5-Letter Words Starting With K
204 five-letter words start with K; 31 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kyrie | 0.36 | 1.04 |
| 2 | kneel | 0.35 | 0.91 |
| 3 | knees | 0.30 | 0.96 |
| 4 | kraft | 0.37 | 0.88 |
| 5 | knife | 0.35 | 0.85 |
| 6 | kerry | 0.40 | 0.79 |
| 7 | kilos | 0.22 | 0.96 |
| 8 | knots | 0.20 | 0.98 |
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206 words starting with K
- knowncommon
- knowscommon
- keepscommon
- kindscommon
- kellycommon
- kingscommon
- knifecommon
- knockcommon
- killscommon
- kneescommon
- kickscommon
- kittycommon
- karmacommon
- kerrycommon
- knotscommon
- kappacommon
- kudoscommon
- kraftcommon
- kinkycommon
- kyriecommon
- knackcommon
- kiloscommon
- kayakcommon
- kneelcommon
- kiddocommon
- kinkscommon
- khakicommon
- koalacommon
- kebabcommon
- knobscommon
- kanjicommon
- kioskcommon
- kites
- knoll
- keyed
- kiwis
- knelt
- kilns
- karat
- krill
- karts
- khans
- knits
- knell
- kooky
- knead
- karst
- knave
- kendo
- kalam
- kiddy
- kissy
- kneed
- krone
- kilts
- kraut
- kazoo
- ketch
- kooks
- keels
All 204 five-letter words
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 38
kiang kibbe kibbi kibei kibes kibla kicks kicky kiddo kiddy kiefs kiers kilim kills kilns kilos kilts kilty kinas kinds kines kings kinin kinks 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 people ask
How many five-letter words start with K?
Our list has 204. 31 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with K?
KNOWN, KNOWS, KEEPS, KINDS, KELLY — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with K?
KYRIE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.36 green and 1.04 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.