5 letter words starting with K
206 valid 5 letter words beginning with K, grouped by their first two letters. Use the filter to narrow them down with the letters you know.
206 words
Common 5 letter words starting with K
- keeps
- kelly
- kinds
- kings
- kitty
- knees
- knife
- knock
- known
- knows
All 5 letter words starting with K
Starting with KA (41)
- kabab
- kabar
- kabob
- kadis
- kafir
- kagus
- kaiak
- kaifs
- kails
- kains
- kakas
- kakis
- kalam
- kales
- kalif
- kalpa
- kames
- kamik
- kanas
- kanes
- kanji
- kaons
- kapas
- kaphs
- kapok
- kappa
- kaput
- karat
- karma
- karns
- karoo
- karst
- karts
- kasha
- katas
- kauri
- kaury
- kavas
- kayak
- kayos
- kazoo
Starting with KB (1)
- kbars
Starting with KE (37)
- kebab
- kebar
- kebob
- kecks
- kedge
- keefs
- keeks
- keels
- keens
- keeps
- keets
- keeve
- kefir
- keirs
- kelep
- kelim
- kelly
- kelps
- kelpy
- kemps
- kempt
- kenaf
- kench
- kendo
- kenos
- kepis
- kerbs
- kerfs
- kerne
- kerns
- kerry
- ketch
- ketol
- kevel
- kevil
- kexes
- keyed
Starting with KH (10)
- khadi
- khafs
- khaki
- khans
- khaph
- khats
- kheda
- kheth
- khets
- khoum
Starting with KI (40)
- kiang
- kibbe
- kibbi
- kibei
- kibes
- kibla
- kicks
- kicky
- kiddo
- kiddy
- kiefs
- kiers
- kikes
- kilim
- kills
- kilns
- kilos
- kilts
- kilty
- kinas
- kinds
- kines
- kings
- kinin
- kinks
- kinky
- kinos
- kiosk
- kirks
- kirns
- kissy
- kists
- kited
- kiter
- kites
- kithe
- kiths
- kitty
- kivas
- kiwis
Starting with KL (4)
- klong
- kloof
- kluge
- klutz
Starting with KN (25)
- knack
- knaps
- knars
- knaur
- knave
- knead
- kneed
- kneel
- knees
- knell
- knelt
- knife
- knish
- knits
- knobs
- knock
- knoll
- knops
- knosp
- knots
- knout
- known
- knows
- knurl
- knurs
Starting with KO (19)
- koala
- koans
- koels
- kohls
- koine
- kolas
- kolos
- konks
- kooks
- kooky
- kopek
- kophs
- kopje
- koppa
- korai
- korat
- korun
- kotos
- kotow
Starting with KR (10)
- kraal
- kraft
- krait
- kraut
- kreep
- krill
- krona
- krone
- kroon
- krubi
Starting with KU (10)
- kudos
- kudus
- kudzu
- kugel
- kukri
- kulak
- kumys
- kurta
- kurus
- kusso
Starting with KV (1)
- kvass
Starting with KY (8)
- kyack
- kyaks
- kyars
- kyats
- kylix
- kyrie
- kytes
- kythe
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Questions and answers
How many 5 letter words start with K?
Our list has 206 of them, for example keeps, kelly, kinds, kings, kitty, knees.
Which of these words score the most points?
By Scrabble tile values (without bonus squares), the highest-scoring ones are kudzu (19), kylix (19), kazoo (18), kicky (18), klutz (18).
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: kanes, kains, kinas, kines, kales.
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.