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13 Letter Words Starting With K

There are 92 valid 13 letter words that start with K, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

katzenjammers - 37 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

katzenjammers - 37 points

Words With Friends

katzenjammers - 42 points

13 Letter Words (92)

View all words starting with K

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With k

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 92 word list is 76.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 kaffeeklatsch 32 32 33 97
#2 kaleidophones 23 23 25 71
#3 kaleidoscopes 22 22 25 69
#4 kaleidoscopic 24 24 28 76
#5 kaolinisation 17 17 20 54
#6 kaolinization 26 26 29 81
#7 kapellmeister 21 21 25 67
#8 karyomappings 27 27 31 85
#9 karyopyknosis 29 29 29 87
#10 katabolically 24 24 28 76
#11 katachromasis 24 24 25 73
#12 katakinetomer 23 23 25 71
#13 katharevousas 23 23 24 70
#14 katharometers 22 22 22 66
#15 kathemoglobin 25 25 29 79
#16 kathenotheism 25 25 25 75
#17 kathopanishad 26 26 26 78
🏆 #18 katzenjammers 37 37 42 116
#19 keratectomies 21 21 23 65
#20 keratinocytes 22 22 23 67

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with K will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with K for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with k?

katzenjammers — worth 116 combined points (US Scrabble: 37, UK Scrabble: 37, Words With Friends: 42).

How many 13 letter words start with k?

92 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter k words will come up far more often.