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5 Letter Words With the Letter K

This is one of the widest patterns on the site: 2,267 5 letter words with k, grouped so you never have to read past the part you need.

5 Letter Words With the Letter K such as ABACK, ALIKE, ANKLE

Spotting a K in Wordle narrows the field at once, and with 5 letter words with K the next question is the letter beside it.

A final K commonly follows a C or an N, as in BLACK and THINK.

Should the final K turn green, test a C or an N right before it.

List of 5 Letter Words With K

  • ABACK
  • ALIKE
  • ANKLE
  • ASKEW
  • AWAKE
  • AWOKE
  • BAKER
  • BLACK
  • BLANK
  • BLEAK
  • BLINK
  • BLOCK
  • BLOKE
  • BRAKE
  • BREAK
  • BRICK
  • BRINK
  • BRISK
  • BROKE
  • BROOK
  • BULKY
  • CAULK
  • CHALK
  • CHECK
  • CHEEK
  • CHICK
  • CHOCK
  • CHOKE
  • CHUCK
  • CHUNK
  • CLACK
  • CLANK
  • CLERK
  • CLICK
  • CLINK
  • CLOAK
  • CLOCK
  • CLUCK
  • CRACK
  • CRANK
  • CREAK
  • CREEK
  • CRICK
  • CROAK
  • CROCK
  • CROOK
  • DRAKE
  • DRANK
  • DRINK
  • DRUNK
  • DUSKY
  • EKING
  • EVOKE
  • FLACK
  • FLAKE
  • FLAKY
  • FLANK
  • FLASK
  • FLECK
  • FLICK
  • FLOCK
  • FLUKE
  • FLUNK
  • FRANK
  • FREAK
  • FRISK
  • FROCK
  • FUNKY
  • GAWKY
  • GECKO
  • GEEKY
  • HUNKY
  • HUSKY
  • JERKY
  • JOKER
  • KAPPA
  • KARMA
  • KAYAK
  • KEBAB
  • KHAKI
  • KIOSK
  • KITTY
  • KNACK
  • KNAVE
  • KNEAD
  • KNEED
  • KNEEL
  • KNELT
  • KNIFE
  • KNOCK
  • KNOLL
  • KNOWN
  • KOALA
  • KRILL
  • LANKY
  • LEAKY
  • LIKEN
  • LUCKY
  • MAKER
  • MILKY
  • MUCKY
  • MURKY
  • MUSKY
  • OAKEN
  • PARKA
  • PERKY
  • PESKY
  • PICKY
  • PINKY
  • PLANK
  • PLUCK
  • PLUNK
  • POKER
  • POLKA
  • PRANK
  • PRICK
  • QUACK
  • QUAKE
  • QUARK
  • QUICK
  • QUIRK
  • RISKY
  • ROCKY
  • SHACK
  • SHAKE
  • SHAKY
  • SHANK
  • SHARK
  • SHEIK
  • SHIRK
  • SHOCK
  • SHOOK
  • SHUCK
  • SILKY
  • SKATE
  • SKIER
  • SKIFF
  • SKILL
  • SKIMP
  • SKIRT
  • SKULK
  • SKULL
  • SKUNK
  • SLACK
  • SLEEK
  • SLICK
  • SLINK
  • SLUNK
  • SMACK
  • SMIRK

Common 5 Letter Words With K

  • THINK
  • THANK
  • BLACK
  • KNOWN
  • TAKEN
  • CHECK
  • BREAK
  • SPEAK
  • TRACK
  • QUICK
  • STOCK
  • DRINK
  • BLOCK
  • BROKE
  • CLICK
  • LUCKY
  • STICK
  • FRANK
  • STUCK
  • SMOKE
  • TRUCK
  • DRUNK
  • SPOKE
  • TRICK
  • SHOCK
  • THICK
  • CLOCK
  • SKILL
  • CRACK
  • KNIFE
  • CREEK
  • KNOCK
  • SHAKE
  • BRICK
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • SNAKE
  • CHUCK
  • ROCKY
  • STAKE
  • BLANK
  • ALIKE
  • SHARK
  • CHICK
  • STACK
  • TRUNK
  • CLERK
  • KITTY
  • POKER
  • SKIRT
  • BRAKE
  • KARMA
  • TOKEN
  • BROOK
  • BLINK
  • FUNKY
  • SPANK
  • MAKES
  • LOOKS
  • ASKED

5 Letter Words With K for Wordle

  • CAKES
  • SNAKE
  • LAKES
  • THINK
  • THANK
  • BLACK
  • KNOWN
  • TAKEN
  • CHECK
  • BREAK
  • SPEAK
  • TRACK
  • QUICK
  • STOCK
  • DRINK
  • BLOCK
  • BROKE
  • CLICK
  • LUCKY
  • STICK
  • FRANK
  • STUCK
  • SMOKE
  • TRUCK
  • DRUNK
  • SPOKE
  • TRICK
  • SHOCK
  • THICK
  • CLOCK
  • SKILL
  • CRACK
  • KNIFE
  • CREEK
  • KNOCK
  • SHAKE
  • BRICK
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • CHUCK
  • ROCKY
  • STAKE
  • BLANK
  • ALIKE
  • SHARK
  • CHICK
  • STACK
  • TRUNK
  • CLERK
  • KITTY
  • POKER
  • SKIRT
  • BRAKE
  • KARMA
  • TOKEN
  • BROOK
  • BLINK
  • FUNKY
  • SPANK
  • AWAKE

5 Letter Words With K by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With K

  • KNOWN
  • KNIFE
  • KNOCK
  • KITTY
  • KARMA
  • KAPPA
  • KNACK
  • KAYAK
  • KNEEL
  • KHAKI
  • KOALA
  • KEBAB

5 Letter Words With K as the Second Letter

  • SKILL
  • SKIRT
  • SKULL
  • SKATE
  • SKIER
  • SKUNK
  • SKIFF
  • SKIMP
  • EKING
  • SKULK
  • SKINS
  • SKIES

5 Letter Words With K in the Middle

  • TAKEN
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • POKER
  • TOKEN
  • ANKLE
  • JOKER
  • WOKEN
  • TAKER
  • ASKEW
  • LIKEN
  • OAKEN

5 Letter Words With K as the Fourth Letter

  • BROKE
  • LUCKY
  • SMOKE
  • SPOKE
  • SHAKE
  • SNAKE
  • ROCKY
  • STAKE
  • ALIKE
  • BRAKE
  • FUNKY
  • AWAKE

5 Letter Words Ending in K

  • THINK
  • THANK
  • BLACK
  • CHECK
  • BREAK
  • SPEAK
  • TRACK
  • QUICK
  • STOCK
  • DRINK
  • BLOCK
  • CLICK

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in K

5 Letter Words With K and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With E and K

  • TAKEN
  • CHECK
  • BREAK
  • SPEAK
  • BROKE
  • SMOKE
  • SPOKE
  • KNIFE
  • CREEK
  • SHAKE
  • BAKER
  • MAKER

Full list: 5 Letter Words With E and K

5 Letter Words With A and K

  • THANK
  • BLACK
  • TAKEN
  • BREAK
  • SPEAK
  • TRACK
  • FRANK
  • CRACK
  • SHAKE
  • BAKER
  • MAKER
  • SNAKE

Full list: 5 Letter Words With A and K

5 Letter Words With Two K's

  • KNOCK
  • KNACK
  • KAYAK
  • SKUNK
  • KHAKI
  • KIOSK
  • SKULK
  • KICKS
  • KINKY
  • KODAK
  • KINKS
  • KAFKA
  • KNICK
  • KOOKY
  • TIKKA
  • NIKKO
  • KOOKS
  • GEKKO
  • SKINK
  • HAKKA
  • AKKAD
  • SUKUK
  • PAKKA
  • KAZAK
  • KULAK
  • PUKKA
  • KLICK
  • KIRKS
  • KUKUI
  • KAKAR
  • KUKRI
  • KAPOK
  • RIKKA
  • KICKY
  • KLUCK
  • KOKER
  • KRUNK
  • MEKKA
  • YAKKA
  • KOPEK
  • KLUNK
  • KOKAN
  • AKKER
  • KASKA
  • TEKKE
  • KECKS
  • KEEKS
  • KIKKI
  • KAKAS
  • KONAK
  • KOKUM
  • DEKKO
  • KHOKA
  • KIOKO
  • HOKKU
  • KAMIK
  • KIKAR
  • KOKOS
  • AKEKI
  • AKKAS

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With K in Scrabble

  1. QUACK 20 points
  2. QUICK 20 points
  3. JERKY 19 points
  4. JUNKY 19 points
  5. KYLIX 19 points
  6. KAZOO 18 points
  7. KOPJE 18 points
  8. MUJIK 18 points
  9. QUAKE 18 points
  10. QUARK 18 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Containing K

  • KYLIX: A shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece.
  • KENAF: Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
  • SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
  • PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
  • BOSKY: Covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; – Jack Beatty.
  • INKLE: A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
  • UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
  • KOPEK: 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia.
  • KALIF: The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
  • SNOEK: A large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
  • KOPJE: A small hill rising up from the African veld.
  • PRONK: Jump straight up.
  • 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.
  • FLUKY: Subject to accident or chance or change.
  • KURUS: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
  • KVASS: Fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words with K?

There are 2,267 of them. The everyday ones include THINK, THANK, BLACK, KNOWN and TAKEN.

How many 5 letter words have K in them?

2,267 in total, and 200 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with K are Wordle answers?

200 of them have been answers, among them CHECK, BREAK, SPEAK, TRACK and QUICK.

Can a Wordle answer contain K?

Yes. THINK, THANK and BLACK all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. KNOWN and LOOKS 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

THINK. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. ZONKS and ZOKOR are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

CAULK, CLUCK and CREAK. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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