Words Containing K

Q: How many words contain "K"?

12,647 valid English words contain the letter K.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing K?

KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES at 41 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing K?

KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES — 22 letters.

There are 12,647 English words that contain the letter K. Range: AARDVARK to ZWIEBACKS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES at 41 points; the longest is KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES (22 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 12,647 words containing K

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Showing the first 600 of 12,647 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	keratoconjunctivitides	41	49
2	keratoconjunctivitises	40	48
3	phosphofructokinases	39	42
4	keratoconjunctivites	38	46
5	keratoconjunctivitis	38	46
6	phosphofructokinase	38	41
7	katzenjammers	37	42
8	jazzlike	37	40
9	gedankenexperiments	36	42
10	katzenjammer	36	41

What these words mean

keratoconjunctivitides: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitises: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphofructokinases: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivites: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitis: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphofructokinase: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
katzenjammers: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
jazzlike: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
gedankenexperiments: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
katzenjammer: (noun)A hangover.

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FAQs

How many words contain "K"?

12,647 valid English words contain K.

Best Scrabble word containing K?

KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES at 41 pts.

Longest word containing K?

KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIDES (22 letters).