5 Letter Words With A and K

All 1,010 5 letter words with a and k, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Know A and K belong in the word but not where? ABACK, ALIKE, ANKLE and more contain them, and 83 are past Wordle answers, marked green.

About 8% (83) have been actual Wordle answers. ALIKE is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 1,010 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

RANKS: takes 1,010 down to 168 at worst.
CAKES: down to 194.
PARKS: down to 200.

What These Words Have in Common

218 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (343), R (240) and E (229). Only 37 of the 1,010 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With A and K

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

ABACK
ALIKE
ANKLE
ASKEW
AWAKE
AWOKE
BAKER
BLACK
BLANK
BLEAK
BRAKE
BREAK
CAULK
CHALK
CLACK
CLANK
CLOAK
CRACK
CRANK
CREAK
CROAK
DRAKE
DRANK
FLACK
FLAKE
FLAKY
FLANK
FLASK
FRANK
FREAK
GAWKY
KAPPA
KARMA
KAYAK
KEBAB
KHAKI
KNACK
KNAVE
KNEAD
KOALA
LANKY
LEAKY
MAKER
OAKEN
PARKA
PLANK
POLKA
PRANK
QUACK
QUAKE
QUARK
SHACK
SHAKE
SHAKY
SHANK
SHARK
SKATE
SLACK
SMACK
SNACK
SNAKE
SNAKY
SNEAK
SPANK
SPARK
SPEAK
STACK
STAKE
STALK
STANK
STARK
STEAK
TACKY
TAKEN
TAKER
THANK
TRACK
TWEAK
VODKA
WACKY
WHACK
WRACK
WREAK
ASKED
BANKS
CAKES
KINDA
LAKES
MAKES
MARKS
NAKED
PACKS
PARKS
RACKS
RANKS
TAKES
TALKS
TANKS
TASKS
WALKS

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With A

ABACK
ALIKE
ANKLE
ASKEW
AWAKE
AWOKE
ASKED
ABAKA
ABASK
ABKAR
ACKEE
ACKER
ACKEY
ACOCK
ADUKI
ADUSK
AIMAK
AKALA
AKALI
AKARA
AKASA
AKEBI
AKEES
AKEKI
AKELA
AKENE
AKING
AKITA
AKKAD
AKKAS
AKKER
AKNEE
AKNOW
AKOIA
AKOJA
AKOYA
AKPEK
AKRON
AKSED
AKSES
AKULE
AKUND
ALACK
ALAKI
ALEAK
ALECK
ALICK
ALKES
ALKIE
ALKIN
ALKOS
ALKYD
ALKYL
ALURK
AMOKE
AMOKS
AMUCK
ANACK
ANGKA
ANKEE
ANKER
ANKHS
ANKOU
ANKUS
APEAK
APEEK
ARAKE
ARAKS
ARANK
AREEK
ARIKI
ARKAB
ARKED
ARKIE
AROCK
ARUKE
ASKAR
ASKER
ASKIP
ASKOI
ASKOS
ASOAK
ASOKA
ATAKE
ATOKE
ATOKS
AVICK
AVOKE
AWEEK
AWINK
AWKIN
AWKLY
AWORK
AZUKI

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With B

BAKER
BLACK
BLANK
BLEAK
BRAKE
BREAK
BANKS
BABKA
BACKS
BACKY
BAIKS
BAKAL
BAKED
BAKEN
BAKES
BAKIE
BAKLI
BAKRA
BALAK
BALKS
BALKY
BANAK
BANKY
BARKS
BARKY
BASKE
BASKS
BATAK
BATIK
BAUKS
BAULK
BAWKE
BAWKS
BAYOK
BEAKS
BEAKY
BEKAH
BLAKE
BLAYK
BOAKS
BOBAK
BORAK
BRACK
BRAKS
BRAKY
BRANK
BUKAT
BULAK
BURKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With C

CAULK
CHALK
CLACK
CLANK
CLOAK
CRACK
CRANK
CREAK
CROAK
CAKES
CACKS
CACKY
CAKED
CAKER
CAKEY
CAKRA
CALKS
CARKS
CASKS
CASKY
CAUKS
CAWKS
CAWKY
CHACK
CHAKA
CHANK
CHARK
CHAUK
CHAWK
CHEKA
CHOAK
CHYAK
CLAIK
CLAKE
CLARK
CLAWK
CRAIK
CRAKE

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With D

DRAKE
DRANK
DACKS
DAIKO
DAKER
DAKIR
DALEK
DANKE
DANKS
DANSK
DARKS
DARKY
DAUKE
DAWKS
DAYAK
DHAKS
DIAKA
DIKAS
DINKA
DJUKA
DOWAK
DRACK
DRAWK
DUKAS
DUKKA
DUMKA
DWYKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With F

FLACK
FLAKE
FLAKY
FLANK
FLASK
FRANK
FREAK
FACKS
FAIKS
FAKED
FAKER
FAKES
FAKEY
FAKIE
FAKIR
FANKS
FLAKS
FLEAK
FRACK
FRAIK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With G

GAWKY
GALIK
GANKS
GAWKS
GLACK
GLAIK
GLAKY
GOPAK
GRANK
GUAKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With H

HACEK
HACKS
HACKY
HAICK
HAIKA
HAIKH
HAIKS
HAIKU
HAKAM
HAKAS
HAKEA
HAKES
HAKIM
HAKKA
HAKUS
HALKE
HANKS
HANKT
HANKY
HARKA
HARKS
HASKS
HASKY
HAWKS
HAWKY
HAWOK
HOKAN
HOKAS
HOOKA
HOPAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With J

JACKO
JACKS
JACKY
JAKER
JAKES
JAKEY
JAKIE
JAKOB
JAKOS
JAKUN
JANKY
JARKS
JATKI
JAUKS
JUTKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With K

KAPPA
KARMA
KAYAK
KEBAB
KHAKI
KNACK
KNAVE
KNEAD
KOALA
KINDA
KAABA
KAAMA
KABAB
KABAR
KABEL
KABOB
KACHA
KACKS
KADAI
KADES
KADIS
KADMI
KADOS
KAFIR
KAFIZ
KAFKA
KAFTA
KAGOS
KAGUS
KAHAL
KAHAR
KAHAU
KAIAK
KAIDS
KAIES
KAIFS
KAIKA
KAIKS
KAILS
KAIMO
KAIMS
KAING
KAINS
KAIWI
KAJAL
KAJAR
KAKAN
KAKAR
KAKAS
KAKIS
KAKKE
KALAM
KALAN
KALAS
KALES
KALIF
KALIS
KALON
KALPA
KALUA
KAMAO
KAMAS
KAMBA
KAMEL
KAMES
KAMIK
KAMIS
KAMME
KANAE
KANAL
KANAP
KANAS
KANAT
KANDE
KANDY
KANEH
KANES
KANGA
KANGS
KANJI
KANNU
KANSA
KANTS
KANZU
KAONS
KAPAI
KAPAS
KAPHA
KAPHS
KAPOK
KAPOW
KAPPE
KAPUR
KAPUS
KAPUT
KARAI
KARAS
KARAT
KARBI
KARCH
KAREE
KAREL
KAREN
KAREZ
KARKS
KARNS
KAROO
KAROS
KAROU
KARRI
KARST
KARSY
KARTS
KARZY
KASER
KASHA
KASHI
KASKA
KASME
KASSU
KATAL
KATAR
KATAS
KATAT
KATHA
KATHY
KATIE
KATIK
KATIS
KATTI
KATUN
KAUCH
KAUGH
KAURI
KAURU
KAURY
KAVAL
KAVAS
KAVER
KAWAS
KAWAU
KAWED
KAYAN
KAYLE
KAYOS
KAZAK
KAZIS
KAZOO
KBARS
KCALS

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With L

LANKY
LEAKY
LAKES
LACKA
LACKS
LACKY
LADIK
LAIKA
LAIKS
LAKED
LAKER
LAKEY
LAKHS
LAKIE
LAKIN
LAKKE
LAKSA
LANKS
LARKS
LARKY
LATKE
LAWKS
LEAKS
LEKHA
LEPAK
LOKAO
LUKAN
LUKAS
LUNKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With M

MAKER
MAKES
MARKS
MACKA
MACKS
MAIKO
MAIKS
MAKAF
MAKAH
MAKAI
MAKAN
MAKAR
MAKEE
MAKIE
MAKIS
MAKOS
MAKUA
MAKUK
MALIK
MALKY
MAMAK
MANAK
MANKS
MANKY
MAREK
MARKA
MARKO
MAROK
MASKS
MATKA
MAUKA
MAWKS
MAWKY
MAZAK
MCKAY
MEAKE
MEAKS
MEKKA
MERAK
MIKAN
MIKRA
MIKVA
MIRAK
MMKAY
MOAKY
MOLKA
MUZAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With N

NAKED
NABAK
NABKS
NAIKS
NAKAS
NAKER
NAKFA
NAKIR
NAKOO
NAMAK
NARKS
NARKY
NATAK
NAUMK
NERKA
NGAKA
NIKAB
NIKAH
NIKAU
NOKTA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With O

OAKEN
OAKED
OAKER
OAKUM
OKAPI
OKAYS
OKRAS
OKTAS
OOLAK
OOPAK
OSAKA
OSKAR
OTAKU
OTYAK
OUKIA
OZARK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With P

PARKA
PLANK
POLKA
PRANK
PACKS
PARKS
PACKY
PAIKS
PAKAY
PAKKA
PAKKI
PAKUA
PAKUL
PALAK
PALKI
PANAK
PANKO
PANKS
PARKI
PARKY
PASKA
PATKA
PAUKY
PAWKS
PAWKY
PEAKE
PEAKS
PEAKY
PEKAN
PEKAU
PEKEA
PIKAS
PIKAU
PLACK
POAKA
POAKE
POKAL
POKAN
POMAK
POOKA
PREAK
PUCKA
PUKAS
PUKKA
PULKA
PUNKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With Q

QUACK
QUAKE
QUARK
QAPIK
QUAKY
QUANK
QUAUK
QUAWK
QUEAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With R

RACKS
RANKS
RAAKE
RADEK
RAFIK
RAIKE
RAIKS
RAKAN
RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER
RAKES
RAKHI
RAKIA
RAKIS
RAKIT
RAKKI
RAKSI
RAKUS
RANKE
RARKS
RAWKS
RAWKY
REAKS
REASK
RIKKA
RIKWA
RINKA
ROAKE
ROAKY
ROJAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With S

SHACK
SHAKE
SHAKY
SHANK
SHARK
SKATE
SLACK
SMACK
SNACK
SNAKE
SNAKY
SNEAK
SPANK
SPARK
SPEAK
STACK
STAKE
STALK
STANK
STARK
STEAK
SABIK
SACKS
SAICK
SAKAI
SAKEL
SAKER
SAKES
SAKHA
SAKIA
SAKIS
SAKTI
SAMEK
SANKA
SANKO
SAPEK
SARKS
SARKY
SARUK
SEKAR
SEVAK
SHAKA
SHAKO
SHAKT
SHAKU
SIKAR
SIKAS
SIKRA
SITKA
SJAAK
SKAFF
SKAGS
SKAIL
SKAIR
SKALD
SKANK
SKARN
SKART
SKATS
SKATT
SKAWS
SKEAN
SKEAR
SKEAT
SKOAL
SKRAN
SKUAS
SLAKE
SLAKY
SLANK
SLASK
SLOKA
SMAAK
SMAIK
SNARK
SOAKS
SOAKY
SOKAH
SPACK
SPAIK
SPAKE
STAUK
STRAK
SUBAK
SULKA
SUMAK
SWACK
SWANK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With T

TACKY
TAKEN
TAKER
THANK
TRACK
TWEAK
TAKES
TALKS
TANKS
TASKS
TACKS
TAIKO
TAJIK
TAKAO
TAKAR
TAKAS
TAKED
TAKHI
TAKHT
TAKIN
TAKIS
TAKKY
TAKYR
TALAK
TALCK
TALIK
TALKY
TALUK
TANAK
TANKA
TANKY
TARKA
TAROK
TEAKS
TEKYA
THACK
TIKAS
TIKIA
TIKKA
TILAK
TOKAY
TONKA
TRAIK
TRANK
TROAK
TUKRA
TUNKA
TWANK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With U

UCKIA
UKASE
UMIAK
UNARK
UNGKA
UPTAK
USHAK
UZBAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With W

WACKY
WHACK
WRACK
WREAK
WALKS
WACKE
WACKO
WACKS
WAKAN
WAKAS
WAKED
WAKEN
WAKER
WAKES
WAKFS
WAKHI
WAKIF
WAKON
WANKS
WANKY
WARKS
WAUKS
WAULK
WEAKY
WEKAS
WEKAU
WHANK
WHAUK
WLOKA
WOKAS
WOKKA

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With Y

YACKA
YACKS
YAKAN
YAKIN
YAKKA
YAKOW
YAKUT
YANKS
YANKY
YAPOK
YARAK
YARKE
YARKS
YOKAN
YURAK

5 Letter Words With A and K Starting With E, I, V and other letters

EBANK
EIMAK
EKAHA
EKDAM
EKKAS
ERIKA
ESKAR
IKANS
IKARY
IKATS
IKONA
INARK
INKRA
VODKA
VAKAS
VAKIA
VAKIL
XICAK
ZACKS
ZAKAH
ZAKAT
ZAMAK
ZIRAK
ZOHAK

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

KENAF: Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
KALIF: The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
BALKY: Stopping short and refusing to go on.
BARKY: Resembling the rough bark of a tree.
ACKEE: Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.
KVASS: Fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley.
PARKY: Appreciably or disagreeably cold.
SHAKO: Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
KAPOK: A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation.
SNAKY: Resembling a serpent in form. It has been an answer.
BABKA: A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
ALKYD: A durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints.
KRAIT: Brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula.
OKAPI: Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
KABOB: Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
MANKY: Inferior and worthless.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A and K?

Yes. THANK, BLACK and TAKEN have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. CRACK and TASKS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ANKUS really a word?

Yes. An elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

THANK. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZOHAK and ZIRAK are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

CAULK, CREAK and CROAK. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.