5-letter words with K as the first letter
There are 364 five-letter words with K as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are KARZY and KHAZI, tied at 21 points. A is the most common second letter among them (82), and the average score is 11.5 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green K in the first position leaves these 364 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with K in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include KARZY, KHAZI, KUDZU, KYLIX and KHOJA. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a K in slot 1 further.
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 with K as the first letter 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 with k as the first letter
5-letter words with K as the first letter (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 have K as the first letter?
Unscrambly's list has 364 five-letter words with K in the first position, 2.9% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your first tile turned green as K, these 364 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 KRONA.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with K as the first letter?
KARZY and KHAZI tie at 21 points in Scrabble. Next come KHOJA (19), KUDZU (19) and KYLIX (19). The average is 11.5 points.