5-Letter Words With K
868 five-letter words contain K; 251 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 | taker | 0.48 | 1.18 |
| 2 | drake | 0.50 | 1.06 |
| 3 | skate | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| 4 | stake | 0.53 | 1.01 |
| 5 | steak | 0.38 | 1.16 |
| 6 | takes | 0.40 | 1.14 |
| 7 | alike | 0.45 | 1.08 |
| 8 | taken | 0.45 | 1.07 |
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885 words containing K
- thinkcommon
- thankcommon
- blackcommon
- makescommon
- knowncommon
- lookscommon
- takencommon
- checkcommon
- askedcommon
- workscommon
- weekscommon
- breakcommon
- takescommon
- bookscommon
- knowscommon
- speakcommon
- trackcommon
- quickcommon
- stockcommon
- drinkcommon
- blockcommon
- brokecommon
- clickcommon
- luckycommon
- likedcommon
- stickcommon
- frankcommon
- likescommon
- linkscommon
- bankscommon
- stuckcommon
- keepscommon
- smokecommon
- truckcommon
- drunkcommon
- spokecommon
- talkscommon
- folkscommon
- kindscommon
- greekcommon
- markscommon
- trickcommon
- shockcommon
- thickcommon
- kellycommon
- clockcommon
- nakedcommon
- skillcommon
- crackcommon
- kingscommon
- knifecommon
- rockscommon
- suckscommon
- creekcommon
- knockcommon
- riskscommon
- killscommon
- jokescommon
- parkscommon
- shakecommon
All 868 five-letter words
Starting with A 26
aback abaka ackee acock akees akela akene alack alike alkyd alkyl amoks amuck ankhs ankle ankus apeak apeek araks asked asker askew askoi askos awake awoke
Starting with B 53
babka backs baked baker bakes balks balky banks barks barky basks batik baulk beaks beaky becks biked biker bikes bikie bilks birks bisks black blank bleak blink block bloke bocks bonks books bosks bosky brake braky brank break brick brink brisk brock broke brook brusk bucko bucks bulks bulky bunko bunks burke busks
Starting with C 51
caked cakes cakey calks carks casks casky caulk chalk chark check cheek chick chirk chock choke choky chook chuck chunk clack clank cleek clerk click clink cloak clock clonk cluck clunk coked cokes conks conky cooks cooky corks corky crack crake crank creak creek crick croak crock crook cruck cukes cusks
Starting with D 36
darks dawks decks deked dekes dekko desks dhaks diked diker dikes dikey dinks dinky dirks disks docks dorks dorky drake drank dreck dreks drink drouk drunk ducks ducky duked dukes dumka dumky dunks dusks dusky dyked
Starting with E 7
eikon eking enoki ensky eskar esker evoke
Starting with F 29
faked faker fakes fakey fakir fecks finks flack flake flaky flank flask fleck flick flock fluke fluky flunk folks folky forks forky frank freak frisk frock funks funky fykes
Starting with G 13
gawks gawky gecko gecks geeks geeky ginks gleek gowks greek gucks gunks gunky
Starting with H 36
hacek hacks haika haiks haiku hakes hakim hanks hanky harks hawks hecks hicks hiked hiker hikes hocks hoick hoked hokes hokey hokku hokum holks honks hooka hooks hooky howks hucks hulks hulky hunks hunky husks husky
Starting with I 8
icker ikats ikons inked inker inkle irked iroko
Starting with J 18
jacks jacky jakes jauks jerks jerky jinks jocko jocks joked joker jokes jokey jouks juked jukes junks junky
Starting with K 204
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 kbars 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 khadi khafs khaki khans khaph khats kheda kheth khets khoum 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 klong kloof kluge klutz 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 koala koans koels kohls koine kolas kolos konks kooks kooky kopek kophs kopje koppa korai korat korun kotos kotow kraal kraft krait kraut kreep krill krona krone kroon krubi kudos kudus kudzu kugel kukri kulak kumys kurta kurus kusso kvass kyack kyaks kyars kyats kylix kyrie kytes kythe
Starting with L 25
lacks laked laker lakes lakhs lanky larks larky latke leaks leaky leeks licks liked liken liker likes links linky locks looks lucks lucky lunks lurks
Starting with M 29
macks makar maker makes makos marks masks merks micks miked mikes mikra milks milky minke minks mirks mirky mocks mokes monks mosks mucks mucky mujik murks murky musks musky
Starting with N 11
naked narks narky necks neuks nicks nocks nooks nooky nuked nukes
Starting with O 8
oaken oakum ocker oinks okapi okays okehs okras
Starting with P 54
packs paiks parka parks pawky peaks peaky pecks pecky peeks pekan pekes pekin pekoe perks perky pesky picks picky pikas piked piker pikes pikis pinko pinks pinky plack plank plink plonk pluck plunk pocks pocky poked poker pokes pokey polka porks porky prank prick prink pucka pucks puked pukes pukka pulik punka punks punky
Starting with Q 6
quack quake quaky quark quick quirk
Starting with R 24
racks raked rakee raker rakes rakis ranks recks reeks reeky reink rekey ricks rinks risks risky rocks rocky rooks rooky rucks rusks ryked rykes
Starting with S 133
sacks saker sakes sakis samek sarks sarky sculk seeks shack shake shako shaky shank shark sheik shirk shock shook shtik shuck sicko sicks siker sikes silks silky sinks skags skald skate skats skean skeed skeen skees skegs skein skelm skelp skene skeps skews skids skied skier skies skiey skiff skill skimo skimp skims skink skins skint skips skirl skirr skirt skite skits skive skoal skosh skuas skulk skull skunk skyed skyey slack slake slank sleek slick slink slunk smack smeek smerk smirk smock smoke smoky snack snake snaky snark sneak sneck snick snook snuck soaks socko socks sokes sokol sooks souks spake spank spark speak speck spick spike spiks spiky spoke spook stack stake stalk stank stark steak steek stick stink stirk stock stoke stook stork stuck stunk sulks sulky swank swink sykes
Starting with T 47
tacks tacky taken taker takes takin talks talky taluk tanka tanks tarok tasks teaks thack thank thick think thunk ticks tikes tikis tilak tokay toked token toker tokes torsk track traik trank treks trick trike troak trock troke truck trunk tsked tucks tupik turks tusks tweak tykes
Starting with U 2
ukase umiak
Starting with V 2
vakil vodka
Starting with W 26
wacke wacko wacks wacky waked waken waker wakes walks warks wauks weeks wekas whack whelk whisk wicks winks woken wonks wonky works wrack wreak wreck wrick
Starting with Y 16
yacks yanks yapok yelks yerks yeuks yeuky yikes yocks yoked yokel yokes yolks yolky yucks yucky
Starting with Z 4
zerks zinky zonks zooks
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain K?
Our list has 868. 251 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 contain K?
THINK, THANK, BLACK, MAKES, KNOWN — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains K?
TAKER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.48 green and 1.18 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.