Words With K

Quick answer: There are 12,648 valid words containing the letter K in the ENABLE word list this tool uses. Type your letters into the Word Unscrambler to find the ones your rack can actually play.

Top-Scoring Plays

Base Scrabble tile scores, before board premiums — the highest-value words containing the letter K.

2 letters

ka, ki, ok

3 letters

ark, ask, auk, dak, eke, elk, ick, ilk, ink, irk, kab, kae, kaf, kas, kat, kay, kea, kef, keg, ken, kep, kex, key, khi, kid, kif, kin, kip, kir, kit, koa, kob, koi, kop, kor, kos, kue, lek, oak, oka, oke, ska, ski, sky, tsk, uke, wok, yak, yok, yuk, zek

4 letters

akee, akin, alky, amok, ankh, arak, arks, asks, auks, back, bake, balk, bank, bark, bask, beak, beck, bike, bilk, birk, bisk, bock, bonk, book, bosk, buck, bulk, bunk, busk, cake, caky, calk, cark, cask, cock, coke, conk, cook, cork, cuke, cusk, daks, dank, dark, dawk, deck, deke, desk, dhak, dick, dike, dink, dirk, disk, dock, dork, drek, duck, duke, dunk, dusk, dyke, eked, ekes, elks, fake, feck, fink, flak, folk, fork, fuck, funk, fyke, gawk, geck, geek, gink, gook, gowk, guck, gunk, hack, haik, hake, hank, hark, hawk, heck, hick, hike, hock, hoke, holk, honk, hook, howk, huck, hulk, hunk, husk, icky, ikat, ikon, ilka, ilks, inks, inky, irks, jack, jake, jauk, jerk, jink, jock, joke, joky, jouk, juke, junk, kaas, kabs, kadi, kaes, kafs, kagu, kaif, kail, kain, kaka, kaki, kale, kame, kami, kana, kane, kaon, kapa, kaph, karn, kart, kata, kats, kava, kayo, kays, kbar, keas, keck, keef, keek, keel, keen, keep, keet, kefs, kegs, keir, kelp, kemp, keno, kens, kent, kepi, keps, kept, kerb, kerf, kern, keto, keys, khaf, khan, khat, khet, khis, kibe, kick, kids, kief, kier, kifs, kike, kill, kiln, kilo, kilt, kina, kind, kine, king, kink, kino, kins, kips, kirk, kirn, kirs, kiss, kist, kite, kith, kits, kiva, kiwi, knap, knar, knee, knew, knit, knob, knop, knot, know, knur, koan, koas, kobo, kobs, koel, kohl, kola, kolo, konk, kook, koph, kops, kore, kors, koss, koto, kris, kudo, kudu, kues, kuru, kvas, kyak, kyar, kyat, kyte, lack, lake, lakh, laky, lank, lark, leak, leek, leke

5 letters

aback, abaka, ackee, acock, akees, akela, akene, alack, alike, alkyd, alkyl, amoks, amuck, ankhs, ankle, ankus, apeak, apeek, araks, asked, asker, askew, askoi, askos, awake, awoke, babka, backs, baked, baker, bakes, balks, balky, banks, barks, barky, basks, batik, baulk, beaks, beaky, becks, biked, biker, bikes, bikie, bilks, birks, bisks, black, blank, bleak, blink, block, bloke, bocks, bonks, books, bosks, bosky, brake, braky, brank, break, brick, brink, brisk, brock, broke, brook, brusk, bucko, bucks, bulks, bulky, bunko, bunks, burke, busks, caked, cakes, cakey, calks, carks, casks, casky, caulk, chalk, chark, check, cheek, chick, chink, chirk, chock, choke, choky, chook, chuck, chunk, clack, clank, cleek, clerk, click, clink, cloak, clock, clonk, cluck, clunk, cocks, cocky, coked, cokes, conks, conky, cooks, cooky, corks, corky, crack, crake, crank, creak, creek, crick, croak, crock, crook, cruck, cukes, cusks, darks, darky, dawks, decks, deked, dekes, dekko, desks, dhaks, dicks, dicky, diked, diker, dikes, dikey, dinks, dinky, dirks, disks, docks, dorks, dorky, drake, drank, dreck, dreks, drink, drouk, drunk, ducks, ducky, duked, dukes, dumka, dumky, dunks, dusks, dusky, dyked, dykes, dykey, eikon, eking, enoki, ensky, eskar, esker, evoke, faked, faker, fakes, fakey, fakir, fecks, finks, flack, flake, flaky, flank, flask, fleck, flick, flock, fluke, fluky, flunk, folks, folky, forks, forky, frank, freak, frisk, frock, fucks, funks, funky, fykes, gawks, gawky, gecko, gecks, geeks, geeky, ginks, gleek, gooks, gooky, gowks, greek, gucks, gunks, gunky, hacek, hacks, haika, haiks, haiku, hakes, hakim, hanks, hanky, harks, hawks, hecks, hicks, hiked, hiker, hikes, hocks, hoick, hoked, hokes, hokey, hokku, hokum, holks

6 letters

abakas, ackees, adzuki, aikido, akelas, akenes, akimbo, alaska, alfaki, alkali, alkane, alkene, alkies, alkine, alkoxy, alkyds, alkyls, alkyne, alsike, amucks, ananke, ankled, ankles, anklet, ankush, anorak, antick, arcked, arkose, arrack, askant, askers, asking, attack, auklet, awaked, awaken, awakes, awoken, axlike, babkas, backed, backer, backup, bakers, bakery, baking, balked, balker, banked, banker, barked, barker, basked, basket, batiks, battik, baulks, baulky, beaked, beaker, becked, becket, beckon, bedeck, bekiss, beknot, belike, bemock, berake, betake, betook, beylik, bhakta, bhakti, bicker, bikers, bikies, biking, bikini, bilked, bilker, bipack, birkie, blacks, blanks, bleaks, blinks, blocks, blocky, blokes, bodkin, bohunk, bonked, booked, booker, bookie, bosker, bosket, braked, brakes, branks, breaks, breeks, bricks, bricky, brinks, brisks, brocks, broken, broker, brooks, bucked, bucker, bucket, buckle, buckra, bulked, bumkin, bunked, bunker, bunkos, bunkum, burked, burker, burkes, busked, busker, buskin, buzuki, bytalk, bywork, cackle, cakier, caking, calked, calker, calkin, canker, carack, carked, casked, casket, catkin, caulks, chabuk, chakra, chalks, chalky, charka, charks, checks, cheeks, cheeky, chicks, chinks, chinky, chirks, chocks, choked, choker, chokes, chokey, chooks, chucks, chucky, chukar, chukka, chunks, chunky, clacks, clanks, cleeks, clerks, clicks, clinks, cloaks, clocks, clonks, clucks, clunks, clunky, cocked, cocker, cockle, cockup, coking, comake, conked, conker, cooked, cooker, cookey, cookie, copeck, corked, corker, cracks, cracky, crakes, cranks, cranky, creaks, creaky, creeks, cricks, crikey, croaks, croaky, crocks, crojik, crooks, crucks, cuckoo, dacker, daiker, daikon, dakoit, damask, danker, dankly, darked, darken, darker, darkey, darkie, darkle, darkly, debark, debeak, debunk, decked, deckel, decker, deckle, dekare, deking, dekkos, demark, detick, dibbuk, dicked, dicker, dickey, dickie, dikdik, dikers, diking, diktat, dinked

7 letters

adzukis, aikidos, airlike, airpark, airsick, akvavit, alaskas, alfakis, alkalic, alkalin, alkalis, alkanes, alkanet, alkenes, alkines, alkylic, alkynes, alsikes, amtrack, anankes, angakok, anklets, ankling, ankuses, anoraks, anticks, antlike, apelike, arabesk, arcking, arkoses, arkosic, armlike, armlock, arracks, artwork, askance, askeses, askesis, askings, asslike, attacks, auklets, autarky, awakens, awaking, awkward, backbit, backers, backfit, backhoe, backing, backlit, backlog, backout, backsaw, backset, backups, bakings, baklava, baklawa, balkers, balkier, balkily, balking, bangkok, bankers, banking, banksia, bannock, barkeep, barkers, barkier, barking, barrack, bashlyk, baskets, basking, batlike, battiks, baulked, bawcock, bazooka, beakers, beakier, beatnik, bechalk, beckets, becking, beckons, becloak, bedecks, bedlike, bedrock, bedtick, beelike, befleck, beknots, belleek, bemocks, beraked, berakes, berserk, besmoke, bespake, bespeak, bespoke, betaken, betakes, bethank, bethink, betoken, beyliks, bhaktas, bhaktis, bibcock, biblike, bickers, bidarka, bikeway, bikinis, bilkers, bilking, bipacks, birkies, bittock, blacked, blacken, blacker, blackly, blanked, blanker, blanket, blankly, blaubok, bleaker, bleakly, blesbok, blinked, blinker, blocked, blocker, bodkins, bohunks, bonkers, bonking, bonnock, bookend, bookers, bookful, bookies, booking, bookish, booklet, bookman, bookmen, boomkin, boshbok, boskage, boskets, boskier, bowknot, bowlike, boxlike, boychik, bracken, bracket, brakier, braking, breaker, breakup, bricked, brickle, brisked, brisker, brisket, briskly, britska, britzka, brocket, brokage, brokers, broking, brooked, brookie, brusker, buckeen, buckers, buckets, buckeye, bucking, buckish, buckled, buckler, buckles, buckoes, buckram, buckras, bucksaw, budlike, bulkage, bulkier, bulkily, bulking, bullock, bulwark, bumkins, bumpkin, bunkers, bunking, bunkoed, bunkums, bunraku, burdock, burkers, burking, burkite, burlesk, buskers, busking, buskins, buttock, buyback, buzukia, buzukis, bytalks, byworks, cackled, cackler, cackles, cakiest, calkers, calking, calkins, calpack, canakin, canikin, cankers, caprock, caracks, carking, carrack, carsick, caskets, casking, cassock, catkins, catlike, catwalk, caulked

8 letters

aardvark, abelmosk, aguelike, aircheck, airparks, akvavits, alkahest, alkalies, alkalify, alkaline, alkalise, alkalize, alkaloid, alkanets, alkoxide, alkylate, amtracks, angakoks, ankerite, ankushes, ankylose, anticked, antiking, antileak, antilock, antimask, antinuke, antirock, antiskid, antitank, arabesks, archduke, armlocks, artworks, asparkle, asterisk, attacked, attacker, auntlike, autarkic, awakened, awakener, baaskaap, babushka, backache, backbeat, backbend, backbite, backbone, backcast, backchat, backdate, backdoor, backdrop, backfill, backfire, backfits, backflow, backhand, backhaul, backhoes, backings, backland, backlash, backless, backlist, backlogs, backmost, backouts, backpack, backrest, backroom, backrush, backsaws, backseat, backsets, backside, backslap, backslid, backspin, backstab, backstay, backstop, backward, backwash, backwood, backwrap, backyard, baidarka, bakemeat, bakeries, bakeshop, baklavas, baklawas, bakshish, baldrick, balkiest, balkline, ballhawk, ballpark, balmlike, bangkoks, bankable, bankbook, bankcard, bankerly, bankings, banknote, bankroll, bankrupt, banksias, bankside, bannocks, bareback, baresark, barkeeps, barkiest, barkless, barnlike, barracks, bashlyks, basilisk, basketry, baudekin, baulkier, baulking, bawcocks, bazookas, beadlike, beadwork, beakiest, beakless, beaklike, beamlike, beanlike, bearlike, bearskin, beatniks, bechalks, beckoned, beckoner, becloaks, bedarken, bedecked, bedmaker, bedrocks, bedticks, beefcake, beflecks, bekissed, bekisses, beknight, belleeks, bemocked, benedick, beraking, berserks, besmoked, besmokes, bespeaks, bespoken, betaking, bethanks, bethinks, betokens, bibcocks, bickered, bickerer, bidarkas, bidarkee, biforked, bikeways, bikinied, billhook, birdlike, bitstock, bittocks, biweekly, blackboy, blackcap, blackens, blackest, blackfin, blackfly, blackgum, blacking, blackish, blackleg, blackout, blacktop, blankest, blankets, blanking, blauboks, bleakest, bleakish, blesboks, blesbuck, blinkard, blinkers, blinking, blockade, blockage, blockers, blockier, blocking, blockish, blowback, bluebook, bluejack, bluetick, boathook, boatlike, bobolink, bodywork, bollocks, bonnocks, bontebok, bookable, bookcase, bookends, bookfuls, bookings, booklets, booklice, booklore, bookmark, bookrack, bookrest, bookshop, bookworm, boomkins, boondock, bootjack, bootlick, boschbok, boshboks, boshvark, boskages, boskiest, bousouki, bouzouki, bowknots, bowllike, boychick, boychiks, brackens, brackets, brackish, brakeage

Game Strategy

KA and KI give K useful two-letter plays, while short words like ARK, ILK, ELK and the -CK endings make it easy to place.

Going Deeper

K is the value tile you draw often, so fluency pays off constantly rather than occasionally. The twos (KA, KI) enable parallel plays; the threes and fours (ARK, ELK, OAK, YAK, KEG, KIWI) place it cheaply. Its real strength is versatility: K sits comfortably at the start (KING, KNEE), the end (BACK, DECK, MILK) and inside common words, so you are rarely stuck holding it. Filter your tiles for K to list every option.

How to Use

1. Open the Word Unscrambler
2. Type your available letters (use ? or * for blank tiles)
3. Apply the starts-with, ends-with, or contains filter to match this pattern
4. Results appear grouped by length, sorted by Scrabble score

More High-Value Letter Lists

What two-letter words contain K?

The two-letter K words are KA and KI in the North American list, with KO and KY added in the international dictionary. Those short forms make K easy to slot into parallel plays, where it scores in two words at once. K is worth 5 points, so even a two-tile placement on a double letter is a solid return. That flexibility is why K feels less risky to hold than J, Q, X or Z.

How many words contain the letter K?

The ENABLE word list has 12,648 valid words containing K, far more than any of the premium letters. That abundance is exactly why K is one of the easiest scoring tiles to place. The list on this page is grouped by length so you can scan the short plays first. Use the unscrambler with your own tiles to narrow it to what you can actually play.

Why is K easier to play than J or Q?

K is easier to play because it sits comfortably at the start of a word (KING, KNEE), at the end (BACK, DECK, MILK) and inside it (BAKER, TOKEN), whereas J and Q are nearly always word-initial. It also has two valid two-letter forms instead of J's one and Q's none. At 5 points it still earns a real premium bonus without the risk of being stranded. In practice you can hold a K for several turns without it clogging your rack.

What are the highest-scoring K words?

The highest-scoring K words pair the tile with another premium letter: JOKE, KAZOO, KUDZU, ZINKY and QUARK all do exactly that. Among short words KEX, KYAK and KAPH give a good return for three or four tiles. Words ending in -CK (BLACK, TRUCK, QUICK) are the easiest to place because the ending hooks onto so many stems. Sort this page by Scrabble score to see the top-value K words first.

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