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6 Letter Words Starting With K

There are 902 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

kaccha - 17 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

kaccha - 17 points

Words With Friends

kabuki - 18 points

6 Letter Words (902)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With k

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 902 word list is 42.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 kaamas 12 12 13 37
#2 kababs 14 14 16 44
#3 kabaka 16 16 17 49
#4 kabala 12 12 14 38
#5 kabard 13 13 14 40
#6 kabars 12 12 13 37
#7 kabaya 15 15 15 45
#8 kabele 12 12 14 38
#9 kaberu 12 12 14 38
#10 kabiet 12 12 13 37
#11 kabiki 16 16 17 49
#12 kabobs 14 14 16 44
#13 kaboom 14 14 16 44
#14 kabuki 16 16 18 50
#15 kabuli 12 12 15 39
#16 kabyle 15 15 16 46
🏆 #17 kaccha 17 17 18 52
#18 kachin 15 15 16 46
#19 kadaga 12 12 13 37
#20 kadais 11 11 11 33

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with K for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with k?

kaccha — worth 52 combined points (US Scrabble: 17, UK Scrabble: 17, Words With Friends: 18).

How many 6 letter words start with k?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter k words will come up far more often.