5-letter words with K as the second letter
There are 90 five-letter words with K as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 15 points, shared by SKIFF, SKIVY and SKOFF and others. S is the most common first letter among them (72), and the average score is 10.4 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green K in the second position leaves these 90 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with K in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include SKIFF, SKIVY, SKOFF, SKYEY and SKYFS. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a K in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, SKEIN 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 90 words.
5-letter words with K as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 90
- Highest scoring
- SKIFF 15 pts
- Average score
- 10.4 pts
- With a definition
- 38 (42%)
- A6
- E2
- I3
- N1
- O5
- S72
- U1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with k as the second letter
5-letter words with K as the second letter (90)
All 90 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have K as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 90 five-letter words with K in the second position, 0.7% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as K, these 90 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 SKEIN.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with K as the second letter?
Five words tie at 15 points, among them SKIFF, SKIVY and SKOFF in Scrabble. Next come AKKAS (13), EKKAS (13) and SKIMP (13). The average is 10.4 points.