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10 letter words with K

Every ten-letter word that contains K, grouped by where the K sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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K can sit in any slot · 3110 words in our list

The short answer

There are 3110 ten words with K in this list. K is most often the fourth letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 34 for buzzkiller.

3110ten K words in our list
0%start with K
32%end in S, mostly plurals
19.6average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 10 letter words with K

Grouped by where K first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

K is the 1st letter (0)

K is the 2nd letter (129)

akanekunik22akaniaceae16akathisias17akenobeite16akhundzada28akolouthia17akolouthos17akoulalion14akroterial14akroterion14aktiebolag17aktistetae14aktivismus19oklafalaya20oklahomans19oktastylos17skainsmate16skaithless17skaldships20skankiness18skateboard17skateparks20skatepunks20skatoscopy21skeanockle20skedaddled18skedaddler17skedaddles17skedgewith22skeldering16skeletally17skeletonic16skelloched20skeltering15skeltonian14skeltonics16skepticism20skepticize27sketchable21sketchbook25sketchiest19sketchlike23sketchpads22skeuomorph21skewbacked26skewerwood21skewnesses17skiagraphs20skiagraphy23skiapodous17skiascopes18skibobbers20skibobbing21skiddingly20skiddooing17skiddycock27skidooings16skijorings22skijumpers25skikjorers25skikjoring26skillenton14skillfully20skimboards19skimmelton18skimmerton18skimmingly22skimobiled19skimobiles18skimpiness18skimpingly22skindiving19skinflicks23skinflints17skinflinty20skinneries14skinniness14skintights18skipjackly32skipkennel20skipperage19skippering19skippingly22skirmished20skirmisher19skirmishes19skirtboard17skirtingly18skitterier14skittering15skittishly20skittyboot19skiverwood21skogbolite17skordalias15skraelling15skreeghing19skreighing19skrieching20skrieghing19

K is the 3rd letter (119)

alkahestic19alkalamide17alkalified18alkalifies17alkalinise14alkalinity17alkalinize23alkalisers14alkalising15alkalizate23alkalizers23alkalizing24alkaloidal15alkalurops16alkatively20alkylamine19alkylamino19alkylating18alkylation17alkylidene18ankaramite16anklebones16ankylomele19ankylosaur17ankylosing18ankylotome19ankylotomy22awkwardest21awkwardish24bakeapples20bakeboards19bakehouses19bakestones16bakshished23bakshishes22bakuninism18bakuninist16bekerchief24beknighted21beknotting17cakemaking23cakewalked24cakewalker23cakinesses16likability19likelihead18likelihood18likeliness14likeminded18likenesses14likewisely20lukewarmly22lukewarmth22makerspace20makeshifts22makeshifty25makeweight23makunouchi21mekometers18mukhabarat21oakenshaws20oakinesses14oikophobia21onkilonite14pakirikiri20pakistanis16pikeblenny21pikeminnow21pikemonger19pikestaffs22pikestaves19pokelogans17pokerishly22pokerworks23pokinesses16pukishness19pyknometer21pyknosomes21sikorskies18takingness15tikinagans15tikoloshes17tiktaaliks18tokenistic16tokenworth20tokologies15tokoloshes17tokoloshis17tokophobia21toktokkies22unkenneled15unkidnaped18unkillable16unkindlier15unkindlily18unkindling16unkindness15unkinglier15unkinglike19unkneeling15

K is the 4th letter (676)

alikulufan17anakinesis14anakinetic16anakrousis14arakawaite17ashkenazic28ashkenazim28atikokania18aufklarung18awakenable19awakenings18awakenment19backaching24backacters20backarrows21backberand21backberend21backbiters20backbiting21backbitten20backblocks26backboards21backburned21backchecks29backcloths23backcombed25backcourts20backdating20backdrafts22backfatter21backfields22backfilled22backfiller21backfiring22backfitted22backfriend22backfurrow24backgammon23backgeared20background20backhanded23backhander22backhauled22backhoeing22backhooker25backhouses21backiebird21backlashed22backlasher21backlashes21backliding20backlights22backliners18backlisted19backloaded20backlogged21backlotter18backmarker24backpacked27backpacker26backpaddle22backpedals21backpieces22backplanes20backplates20backronyms23backroomer20backrushes21backsheesh24backshores21backsights22backslided20backslider19backslides19backspaced23backspacer22backspaces22backspeers20backspeirs20backsplash23backsplice22backsplits20backspread21backstabby25backstages19backstairs18backstalls18backstamps22backstitch23backstraps20backstreet18backstring19backstroke22backswings22backswords22backtender19backtenter18backtracks24backvelder22backwardly25

K is the 5th letter (506)

afrikander18aldoketene15aleukaemic18allokurtic16anankastic16antikamnia16antikinase14antiknocks20apickaback26autokinesy17autokrator14batikuling17baulkiness16baulkingly20baulklines16betokening17bierkeller16bilskirnir16blackamoor20blackballs20blackbands21blackbeard21blackbelly23blackberry23blackbirds21blackboard21blackbrush23blackbucks26blackbutts20blackcocks26blackdamps23blackeners18blackening19blacketeer18blackfaced24blackfaces23blackfella21blackflies21blackgames21blackguard20blackheads22blackheart21blackishly24blackjacks31blacklands19blackleads19blacklight22blacklists18blackmails20blackpatch25blackplate20blackpolls20blackprint20blackshirt21blacksmith23blacksnake22blackspots20blackstick24blackstrap20blacktails18blackthorn21blackwater21blackwoods22blanketeer16blanketers16blanketies16blanketing17blinkering17blinkingly20blockaders19blockading20blockboard21blockbusts20blockchain23blockheads22blockholer21blockholes21blockhouse21blockiness18blockishly24blocklayer21blockmaker24blockships23blockworks25boatkeeper18bracketing19bracketted19breakables18breakaways22breakbeats18breakbones18breakdance19breakdowns20breakerman18breakermen18breakevens19breakfasts19breakfront19breakpoint18breakrooms18

K is the 6th letter (186)

androkinin15anisokonia14antalkalis14artmakings17astrakhans17attackable18autarkical16autarkikal18autarkists14bazookaman27bazookamen27bedarkened18betuckered19biweeklies19blitzkrieg26bradykinin20breadknife20chanukiahs22chemokines21chiackings22colickiest18coworkings20lopeskonce18lysenkoism19mapmakings21massekhoth22mesoskelic18midiskirts17miniskirts16mislikable18mislikings17mistakable18mistakably21mistakeful19mistakenly19mistakings17monoskiers16monoskiing17nebenkerns16numbskulls18overskated18overskates17overskirts17palankeens16panickiest18pannikells16paperknife21paprikases18paraskiing17parrakeets16partakable18partakings17phenakisms21phenakites19phreakings20phytokinin22placekicks24pondokkies21ponnukokur20prealkalic18predikants17provokable21puschkinia21reworkings18sanjakship26sauerkraut14screakiest16screakings17seraskiers14shirakashi20shlockiest19shmuckiest21shriekiest17shriekings18shrinkable19shrinkages18shrinkhead21shrinkpack25shtickiest19splacknuck24sprackling19sprackness18sprinklers16sprinkling17squawkiest26squawkings27squeakiest23squeakings24squeakyish29steenkirks18steinkirks18strackling17streakedly18streakiest14streakings15streaklike18streakwise17strickenly19strickless16strickling17

K is the 7th letter (410)

absarokite16adblockers19agterskots15aitutakian14amsinckias18anticaking17antinukers14armlocking19artinskian14automakers16ballocksed19ballockses18barrackers18barracking19beatnikism18beaverkill19bechalking22becloaking19bedticking20beermaking19beflecking22bellmaking19bellocking19beltmaking19berserkers16bespeaking19bespeckled21bespeckles20besticking19bethanking20bethankits19bethinking20biobanking19biohackers21biohacking22biomarkers18bodymaking23bollocking19bollocksed19bollockses18boltmaking19bootmakers18bootmaking19bullockier18bullockies18bullocking19bullockite18bullockman20bulwarking20bumblekite20bumsuckers20bumsucking21burbankian18burbankism20bushmaking22buttocking19byeworkman24cardmaking20caretakers16caretaking17carjackers25carjacking26cartmaking19casemakers18casemaking19cheapskate21chechakoes24chemicking24chipmakers23chipmaking24chromakeys24cleanskins16clearskins16clogmakers19clogmaking20cobleskill18coinmaking19combmaking23conemaking19copytakers21coremaking19loranskite14lossmakers16lossmaking17lovemakers19lovemaking20lutemaking17lymphokine24maffickers24mafficking25maiongkong18mammocking23manbarklak22matlockite18methinketh22microskirt18mimmicking23mimmocking23minibikers18minnicking19

K is the 8th letter (341)

aerobraked17aerobrakes16aerospikes16ahepatokla19airstrikes14amphitokal21antimarket16antimasker16antishakes17antismoker16archjockey31archmocker23archworker22arsenicked17artichokes19asterisked15asteriskos14athapaskan19autoworker17awestrikes17axebreaker23balalaikas16baldricked20ballhawked23ballparked19bandbrakes19banstickle18barebacked21barenecked19baudrickes19beadworker20beaverskin19belsnickle18besprinkle18bestreaked17bethwacked25bivouacked22bloubiskop20bluejacket25bodyworker23boneshaker19boondocker19bootlicked19bootlicker18bousingken17bratpacker20breadmaker19bribetaker18bridecakes19britschkas21broommaker20brushmaker21bullnecked19bullsnakes16bullsucker18bushwalked23bushwalker22bushworker22buttinskis16cadilesker17cambyuskan23candymaker22canebrakes18careworker19carpsucker20caseworker19chainmaker21chairmaker21chandrakhi23cheechakos24chimalakwe24chimarikan21chubsucker23clothmaker21coachmaker23coldcocked22coldturkey20colormaker18comebacker22comstocker20copartaker18copperskin20corncockle20corncrakes18cornflakes19cornhusker19couchmaker23linebacker18linewalker17liposucked19lipsticked19lumpsucker20marsquakes25matchmaker23matchmakes23matsutakes16mavericked22meatpacker20medevacked23medivacked23

K is the 9th letter (535)

afterdecks20afterpeaks19almondlike17amberjacks27ambushlike21amoebalike18anchorlike19animallike16antiquarks23antishocks19antistrike14applejacks27arrenotoky17arsmetrike16audiobooks17badgerlike18bailiwicks21balladlike17bannerlike16barmbracks22barnbracks20battercake18beanstalks16beaverlike19beefsteaks19beggarlike18belowdecks22benchmarks23bergamasko19bergamasks19bergomasks19billycocks23birchbarks23birthmarks21bishoplike21bladeworks20blithelike19blouselike16boardwalks20bobbysocks25bodychecks27bolsheviki22bolsheviks22boltstrake16boneblacks20bonnetlike16bontebucks20boomsticks20bootblacks20boschvarks24bottlelike16brainworks19branchlike21brassworks19breezelike25bridestake17bridgelike18bronzelike25brushbacks23brushmarks21brushworks22bubblelike20bulletlike16bullwhacks24burushaski19bushwhacks27butlerlike16butterlike16buttonlike16buttstocks18cactuslike18camelbacks22cantabanks18canvaslike19carpetlike18carrybacks23castlelike16cavernlike19celerylike19cellblocks20cementlike18centistoke16chainbrake21chainworks22chairbacks23chapsticks23cheapjacks30cheechalko24cheesecake21cheeselike19chempaduks24cherrylike22cherublike21chesapeake21chinovniks22chisellike19chopsticks23choruslike19christlike19churchlike24

K is the 10th letter (208)

adirondack18aftershock22ahorseback21alarmclock20alpenstock18antihijack26arsmetrick18assapanick18badderlock20ballywrack24barleysick21basilicock20batterdock19birdieback21bitterbark18blastodisk17bloodstock19bobbinwork23bordermark19bottleneck18bottonhook19boullework19bounceback22breadstick19breasthook19breastmark18breastwork19bridgework21brightwork23broomshank21broomstick20butterback20butterdock19buttermilk18buttonhook19byrthynsak25calicoback22camerawork21candlewick22candystick22canvasback23carpetwork21cementwork21chainbreak21chargeback24chequebook30chilliwack24chronodeik20chutzpadik31chutzpanik30cleverdick22cofferwork25copperwork23cornerback20cottonwick21coursebook18coursework19cradlewalk20limberneck20littleneck16looyenwork20louverwork20lovestruck19lubbercock22lumberjack27lunchbreak21mantlerock18masterwork19matchstalk21matchstick23meadowlark20meterstick18metrestick18microcrack22moonstruck18motortruck18mountebank18multiblock20multibreak18multitrack18natterjack23needlebook17needlework18nightstick20nightstock20nonnetwork17oosterbeek16overshrink20oversqueak26overstruck19paddlecock22paddywhack29parrotbeak18pastrycook21pentaquark25pilgarlick19pillowwork22pimpleback24plainsfolk19ploughback24

Words with two Ks (176)

akanekunik22antiknocks20apickaback26atikokania18autarkikal18backblocks26backchecks29backhooker25backmarker24backpacked27backpacker26backstroke22backtracks24backworker25basketlike20basketwork23bhikkhunis26blackbucks26blackcocks26blackjacks31blacksnake22blackstick24blockmaker24blockworks25bookkeeper22bookmakers22bookmaking23bookmarked23bookmarker22brakemaker22brickkilns22brickmaker24brickworks25cakemaking23cakewalked24cakewalker23camiknicks24casketlike20chakalakas23chalkmarks25checkbooks27checkclerk27checkmarks27cloakmaker22clockmaker24clockworks25cockblocks26cocksucker24cockyleeky28cookshacks25corkmaking23crackajack31crackbacks26crackskull22lockkeeper22lockmakers22lockmaking23lookalikes18manbarklak22maskirovka23milkshakes23miskicking23monkeylike23muckamucks26muckrakers22muckraking23muckymucks29musketlike20nickellike20nicksticks22outkicking21packmaking25pakirikiri20pickabacks26pickapacks26pickbacked27picklelike22picknicker24pickpocket26pickthanks25pinakothek23piwakawaka26placekicks24pocketbike24pocketbook24pocketlike22pockmarked25pokerworks23pondokkies21ponnukokur20quakerlike27ricksticks22rocketlike20sackamaker22sackmaking23shakerlike21sharkskins21sheikhlike24shitkicker23shrinkpack25shtokavski24sicklelike20sidekicker21sikorskies18silkworker21sjambokked30skankiness18skateparks20skatepunks20skeanockle20sketchbook25sketchlike23skewbacked26skiddycock27skikjorers25skikjoring26skinflicks23skipjackly32skipkennel20skrimshank23skulkingly22skunkbirds21skunkbrush23skunkweeds22skyjackers30skyjacking31skylarkers21skylarking22skyrockets23skyrockety26slickrocks22slinkskins18smokejacks29smokestack22snakeskins18sockmaking23splacknuck24steenkirks18steinkirks18stickworks23stickybeak25stocklocks22stockmaker22stocktaken20stocktaker20stocktakes20stockworks23streaklike18suckauhock25suckerlike20

…and 26 more in the full list.

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Where does K sit?

Position of K in ten-letter words

Words are counted by their first K, so each word appears once. Words with two Ks are listed separately below.

Slot 10 · 0%
Slot 2129 · 4%akanekunik, akaniaceae, akathisias
Slot 3119 · 4%alkahestic, alkalamide, alkalified
Slot 4676 · 22%alikulufan, anakinesis, anakinetic
Slot 5506 · 16%afrikander, aldoketene, aleukaemic
Slot 6186 · 6%androkinin, anisokonia, antalkalis
Slot 7410 · 13%absarokite, adblockers, agterskots
Slot 8341 · 11%aerobraked, aerobrakes, aerospikes
Slot 9535 · 17%afterdecks, afterpeaks, almondlike
Slot 10208 · 7%adirondack, aftershock, ahorseback
Everyday words

Common 10 letter words with K

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

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Wordle

Which letters keep company with K?

Among the 3110 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside K. They make good second guesses once K is confirmed.

E2246
S1925
I1828
A1785
R1670
N1488
C1438
O1360

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (179), EA (171), EE (138), IE (118), OU (106).

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Sorted by ending

10 letter K words by last letter and last two letters

EndsWordsExamples
-S982adblockers, aerobrakes, aerospikes, afterdecks, afterpeaks, agterskots, airstrikes
-E502absarokite, akaniaceae, akenobeite, aktistetae, aldoketene, alkalamide, alkalinise
-G314aktiebolag, alkalising, alkalizing, alkylating, ankylosing, anticaking, armlocking
-R290afrikander, ankylosaur, antimasker, antismoker, archmocker, archworker, autokrator
-D258aerobraked, alkalified, arsenicked, asterisked, backberand, backberend, backburned
-K231adirondack, aftershock, ahorseback, akanekunik, alarmclock, alpenstock, antihijack
-Y147alkalinity, alkatively, ankylotomy, archjockey, arrenotoky, autokinesy, backstabby
-N93aitutakian, akoulalion, akroterion, alikulufan, alkylation, androkinin, artinskian
EndsWordsExamples
-KE318almondlike, ambushlike, amoebalike, anchorlike, animallike, antistrike
-NG312alkalising, alkalizing, alkylating, ankylosing, anticaking, armlocking
-ER284afrikander, antimasker, antismoker, archmocker, archworker, autoworker
-KS257afterdecks, afterpeaks, amberjacks, antiknocks, antiquarks, antishocks
-ED216aerobraked, alkalified, arsenicked, asterisked, backburned, backcombed
-ES209aerobrakes, aerospikes, airstrikes, alkalifies, anklebones, antishakes

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in K itself: adirondack, aftershock, ahorseback, akanekunik, alarmclock, alpenstock, antihijack, apickaback, arsmetrick, assapanick

Letter patterns

K words with striking patterns

Silent K

No common silent-K words sit at this length — most ten-letter K words sound it out.

Two Ks (176)

akanekunikantiknocksapickabackatikokaniaautarkikalbackblocksbackchecksbackhookerbackmarkerbackpackedbackpackerbackstrokebacktracksbackworkerbasketlikebasketwork

K openers

No words in this list begin with K.

K with Z, X, J or Q (16)

akhundzadaalkalinizealkalizatealkalizersalkalizingamberjacksantihijackantiquarksapplejacksarchjockeyashkenazicashkenazimaxebreakerbalkanizedbalkanizesbazookaman

More patterns: making words from letters builds from your rack.

High scorers

Highest-scoring 10 letter words with K

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
buzzkiller3438
piazzalike3436
skipjackly3236
archjockey3133
blackjacks3137
chutzpadik3133
crackajack3136
quackishly3132
skyjacking3135
zephyrlike3131
cheapjacks3034
checkboxes3032

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Words with meanings

1 ten-letter K words, defined

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Questions about 10 letter words with K

How many ten-letter words contain K?

The general English word list used on this page has 3110 ten-letter words with K. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does K usually sit in a ten-letter word?

In this list K is the fourth letter of 676, the ninth letter of 535, the fifth letter of 506, the seventh letter of 410, the eighth letter of 341, the tenth letter of 208, the sixth letter of 186, the second letter of 129, the third letter of 119.

What are common ten-letter words with K?

Everyday examples include background, trademarks, networking, basketball, bankruptcy, soundtrack, undertaken, paperbacks, volkswagen, blackberry. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which ten-letter K words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are buzzkiller at 34 and piazzalike at 34, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there ten-letter words that end in K?

Yes: adirondack, aftershock, ahorseback, akanekunik, alarmclock, alpenstock, antihijack, apickaback.

Which ten-letter words have a silent K?

Silent-K words are rare at this length; most ten words sound the K out.

How do I find ten-letter words with K in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ K in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with K and words containing K?

Words starting with K must begin with it. Words containing K can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.