5 letter words starting with K
Every 5-letter word in the dictionary that opens with K — 206 of the 8,636 words of this length.
- Words
- 206
- Everyday
- 37in the size-ranked core
- Longest
- 5206 words tie
- Shortest
- 5206 words tie
- karat
- kayak
- keels
- keens
- keeps
- keyed
- khaki
- kicks
- kills
- kilns
- kilos
- kilts
- kinds
- kings
- kinks
- kinky
- kiosk
- kited
- kites
- kitty
- kiwis
- knack
- knead
- kneed
- kneel
- knees
- knelt
- knife
- knits
- knobs
- knock
- knoll
- knots
- known
- knows
- koala
- kudos
- kanas
- kanji
- kapok
- kappa
- kaput
- karma
- karts
- kayos
- kazoo
- kebab
- kelly
- kendo
- kepis
- kerry
- ketch
- khans
- kicky
- kiddo
- kikes
- klutz
- knave
- knell
- knish
- knurl
- kolas
- kooks
- kooky
- kraal
- kraft
- kraut
- krill
- krona
- krone
- kudzu
- kabab
- kadis
- kafir
- kagus
- kaiak
- kaifs
- kails
- kains
- kakas
- kakis
- kales
- kalif
- kalpa
- kames
- kaons
- kaphs
- karoo
- karst
- kasha
- katas
- kauri
- kavas
- kbars
- kecks
- kedge
- keefs
- keeks
- keets
- kefir
- kelep
- kelim
- kelps
- kelpy
- kemps
- kempt
- kenaf
- kench
- kenos
- kerfs
- kerne
- kerns
- ketol
- kevel
- kevil
- kexes
- khadi
- khafs
- khaph
- khats
- kheda
- kheth
- khets
- khoum
- kiang
- kibbe
- kibbi
- kibei
- kibes
- kibla
- kiefs
- kiers
- kilim
- kilty
- kinas
- kines
- kinin
- kinos
- kirks
- kissy
- kists
- kiter
- kithe
- kiths
- kivas
- klong
- kloof
- kluge
- knaps
- knars
- knaur
- knops
- knout
- knurs
- koans
- koels
- kohls
- koine
- kolos
- konks
- kophs
- kopje
- koppa
- korai
- korat
- korun
- kotos
- krait
- kreep
- kroon
- kudus
- kugel
- kukri
- kulak
- kurta
- kurus
- kvass
- kyack
- kyaks
- kyats
- kylix
- kyrie
- kytes
- kythe
- kabar
- kabob
- kalam
- kamik
- kanes
- kapas
- karns
- kaury
- kebar
- kebob
- keeve
- keirs
- kerbs
- kiddy
- kirns
- knosp
- kopek
- kotow
- krubi
- kumys
- kusso
- kyars
What is in this list
Every one of them has 5 letters.
37 of them — 18% — are in the everyday tier; the rest are filed as rarer.
Every one of them contains an K.
The one furthest down the tiers is kabar, filed in the unranked list.
Other openings at 5 letters
- A497
- B589
- C665
- D457
- E192
- F430
- G415
- H334
- I118
- J134
- K206
- L401
- M444
- N200
- O181
- P565
- Q53
- R419
- S1,056
- T548
- U117
- V161
- W296
- X13
- Y94
- Z51
K at other lengths, and 5 letters by ending
- 3 letters27
- 4 letters121
- 6 letters275
- 7 letters318
- 8 letters304
- 9 letters202
- 10 letters109
- 11 letters71
- 12 letters34
- 13 letters19
- 14 letters12
- ends A356
- ends B35
- ends C97
- ends D582
- ends E931
- ends F53
- ends G88
- ends H255
- ends I142
- ends K182
- ends L345
- ends M125
Ordered everyday words first, then alphabetical inside each group — the same rule on every list here. At most 300 are printed on one page.