The K tile sits in a sweet spot: at five points in both Scrabble and Words With Friends it is valuable enough to matter, yet K words are common enough to actually play. This dictionary holds 1,716 words beginning with K out of 172,823 total, one of the smaller sections of the alphabet, and the whole list is on this page with live filters.
Only one two letter exit
Like J, the letter K offers a single two letter word: ka, a term from Egyptian mythology for the spiritual self. When a K clogs your rack at the endgame, ka is often the only small door out, so file it away now.
Punchy short plays
The K section rewards players who like odd sounds. Kudzu, the famously fast growing vine, scores 19 points from five tiles. Klutz and kazoo each land 18. Kayak reads the same in both directions, kiwi and kaput clear awkward racks, and khaki tucks two K tiles into one word, a rare trick since the bag holds only one K and needs a blank to pull it off. Silent K words are everywhere here too: knack, kneel, knelt, knoll, and knuckle all spend a letter that is never spoken but always scored.
Where the K list is deepest
Seven letters is the peak: the dictionary lists 318 seven letter K words, more than any other K length, with kibbutz and kolkhoz topping the score table. At five letters you get 206 options, a small enough pool that scanning it before a Wordle guess takes seconds.
Every number on this page is computed from the dictionary file at build time, never typed by hand, so the counts and the list can never drift apart. Use the length chips to narrow the view, switch the sort to points when score is the goal, tap any word to copy it, or hand your letters to the word finder to see which K words your rack can really build.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is katana not in this word list?
This site is built on ENABLE, an open list used across word games, and some borrowed or newer terms such as katana did not make it in. Whether a word is playable always comes down to which lexicon your game uses. See our dictionary page for exactly what this one contains and why we chose it.
What are good K words for Wordle?
From the 206 five letter K words, players lean on kiosk, khaki, knack, knoll, and koala. Kayak is a fun palindrome but repeats two letters, which wastes a guess early. K opens comparatively few five letter words, so it works best once you already have a clue in hand.
Why do so many K words have a silent K?
English once pronounced the K in words like knee and knight, and the spelling survived after the sound faded. That is why the list is full of kn words such as knack, kneel, knelt, and knuckle. In word games the silent letter still scores its full five points.