Words that start with K
There are 3,247 words that start with K in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is KATZENJAMMERS at 37 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 7-letter words are the biggest group with 585, and the average one scores 15.6 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. K starts 1.2% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 21st largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (17 words), KINDHEARTEDNESS among them. Two-letter words starting with K: KA, KI, KO and KY.
Words that start with K in numbers
- Words
- 3,247
- Highest scoring
- KATZENJAMMERS 37 pts
- Average score
- 15.6 pts
- Longest
- KINDHEARTEDNESS 15 letters
- 24
- 339
- 4202
- 5364
- 6514
- 7585
- 8514
- 9403
- 10270
- 11168
- 1296
- 1347
- 1424
- 1517
Highest-scoring words that start with k
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| katzenjammers | 37 | 13 |
| katzenjammer | 36 | 12 |
| kazatzkas | 35 | 9 |
| kolkhozniki | 35 | 11 |
| kolkhozniks | 35 | 11 |
| kaffeeklatsches | 34 | 15 |
| kazatzka | 34 | 8 |
| kolkhoznik | 34 | 10 |
| kaffeeklatsch | 32 | 13 |
| kibbutzniks | 32 | 11 |
Words that start with K (3,247)
These 300 of the 3,247 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 6
14-letter words 7
13-letter words 8
12-letter words 17
11-letter words 30
10-letter words 30
9-letter words 30
8-letter words 30
7-letter words 30
6-letter words 31
5-letter words 31
4-letter words 31
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with K?
3,247 words in Unscrambly's list start with K. 364 of them have five letters, 585 have seven and 4 have two.
What is the best K word for Scrabble?
KATZENJAMMERS scores 37 points before bonus squares. Next come KATZENJAMMER (36), KAZATZKAS (35) and KOLKHOZNIKI (35). Across all 3,247, the average is 15.6 points.
What two-letter words start with K?
KA, KI, KO and KY: 4 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with K?
364. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with K list, where KARZY scores highest at 21 points.