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4 letter words with K

Every four-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 · 928 words in our list

The short answer

There are 928 four words with K in this list. K is most often the fourth letter, and the most common last letter is K. The top face-value Scrabble score is 19 for zack.

928four K words in our list

33%start with K

38%end in K

10.1average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 4 letter words with K

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

K is the 1st letter (310)

KA66 words

kaal⁸kaas⁸kabs¹⁰kack¹⁴kade⁹kadi⁹kadu⁹kaed⁹kaes⁸kafa¹¹kafs¹¹kago⁹kagu⁹kaha¹¹kahu¹¹kaid⁹kaie⁸kaif¹¹kaik¹²kail⁸kaim¹⁰kain⁸kais⁸kaka¹²kaki¹²kaks¹²kala⁸kale⁸kali⁸kalo⁸kama¹⁰kame¹⁰kami¹⁰kana⁸kand⁹kane⁸kang⁹kans⁸kant⁸kaon⁸kapa¹⁰kaph¹³kapp¹²kapu¹⁰kara⁸kari⁸kark¹²karl⁸karn⁸karo⁸kart⁸kasa⁸kasm¹⁰kata⁸kate⁸kath¹¹kati⁸kats⁸katy¹¹kava¹¹kavi¹¹kawa¹¹kaws¹¹kayo¹¹kays¹¹kazi¹⁷

KB2 words

kbar¹⁰kbps¹²

KC1 words

kcal¹⁰

KE51 words

keap¹⁰keas⁸keat⁸kebs¹⁰keck¹⁴keds⁹keef¹¹keek¹²keel⁸keen⁸keep¹⁰kees⁸keet⁸kefs¹¹kegs⁹keid⁹keir⁸keks¹²keld⁹kele⁸kelk¹²kell⁸kelp¹⁰kelt⁸kemb¹²kemp¹²kend⁹kenn⁸keno⁸kens⁸kent⁸kepi¹⁰keps¹⁰kept¹⁰kerb¹⁰kerf¹¹kerl⁸kern⁸kero⁸kers⁸kesh¹¹kest⁸keta⁸kete⁸keto⁸kets⁸ketu⁸keup¹⁰kewl¹¹kexy¹⁸keys¹¹

KH10 words

khaf¹⁴khan¹¹khar¹¹khat¹¹khet¹¹khir¹¹khis¹¹khor¹¹khot¹¹khud¹²

KI44 words

kibe¹⁰kiby¹³kick¹⁴kids⁹kief¹¹kiel⁸kier⁸kiev¹¹kiff¹⁴kifs¹¹kiho¹¹kike¹²kiki¹²kiku¹²kild⁹kill⁸kiln⁸kilo⁸kilp¹⁰kilt⁸kina⁸kind⁹kine⁸king⁹kink¹²kino⁸kins⁸kipe¹⁰kipp¹²kips¹⁰kiri⁸kirk¹²kirn⁸kirs⁸kish¹¹kiss⁸kist⁸kite⁸kith¹¹kits⁸kiva¹¹kivu¹¹kiwi¹¹kiyi¹¹

KL8 words

klam¹⁰klan⁸klap¹⁰klik¹²klip¹⁰klom¹⁰klop¹⁰klva¹¹

KM2 words

kmel¹⁰kmet¹⁰

KN18 words

knab¹⁰knag⁹knap¹⁰knar⁸knaw¹¹knee⁸knet⁸knew¹¹knez¹⁷knit⁸knob¹⁰knop¹⁰knot⁸know¹¹knox¹⁵knub¹⁰knur⁸knut⁸

KO48 words

koae⁸koan⁸koap¹⁰koas⁸kobi¹⁰kobo¹⁰kobs¹⁰kobu¹⁰koch¹³koda⁹koel⁸koff¹⁴koft¹¹koha¹¹kohl¹¹koil⁸kois⁸koji¹⁵koka¹²koko¹²koku¹²kola⁸koli⁸kolo⁸kome¹⁰komi¹⁰kona⁸kond⁹kong⁹konk¹²kons⁸kook¹²koph¹³kopi¹⁰kops¹⁰kora⁸kore⁸kori⁸koro⁸kors⁸koru⁸kory¹¹koso⁸koss⁸kota⁸koto⁸kows¹¹kozo¹⁷

KR10 words

krab¹⁰krag⁹krai⁸kral⁸kran⁸kras⁸kray¹¹kris⁸krna⁸kroo⁸

KS1 words

ksar⁸

KU30 words

kuan⁸kuar⁸kuba¹⁰kudo⁹kudu⁹kueh¹¹kuei⁸kues⁸kufi¹¹kuge⁹kuia⁸kuki¹²kuku¹²kula⁸kuli⁸kulm¹⁰kuna⁸kune⁸kung⁹kunk¹²kurd⁹kuri⁸kurn⁸kurt⁸kuru⁸kusa⁸kuta⁸kuti⁸kutu⁸kuzu¹⁷

KV3 words

kvah¹⁴kvar¹¹kvas¹¹

KW2 words

kwan¹¹kwhr¹⁴

KY14 words

kyah¹⁴kyak¹⁵kyar¹¹kyat¹¹kybo¹³kyes¹¹kyke¹⁵kyle¹¹kylo¹¹kynd¹²kyne¹¹kype¹³kyte¹¹kyus¹¹

K is the 2nd letter (86)

akal⁸akan⁸akas⁸aked⁹akee⁸aker⁸akes⁸akey¹¹akha¹¹akia⁸akim¹⁰akin⁸akka¹²akov¹¹akra⁸akre⁸bkcy¹⁵bkgd¹²bklr¹⁰bkpr¹²bkpt¹²eked⁹eker⁸ekes⁸ekka¹²ekoi⁸ikan⁸ikat⁸ikey¹¹ikon⁸ikra⁸mktg¹¹okas⁸okay¹¹okee⁸okeh¹¹oker⁸okes⁸oket⁸okey¹¹okia⁸okie⁸okra⁸okro⁸okta⁸pkgs¹¹pkwy¹⁶skag⁹skal⁸skas⁸skat⁸skaw¹¹sked⁹skee⁸skef¹¹skeg⁹skel⁸sken⁸skeo⁸skep¹⁰sker⁸sket⁸skew¹¹skey¹¹skid⁹skil⁸skim¹⁰skin⁸skio⁸skip¹⁰skis⁸skit⁸skiv¹¹skog⁹skol⁸skoo⁸skry¹¹skua⁸skug⁹skun⁸skye¹¹skyf¹⁴skyr¹¹skys¹¹ukes⁸wkly¹⁴

K is the 3rd letter (191)

alko⁸alky¹¹ankh¹¹arks⁸askr⁸asks⁸atka⁸auks⁸awks¹¹baka¹⁰bake¹⁰baku¹⁰bike¹⁰bikh¹³boke¹⁰boko¹⁰boks¹⁰bskt¹⁰buke¹⁰bukh¹³byke¹³cake¹⁰caky¹³cckw¹⁵coke¹⁰coky¹³cuke¹⁰cyke¹³daks⁹deke⁹dika⁹dike⁹doke⁹doko⁹duka⁹duke⁹dyke¹²eiks⁸elks⁸enki⁸erke⁸erks⁸esky¹¹euks⁸ewks¹¹fake¹¹faki¹¹faky¹⁴fike¹¹fikh¹⁴fiky¹⁴fyke¹⁴gaks⁹haka¹¹hake¹¹hako¹¹haku¹¹hdkf¹⁵hike¹¹hoka¹¹hoke¹¹hoki¹¹huke¹¹hyke¹⁴icks¹⁰icky¹³ilka⁸ilks⁸inks⁸inky¹¹irks⁸jake¹⁵jako¹⁵jaks¹⁵joke¹⁵joky¹⁸juke¹⁵juku¹⁵lake⁸lakh¹¹laky¹¹leke⁸leks⁸leku⁸like⁸loka⁸loke⁸loki⁸luke⁸make¹⁰maki¹⁰mako¹⁰maks¹⁰maku¹⁰mike¹⁰miki¹⁰moke¹⁰moki¹⁰moko¹⁰moky¹³nake⁸nako⁸neks⁸nike⁸nuke⁸oaks⁸oaky¹¹oiks⁸ouks⁸paks¹⁰peke¹⁰pika¹⁰pike¹⁰piki¹⁰piky¹³poke¹⁰poky¹³puka¹⁰puke¹⁰puku¹⁰puky¹³pyke¹³rake⁸rakh¹¹raki⁸raku⁸reke⁸reki⁸rikk¹²roka⁸roke⁸roks⁸roky¹¹rukh¹¹ryke¹¹saka⁸sake⁸saki⁸sekt⁸sika⁸sike⁸sikh¹¹soka⁸soke⁸soko⁸sukh¹¹suks⁸suku⁸syke¹¹taka⁸take⁸taki⁸taks⁸takt⁸taku⁸taky¹¹tika⁸tike⁸tiki⁸tiks⁸toke⁸toko⁸tpke¹⁰tsks⁸tuke⁸tyke¹¹waka¹¹wake¹¹wakf¹⁴waky¹⁴weka¹¹weki¹¹wiki¹¹woke¹¹woks¹¹wyke¹⁴yaka¹¹yaks¹¹yike¹¹ylke¹¹yoke¹¹yoks¹¹yoky¹⁴yuke¹¹yuki¹¹yuko¹¹yuks¹¹yuky¹⁴zeke¹⁷zeks¹⁷zuke¹⁷

K is the 4th letter (341)

amok¹⁰arak⁸asak⁸asok⁸atik⁸atok⁸back¹²balk¹⁰bank¹⁰bark¹⁰bask¹⁰bauk¹⁰bawk¹³beak¹⁰beck¹²beek¹⁰belk¹⁰berk¹⁰bick¹²bilk¹⁰bink¹⁰birk¹⁰bisk¹⁰blok¹⁰boak¹⁰bock¹²bolk¹⁰bonk¹⁰book¹⁰bork¹⁰bosk¹⁰bouk¹⁰bowk¹³brak¹⁰brik¹⁰buck¹²buik¹⁰bulk¹⁰bunk¹⁰burk¹⁰busk¹⁰cack¹²calk¹⁰cank¹⁰cark¹⁰cask¹⁰cauk¹⁰cawk¹³chik¹³chok¹³coak¹⁰cock¹²colk¹⁰conk¹⁰cook¹⁰cork¹⁰cowk¹³cuck¹²cusk¹⁰dack¹¹dalk⁹dank⁹dark⁹dauk⁹dawk¹²deck¹¹deek⁹derk⁹desk⁹dhak¹²dick¹¹dink⁹dirk⁹disk⁹dock¹¹doek⁹donk⁹dook⁹dork⁹douk⁹drek⁹duck¹¹dunk⁹dusk⁹dyak¹²efik¹¹erik⁸fack¹³faik¹¹falk¹¹fank¹¹feak¹¹feck¹³ferk¹¹filk¹¹fink¹¹firk¹¹fisk¹¹flak¹¹folk¹¹fork¹¹fowk¹⁴fuck¹³fulk¹¹funk¹¹fusk¹¹gank⁹gauk⁹gawk¹²geck¹¹geek⁹gink⁹gonk⁹gook⁹gouk⁹gowk¹²grok⁹guck¹¹gunk⁹gurk⁹haak¹¹hack¹³haik¹¹hank¹¹hark¹¹hask¹¹hawk¹⁴hdbk¹⁴heck¹³heuk¹¹hick¹³hock¹³hoik¹¹holk¹¹honk¹¹hook¹¹hork¹¹howk¹⁴huck¹³hulk¹¹hunk¹¹husk¹¹irok⁸jack¹⁷jank¹⁵jark¹⁵jauk¹⁵jerk¹⁵jink¹⁵jock¹⁷jook¹⁵jouk¹⁵juck¹⁷junk¹⁵lack¹⁰laik⁸lank⁸lark⁸lask⁸lawk¹¹leak⁸leck¹⁰leek⁸leuk⁸lewk¹¹lick¹⁰link⁸lirk⁸lisk⁸lock¹⁰lonk⁸look⁸louk⁸luck¹⁰lunk⁸lurk⁸lusk⁸mack¹²maik¹⁰mank¹⁰mark¹⁰mask¹⁰mawk¹³meak¹⁰meck¹²meek¹⁰merk¹⁰mick¹²miek¹⁰milk¹⁰mink¹⁰mirk¹⁰mock¹²monk¹⁰mook¹⁰mosk¹⁰muck¹²mulk¹⁰murk¹⁰musk¹⁰nabk¹⁰naik⁸nark⁸neck¹⁰nerk⁸neuk⁸nick¹⁰nock¹⁰nook⁸nork⁸oink⁸oulk⁸pack¹²paik¹⁰pank¹⁰park¹⁰pask¹⁰pawk¹³peak¹⁰peck¹²peek¹⁰penk¹⁰perk¹⁰pick¹²pink¹⁰pisk¹⁰plak¹⁰pock¹²polk¹⁰ponk¹⁰pook¹⁰pork¹⁰pouk¹⁰puck¹²pulk¹⁰punk¹⁰rack¹⁰raik⁸rank⁸rark⁸rauk⁸reak⁸reck¹⁰reek⁸reik⁸renk⁸rick¹⁰rink⁸risk⁸roak⁸rock¹⁰rook⁸ruck¹⁰rusk⁸sack¹⁰sank⁸sark⁸seak⁸seck¹⁰seek⁸seik⁸serk⁸shik¹¹siak⁸sick¹⁰silk⁸sink⁸slik⁸soak⁸sock¹⁰sonk⁸sook⁸souk⁸spak¹⁰spek¹⁰spik¹⁰suck¹⁰sulk⁸sunk⁸tack¹⁰talk⁸tank⁸task⁸teak⁸teck¹⁰teek⁸teuk⁸thak¹¹tick¹⁰tink⁸tnpk¹⁰tock¹⁰tonk⁸took⁸tosk⁸touk⁸trek⁸tuck¹⁰tuik⁸tunk⁸turk⁸tusk⁸vick¹³volk¹¹wack¹³waik¹¹walk¹¹wank¹¹wark¹¹wauk¹¹weak¹¹week¹¹welk¹¹wick¹³wilk¹¹wink¹¹woak¹¹wock¹³wonk¹¹work¹¹wulk¹¹yack¹³yank¹¹yark¹¹yelk¹¹yerk¹¹yesk¹¹yeuk¹¹yirk¹¹yock¹³yolk¹¹yook¹¹york¹¹youk¹¹yrbk¹³yuck¹³zack¹⁹zerk¹⁷zink¹⁷zonk¹⁷zouk¹⁷

Words with two Ks (30)

akka¹²ekka¹²kack¹⁴kaik¹²kaka¹²kaki¹²kaks¹²kark¹²keck¹⁴keek¹²keks¹²kelk¹²kick¹⁴kike¹²kiki¹²kiku¹²kink¹²kirk¹²klik¹²koka¹²koko¹²koku¹²konk¹²kook¹²kuki¹²kuku¹²kunk¹²kyak¹⁵kyke¹⁵rikk¹²

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Where does K sit?

Position of K in four-letter words

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

Slot 1310 · 33%kaal, kaas, kabs

Slot 286 · 9%akal, akan, akas

Slot 3191 · 21%alko, alky, ankh

Slot 4341 · 37%amok, arak, asak

Everyday words

Common 4 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.

likebackworkmakebookknowtakelinkyorklookweekparkkeeptalkkidsmarkrockbankrisklakekingkindtookskinpackdarkmikejackskippinktaskwalkpickrankkongdiskdesklackknewkeptpeakkillcookbikeseekkitskeyslocktankmilknickbulkneckluckcakedecksickfolkokaywikikentkissrackwakerickweaksilkkatekickpunkdukenikemaskhooktrekfakelukejokeasksknee

Wordle

Which letters keep company with K?

Among the 928 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside K. They make good second guesses once K is confirmed.

A334

E266

O228

I219

S202

U154

R152

N142

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EE (21), AI (17), OO (17), EA (12), OU (12).

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Sorted by ending

4 letter K words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-K	356	amok, arak, asak, asok, atik, atok, back
-E	95	akee, akre, bake, bike, boke, buke, byke
-S	89	akas, akes, arks, asks, auks, awks, boks
-A	59	akha, akia, akka, akra, atka, baka, dika
-I	43	ekoi, enki, faki, hoki, kadi, kaki, kali
-O	36	alko, boko, doko, hako, jako, kago, kalo
-Y	34	akey, alky, bkcy, caky, coky, esky, faky
-T	30	bkpt, bskt, ikat, kant, kart, keat, keet

Ends	Words	Examples
-CK	70	back, beck, bick, bock, buck, cack
-KE	67	bake, bike, boke, buke, byke, cake
-NK	56	bank, bink, bonk, bunk, cank, conk
-RK	45	bark, berk, birk, bork, burk, cark
-KS	36	arks, asks, auks, awks, boks, daks
-LK	30	balk, belk, bilk, bolk, bulk, calk

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in K itself: amok, arak, asak, asok, atik, atok, back, balk, bank, bark

Letter patterns

K words with striking patterns

Silent K

kneeknotknitknow

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ks (30)

akkaekkakackkaikkakakakikakskarkkeckkeekkekskelkkickkikekikikiku

KA and KE openers

66 words start with KA and 51 start with KE in this list.

kaalkaaskabskackkadekadikadukaedkaeskafakafskagokagukahakahukaid

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

jackjakejakojaksjankjarkjaukjerkjinkjockjokejokyjookjoukjuckjuke

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 4 letter words with K

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
zack	19	20
joky	18	19
kexy	18	17
jack	17	20
jock	17	20
juck	17	21
kazi	17	17
knez	17	18
kozo	17	17
kuzu	17	19
zeke	17	17
zeks	17	17

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Words with meanings

3 four-letter K words, defined

knowverbTo perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

makeverbTo create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.

skipverbTo move by hopping on alternate feet.

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Questions about 4 letter words with K

How many four-letter words contain K?

The general English word list used on this page has 928 four-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 four-letter word?

In this list K is the fourth letter of 341, the first letter of 310, the third letter of 191, the second letter of 86.

What are common four-letter words with K?

Everyday examples include like, back, work, make, book, know, take, link, york, look. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

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

At face value the top scores are zack at 19 and joky at 18, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there four-letter words that end in K?

Yes: amok, arak, asak, asok, atik, atok, back, balk.

Which four-letter words have a silent K?

Examples include knee, knot, knit, know. The K is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find four-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.