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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

2,267 words carry K somewhere. ABACK, ALIKE, ANKLE are the strongest of them, and 200 sit on the answer list.

Everyday English accounts for 103 of these 2,267 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.

Best First Guesses

With 2,267 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.

  • CAKES: takes 2,267 down to 192 at worst.
  • SNAKE: down to 240. It is on the answer list.
  • LAKES: down to 260.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 607 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (1,010), S (943) and E (766). Everyday English covers 103 of these 2,267 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With the Letter K

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

  • 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

5 Letter Words Starting With K

  • KAPPA
  • KARMA
  • KAYAK
  • KEBAB
  • KHAKI
  • KIOSK
  • KITTY
  • KNACK
  • KNAVE
  • KNEAD
  • KNEED
  • KNEEL
  • KNELT
  • KNIFE
  • KNOCK
  • KNOLL
  • KNOWN
  • KOALA
  • KRILL
  • KEEPS
  • KELLY
  • KERRY
  • KILLS
  • KINDA
  • KINDS
  • KINGS
  • KNOWS
  • 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

5 Letter Words With K as the Second Letter

  • EKING
  • SKATE
  • SKIER
  • SKIFF
  • SKILL
  • SKIMP
  • SKIRT
  • SKULK
  • SKULL
  • SKUNK
  • SKINS
  • 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
  • EKAHA
  • EKDAM
  • EKKAS
  • EKRON
  • IKANS
  • IKARY
  • IKATS
  • IKONA
  • IKONS
  • NKOSI
  • OKAPI
  • OKAYS
  • OKEHS
  • OKIES
  • OKING
  • OKOLE
  • OKRAS
  • OKRUG
  • OKTAS
  • SKAFF
  • SKAGS
  • SKAIL
  • SKAIR
  • SKALD
  • SKANK
  • SKARN
  • SKART
  • SKATS
  • SKATT
  • SKAWS
  • SKEAN
  • SKEAR
  • SKEAT
  • SKEDS
  • SKEED
  • SKEEF
  • SKEEG
  • SKEEL
  • SKEEN
  • SKEER
  • SKEES
  • SKEET
  • SKEEV
  • SKEEZ
  • SKEGG
  • SKEGS
  • SKEIF
  • SKEIN
  • SKELF
  • SKELL
  • SKELM
  • SKELP
  • SKEMP
  • SKENE
  • SKENS
  • SKEOS
  • SKEPS
  • SKERE
  • SKERM
  • SKERS
  • SKETE
  • SKETS
  • SKEWL
  • SKEWS
  • SKEWY
  • SKICE
  • SKIDI
  • SKIDS
  • SKIED
  • SKIES
  • SKIEY
  • SKIFT
  • SKIIS
  • SKIME
  • SKIMO
  • SKIMS
  • SKINK
  • SKINT
  • SKIOS
  • SKIPS
  • SKIRL
  • SKIRP
  • SKIRR
  • SKITE
  • SKITS
  • SKIVE
  • SKIVY
  • SKIWY
  • SKLIM
  • SKOAL
  • SKOBE
  • SKODY
  • SKOFF
  • SKOFS
  • SKOGS
  • SKOLS
  • SKOOL
  • SKOOT
  • SKORT
  • SKOSH
  • SKOUT
  • SKRAN
  • SKRIK
  • SKROO
  • SKUAS
  • SKUGS
  • SKULP
  • SKUSE
  • SKYED
  • SKYER
  • SKYEY
  • SKYFS
  • SKYRE
  • SKYRS

5 Letter Words With K in the Middle

  • ANKLE
  • ASKEW
  • BAKER
  • JOKER
  • LIKEN
  • MAKER
  • OAKEN
  • POKER
  • TAKEN
  • TAKER
  • TOKEN
  • WOKEN
  • ASKED
  • BIKES
  • CAKES
  • JOKES
  • LAKES
  • LIKED
  • LIKES
  • MAKES
  • NAKED
  • TAKES
  • ABKAR
  • ACKEE
  • ACKER
  • ACKEY
  • ALKES
  • ALKIE
  • ALKIN
  • ALKOS
  • ALKYD
  • ALKYL
  • ANKEE
  • ANKER
  • ANKHS
  • ANKOU
  • ANKUS
  • ARKAB
  • ARKED
  • ARKIE
  • ASKAR
  • ASKER
  • ASKIP
  • ASKOI
  • ASKOS
  • AWKIN
  • AWKLY
  • BAKAL
  • BAKED
  • BAKEN
  • BAKES
  • BAKIE
  • BAKLI
  • BAKRA
  • BEKAH
  • BEKKO
  • BIKED
  • BIKER
  • BIKIE
  • BIKKY
  • BIKOL
  • BOKED
  • BOKEH
  • BOKES
  • BOKOM
  • BOKOS
  • BUKAT
  • BUKES
  • BUKOS
  • BYKED
  • BYKES
  • CAKED
  • CAKER
  • CAKEY
  • CAKRA
  • COKED
  • COKER
  • COKES
  • COKEY
  • COKIE
  • CUKES
  • DAKER
  • DAKIR
  • DEKED
  • DEKES
  • DEKKO
  • DEKLE
  • DIKAS
  • DIKED
  • DIKER
  • DIKES
  • DIKEY
  • DUKAS
  • DUKED
  • DUKES
  • DUKHN
  • DUKKA
  • DUKUN
  • DYKED
  • DYKER
  • DYKES
  • DYKEY
  • DYKON
  • EIKED
  • EIKON
  • ESKAR
  • ESKER
  • EUKED
  • EWKED
  • FAKED
  • FAKER
  • FAKES
  • FAKEY
  • FAKIE
  • FAKIR
  • FIKED
  • FIKES
  • FIKEY
  • FIKIE
  • FYKED
  • FYKES
  • GEKKO
  • GOKES
  • HAKAM
  • HAKAS
  • HAKEA
  • HAKES
  • HAKIM
  • HAKKA
  • HAKUS
  • HIKED
  • HIKER
  • HIKES
  • HIKOI
  • HOKAN
  • HOKAS
  • HOKED
  • HOKER
  • HOKES
  • HOKEY
  • HOKIS
  • HOKKU
  • HOKUM
  • HUKOU
  • HYKES
  • ICKER
  • ICKLE
  • INKED
  • INKEN
  • INKER

5 Letter Words With K as the Fourth Letter

  • ALIKE
  • AWAKE
  • AWOKE
  • BLOKE
  • BRAKE
  • BROKE
  • BULKY
  • CHOKE
  • DRAKE
  • DUSKY
  • EVOKE
  • FLAKE
  • FLAKY
  • FLUKE
  • FUNKY
  • GAWKY
  • GECKO
  • GEEKY
  • HUNKY
  • HUSKY
  • JERKY
  • LANKY
  • LEAKY
  • LUCKY
  • MILKY
  • MUCKY
  • MURKY
  • MUSKY
  • PARKA
  • PERKY
  • PESKY
  • PICKY
  • PINKY
  • POLKA
  • QUAKE
  • RISKY
  • ROCKY
  • SHAKE
  • SHAKY
  • SILKY
  • SMOKE
  • SMOKY
  • SNAKE
  • SNAKY
  • SPIKE
  • SPIKY
  • SPOKE
  • STAKE
  • STOKE
  • SULKY
  • TACKY
  • VODKA
  • WACKY
  • BANKS
  • BOOKS
  • BUCKS
  • BURKE
  • DISKS
  • FOLKS
  • LINKS
  • LOCKS
  • LOOKS
  • MARKS
  • PACKS
  • PARKS
  • PICKS
  • RACKS
  • RANKS
  • RISKS
  • ROCKS
  • SEEKS
  • SOCKS
  • TALKS
  • TANKS
  • TASKS
  • WALKS
  • WEEKS
  • WORKS
  • ABAKA
  • ADUKI
  • ALAKI
  • AMOKE
  • AMOKS
  • ANGKA
  • ARAKE
  • ARAKS
  • ARIKI
  • ARUKE
  • ASOKA
  • ATAKE
  • ATOKE
  • ATOKS
  • AVOKE
  • AZUKI
  • BABKA
  • BACKS
  • BACKY
  • BAIKS
  • BALKS
  • BALKY
  • BANKY
  • BARKS
  • BARKY
  • BASKE
  • BASKS
  • BAUKS
  • BAWKE
  • BAWKS
  • BEAKS
  • BEAKY
  • BECKE
  • BECKS
  • BECKY
  • BERKO
  • BERKS
  • BICKY
  • BILKS
  • BINKS
  • BINKY
  • BIRKS
  • BIRKY
  • BISKS
  • BLAKE
  • BOAKS
  • BOCKS
  • BOIKO
  • BOLKS
  • BONKS
  • BOOKY
  • BORKS
  • BOSKS
  • BOSKY
  • BOUKS
  • BRAKS
  • BRAKY
  • BRIKE
  • BRIKI
  • BRIKS
  • BRUKE
  • BUCKO
  • BUCKU
  • BUCKY
  • BUIKS
  • BULKS
  • BUNKO
  • BUNKS
  • BURKA
  • BURKS
  • BUSKS
  • BUSKY

5 Letter Words Ending In K

  • ABACK
  • BLACK
  • BLANK
  • BLEAK
  • BLINK
  • BLOCK
  • BREAK
  • BRICK
  • BRINK
  • BRISK
  • BROOK
  • CAULK
  • CHALK
  • CHECK
  • CHEEK
  • CHICK
  • CHOCK
  • CHUCK
  • CHUNK
  • CLACK
  • CLANK
  • CLERK
  • CLICK
  • CLINK
  • CLOAK
  • CLOCK
  • CLUCK
  • CRACK
  • CRANK
  • CREAK
  • CREEK
  • CRICK
  • CROAK
  • CROCK
  • CROOK
  • DRANK
  • DRINK
  • DRUNK
  • FLACK
  • FLANK
  • FLASK
  • FLECK
  • FLICK
  • FLOCK
  • FLUNK
  • FRANK
  • FREAK
  • FRISK
  • FROCK
  • PLANK
  • PLUCK
  • PLUNK
  • PRANK
  • PRICK
  • QUACK
  • QUARK
  • QUICK
  • QUIRK
  • SHACK
  • SHANK
  • SHARK
  • SHEIK
  • SHIRK
  • SHOCK
  • SHOOK
  • SHUCK
  • SLACK
  • SLEEK
  • SLICK
  • SLINK
  • SLUNK
  • SMACK
  • SMIRK
  • SMOCK
  • SNACK
  • SNEAK
  • SNUCK
  • SPANK
  • SPARK
  • SPEAK
  • SPECK
  • SPOOK
  • STACK
  • STALK
  • STANK
  • STARK
  • STEAK
  • STICK
  • STINK
  • STOCK
  • STORK
  • STUCK
  • STUNK
  • THANK
  • THICK
  • THINK
  • TRACK
  • TRICK
  • TRUCK
  • TRUNK
  • TWEAK
  • WHACK
  • WHISK
  • WRACK
  • WREAK
  • WRECK
  • EBOOK
  • GREEK
  • ABASK
  • ACOCK
  • ADUSK
  • AIMAK
  • ALACK
  • ALEAK
  • ALECK
  • ALICK
  • ALURK
  • AMUCK
  • ANACK
  • APEAK
  • APEEK
  • ARANK
  • AREEK
  • AROCK
  • ASOAK
  • AVICK
  • AWEEK
  • AWINK
  • AWORK
  • BALAK
  • BANAK
  • BATAK
  • BATIK
  • BAULK
  • BAYOK
  • BLAYK
  • BLECK
  • BLENK
  • BLICK
  • BLOOK
  • BLUNK
  • BOBAK
  • BOINK
  • BOONK
  • BORAK
  • BOREK
  • BRACK
  • BRANK
  • BRECK
  • BREEK

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.

  • 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

Can a Wordle answer contain K?

Yes. THINK, THANK and BLACK 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. 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 has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

THINK. 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. ZONKS and ZOKOR 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, 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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