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10-Letter Words Starting with K

There are 37 ten-letter words that start with K on Word.ws, from kaempferol to kynurenine. The most common are kidnapping, kensington, knighthood, kryptonite and kickboxing.

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All 37 ten-letter words that start with K

  • kaempferol21n. A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the...
  • kallikrein18n. A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins...
  • kamishibai21n. A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls...
  • karmically21adv. In a karmic context.
  • karyotypic24adj. Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
  • kemonomimi20n. A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).
  • kensington15n. A sewing circle for women.
  • keratinous14adj. Consisting of, or made from keratin.
  • ketoprofen19n. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug C₁₆H₁₄O₃, derived from propionic...
  • kettlebell16n. A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for...
  • kettledrum17n. A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a...
  • keyboarder20n. Someone who keyboards; a typist.
  • keylogging20n. The logging of keystrokes, as with a key logger.
  • khachapuri24n. A cheese pastry from the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region of...
  • kickboxing30n. A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially...
  • kidnapping20n. The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
  • kidulthood19n. The state or condition of being a kidult.
  • kimberlite18n. A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide...
  • kindliness15n. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the...
  • kinematics18n. The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with...
  • kingfisher21n. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family...
  • kingslayer18n. One who kills a king.
  • kisspeptin18n. A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty.
  • klebsiella16n. Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many...
  • kleptocrat18n. A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.
  • knifemaker23n. Someone who makes knives.
  • knifepoint19n. The pointed end of a knife.
  • knighthood22n. An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is...
  • knightmare20n. A figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move...
  • knockabout22adj. Boisterous.
  • konnichiwa22interj. Good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello.
  • kookaburra20n. Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
  • krantikari18n. A revolutionary.
  • kryptonite19n. The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.
  • kunsthalle17n. A facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned...
  • kusarigama17n. A Japanese martial arts chain weapon that consists of a kama (the...
  • kynurenine17n. A metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is...
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Questions about these words

How many ten-letter words that start with K are there?
Word.ws lists 37 ten-letter words that start with K, plus 410 rare ones.
What are common ten-letter words that start with K?
kidnapping, kensington, knighthood, kryptonite, kickboxing, kingfisher, kinematics and kettlebell.
Which of the ten-letter words that start with K has the highest letter score?
kickboxing scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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