4 letter words starting with K
121 valid 4 letter words beginning with K, grouped by their first two letters. Use the filter to narrow them down with the letters you know.
121 words
Common 4 letter words starting with K
- keen
- keep
- kent
- kept
- keys
- khan
- kick
- kids
- kind
- king
- kirk
- kiss
- knee
- knew
- know
All 4 letter words starting with K
Starting with KA (26)
- kaas
- kabs
- kadi
- kaes
- kafs
- kagu
- kaif
- kail
- kain
- kaka
- kaki
- kale
- kame
- kami
- kana
- kane
- kaon
- kapa
- kaph
- karn
- kart
- kata
- kats
- kava
- kayo
- kays
Starting with KB (1)
- kbar
Starting with KE (24)
- keas
- keck
- keef
- keek
- keel
- keen
- keep
- keet
- kefs
- kegs
- keir
- kelp
- kemp
- keno
- kens
- kent
- kepi
- keps
- kept
- kerb
- kerf
- kern
- keto
- keys
Starting with KH (5)
- khaf
- khan
- khat
- khet
- khis
Starting with KI (29)
- kibe
- kick
- kids
- kief
- kier
- kifs
- kike
- kill
- kiln
- kilo
- kilt
- kina
- kind
- kine
- king
- kink
- kino
- kins
- kips
- kirk
- kirn
- kirs
- kiss
- kist
- kite
- kith
- kits
- kiva
- kiwi
Starting with KN (10)
- knap
- knar
- knee
- knew
- knit
- knob
- knop
- knot
- know
- knur
Starting with KO (16)
- koan
- koas
- kobo
- kobs
- koel
- kohl
- kola
- kolo
- konk
- kook
- koph
- kops
- kore
- kors
- koss
- koto
Starting with KR (1)
- kris
Starting with KU (4)
- kudo
- kudu
- kues
- kuru
Starting with KV (1)
- kvas
Starting with KY (4)
- kyak
- kyar
- kyat
- kyte
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Questions and answers
How many 4 letter words start with K?
Our list has 121 of them, for example keen, keep, kent, kept, keys, khan.
Which of these words score the most points?
By Scrabble tile values (without bonus squares), the highest-scoring ones are kyak (15), keck (14), khaf (14), kick (14), kaph (13).
Which ones are good first guesses in Wordle-style games?
Words with many different common letters, especially vowels, rule out the most letters in one guess. Good picks from this list: kent, khan, keys, kind, knew.
Which words are in these lists?
They come from the public-domain ENABLE word list (168,551 words), which is widely used for Scrabble-style games. Abbreviations and proper nouns are not included; some rare words are.