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5 Letter Words Starting With K

There are 605 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

kafiz - 21 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

kafiz - 21 points

Words With Friends

kafiz - 21 points

5 Letter Words (605)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With k

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 605 word list is 37.3 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 kaaba 11 11 12 34
#2 kaama 11 11 12 34
#3 kabab 13 13 15 41
#4 kabar 11 11 12 34
#5 kabel 11 11 13 35
#6 kabob 13 13 15 41
#7 kacha 14 14 14 42
#8 kacks 15 15 16 46
#9 kadai 10 10 10 30
#10 kades 10 10 10 30
#11 kadis 10 10 10 30
#12 kadmi 12 12 13 37
#13 kados 10 10 10 30
#14 kafir 12 12 12 36
🏆 #15 kafiz 21 21 21 63
#16 kafka 16 16 16 48
#17 kafta 12 12 12 36
#18 kagos 10 10 11 31
#19 kagus 10 10 12 32
#20 kahal 12 12 12 36

Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 5 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 5 letter words starting with K for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with k?

kafiz — worth 63 combined points (US Scrabble: 21, UK Scrabble: 21, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 5 letter words start with k?

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

Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter k words will come up far more often.