5-letter words starting with K
There are 364 five-letter words that start with K in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are KARZY and KHAZI, tied at 21 points. A is the most common second letter, in 82 of them, and the average score is 11.5 points.
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K is worth five points and clusters with N at the start of a small, memorable set of words like knee and knot. These 364 words are 2.9% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and K is the 15th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with K, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, KRONA is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 364 words.
5-letter words starting with K in numbers
- Words
- 364
- Highest scoring
- KARZY 21 pts
- Average score
- 11.5 pts
- With a definition
- 135 (37%)
- A82
- B1
- E59
- H15
- I58
- L10
- N33
- O44
- R17
- S1
- U23
- V2
- W1
- Y18
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with k
5-letter words starting with K (364)
These 300 of the 364 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with K?
364, which is 2.9% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 135 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with K for Scrabble?
KARZY and KHAZI tie at 21 points before bonus squares. Next come KHOJA (19), KUDZU (19) and KYLIX (19). The average is 11.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with K?
A, in 82 of the 364 (23%). E follows with 59.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with K?
KRONA. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 364 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.