Word list

4-Letter Words That Start With K

All 43 everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like KNOW, KEEP and KIND come first.

43everyday words
KNOWmost common
4letters each
  • KNOWVery common · Tile score 11
  • KEEPVery common · Tile score 10
  • KINDVery common · Tile score 9
  • KILLVery common · Tile score 8
  • KNEWVery common · Tile score 11
  • KIDSVery common · Tile score 9
  • KINGVery common · Tile score 9
  • KISSVery common · Tile score 8
  • KEPTVery common · Tile score 10
  • KICKVery common · Tile score 14
  • KEYSVery common · Tile score 11
  • KYLEVery common · Tile score 11
  • KONG*Very common · Tile score 9
  • KIRKVery common · Tile score 12
  • KNEEVery common · Tile score 8
  • KANEVery common · Tile score 8
  • KENTVery common · Tile score 8
  • KANGCommon · Tile score 9
  • KUNGCommon · Tile score 9
  • KNOX*Common · Tile score 15
  • KEENCommon · Tile score 8
  • KHANCommon · Tile score 11
  • KNOTCommon · Tile score 8
  • KIKI*Common · Tile score 12
  • KNOBCommon · Tile score 10
  • KWAN*Common · Tile score 11
  • KITECommon · Tile score 8
  • KEMPCommon · Tile score 12
  • KNITCommon · Tile score 8
  • KRISCommon · Tile score 8
  • KILOCommon · Tile score 8
  • KELPCommon · Tile score 10
  • KALICommon · Tile score 8
  • KEELCommon · Tile score 8
  • KERNCommon · Tile score 8
  • KLAN*Common · Tile score 8
  • KITSCommon · Tile score 8
  • KUEI*Common · Tile score 8
  • KEGSCommon · Tile score 9
  • KENOCommon · Tile score 8
  • KODA*Common · Tile score 9
  • KIWICommon · Tile score 11
  • KOOKCommon · Tile score 12

7 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

Puzzle tip: If a puzzle gives you a starting K, try the most frequent words first - everyday answers appear far more often in crosswords and Wordle solutions than rare dictionary words.

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