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5-letter words with K as the fifth letter

There are 248 five-letter words with K as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are QUACK and QUICK, tied at 20 points. S is the most common first letter among them (69), and the average score is 12 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green K in the fifth position leaves these 248 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with K in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include QUACK, QUICK, QUARK, QUIRK and MUJIK. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a K in slot 5 further.

For Wordle, SLACK 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 248 words.

5-letter words with K as the fifth letter in numbers

Words
248
Highest scoring
QUACK 20 pts
Average score
12.0 pts
With a definition
140 (56%)
Words by first letter
  1. A9
  2. B22
  3. C39
  4. D7
  5. E2
  6. F13
  7. G6
  8. H3
  9. I1
  10. K12
  11. M3
  12. N1
  13. P12
  14. Q5
  15. R2
  16. S69
  17. T29
  18. U2
  19. W9
  20. Y2

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with k as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
quack205
quick205
kyack185
mujik185
quark185
quirk185
quonk185
chawk175
chowk175
whack175

5-letter words with K as the fifth letter (248)

All 248 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

quack20quick20quark18quirk18mujik18kyack18quonk18whack17chawk17chowk17check16chick16chock16chuck16kayak16chack16rojak16kapok15klick15knack15knock15kopek15whisk15whelk15kamik15whilk15chalk14cheek14chunk14flack14fleck14flick14flock14frock14shack14shock14shuck14thick14wrack14wreck14chirk14hacek14haick14wrick14chank14chark14chook14frack14hoick14shmek14aback13black13drink10greek10pluck13amuck13block13drunk10malik11plank11thank12brick13dreck12plunk11think12batik11prank11thunk12blank11plonk11skulk13tweak12bleak11prink11skunk13track11blink11flank12pronk11smack13trick11break11flask12smock13truck11wreak12brink11flunk12kiosk13speck13trunk9brisk11frank12shank12tupek11brook11freak12shark12tupik11baulk11frisk12sheik12torsk9brusk11shirk12shook12clack13swank12click13slack11clock13slick11cluck13smirk11crack13snack11crick13spank11crock13spark11caulk11speak11clank11spook11clerk11stack11clink11stick11cloak11stock11clunk11stuck11crank11sleek9creak11sneak9creek11snook9croak11stalk9cronk11stark9crook11steak9stink9stork9skink13spick13shtik12snick11spork11slink9snoek9stirk9ebook11ibrik11nebek11umiak11yapok14erick11gopak12reink9uptak11yoick14acock13gopik12melik11awork12drack12glaik10abask11drank10gleek10alack11drook10glisk10aleck11drouk10apeak11plack13apeek11plink11waulk12kaiak13plook11krunk13plouk11kulak13pulik11flisk12thack14bobak13theek12brack13thilk12brock13twank12banak11twerk12blook11topek11blunk11treck11boink11trock11borak11talak9brank11taluk9tarok9terek9tilak9traik9trank9troak9tronk9cleck13cruck13cleek11cleik11clonk11crunk11swack14skrik13sukuk13snowk12swink12saick11samek11sculk11smaak11smaik11smeek11smeik11smerk11sneck11snuck11spelk11spink11slank9slunk9snark9stank9steek9stonk9stook9strak9stunk9

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have K as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 248 five-letter words with K in the fifth position, 2% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as K, these 248 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SLACK.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with K as the fifth letter?

QUACK and QUICK tie at 20 points in Scrabble. Next come KYACK (18), MUJIK (18) and QUARK (18). The average is 12 points.

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