Common 12-letter words that have the letter K
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- stakeholders★20one that holds a stake
- acknowledged★24declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- kindergarten★18a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
- breakthrough★25a significant advance
- workstations★19a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a…
- housekeeping★22the act of housekeeping
- acknowledges★23declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- bankruptcies★22a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- breathtaking★22tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
- supermarkets★20a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household…
- stockholders★22one that holds stock
- spokesperson★20one who speaks on behalf of others
- peacekeeping★23the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international…
- diamondbacks★24large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
- undertakings★18any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- speakerphone★23a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker
All 1,097 words
A…
12-letter words with A (28)
Top score: ANTIKICKBACK, 30 points
B…
12-letter words with B (144)
Top score: BLACKJACKING, 34 points. to strike with a piece of leather-wrapped metal with a springy handle
breakthrough★25bankruptcies★22breathtaking★22blackjacking34backcheckingnot in WWF32bashibazouksUK32buckjumpingsUK32backcheckersnot in WWF31bodychecking30bushwhacking30backpackingsnot in WWF29blogjackingsUK29bushwhackers29backblockersUK28backflippingnot in WWF28
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backhandedly28bakhshishingUK28bluejackingsUK28backbenchers27backbreaking27backcatchersnot in WWF27backsheeshedUK27backshishingUK27backswimmersnot in WWF27backtracking27blackwashingUK27breechblocks27brickmakingsUK27buckshishingUK27bullwhackingUK27backbreakers26backchattingUK26backdropping26backgammonedUK26backsheeshesnot in WWF26backstitched26backswordmanUK26backswordmenUK26backwoodsman26backwoodsmen26benchmarkingnot in WWF26biofeedbacks26bullwhackersnot in WWF26backchannelsUK25backdraughtsUK25backlighting25backpaddlingnot in WWF25backslapping25backsplashes25backstabbing25backstampingnot in WWF25backstitches25backstopping25backstrokingUK25baksheeshingUK25blackguardly25blacktopping25bladderwracknot in WWF25bookkeepings25brinkmanship25bucketmouthsnot in WWF25bushwalkingsUK25backcourtman24backcourtmen24backfieldersnot in WWF24backfillingsUK24backfittingsUK24backpedaling24backpedalled24backslappers24backstabbers24backstraightnot in WWF24backstrokersnot in WWF24backwardness24backwoodsiernot in WWF24basketweaverUK24basketweavesUK24blackbirding24blackhanders24bokmakieriesUK24brickfielderUK24bricklayings24backcrossing23backgrounded23backspeeringUK23backspeiringUK23barebackingsUK23blackballing23blackberriednot in WWF23blackbirders23blackguarded23blackleggingnot in WWF23blackmailing23blockbusting23blockishnessUK23brackishness23backbonelessUK22backgrounder22backscatters22backslidingsUK22blackberries22blackcurrantnot in WWF22blackleadingnot in WWF22blackmailers22blanketweedsUK22blockbusters22bloodsucking22bookbindings22bradykinesiaUK22breakdancingnot in WWF22breakfasting22bumpkinliestUK22buttonhooked22backstallingUK21backstartingUK21besprinkling21billstickingUK21blacklisting21blatherskite21bletherskateUK21blokeishnessUK21bloodsuckers21bluestocking21boilermakingUK21bookcrossingUK21bootlickingsnot in WWF21bottlenecked21breadbaskets21breakdancersnot in WWF21breakfasters21brushstrokesnot in WWF21ballbreakersUK20basketballernot in WWF20billstickersUK20blacklisters20blockinessesUK20boeremusieksUK20boilermakers20booksellings19baulkinessesUK18brankursinesUK18breaststroke18brokennesses18businesslike18
C…
12-letter words with C (92)
Top score: CLICKJACKING, 34 points
clickjackingUK34chequerworksUK33crackerjacks33chickenpoxesUK32cuckoldizingUK31checkmarking30checkweigherUK30cockneyfying30cockblockingnot in WWF29checkerberry28cheekpouchesUK28cockblockersnot in WWF28cockfighting28checkerbloomUK27chuckleheads27
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clockmakingsnot in WWF27cocksuckingsnot in WWF27cockthrowingUK27cockyleekiesUK27camiknickersnot in WWF26checkerboard26cheechalkoesUK26chickenshits26chuckawallas26cockcrowingsUK26coffeemakers26crosscheckedUK26crowdworkingUK26cuckooflower26chikungunyasnot in WWF25clicktivismsUK25countercheck25crackerberrynot in WWF25cyberattacksnot in WWF25checklistingnot in WWF24cockaleekiesUK24cockamamiestUK24cockeyedness24cockieleekieUK24cockswainingUK24comstockismsUK24corkscrewing24cramboclinksUK24cabinetworks23cackermanderUK23chalkstripesUK23chemokinesesUK23chemokinesisUK23chokeberries23clickbaitingUK23clicktivistsUK23cockleshells23crackbrained23cracklewares23cryoplanktonUK23cyberstalkerUK23cycloalkanesnot in WWF23cabinetmaker22clickstreamsnot in WWF22cockabulliesUK22computerlike22computerniks22concertstuckUK22cornhuskings22crackberriesUK22crankhandlesUK22cuckoldisingUK22cupronickels22candlesticks21chalkinessesnot in WWF21cheekinesses21cheesesteaksnot in WWF21chokersetternot in WWF21chunkinessesnot in WWF21cockteasingsnot in WWF21codebreakersUK21counterworksUK21cytoskeletal21cytoskeleton21cockernoniesUK20cocksinessesUK20cocksureness20countermarksUK20crakeberriesUK20cankerednessUK19cantankerous18countersinks18courtierlikeUK18crankinesses18creakinesses18crinklerootsnot in WWF18croakinessesnot in WWF18
D…
12-letter words with D (25)
Top score: DOCKIZATIONS, 28 points
E…
12-letter words with E (11)
Top score: EARTHQUAKING, 29 points
F…
12-letter words with F (47)
Top score: FLASHBACKING, 27 points (tied with one other)
flashbackingUK27forechecking27flashpackersUK26forecheckers26fingerpicked25flickeringly25fairnytickleUK24feathersticknot in WWF24fernyticklesUK24fingerpickernot in WWF24flatpickingsnot in WWF24foreknowablenot in WWF24fiddlesticks23fieldworkersnot in WWF23firecrackers23
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forethinkingUK23frankpledges23freethinking23floorwalkers22foreslackingUK22forespeaking22forethinkersUK22frankalmoignUK22frankfurters22freakishness22freethinkers22fairnitickleUK21fecklessness21ferniticklesUK21ferronickelsUK21ficklenesses21finicketiestUK21flickertailsUK21folkloristic21folksingings21folksonomiesUK21folktronicasUK21frankincense21farnarkelingUK20foretokening20forkednessesUK20folksinesses19forsakennessnot in WWF19fortresslike19franklinites19freakinesses19friskinesses19
G…
12-letter words with G (26)
Top score: GADZOOKERIES, 27 points
H…
12-letter words with H (49)
Top score: HIGHJACKINGS, 33 points. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use…
housekeeping★22highjackingsUK33handkerchief28hitchhikingsnot in WWF28hydrocracked28hyperkalemicUK28hypokalaemicUK28hamshacklingUK27hydrocracker27heckelphonesUK26homewreckersUK26hydraulickedUK26hyperkalemiaUK26hyperkinetic26hypermarkets26
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hypokalaemiaUK26hypokalemias26handkerchersUK25holidaymaker25homeworkingsUK25honeysuckledUK25hydrokinetic25hyperlinkingnot in WWF25handshakingsUK24honeysuckersUK24honeysuckles24huntiegowkedUK24hyperkineses24hyperkinesia24hyperkinesis24headshrinker23henpeckeriesUK23hillwalkingsUK23homesickness23hucksterisms23heterokaryon22houseworkersUK22hucksteragesUK22hucksteringsnot in WWF22haliplanktonUK21halterbreaks21halterbroken21heartbreaker21holoplanktonUK21housebreaker21housekeepers21huckstressesUK21hookednessesUK20heterokontanUK19
I…
12-letter words with I (14)
Top score: ICEBREAKINGS, 21 points. breaking of ice
J…
12-letter words with J (11)
Top score: JICKAJOGGING, 35 points
K…
12-letter words with K (106)
Top score: KATZENJAMMER, 36 points. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
kindergarten★18katzenjammer36kickflippingUK30kitschifyingnot in WWF28kyanizationsUK28kakistocracyUK27ketoconazolenot in WWF27kymographies27kalashnikovsUK26karyomappingUK26karyotypicalUK26keratinizing26killikinicksUK26kinnikinicksUK26kinnikinnick26
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knowledgablyUK26knuckleheads26kurchatoviumnot in WWF26kwashiorkors26karyokinetic25karyoplasmicUK25karyotypingsnot in WWF25kiddiewinkieUK25klutzinesses25keratophyresUK24keystrokingsUK24kirschwasserUK24kitchenmaidsUK24kitchenwares24kletterschuhUK24knuckleballs24knucklebones24karyokineses23karyokinesis23keyboardingsUK23kickstartingnot in WWF23kindredshipsUK23kinesipathicUK23kneecappings23knowledgablenot in WWF23kaleidophoneUK22kamelaukionsUK22karyological22katavothronsUK22katharevousaUK22keraunographUK22keyboardists22kinetographsUK22kleptocraticnot in WWF22kleptomaniac22knackinessesUK22kremlinology22kaleidoscope21katabothronsUK21katharometerUK21keratinocytenot in WWF21keratoplasty21kettlestitchUK21kinaestheticnot in WWF21kinetochores21kitchenaliasUK21kitchenettes21kitschnessesUK21klipspringernot in WWF21knowablenessUK21karyologistsUK20kawanatangasUK20keelhaulingsUK20kilometricalUK20kinetoscopes20kiteboardingnot in WWF20kitesurfingsnot in WWF20kleptomanias20kneeboardingnot in WWF20knightliness20knobbinessesUK20kotahitangasUK20kainogeneticUK19ketoacidosesUK19ketoacidosisUK19kilometragesnot in WWF19kinaesthesesUK19kinaesthesianot in WWF19kinaesthesisUK19kinderspielsUK19kinesthesias19kleinhuisiesUK19kneeboardersnot in WWF19kriegsspielsUK19kyanisationsUK19keratometersUK18keratotomies18kilocalories18kinesiatricsUK18kinetonucleiUK18kinetoplasts18knagginessesUK18kainogenesesUK17kainogenesisUK17keratinisingnot in WWF17keratogenousUK17ketosteroids17kindlinesses17kinglinesses17klendusitiesUK17knottinesses16
L…
12-letter words with L (42)
Top score: LACQUERWORKS, 30 points
lacquerworks30lumberjacketnot in WWF29locksmitheryUK26lampblackingUK25locksmithing24lockstitched24leatherbacks23leukocytoticUK23lockstitches23luckenboothsUK23landskippingUK22landsknechtsUK22lawbreakings22leatherworksnot in WWF22leukoplakias22
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lightkeepersnot in WWF22luckengowansUK22latticeworks21leathernecks21leukemogenic21leukocytoses21leukocytosis21linebackings21lovesickness21lukewarmness21ladylikenessUK20leucoplakiasUK20leukopoietic20lickspittles20loansharkingnot in WWF20leopardskinsUK19leukaemogensUK19lifelikeness19loudspeakers19larrikinismsUK18leukopoieses18leukopoiesis18likabilities18likeablenessnot in WWF18lucklessnessnot in WWF18leukotrienes16likelinessesnot in WWF16
M…
12-letter words with M (46)
Top score: MONKEYWRENCH, 29 points (tied with one other). to deliberately impede functioning in protest
monkeywrenchnot in WWF29muckamuckingUK29matchmakings26matchmarkingnot in WWF26machtpolitikUK25marksmanship25marrowskyingUK25microcrackedUK25mockumentarynot in WWF25merrymakings24mispackaging24mockingbirds24moneymakings24monkeyshines24moviemakings24
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mackintoshes23marshlocksesUK23meatpackings23mellowspeaksUK23merchantlikeUK23misknowledge23muckspreaderUK23marketplaces22metalworking22milksoppiestUK22marlingspikeUK21metalworkers21misreckoning21mountebanked21multitracked21marlinespike20marlinspikes20meroplanktonUK20moonstrickenUK20markednesses19marketeeringnot in WWF19maskallongesUK19monotaskingsUK19multiskilled19multitasking19muskellungesnot in WWF19malakatoonesUK18masterstroke18mistakennessUK18multistrikesUK18multitaskersnot in WWF18
N…
12-letter words with N (14)
Top score: NAMECHECKING, 26 points (tied with one other)
O…
12-letter words with O (21)
Top score: OUTJOCKEYING, 29 points. to surpass in jockeying
P…
12-letter words with P (71)
Top score: PADDYWACKING, 29 points (tied with three others)
peacekeeping★23paddywackingnot in WWF29pickabacking29pickapackingUK29pickpocketednot in WWF29piggybacking28patchworkingnot in WWF27pitchforking27placekicking27pocketknives27placekickers26policymakingnot in WWF26postworkshop26paperbackingUK25perjinkitiesUK25
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pickelhaubesUK25pinkwashingsUK25pocketphonesUK25policymakersnot in WWF25packinghouse24paperbackersUK24pathbreaking24pawnbrokings24pennywinklesUK24phrasemaking24pickerelweed24pinnywinklesUK24prepackaging24puckhandlersnot in WWF24pumpernickel24papermakings23paperworkersnot in WWF23peacemakings23photokinetic23phrasemakers23pieceworkers23poikilocytesUK23poikilotherm23powerbrokers23prebreakfast23provokementsUK23pumpkinseeds23passageworks22peacekeepers22peacockeriesUK22pickleballernot in WWF22pigstickingsUK22preshrinking22photokineses21photokinesis21pickadilliesUK21pickadilloesUK21pickednessesUK21pinniewinkleUK21plasterworks21platemakings21platemarkingUK21politickingsnot in WWF21postcardlike21prankishness21premarketing21printmakings21parkinsonism20pernicketierUK20plastickiestUK20pluckinesses20pranksterismnot in WWF20painstakings19peakednesses19parkinsonian18perestroikas18
Q…
12-letter words with Q (8)
Top score: QUICKSILVERY, 33 points
R…
12-letter words with R (29)
Top score: REQUICKENING, 28 points
S…
12-letter words with S (193)
Top score: STOCKJOBBERY, 32 points
stakeholders★20supermarkets★20stockholders★22spokesperson★20speakerphone★23stockjobberyUK32stockjobbing30stockjobbers29switchbacked29spatchcockednot in WWF28spitchcockednot in WWF28stickybeakedUK28scratchbacksUK27shipwrecking27sparrowhawksUK27
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steeplejacks27swashbuckled27shockabilityUK26skeletonized26skrimshankedUK26skyrocketing26speechmakingUK26spellcheckedUK26sticklebacks26stockpickersUK26swashbuckler26swashbuckles26swivelblocksUK26sharksuckersUK25shellshockedUK25skeletonizer25skeletonizes25skeuomorphicUK25skrimshankerUK25skunkbrushesnot in WWF25speechmakersUK25spellcheckernot in WWF25stockbroking25stockmanshipnot in WWF25straitjacket25safecracking24scrimshankedUK24shopbreakingUK24shopkeepingsnot in WWF24spacewalking24stakhanovismUK24stockbrokers24stockkeepers24suckerfishesUK24svarabhaktisUK24saddlebackednot in WWF23safecrackers23saltchuckersUK23schecklatonsUK23scrapbookingnot in WWF23scrimshankerUK23shacklebones23shellcracker23shopbreakersUK23shuttlecocks23sidewhiskersnot in WWF23slacktivismsnot in WWF23spacewalkers23sparkleberryUK23sparkplugged23speakerships23stickabilityUK23stickhandled23stockholdingnot in WWF23stockpunishtUK23stocktakings23stretchmarksUK23safekeepings22schnorkeling22schnorkelledUK22scrapbookersnot in WWF22sheetrockingnot in WWF22shelftalkersUK22shellackings22shockingnessnot in WWF22skimboardingUK22skirmishingsnot in WWF22skullduggery22sleepwalking22snickeringlynot in WWF22spokespeople22stakhanoviteUK22starfuckingsUK22stickhandler22stickhandles22straddlebackUK22stringybarks22subnetworkednot in WWF22superkingdomUK22scorekeepingnot in WWF21semiweeklies21sharemilkersUK21skimboardersUK21skimmingtonsUK21slacktivistsUK21sleepwalkers21spatterdocks21spatterworksUK21specklednessUK21sphairistikeUK21spokesmodelsnot in WWF21spondoolicksUK21springkeeperUK21stakeholdingnot in WWF21stockbreeder21stockishnessUK21stockpilingsUK21scorekeepers20sidetracking20sidewalklessnot in WWF20skankinessesUK20skateboardednot in WWF20skimpinesses20skintightestUK20slickensidedUK20slockdolagerUK20slockdoligerUK20slockdologerUK20smokescreensnot in WWF20sockdolagers20sockdoligersUK20sockdologers20soundtrackednot in WWF20spanakopitas20spanokopitas20specksioneerUK20specktioneerUK20speedskatingnot in WWF20spitstickersUK20splatterpunknot in WWF20steelworkingUK20subnotebooksnot in WWF20semidarkness19sicknursingsUK19silkscreenednot in WWF19singlesticks19singletracksUK19skateboarder19skillfulness19skinflintierUK19skittishness19slackliningsUK19slickensides19sneakishnessUK19snickersneedUK19spirkettingsUK19sprinkleringnot in WWF19steelmakings19steelworkers19stickleadersUK19stockinglessUK19stoneworkersnot in WWF19storekeepingUK19streetwalker19swankinesses19sickernessesUK18sicklinesses18sinkerballernot in WWF18skillcentresUK18snickersnees18spookinesses18spunkinesses18staktometersUK18stickinesses18stockinesses18stockinettes18stonebreakerUK18storekeepers18streetkeeperUK18superstrikes18supertankers18skeletonised17skilligaleesUK17skilligoleesUK17skutteruditeUK17sneakingnessUK17snorkellingsnot in WWF17stinkingnessUK17strikingnessUK17seraskierateUK16skeletoniserUK16skeletonises16skillessness16skinninesses16slinkinesses16sneakinesses16stalkinessesUK16stratotankerUK16
T…
12-letter words with T (41)
Top score: TECHNOJUNKIE, 28 points
technojunkieUK28thumbtacking26tiddledywinkUK25trackwalkers25traffickingsUK25thanksgiving24ticktacktoes24tiddleywinksUK24tiggywinklesUK24traffickiestUK24technospeaksUK23thanksgiversUK23thankfullest22thankfulness22threadmakersUK22
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tracklayings22thermokarstsnot in WWF21ticklishness21timekeepings21trickishness21teleworkingsnot in WWF20thinkingness20trackerballsUK20tracklementsUK20trademarking20troublemaker20truckmasters20tailormakingUK19tankbustingsUK19telebankingsnot in WWF19telemarkingsnot in WWF19trellisworks19trestleworks19tricksteringUK19trunksleevesUK19turtlenecked19taskmistress18telemarketer18trailbreaker18trickinesses18takingnessesUK17
U…
12-letter words with U (39)
Top score: UNPROVOKEDLY, 25 points (tied with one other)
undertakings★18unprovokedlyUK25unthankfullyUK25unmistakably23unremarkably23unthinkingly23unblinkingly22unskillfully22unbespeakingUK21underkingdomUK21underskinkerUK21underworkingnot in WWF21unshrinkablenot in WWF21unbreakablesnot in WWF20underbankedsnot in WWF20
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undercookingnot in WWF20underkeepingUK20understockedUK20underworkersUK20unknightlierUK20unlikelihood20unmarketable20unmistakable20unreckonableUK20unremarkable20unstockingedUK20underblanketUK19underkeepersUK19undertakableUK19undrinkablesnot in WWF19unbrokennessUK18underlookersUK17unkennelling17unkindliness17unkindnesses17unartistlikeUK16unlikeliness16unlikenesses16unsailorlikeUK16
V…
12-letter words with V (1)
Top score: VOORTREKKERS, 23 points
W…
12-letter words with W (36)
Top score: WICKETKEEPER, 27 points (tied with four others)
workstations★19watchkeepingnot in WWF27watchmakings27wicketkeepernot in WWF27workshoppingnot in WWF27workwatchersUK27walkingstick26watchkeepersnot in WWF26weathercocks26workmanships26warchalkingsUK25workingwoman25workingwomen25whistlepunksnot in WWF24wisecracking24
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woodworkings24workaholisms24wakeboardingnot in WWF23whiskerandosUK23wireworkingsUK23wisecrackers23wreckmastersUK23wakeboardersnot in WWF22watermarking22wickednesses22windbreakers22wonderstrucknot in WWF22wastebaskets21workableness21workmanliestUK21workmistressUK21wunderkinder21waterskiings20winterkilledUK20weaklinesses19worklessness19
Y…
12-letter words with Y (1)
Top score: YELLOWJACKET, 31 points. a small, aggressive yellow-striped wasp
Z…
12-letter words with Z (2)
Top score: ZOOPLANKTERS, 27 points (tied with one other). a single zooplankton organism
About these words
- 1,097 of the 21,965 12-letter words have the letter K (5%).
- 670 are good in NWL2023, 1,030 in Collins Scrabble Words, 627 in WOW24 and 502 in the Words With Friends list. 16 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, katzenjammer scores the most (36), then jickajogging (35), then blackjacking and clickjacking (34 each), then five words on 33.