5-Letter Words Starting With K

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Counting only the ENABLE word list, 204 entries are 5-letter words that start with K. That is about 0.12% of the list. All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. By common tile values the top scorer is KUDZU (19 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 113 have no repeated letter at all. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.

At a glance

Fact	Value
Words in this list	204
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site	0.12%
Length	All 5 letters
Highest base score (common values)	`KUDZU`, 19
No repeated letters	113

Most common first letters

Letter	Words
K	204

What stands out

2 read the same backward and forward, such as KAIAK and KAYAK.
The most common endings here are -ES (9), -NS (9), -TS (9).
The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 122 of these words.
The average length is 5.0 letters.
More of them start with K than with any other letter (204).

All 5-letter K words

KA… 41

kabab kabar kabob kadis kafir kagus kaiak kaifs kails kains kakas kakis kalam kales kalif kalpa kames kamik kanas kanes kanji kaons kapas kaphs kapok kappa kaput karat karma karns karoo karst karts kasha katas kauri kaury kavas kayak kayos kazoo

KB… 1

kbars

KE… 37

kebab kebar kebob kecks kedge keefs keeks keels keens keeps keets keeve kefir keirs kelep kelim kelly kelps kelpy kemps kempt kenaf kench kendo kenos kepis kerbs kerfs kerne kerns kerry ketch ketol kevel kevil kexes keyed

KH… 10

khadi khafs khaki khans khaph khats kheda kheth khets khoum

KI… 39

kiang kibbe kibbi kibei kibes kibla kicks kicky kiddo kiddy kiefs kiers kilim kills kilns kilos kilts kilty kinas kinds kines kings kinin kinks kinky kinos kiosk kirks kirns kissy kists kited kiter kites kithe kiths kitty kivas kiwis

KL… 4

klong kloof kluge klutz

KN… 25

knack knaps knars knaur knave knead kneed kneel knees knell knelt knife knish knits knobs knock knoll knops knosp knots knout known knows knurl knurs

KO… 19

koala koans koels kohls koine kolas kolos konks kooks kooky kopek kophs kopje koppa korai korat korun kotos kotow

KR… 9

kraal kraft krait kreep krill krona krone kroon krubi

KU… 10

kudos kudus kudzu kugel kukri kulak kumys kurta kurus kusso

KV… 1

kvass

KY… 8

kyack kyaks kyars kyats kylix kyrie kytes kythe

Using these words

Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 5 letters with its Length filter: entering ADIKS would find KADIS among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.