5-letter words starting with K

There are 219 5-letter words that start with K in the Scrabble dictionary, about 2% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Kanzu, Kenaf, Kilty, Knock and Krubi are on the list. The commonest second letter is A: 42 of these words begin KA. The highest scoring is Kudzu and Kylix, worth 19 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a green K in the first box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.