Five-letter words starting with K
There are 206 five-letter words that start with K in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 2.4% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is kudzu, worth 19 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 206 five-letter words starting with K
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with K
- kudzu 19 points
- kylix 19 points
- kazoo 18 points
- kicky 18 points
- klutz 18 points
- kopje 18 points
- kyack 18 points
- khaph 17 points
- kanji 16 points
- kayak 16 points
- kexes 16 points
- khaki 16 points
- kinky 16 points
- kooky 16 points
- kyaks 16 points
- kamik 15 points
- kapok 15 points
- kecks 15 points
- khafs 15 points
- kheth 15 points
- kicks 15 points
- knack 15 points
- knock 15 points
- kopek 15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ka (41), ki (40), ke (37), kn (25), ko (19). 9 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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