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5-Letter Words That Start With K

All 39 everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like KNOWS, KNOWN and KNOCK come first.

• KNOWSVery common · Tile score 12
• KNOWNVery common · Tile score 12
• KNOCKVery common · Tile score 15
• KELLYVery common · Tile score 12
• KEEPSVery common · Tile score 11
• KNIFEVery common · Tile score 12
• KINDAVery common · Tile score 10
• KAREN*Very common · Tile score 9
• KITTYVery common · Tile score 12
• KNEESVery common · Tile score 9
• KINDSVery common · Tile score 10
• KILLSVery common · Tile score 9
• KENNY*Very common · Tile score 12
• KOREA*Very common · Tile score 9
• KINGSVery common · Tile score 10
• KIDDOVery common · Tile score 11
• KICKSVery common · Tile score 15
• KATHY*Common · Tile score 15
• KERRYCommon · Tile score 12
• KIRBYCommon · Tile score 14
• KNOTSCommon · Tile score 9
• KNEELCommon · Tile score 9
• KARMACommon · Tile score 11
• KINKYCommon · Tile score 16
• KNACKCommon · Tile score 15
• KENYA*Common · Tile score 12
• KILOSCommon · Tile score 9
• KRAUTCommon · Tile score 9
• KEATS*Common · Tile score 9
• KYOTO*Common · Tile score 12
• KAPPACommon · Tile score 13
• KNOBSCommon · Tile score 11
• KAPUTCommon · Tile score 11
• KLUTZCommon · Tile score 18
• KUDOSCommon · Tile score 10
• KRAFTCommon · Tile score 12
• KHAKICommon · Tile score 16
• KINKSCommon · Tile score 13
• KEYEDCommon · Tile score 13

* 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.

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