8-letter words starting with K
There are 514 eight-letter words that start with K in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is KAZATZKA at 34 points. I is the most common second letter, in 124 of them, and the average score is 16.6 points.
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K is worth five points and clusters with N at the start of a small, memorable set of words like knee and knot. These 514 words are 1.3% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and K is the 21st most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with K, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with K in numbers
- Words
- 514
- Highest scoring
- KAZATZKA 34 pts
- Average score
- 16.6 pts
- With a definition
- 156 (30%)
- A98
- E86
- H19
- I124
- L17
- N74
- O40
- R23
- U14
- V4
- Y15
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with k
8-letter words starting with K (514)
These 300 of the 514 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 8 letter words start with K?
514, which is 1.3% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 156 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with K for Scrabble?
KAZATZKA scores 34 points before bonus squares. Next come KOLKHOZY (31), KAZACHKI (30) and KAZACHOK (30). The average is 16.6 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with K?
I, in 124 of the 514 (24%). A follows with 98.