5 Letter Words Starting with K

Common five-letter words that start with K

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• knows 12/13 (form of know) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
• known 12/14 apprehended with certainty
• knock 15/17 deliver a sharp blow or push
• kelly 12/13 United States circus clown (1898-1979)
• keeps 11/12 (form of keep) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• knife 12/13 edge tool used as a cutting instrument
• kitty 12/11 the combined stakes of the betters
• 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
• kinds 10/11 (form of kind) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• kills 9/11 (form of kill) cause to die
• kings 10/12 (form of king) a male sovereign
• kiddo 11/11
• kicks 15/16 (form of kick) drive or propel with the foot
• kerry 12/11
• knots 9/10 (form of knot) a tight cluster of people or things
• kneel 9/11 rest one's weight on one's knees
• karma 11/12 (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
• knack 15/17 a special way of doing something
• kilos 9/10 (form of kilo) one thousand grams
• kraut 9/10 offensive term for a person of German descent
• knobs 11/13 (form of knob) a circular rounded projection or protuberance
• kappa 13/15 the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
• kaput 11/13 destroyed or killed
• klutz 18/20 (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
• kudos 10/11 an expression of approval and commendation
• kraft 12/12 strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
• khaki 16/15 of a yellowish brown color
• kinks 13/14 (form of kink) a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
• keyed 13/12 fitted with or secured by a key
• kites 9/9 (form of kite) a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
• kooky 16/15 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• kazoo 18/18 a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
• kebab 13/15 cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
• koala 9/10 sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
• knoll 9/12 a small natural hill
• kayak 16/15 a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins
• kiosk 13/13 small area set off by walls for special use
• kooks 13/13 (form of kook) someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
• kissy 12/11
• knelt 9/11
• knave 12/14 a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
• kendo 10/11
• kiddy 14/13 informal term for a young child
• knish 12/12 (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese
• karst 9/9
• knell 9/12 the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
• kneed 10/11 (form of knee) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• knead 10/11 make uniform
• knits 9/10 (form of knit) make (textiles) by knitting
• karat 9/9 the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy

All 204 five-letter words that start with K

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