5-letter words containing K

There are 916 5-letter words that contain K in the Scrabble dictionary, about 10% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Casky, Irked, Koala, Qapik and Tanka are on the list. K is most often the fourth letter, in 331 of the words. 36 of them use K more than once. The highest scoring is Jacky, Quaky and Zinky, worth 21 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green K, 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.