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5 Letter Words With K

1,438 five-letter words have the letter K. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that have the letter K

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • click 13to make a short, sharp sound
  • books 11a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
  • links 9to connect
  • black 13being of the darkest color
  • check 16to inspect
  • think 12to formulate in the mind
  • stock 11the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an…
  • poker 11one that pokes
  • track 11a line or route along which something travels or moves
  • works 12to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose
  • makes 11to cause to exist
  • taken 9to get possession of
  • known 12to have a true understanding of
  • quick 20acting or capable of acting with speed
  • asked 10to communicate in order to elicit a response
  • weeks 12a period of seven days

All 1,438 words, A to Z

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E… (13)

Top score: EKKAS, 13 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a one-horse vehicle of India

I… (11)

Top score: ICKLE, 11 points (tied with two others)

K… (377)

Top score: KARZY, 21 points (tied with one other)

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Q… (8)

Top score: QUAKY, 21 points. Meaning: tending to quake

S… (204)

Top score: SHAKY, 15 points (tied with five others). Meaning: shaking

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U… (6)

Top score: UMIAK, 11 points (tied with one other). Meaning: an open Inuit boat

V… (4)

Top score: VODKA, 13 points. Meaning: a liquor

Z… (9)

Top score: ZINKY, 21 points. Meaning: resembling zinc

About these words

  • 1,438 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter K (11%).
  • 993 are good in NWL2023, 1,434 in Collins Scrabble Words and 873 in ENABLE. 215 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, six words share the top score of 21, among them jacky, jocky and karzy.