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7 Letter Words Starting With K

There are 935 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

kachcha - 21 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

kachcha - 21 points

Words With Friends

kachcha - 21 points

7 Letter Words (935)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With k

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 935 word list is 48.4 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 kabaddi 15 15 16 46
#2 kabakas 17 17 18 52
#3 kabalas 13 13 15 41
#4 kabayas 16 16 16 48
#5 kabbala 15 15 18 48
#6 kabeles 13 13 15 41
#7 kabikis 17 17 18 52
#8 kabocha 18 18 19 55
#9 kabonga 14 14 17 45
#10 kabooms 15 15 17 47
#11 kabukis 17 17 19 53
#12 kacchas 18 18 19 55
#13 kachari 16 16 16 48
🏆 #14 kachcha 21 21 21 63
#15 kacheri 16 16 16 48
#16 kachina 16 16 17 49
#17 kachori 16 16 16 48
#18 kadayan 15 15 15 45
#19 kaddish 16 16 15 47
#20 kadsura 12 12 13 37

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with K for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with k?

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

How many 7 letter words start with k?

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

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter k words will come up far more often.