5-letter words with K as the fourth letter

There are 482 five-letter words with K as the fourth 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 fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abaka, aduki, alike, amoks and araks. 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 fourth letter

WordScoreLength
jacky215
quaky215
zinky215
zacks205
jerky195
junky195
yukky195
azuki185
jacks185
jocko185

5-letter words with K as the fourth letter (482)

Showing the first 300 of 482. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

abaka11aduki10alike9amoks11araks9ariki9atoke9atoks9awake12awoke12azuki18babka13backs13balks11balky14banks11barks11barky14basks11bauks11beaks11beaky14becke13becks13berko11berks11bilks11binks11birks11bisks11bloke11boaks11bocks13bonks11books11booky14borks11bosks11bosky14bouks11brake11braks11braky14briki11briks11broke11bucko13bucks13bucku13buiks11bulks11bulky14bunko11bunks11burka11burke11burks11busks11busky14cacks13cacky16calks11carks11casks11casky14cauks11cawks14cheka14chiks14choke14choko14choky17cloke11cocky16conks11conky14cooks11cooky14corks11corky14cowks14crake11cusks11dacks12daiko10danks10darks10darky13dawks13decko12decks12dekko14desks10dhaks13dicky15dinky13dirke10dirks10disks10docks12doeks10donko10dooks10dorks10dorky13douks10drake10dreks10ducks12ducky15dukka14dumka12dumky15dunks10dusks10dusky13enoki9ensky12evoke12faiks12fanks12fecks14fenks12finks12firks12fisks12flake12flaks12flaky15fluke12fluky15folks12folky15forks12forky15funks12funky15gawks13gawky16gecko12gecks12geeks10geeky13ginks10glike10gonks10gooks10gooky13gouks10gowks13grike10groks10gryke13gucks12gucky15gunks10gunky13hacks14haika12haiks12haiku12hanks12hanky15harks12hasks12hawks15hecks14hicks14hinky15hocks14hoiks12hokku16holks12honks12honky15hooka12hooks12hooky15howks15hucks14hulks12hulky15hunks12hunky15husks12husky15iroko9jacks18jacky21jarks16jauks16jerks16jerky19jinks16jocko18jocks18jooks16jouks16junks16junky19kacks15kaika13kaiks13karks13kecks15keeks13kerky16khaki16kicks15kicky18kinks13kirks13kliks13konks13kooks13kooky16kyaks16lacks11laika9laiks9lanks9lanky12larks9larky12latke9lawks12leaks9leaky12leeks9licks11links9linky12lirks9lisks9locks11looks9lucks11lucky14lunks9lurks9lusks9macks13maiko11maiks11manky14marka11marks11masks11mawks14mawky17mecks13mekka15merks11micks13micky16milko11milks11milky14minke11minks11mirks11mirky14mocks13monks11mooks11mosks11mucks13mucky16murks11murky14musks11musky14nabks11naiks9narks9narky12necks11nerka9nerks9neuks9nicks11nocks11nooks9nooky12norks9oinks9otaku9oulks9ozeki18packs13paiks11pakka15palki11panko11parka11parki11parks11parky14patka11pawks14

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 482 five-letter words with K in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth 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?

ABAKA is a common five-letter word with K as its fourth letter.

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