5-letter words ending in K

There are 248 5-letter words that end in K. Fixing both the length and the final letter is a precise filter, which is why it shows up so often in Wordle strategy and crossword solving. K is worth five points and clusters with N at the start of a small, memorable set of words like knee and knot.

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The full set is listed below with Scrabble points. Common examples include aback, abask, acock, alack and aleck. On the solver, set a length of 5 and an Ends filter of K to see which of these your tiles can make.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in k

WordScoreLength
quack205
quick205
kyack185
mujik185
quark185
quirk185
quonk185
chawk175
chowk175
whack175

5-letter words ending in K (248)

aback13abask11acock13alack11aleck11amuck13apeak11apeek11awork12banak11batik11baulk11black13blank11bleak11blink11block13blook11blunk11bobak13boink11borak11brack13brank11break11brick13brink11brisk11brock13brook11brusk11caulk11chack16chalk14chank14chark14chawk17check16cheek14chick16chirk14chock16chook14chowk17chuck16chunk14clack13clank11cleck13cleek11cleik11clerk11click13clink11cloak11clock13clonk11cluck13clunk11crack13crank11creak11creek11crick13croak11crock13cronk11crook11cruck13crunk11drack12drank10dreck12drink10drook10drouk10drunk10ebook11erick11flack14flank12flask12fleck14flick14flisk12flock14flunk12frack14frank12freak12frisk12frock14glaik10gleek10glisk10gopak12gopik12greek10hacek14haick14hoick14ibrik11kaiak13kamik15kapok15kayak16kiosk13klick15knack15knock15kopek15krunk13kulak13kyack18malik11melik11mujik18nebek11plack13plank11plink11plonk11plook11plouk11pluck13plunk11prank11prink11pronk11pulik11quack20quark18quick20quirk18quonk18reink9rojak16saick11samek11sculk11shack14shank12shark12sheik12shirk12shmek14shock14shook12shtik12shuck14skink13skrik13skulk13skunk13slack11slank9sleek9slick11slink9slunk9smaak11smack13smaik11smeek11smeik11smerk11smirk11smock13snack11snark9sneak9sneck11snick11snoek9snook9snowk12snuck11spank11spark11speak11speck13spelk11spick13spink11spook11spork11stack11stalk9stank9stark9steak9steek9stick11stink9stirk9stock11stonk9stook9stork9strak9stuck11stunk9sukuk13swack14swank12swink12talak9taluk9tarok9terek9thack14thank12theek12thick14thilk12think12thunk12tilak9topek11torsk9track11traik9trank9treck11trick11troak9trock11tronk9truck11trunk9tupek11tupik11twank12tweak12twerk12umiak11uptak11waulk12whack17whelk15whilk15whisk15wrack14wreak12wreck14wrick14yapok14yoick14

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words end in K?

There are 248 words in our dictionary that are 5 letters long and end with K.

Are these useful for Wordle?

Yes. If you have a green K in the last position, this is your candidate list. Cross off words containing letters you have already ruled out.

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