5-letter words with K as the first letter

There are 364 five-letter words with K as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. 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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Every word below is exactly five letters with K in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include kaama, kabab, kabar, kabob and kacha. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

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

WordScoreLength
karzy215
khazi215
khoja195
kudzu195
kylix195
kanzu185
kazis185
kazoo185
kicky185
klutz185

5-letter words with K as the first letter (364)

Showing the first 300 of 364. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

kaama11kabab13kabar11kabob13kacha14kacks15kades10kadis10kafir12kagos10kagus10kahal12kaiak13kaids10kaies9kaifs12kaika13kaiks13kails9kaims11kaing10kains9kakas13kakis13kalam11kales9kalif12kalis9kalpa11kamas11kames11kamik15kamis11kamme13kanae9kanas9kandy13kaneh12kanes9kanga10kangs10kanji16kants9kanzu18kaons9kapas11kaphs14kapok15kappa13kaput11karas9karat9karks13karma11karns9karoo9karos9karri9karst9karsy12karts9karzy21kasha12kasme11katal9katas9katis9katti9kaugh13kauri9kauru9kaury12kaval12kavas12kawas12kawau12kawed13kayak16kayle12kayos12kazis18kazoo18kbars11kebab13kebar11kebob13kecks15kedge11kedgy14keech14keefs12keeks13keels9keema11keeno9keens9keeps11keets9keeve12kefir12kehua12keirs9kelep11kelim11kells9kelly12kelps11kelpy14kelts9kelty12kembo13kembs13kemps13kempt13kempy16kenaf12kench14kendo10kenos9kente9kents9kepis11kerbs11kerel9kerfs12kerky16kerma11kerne9kerns9keros9kerry12kerve12kesar9kests9ketas9ketch14ketes9ketol9kevel12kevil12kexes16keyed13khadi13khafs15khaki16khans12khaph17khats12khaya15khazi21kheda13kheth15khets12khoja19khors12khoum14khuds13kiaat9kiang10kibbe13kibbi13kibei11kibes11kibla11kicks15kicky18kiddo11kiddy14kidel10kidge11kiefs12kiers9kieve12kievs12kight13kikoi13kiley12kilim11kills9kilns9kilos9kilps11kilts9kilty12kimbo13kinas9kinda10kinds10kindy13kines9kings10kinin9kinks13kinos9kiore9kiosk13kipes11kippa13kipps13kirby14kirks13kirns9kirri9kisan9kissy12kists9kited10kiter9kites9kithe12kiths12kitty12kitul9kivas12kiwis12klang10klaps11klett9klick15klieg10kliks13klong10kloof12kluge10klutz18knack15knags10knaps11knarl9knars9knaur9knave12knawe12knead10kneed10kneel9knees9knell9knelt9knife12knish12knits9knive12knobs11knock15knoll9knops11knosp11knots9knout9knowe12known12knows12knubs11knurl9knurr9knurs9knuts9koala9koans9koaps11koban11kobos11koels9koffs15kofta12kogal10kohas12kohen12kohls12koine9kojis16kokas13koker13kokra13kokum15kolas9kolos9kombu13konbu11kondo10konks13kooks13kooky16koori9kopek15kophs14kopje18koppa13korai9koras9korat9kores9korma11koros9korun9korus9koses9kotch14kotos9

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have K as the first letter?

Our dictionary lists 364 five-letter words with K in the first position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as K, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

KAAMA is a common five-letter word with K as its first letter.

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