7 Letter Words Starting with K

Common seven-letter words that start with K

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

• kidding 14/16 (form of kidd) Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and…
• killing 12/16 an event that causes someone to die
• kitchen 16/17 a room equipped for preparing meals
• keeping 14/17 (form of keep) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• knowing 15/18 evidencing the possession of inside information
• knocked 18/20 (form of knock) deliver a sharp blow or push
• kissing 12/14 affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
• kicking 18/21 a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
• kingdom 15/18 a domain in which something is dominant
• killers 11/13 (form of killer) someone who causes the death of a person or animal
• knights 15/16 (form of knight) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry
• ketchup 18/20 thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
• kidneys 15/15 (form of kidney) either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and…
• karaoke 15/15 singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
• kiddies 13/13 (form of kiddy) informal term for a young child
• kittens 11/12 (form of kitten) young domestic cat
• kindest 12/13 (form of kind) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• keepers 13/14 (form of keeper) someone in charge of other people
• knuckle 17/21 a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
• keyhole 17/16 the hole where a key is inserted
• kickoff 23/24 (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
• kingpin 14/18 the most important person in a group or undertaking
• kremlin 13/16 citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
• kindred 13/14 similar in quality or character
• keister 11/11 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• kashmir 16/16 an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
• krypton 16/17 a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
• knitted 12/13 made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
• keynote 14/14 the principal theme in a speech or literary work
• kinetic 13/15 relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
• kneecap 15/18 a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
• keyword 18/17
• kitties 11/11 (form of kitty) the combined stakes of the betters
• killjoy 21/24 someone who spoils the pleasure of others
• kumquat 22/25 any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick…
• kinship 16/17 a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
• knotted 12/13 tied with a knot
• kippers 15/17 (form of kipper) salted and smoked herring
• kinfolk 18/20 people descended from a common ancestor
• kennels 11/14 (form of kennel) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
• kidnaps 14/16 (form of kidnap) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
• knocker 17/19 (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way
• kinsman 13/16 a male relative
• killick 17/20
• kibbutz 24/27 a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel
• kettles 11/12 (form of kettle) a metal pot for stewing or boiling
• kickers 17/18 (form of kicker) a player who kicks the football
• kindled 13/15 set afire
• kaddish 16/15
• khedive 18/18 one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914

All 318 seven-letter words that start with K

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.