5 Letter Words Containing K
There are 875 five-letter words that contain K in our word list. The most common are THINK, THANK and LOOKS. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is JACKY (21 points). Handy for Wordle.
- Words
- 875
- Top Scrabble word
- JACKY, 21 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- JACKY, 23 pts
- Common words
- 432
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Common five-letter words that contain K
The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- think 12/12 judge or regard
- thank 12/12 express gratitude or show appreciation to
- looks 9/10 (form of look) perceive with attention
- check 16/17 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- drink 10/11 take in liquids
- knows 12/13 (form of know) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
- makes 11/12 (form of make) engage in
- break 11/12 terminate
- asked 10/10 (form of ask) make a request or demand for something to somebody
- speak 11/12 express in speech
- black 13/16 being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
- frank 12/13 characterized by directness in manner or speech
- lucky 14/16 occurring by chance
- taken 9/10 understood in a certain way
- weeks 12/12 (form of week) any period of seven consecutive days
- known 12/14 apprehended with certainty
- takes 9/9 (form of take) carry out
- quick 20/22 accomplished rapidly and without delay
- works 12/12 (form of work) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- broke 11/12 lacking funds
- stick 11/12 an implement consisting of a length of wood
- liked 10/11 found pleasant or attractive
- drunk 10/12 stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- likes 9/10 (form of like) prefer or wish to do something
- folks 12/13 your parents
- truck 11/13 an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
- books 11/12 (form of book) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- stuck 11/13 caught or fixed
- smoke 11/12 a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- knock 15/17 deliver a sharp blow or push
- clock 13/16 a timepiece that shows the time of day
- kelly 12/13 United States circus clown (1898-1979)
- bucks 13/16 (form of buck) to strive with determination
- track 11/12 a line or route along which something travels or moves
- keeps 11/12 (form of keep) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- trick 11/12 a cunning or deceitful action or device
- knife 12/13 edge tool used as a cutting instrument
- block 13/16 a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- shake 12/11 move or cause to move back and forth
- naked 10/11 completely unclothed
- spoke 11/12 support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
- freak 12/12 a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- crack 13/15 become fractured
- shock 14/14 the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- awake 12/12 stop sleeping
- kitty 12/11 the combined stakes of the betters
- chick 16/17 young bird especially of domestic fowl
- knees 9/10 (form of knee) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- stock 11/12 the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
- talks 9/10 a discussion intended to produce an agreement
All 875 five-letter words that contain K
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- aback13/15
- abaka11/12
- ackee11/12
- acock13/15
- akees9/9
- akela9/10
- akene9/10
- alack11/13
- alike9/10
- alkyd13/13
- alkyl12/13
- amoks11/12
- amuck13/16
- ankhs12/12
- ankle9/11
- ankus9/11
- apeak11/12
- apeek11/12
- araks9/9
- asked10/10
- asker9/9
- askew12/12
- askoi9/9
- askos9/9
- awake12/12
- awoke12/12
- babka13/15
- backs13/15
- baked12/13
- baker11/12
- bakes11/12
- balks11/13
- balky14/15
- banks11/13
- barks11/12
- barky14/14
- basks11/12
- batik11/12
- baulk11/14
- beaks11/12
- beaky14/14
- becks13/15
- biked12/13
- biker11/12
- bikes11/12
- bikie11/12
- bilks11/13
- birks11/12
- bisks11/12
- black13/16
- blank11/14
- bleak11/13
- blink11/14
- block13/16
- bloke11/13
- bocks13/15
- bonks11/13
- books11/12
- bosks11/12
- bosky14/14
- brake11/12
- braky14/14
- brank11/13
- break11/12
- brick13/15
- brink11/13
- brisk11/12
- brock13/15
- broke11/12
- brook11/12
- brusk11/13
- bucko13/16
- bucks13/16
- bulks11/14
- bulky14/16
- bunko11/14
- bunks11/14
- burke11/13
- busks11/13
- caked12/13
- cakes11/12
- cakey14/14
- calks11/13
- carks11/12
- casks11/12
- casky14/14
- caulk11/14
- chalk14/15
- chark14/14
- check16/17
- cheek14/14
- chick16/17
- chink14/15
- chirk14/14
- chock16/17
- choke14/14
- choky17/16
- chook14/14
- chuck16/18
- chunk14/16
- clack13/16
- clank11/14
- cleek11/13
- clerk11/13
- click13/16
- clink11/14
- cloak11/13
- clock13/16
- clonk11/14
- cluck13/17
- clunk11/15
- coked12/13
- cokes11/12
- conks11/13
- conky14/15
- cooks11/12
- cooky14/14
- corks11/12
- corky14/14
- crack13/15
- crake11/12
- crank11/13
- creak11/12
- creek11/12
- crick13/15
- croak11/12
- crock13/15
- crook11/12
- cruck13/16
- cukes11/13
- cusks11/13
- darks10/10
- darky13/12
- dawks13/13
- decks12/13
- deked11/11
- dekes10/10
- dekko14/14
- desks10/10
- dhaks13/12
- diked11/11
- diker10/10
- dikes10/10
- dikey13/12
- dinks10/11
- dinky13/13
- dirks10/10
- disks10/10
- docks12/13
- dorks10/10
- dorky13/12
- drake10/10
- drank10/11
- dreck12/13
- dreks10/10
- drink10/11
- drouk10/11
- drunk10/12
- ducks12/14
- ducky15/16
- duked11/12
- dukes10/11
- dumka12/14
- dumky15/16
- dunks10/12
- dusks10/11
- dusky13/13
- dyked14/13
- dykes13/12
- dykey16/14
- eikon9/10
- eking10/12
- enoki9/10
- ensky12/12
- eskar9/9
- esker9/9
- evoke12/13
- faked13/13
- faker12/12
- fakes12/12
- fakey15/14
- fakir12/12
- fecks14/15
- finks12/13
- flack14/16
- flake12/13
- flaky15/15
- flank12/14
- flask12/13
- fleck14/16
- flick14/16
- flock14/16
- fluke12/14
- fluky15/16
- flunk12/15
- folks12/13
- folky15/15
- forks12/12
- forky15/14
- frank12/13
- freak12/12
- frisk12/12
- frock14/15
- funks12/14
- funky15/16
- fykes15/14
- gawks13/14
- gawky16/16
- gecko12/14
- gecks12/14
- geeks10/11
- geeky13/13
- ginks10/12
- gleek10/12
- gooks10/11
- gooky13/13
- gowks13/14
- greek10/11
- gucks12/15
- gunks10/13
- gunky13/15
- hacek14/14
- hacks14/14
- haika12/11
- haiks12/11
- haiku12/12
- hakes12/11
- hakim14/14
- hanks12/12
- hanky15/14
- harks12/11
- hawks15/14
- hecks14/14
- hicks14/14
- hiked13/12
- hiker12/11
- hikes12/11
- hocks14/14
- hoick14/14
- hoked13/12
- hokes12/11
- hokey15/13
- hokku16/16
- hokum14/15
- holks12/12
- honks12/12
- honky15/14
- hooka12/11
- hooks12/11
- hooky15/13
- howks15/14
- hucks14/15
- hulks12/13
- hulky15/15
- hunks12/13
- hunky15/15
- husks12/12
- husky15/14
- icker11/12
- ikats9/9
- ikons9/10
- inked10/11
- inker9/10
- inkle9/11
- irked10/10
- iroko9/9
- jacks18/21
- jacky21/23
- jakes16/18
- jauks16/19
- jerks16/18
- jerky19/20
- jinks16/19
- jocko18/21
- jocks18/21
- joked17/19
- joker16/18
- jokes16/18
- jokey19/20
- jouks16/19
- juked17/20
- jukes16/19
- junks16/20
- junky19/22
- kabab13/15
- kabar11/12
- kabob13/15
- kadis10/10
- kafir12/12
- kagus10/12
- kaiak13/13
- kaifs12/12
- kails9/10
- kains9/10
- kakas13/13
- kakis13/13
- kalam11/13
- kales9/10
- kalif12/13
- kalpa11/13
- kames11/12
- kamik15/16
- kanas9/10
- kanes9/10
- kanji16/19
- kaons9/10
- kapas11/12
- kaphs14/14
- kapok15/16
- kappa13/15
- kaput11/13
- karat9/9
- karma11/12
- karns9/10
- karoo9/9
- karst9/9
- karts9/9
- kasha12/11
- katas9/9
- kauri9/10
- kaury12/12
- kavas12/13
- kayak16/15
- kayos12/11
- kazoo18/18
- kbars11/12
- kebab13/15
- kebar11/12
- kebob13/15
- kecks15/16
- kedge11/12
- keefs12/12
- keeks13/13
- keels9/10
- keens9/10
- keeps11/12
- keets9/9
- keeve12/13
- kefir12/12
- keirs9/9
- kelep11/13
- kelim11/13
- kelly12/13
- kelps11/13
- kelpy14/15
- kemps13/15
- kempt13/15
- kenaf12/13
- kench14/15
- kendo10/11
- kenos9/10
- kepis11/12
- kerbs11/12
- kerfs12/12
- kerne9/10
- kerns9/10
- kerry12/11
- ketch14/14
- ketol9/10
- kevel12/14
- kevil12/14
- kexes16/16
- keyed13/12
- khadi13/12
- khafs15/14
- khaki16/15
- khans12/12
- khaph17/16
- khats12/11
- kheda13/12
- kheth15/13
- khets12/11
- khoum14/15
- kiang10/12
- kibbe13/15
- kibbi13/15
- kibei11/12
- kibes11/12
- kibla11/13
- kicks15/16
- kicky18/18
- kiddo11/11
- kiddy14/13
- kiefs12/12
- kiers9/9
- kilim11/13
- kills9/11
- kilns9/11
- kilos9/10
- kilts9/10
- kilty12/12
- kinas9/10
- kinds10/11
- kines9/10
- kings10/12
- kinin9/11
- kinks13/14
- kinos9/10
- kiosk13/13
- kirks13/13
- kirns9/10
- kissy12/11
- kists9/9
- kited10/10
- kiter9/9
- kites9/9
- kithe12/11
- kiths12/11
- kitty12/11
- kivas12/13
- kiwis12/12
- klong10/13
- kloof12/13
- kluge10/13
- klutz18/20
- knack15/17
- knaps11/13
- knars9/10
- knaur9/11
- knave12/14
- knead10/11
- kneed10/11
- kneel9/11
- knees9/10
- knell9/12
- knelt9/11
- knife12/13
- knish12/12
- knits9/10
- knobs11/13
- knock15/17
- knoll9/12
- knops11/13
- knosp11/13
- knots9/10
- knout9/11
- known12/14
- knows12/13
- knurl9/12
- knurs9/11
- koala9/10
- koans9/10
- koels9/10
- kohls12/12
- koine9/10
- kolas9/10
- kolos9/10
- konks13/14
- kooks13/13
- kooky16/15
- kopek15/16
- kophs14/14
- kopje18/21
- koppa13/15
- korai9/9
- korat9/9
- korun9/11
- kotos9/9
- kotow12/12
- kraal9/10
- kraft12/12
- krait9/9
- kraut9/10
- kreep11/12
- krill9/11
- krona9/10
- krone9/10
- kroon9/10
- krubi11/13
- kudos10/11
- kudus10/12
- kudzu19/21
- kugel10/13
- kukri13/14
- kulak13/15
- kumys14/15
- kurta9/10
- kurus9/11
- kusso9/10
- kvass12/13
- kyack18/18
- kyaks16/15
- kyars12/11
- kyats12/11
- kylix19/19
- kyrie12/11
- kytes12/11
- kythe15/13
- lacks11/13
- laked10/11
- laker9/10
- lakes9/10
- lakhs12/12
- lanky12/13
- larks9/10
- larky12/12
- latke9/10
- leaks9/10
- leaky12/12
- leeks9/10
- licks11/13
- liked10/11
- liken9/11
- liker9/10
- likes9/10
- links9/11
- linky12/13
- locks11/13
- looks9/10
- lucks11/14
- lucky14/16
- lunks9/12
- lurks9/11
- macks13/15
- makar11/12
- maker11/12
- makes11/12
- makos11/12
- marks11/12
- masks11/12
- merks11/12
- micks13/15
- miked12/13
- mikes11/12
- mikra11/12
- milks11/13
- milky14/15
- minke11/13
- minks11/13
- mirks11/12
- mirky14/14
- mocks13/15
- mokes11/12
- monks11/13
- mosks11/12
- mucks13/16
- mucky16/18
- mujik18/22
- murks11/13
- murky14/15
- musks11/13
- musky14/15
- naked10/11
- narks9/10
- narky12/12
- necks11/13
- neuks9/11
- nicks11/13
- nocks11/13
- nooks9/10
- nooky12/12
- nuked10/12
- nukes9/11
- oaken9/10
- oakum11/13
- ocker11/12
- oinks9/10
- okapi11/12
- okays12/11
- okehs12/11
- okras9/9
- packs13/15
- paiks11/12
- parka11/12
- parks11/12
- pawky17/17
- peaks11/12
- peaky14/14
- pecks13/15
- pecky16/17
- peeks11/12
- pekan11/13
- pekes11/12
- pekin11/13
- pekoe11/12
- perks11/12
- perky14/14
- pesky14/14
- picks13/15
- picky16/17
- pikas11/12
- piked12/13
- piker11/12
- pikes11/12
- pikis11/12
- pinko11/13
- pinks11/13
- pinky14/15
- plack13/16
- plank11/14
- plink11/14
- plonk11/14
- pluck13/17
- plunk11/15
- pocks13/15
- pocky16/17
- poked12/13
- poker11/12
- pokes11/12
- pokey14/14
- polka11/13
- porks11/12
- porky14/14
- prank11/13
- prick13/15
- prink11/13
- pucka13/16
- pucks13/16
- puked12/14
- pukes11/13
- pukka15/17
- pulik11/14
- punka11/14
- punks11/14
- punky14/16
- quack20/22
- quake18/19
- quaky21/21
- quark18/19
- quick20/22
- quirk18/19
- racks11/12
- raked10/10
- rakee9/9
- raker9/9
- rakes9/9
- rakis9/9
- ranks9/10
- recks11/12
- reeks9/9
- reeky12/11
- reink9/10
- rekey12/11
- ricks11/12
- rinks9/10
- risks9/9
- risky12/11
- rocks11/12
- rocky14/14
- rooks9/9
- rooky12/11
- rucks11/13
- rusks9/10
- ryked13/12
- rykes12/11
- sacks11/12
- saker9/9
- sakes9/9
- sakis9/9
- samek11/12
- sarks9/9
- sarky12/11
- sculk11/14
- seeks9/9
- shack14/14
- shake12/11
- shako12/11
- shaky15/13
- shank12/12
- shark12/11
- sheik12/11
- shirk12/11
- shock14/14
- shook12/11
- shtik12/11
- shuck14/15
- sicko11/12
- sicks11/12
- siker9/9
- sikes9/9
- silks9/10
- silky12/12
- sinks9/10
- skags10/11
- skald10/11
- skate9/9
- skats9/9
- skean9/10
- skeed10/10
- skeen9/10
- skees9/9
- skegs10/11
- skein9/10
- skelm11/13
- skelp11/13
- skene9/10
- skeps11/12
- skews12/12
- skids10/10
- skied10/10
- skier9/9
- skies9/9
- skiey12/11
- skiff15/15
- skill9/11
- skimo11/12
- skimp13/15
- skims11/12
- skink13/14
- skins9/10
- skint9/10
- skips11/12
- skirl9/10
- skirr9/9
- skirt9/9
- skite9/9
- skits9/9
- skive12/13
- skoal9/10
- skosh12/11
- skuas9/10
- skulk13/15
- skull9/12
- skunk13/15
- skyed13/12
- skyey15/13
- slack11/13
- slake9/10
- slank9/11
- sleek9/10
- slick11/13
- slink9/11
- slunk9/12
- smack13/15
- smeek11/12
- smerk11/12
- smirk11/12
- smock13/15
- smoke11/12
- smoky14/14
- snack11/13
- snake9/10
- snaky12/12
- snark9/10
- sneak9/10
- sneck11/13
- snick11/13
- snook9/10
- snuck11/14
- soaks9/9
- socko11/12
- socks11/12
- sokes9/9
- sokol9/10
- sooks9/9
- souks9/10
- spake11/12
- spank11/13
- spark11/12
- speak11/12
- speck13/15
- spick13/15
- spike11/12
- spiks11/12
- spiky14/14
- spoke11/12
- spook11/12
- stack11/12
- stake9/9
- stalk9/10
- stank9/10
- stark9/9
- steak9/9
- steek9/9
- stick11/12
- stink9/10
- stirk9/9
- stock11/12
- stoke9/9
- stook9/9
- stork9/9
- stuck11/13
- stunk9/11
- sulks9/11
- sulky12/13
- swank12/13
- swink12/13
- sykes12/11
- tacks11/12
- tacky14/14
- taken9/10
- taker9/9
- takes9/9
- takin9/10
- talks9/10
- talky12/12
- taluk9/11
- tanka9/10
- tanks9/10
- tarok9/9
- tasks9/9
- teaks9/9
- thack14/14
- thank12/12
- thick14/14
- think12/12
- thunk12/13
- ticks11/12
- tikes9/9
- tikis9/9
- tilak9/10
- tokay12/11
- toked10/10
- token9/10
- toker9/9
- tokes9/9
- torsk9/9
- track11/12
- traik9/9
- trank9/10
- treks9/9
- trick11/12
- trike9/9
- troak9/9
- trock11/12
- troke9/9
- truck11/13
- trunk9/11
- tsked10/10
- tucks11/13
- tupik11/13
- turks9/10
- tusks9/10
- tweak12/12
- tykes12/11
- ukase9/10
- umiak11/13
- vakil12/14
- vodka13/14
- wacke14/15
- wacko14/15
- wacks14/15
- wacky17/17
- waked13/13
- waken12/13
- waker12/12
- wakes12/12
- walks12/13
- warks12/12
- wauks12/13
- weeks12/12
- wekas12/12
- whack17/17
- whelk15/15
- whisk15/14
- wicks14/15
- winks12/13
- woken12/13
- wonks12/13
- wonky15/15
- works12/12
- wrack14/15
- wreak12/12
- wreck14/15
- wrick14/15
- yacks14/14
- yanks12/12
- yapok14/14
- yelks12/12
- yerks12/11
- yeuks12/12
- yeuky15/14
- yikes12/11
- yocks14/14
- yoked13/12
- yokel12/12
- yokes12/11
- yolks12/12
- yolky15/14
- yucks14/15
- yucky17/17
- zerks18/18
- zinky21/21
- zonks18/19
- zooks18/18
Questions people ask
How many five-letter words that contain K are there?
Our word list has 875 five-letter words that contain K.
Which five-letter words that contain K score the most points?
In Scrabble it is JACKY with 21 points. In Words With Friends it is JACKY with 23 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common five-letter words that contain K?
The most used in everyday English are THINK, THANK and LOOKS.