Words That Start With

K

English words beginning with “K” — sorted by frequency

✦182 words found

🟩29 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With K

29 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

KRILL KNAVE KNELL KINKY KNOCK KNOLL KENTE KNACK KITHE KITTY KEBAB KALON KIOSK KNEAD KAPUT KEENS KARMA KAPPA KEMPT KNIFE KNOWN KAABA KIDDO KREWE KNOWL KNEEL KRAAL KANJI KEEVE

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With K

29 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

KEEN KIND KEEL KNOT KINK KEEP KITE KNAP KICK KNOW KILL KERF KISS KNOB KINE KALE KAMI KIKE KELL KING KNEE KERN KERB KEMP KEEK KIME KEKE KATA KNAG

All Words Starting With K

182 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
keen	4	1	verb	(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
knowledge	9	2	noun	The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
kinship	7	2	noun	Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
kindred	7	2	noun	(often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
kind	4	1	noun	Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
kindle	6	2	verb	(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
knavish	7	2		Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
key	3	1	noun	(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
knowledgeable	13	4	noun	Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
keel	4	1	noun	(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
kvetch	6	1	noun	To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
knot	4	1	noun	A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
kink	4	1	noun	Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
krill	5	1	noun	Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.
keening	7	2	noun	Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.
knave	5	1	noun	(dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
karcist	7	2	noun	A person who practises magic; a sorcerer or magician.
keep	4	1	verb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
knight	6	1	noun	(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
kin	3	1	noun	(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
kip	3	1	noun	(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
keenly	6	2		In a keen manner.
kitsch	6	1	noun	Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
kite	4	1	noun	A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
kindling	8	2	noun	Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
keepsake	8	2	noun	An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
knell	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
kinetic	7	3		Relating to motion.
kinky	5	2		(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
kindhearted	11	3		Having an innately kind disposition or character.
knock	5	1	verb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
knowing	7	2	noun	Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
kamikaze	8	4	noun	An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
knap	4	1	noun	(transitive) To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
keister	7	3	noun	(slang) The anus or buttocks.
kick	4	1	verb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
keeper	6	2	noun	(informal) A person or thing worth keeping.
know	4	1	verb	(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
keenness	8	2	noun	eagerness or enthusiasm
knoll	5	1	noun	A small mound or rounded hill.
katabatic	9	4	noun	(meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside.
kente	5	2	noun	A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
kill	4	1	verb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
ken	3	1	noun	(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.
knack	5	1	noun	A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
kismet	6	2	noun	Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
kindness	8	2	noun	The state of being kind.
kibosh	6	2	noun	(slang) Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
kerf	4	1	noun	The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
kafkaesque	10	3		Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.
kerasine	8	4		—
knowlege	8	2	noun	Obsolete spelling of knowledge. [The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.]
kernel	6	2	noun	The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
kiss	4	1	noun	(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
knockout	8	2	noun	The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
knob	4	1	noun	A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
kaleidoscope	12	4	noun	An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
kindly	6	2		Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
kine	4	1	noun	(physics) The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
knacker	7	2	noun	One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
kinfolk	7	2	noun	(US) Relatives, relations.
katabasis	9	4	noun	(mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
kithe	5	1	verb	(archaic in Scotland, obsolete elsewhere) To make known; to reveal.
kit	3	1	noun	Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
kale	4	1	noun	An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
kitty	5	2	noun	(informal) A young cat; a kitten.
kingship	8	2	noun	The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.
knocker	7	2	noun	A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
kami	4	2	noun	(religion, Shinto) An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
kindliness	10	3	noun	The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
kebab	5	2	noun	(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
kerfuffle	9	3	noun	(chiefly Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from 19th c.]
kittenish	9	3		Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
knifelike	9	2		Resembling a knife or its effects.
kinematic	9	4		(physics) Of or relating to motion or to kinematics.
kairos	6	2	noun	A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.
kalon	5	2	noun	Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers.
kerchunk	8	2	noun	A sudden heavy blow or thump.
kindship	8	2	noun	The state, condition, or essence of being kind; kindness.
kingdom	7	2	noun	A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
killer	6	2	noun	One who or that which kills.
kiosk	5	2	noun	A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
knead	5	1	verb	(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
kennel	6	2	noun	A house or shelter for a dog.
kickoff	7	2	noun	Alternative spelling of kick-off. [(soccer, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.]
kaffir	6	2	noun	(countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person.
kike	4	1	noun	(US, offensive, ethnic slur, religious slur) A Jew.
knightly	8	2		Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
kaput	5	2		(informal) Out of order; not working.
knockabout	10	3	noun	Boisterous
killed	6	1		(medicine, of vaccine) Inactivated.
kell	4	1	noun	A kiln.
kidded	6	2	verb	(intransitive, colloquial) To joke.
keens	5	1	noun	(intransitive) To utter a keen.
keened	6	1	verb	(intransitive) To utter a keen.
kathenotheism	13	6	noun	Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
kilonova	8	4	noun	(astronomy) A type of supernova that is underluminous, caused by the merger of two neutron stars
king	4	1	noun	A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
knee	4	1	noun	(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
karma	5	2	noun	A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
kappa	5	2	noun	The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
kinetics	8	3	noun	(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
kenning	7	2	noun	(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
kern	4	1	noun	(typography, chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
kinesthesia	11	4	noun	(physiology) The perception of the movement of one's own body, its limbs and muscles etc.
knucklehead	11	3	noun	(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
kermes	6	2	noun	(uncountable) A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.
knavery	7	3	noun	An unprincipled action; deceit.
knickknack	10	2	noun	Alternative spelling of knick-knack. [A small ornament or other object of minor value.]
kidnapped	9	2		subjected to kidnapping
kempt	5	1		(now usually humorous) Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.
kinder	6	2	noun	(chiefly humorous or in German or Yiddish contexts) Children.
kickball	8	2	noun	(sports, uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit.
kippered	8	2		Worn out; tired.
kerplunk	8	2	noun	(informal) A sound of someone or something falling and landing heavily.
katana	6	3	noun	(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.
knowhow	7	2	noun	Alternative spelling of know-how. [The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).]
kinesia	7	4	noun	voluntary motion (of the body)
knickknacks	11	2	noun	Alternative spelling of knick-knack. [A small ornament or other object of minor value.]
kinderwhore	11	3	noun	(fashion, uncountable) A feminine fashion aesthetic that emerged with grunge rock in the early 1990s, contrasting the childlike quality of baby-doll dresses, Peter Pan collars, etc. with heavy (and possibly smudged) make-up characteristic of adult decadence.