KIDSKINS17 pts
- KIELBASA14 pts
- KIELBASI14 pts
- KIELBASY17 pts
- KIESTERS12 pts
- KILLDEER13 pts
- KILLDEES13 pts
- KILLICKS18 pts
- KILLINGS13 pts
- KILLJOYS22 pts
- KILLOCKS18 pts
- KILOBARS14 pts
- KILOBASE14 pts
- KILOBAUD15 pts
- KILOBITS14 pts
- KILOBYTE17 pts
- KILOGRAM15 pts
- KILOMOLE14 pts
- KILORADS13 pts
- KILOTONS12 pts
- KILOVOLT15 pts
- KILOWATT15 pts
- KILTINGS13 pts
- KIMCHEES19 pts
- KIMONOED15 pts
- KINDLERS13 pts
- KINDLESS13 pts
- KINDLIER13 pts
- KINDLING14 pts
- KINDNESS13 pts
- KINDREDS14 pts
- KINESICS14 pts
- KINETICS14 pts
- KINETINS12 pts
- KINFOLKS19 pts
- KINGBIRD16 pts
- KINGBOLT15 pts
- KINGCUPS17 pts
- KINGDOMS16 pts
- KINGFISH19 pts
- KINGHOOD17 pts
- KINGLESS13 pts
- KINGLETS13 pts
- KINGLIER13 pts
- KINGLIKE17 pts
- KINGPINS15 pts
- KINGPOST15 pts
- KINGSHIP18 pts
- KINGSIDE14 pts
- KINGWOOD17 pts
- KINKAJOU23 pts
- KINKIEST16 pts
- KINSFOLK19 pts
- KINSHIPS17 pts
- KIPPERED17 pts
- KIPPERER16 pts
- KIPSKINS18 pts
- KIRIGAMI15 pts
- KIRSCHES17 pts
- KISMETIC16 pts
- KISSABLE14 pts
- KISSABLY17 pts
- KISTFULS15 pts
- KITCHENS17 pts
- KITELIKE16 pts
- KITHARAS15 pts
- KITLINGS13 pts
- KITSCHES17 pts
- KITTENED13 pts
- KITTLEST12 pts
- KITTLING13 pts
- KLATCHES17 pts
- KLAVERNS15 pts
- KLEAGLES13 pts
- KLEPHTIC19 pts
- KLISTERS12 pts
- KLUTZIER21 pts
- KLYSTRON15 pts
- KNACKERS18 pts
- KNACKERY21 pts
- KNACKING19 pts
- KNAPPERS16 pts
- KNAPPING17 pts
- KNAPSACK20 pts
- KNAPWEED18 pts
- KNEADERS13 pts
- KNEADING14 pts
- KNEECAPS16 pts
- KNEEHOLE15 pts
- KNEELERS12 pts
- KNEELING13 pts
- KNEEPADS15 pts
- KNEEPANS14 pts
- KNEESOCK18 pts
- KNELLING13 pts
- KNESSETS12 pts
- KNICKERS18 pts
- KNIGHTED17 pts
- KNIGHTLY19 pts
- KNITTERS12 pts
- KNITTING13 pts
- KNITWEAR15 pts
- KNOBBIER16 pts
- KNOBLIKE18 pts
- KNOCKERS18 pts
- KNOCKING19 pts
- KNOCKOFF24 pts
- KNOCKOUT18 pts
- KNOLLERS12 pts
- KNOLLING13 pts
- KNOTHOLE15 pts
- KNOTLESS12 pts
- KNOTLIKE16 pts
- KNOTTERS12 pts
- KNOTTIER12 pts
- KNOTTILY15 pts
- KNOTTING13 pts
- KNOTWEED16 pts
- KNOUTING13 pts
- KNOWABLE17 pts
- KNOWINGS16 pts
- KNUBBIER16 pts
- KNUCKLED19 pts
- KNUCKLER18 pts
- KNUCKLES18 pts
- KNURLIER12 pts
- KNURLING13 pts
- KOHLRABI17 pts
- KOKANEES16 pts
- KOLBASIS14 pts
- KOLBASSI14 pts
- KOLHOZES24 pts
- KOLINSKI16 pts
- KOLINSKY19 pts
- KOLKHOSY22 pts
- KOLKHOZY31 pts
- KOLKOZES25 pts
- KOMATIKS18 pts
- KOMONDOR15 pts
- KOOKIEST16 pts
- KOSHERED16 pts
- KOTOWERS15 pts
- KOTOWING16 pts
- KOUMISES14 pts
- KOUMYSES17 pts
- KOUPREYS17 pts
- KOWTOWED19 pts
- KOWTOWER18 pts
- KRAALING13 pts
- KREMLINS14 pts
- KREPLACH19 pts
- KREUTZER21 pts
- KREUZERS21 pts
- KRIMMERS16 pts
- KRULLERS12 pts
- KRUMHORN17 pts
- KRYOLITE15 pts
- KRYOLITH18 pts
- KRYPTONS17 pts
- KUMISSES14 pts
- KUMQUATS23 pts
- KUNZITES21 pts
- KURTOSIS12 pts
- KUVASZOK28 pts
- KVETCHED21 pts
- KVETCHES20 pts
- KYANISED16 pts
- KYANISES15 pts
- KYANITES15 pts
- KYANIZED25 pts
- KYANIZES24 pts
- KYBOSHED21 pts
- KYBOSHES20 pts
- KYMOGRAM20 pts
- KYPHOSES20 pts
- KYPHOSIS20 pts
- KYPHOTIC22 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 | kolkhozy | 31 | 30 |
| 2 | kazachki | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | kazachok | 30 | 30 |
| 4 | kuvaszok | 28 | 30 |
| 5 | kazatsky | 28 | 27 |
| 6 | kamikaze | 27 | 28 |
| 7 | kickback | 26 | 29 |
| 8 | khazenim | 26 | 27 |
| 9 | kolkozes | 25 | 26 |
| 10 | kazatski | 25 | 25 |
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 8-letter words start with K?
304 valid 8-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).