5 letter words starting with K
There are 433 5 letter words starting with k in this list, most common first. Filter by letters.
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The most-used 5 letter words starting with k, and what they mean
These are the 13 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- known
- adjectiveAccepted, familiar, researched.
- knows
- verb(nonstandard) All persons, singular and plural, present form of know.
- kinds
- nounA type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- korea
- nounA geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
- kings
- noun(poker slang) A pair of kings (playing cards).
- knees
- noun(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- keeps
- nounOnly used in for keeps
- knife
- nounA utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge…
- kelly
- nounA unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- knock
- nounAn abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- kenya
- nounA country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.
- karen
- noun(slang, derogatory, originally African-American Vernacular) A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted…
- keith
- noun(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 433 words in this list, 400 can be used as a noun, including known, kinds, korea, kings, knees. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
Using this for Wordle
Puzzle answers lean heavily on everyday words rather than obscure ones, and this list is sorted by exactly that: how often each word actually turns up in written English. So start at the top. On this list that means known, knows, kinds, korea, kings, knees.
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How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many 5 letter words starting with k are there?
This list holds 433, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a 5 letter word starting with K be a noun?
Yes. 400 of the 433 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.