Words Ending In KES
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The open ENABLE word list has 212 words that end in KES, about 0.12% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 4 letters (EKES, OKES and UKES) to 16 (MICROEARTHQUAKES). Using commonly used tile values, MICROEARTHQUAKES (36 points) scores the most. 71 have no repeated letter at all. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 212 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.12% |
| Longest | MICROEARTHQUAKES (16 letters) |
| Shortest | EKES, OKES and UKES (4 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | MICROEARTHQUAKES, 36 |
| No repeated letters | 71 |
Most common letter before KES
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| A | 93 |
| O | 50 |
| I | 36 |
| U | 13 |
| Y | 5 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 33 leave another word when the final
KESis taken off, for exampleAWAKES,BAKES,BETAKES,BIKESandBRAKES→AWA,BA,BETA,BIandBRA. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 81 of these words.
- The average length is 8.0 letters.
- Before KES, the letter
Aappears most often (93 words).
All -KES words
4 letters 3
ekes okes ukes
5 letters 39
bakes bikes cakes cokes cukes dekes dikes dukes fakes fykes hakes hikes hokes jakes jokes jukes lakes likes makes mikes mokes nukes pekes pikes pokes pukes rakes rykes sakes sikes sokes sykes takes tikes tokes tykes wakes yikes yokes
6 letters 23
awakes blokes brakes burkes chokes crakes drakes evokes flakes flukes latkes minkes quakes shakes slakes smokes snakes spokes stakes stokes trikes trokes wackes
7 letters 26
alsikes anankes berakes betakes comakes intakes invokes kishkes kylikes mopokes perukes pikakes rebukes remakes retakes revokes rewakes shrikes splakes strakes strikes strokes uncakes unmakes unyokes uptakes
8 letters 35
besmokes convokes cowpokes cupcakes dislikes disyokes forsakes garpikes hoecakes hotcakes karaokes mislikes mismakes mistakes misyokes muspikes netsukes oatcakes outbakes outtakes pancakes partakes prebakes provokes rampikes ranpikes reawakes reevokes restokes sambukes shitakes teacakes unbrakes unchokes vandykes
9 letters 30
archdukes beefcakes caretakes chatchkes clambakes corncakes equivokes instrokes keepsakes mamelukes mandrakes millcakes minibikes muckrakes namesakes outsmokes overbakes overtakes reinvokes restrikes seaquakes seedcakes shiitakes shunpikes slowpokes sunchokes turnpikes upstrokes yarmelkes yarmulkes
10 letters 29
aerobrakes artichokes canebrakes corncrakes cornflakes enokidakes firedrakes friedcakes fruitcakes graywackes grubstakes handshakes handspikes hitchhikes keystrokes kittiwakes lookalikes misstrikes moonquakes motorbikes oversmokes sheldrakes shortcakes snowflakes sunstrokes tchotchkes undertakes wapentakes wideawakes
11 letters 15
backstrokes blacksnakes cheesecakes coffeecakes downstrokes earthquakes heatstrokes johnnycakes microquakes overstrikes schipperkes sidestrokes soundalikes sweepstakes youthquakes
12 letters 4
griddlecakes marlinspikes rattlesnakes superstrikes
13 letters 3
breaststrokes marlinespikes masterstrokes
14 letters 4
counterstrikes counterstrokes thunderstrikes thunderstrokes
16 letters 1
microearthquakes
Using these words
To find words ending in KES from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with KES in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???KES in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.