5 Letter Words Starting With K

376 words start with K, nearly double J's count. Despite that, K and J land on the exact same number of real Wordle answers, 20 each. More words doesn't mean more chances here.

20 of the 2,315 real Wordle answers start with K, just 0.9%. Low, and lower per-word than the count alone would suggest. A wordle solver still treats K as worth testing early given how few options exist.

Everyday Common Words

KAPPA, KAYAK, KHAKI, KIOSK, KNACK. Everyday words, the kind that turn up first in a search for common K openers.

Strategic High-Value Picks (Scrabble / Words With Friends)

A scrabble word finder puts KARZY and KHAZI tied at 21 points, both slang terms for a toilet. KHOJA, KUDZU, and KYLIX follow at 19. Obscure, but valid, and a words with friends cheat worth remembering.

K is a fair opener despite its reputation, 376 words behind it is more than most players expect.

KA-, KI-, KE-, and KO- carry the list fairly evenly. Don't assume KI- just because words like KNIFE and KNACK feel familiar, silent-K words like those don't count here since they start with KN.

On the board, K is worth 5 points, a real premium letter. A scrabble word finder is worth checking any time K shows up in your rack, since it scores well even in short, common words like KAYAK.

KARZY and KHAZI tie at 21 points, both slang for a toilet, one Anglo-Irish and one Cockney in origin. The Z carries most of the score in each. A rack with a K and a Z is worth running through an unscrambler.

376 total. 20 real Wordle answers, 0.9% of them, a lower rate than K's word count would suggest. K spreads across KA-, KI-, KE-, and KO- fairly evenly.

All 376, right below. Use the finder above if you already know a few letters, or scroll if you're just browsing.

Want a different pattern? Try words ending in E, or ones containing a letter you already know, same finder, different filter. KA, KI, and KE each get their own list too.