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4-Letter Words Ending in K

There are 262 four-letter words ending in K on Word.ws, from ajak to zouk. The most common are back, work, look, week and book.

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All 262 four-letter words ending in K

A

  • ajak15n. The dhole (Cuon alpinus).
  • amok10adv. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
  • arak8n. A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and...

B

  • back12adj. At or near the rear.
  • balk10n. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the...
  • bank10n. An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of...
  • bark10v. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of...
  • bask10v. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
  • beak10n. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for...
  • beck12n. A stream or small river.
  • beek10v. To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
  • belk10v. To vomit.
  • bilk10n. The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
  • bink10n. A bench.
  • birk10n. A birch tree.
  • blak10adj. Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
  • blik10n. An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
  • boak10v. To retch or vomit.
  • bock12n. A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for...
  • bonk10v. To hit or strike; to collide with something.
  • book10n. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge...
  • bork10v. To misconfigure, break, or damage, especially a computer or other...
  • bosk10n. A bush.
  • brak10adj. Brackish.
  • brek10n. Breakfast.
  • buck12n. A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the...
  • bulk10n. Size, specifically, volume.
  • bunk10n. One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
  • burk10v. To vomit.
  • busk10v. To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public...

C

  • cack12n. A squawk.
  • calk10n. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
  • cark10v. To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
  • cask10n. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic...
  • chek13n. A Hong Kong foot.
  • chok13n. A law or commandment without a comprehensible explanation or purpose.
  • conk10n. The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also...
  • cook10n. A person who prepares food.
  • cork10n. The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody...
  • cuck12n. A cuckold or cuckquean.
  • cusk10n. A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

D

  • dack11v. To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke.
  • dank9adj. Dark, damp and humid.
  • dark9adj. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  • dawk12v. To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
  • deck11n. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a...
  • deek9v. To look.
  • desk9n. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top...
  • dhak12n. Any member of the species Butea monosperma of trees of southern Asia.
  • dink9n. A soft drop shot.
  • dirk9n. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
  • disk9n. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
  • dock11n. Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers...
  • donk9n. A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion...
  • dook9v. To make a certain clucking sound.
  • dork9v. To act or behave in the manner of a dork.
  • druk9n. A kind of spherical Czech glass bead used in crafting.
  • duck11v. To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from...
  • dunk9v. To submerge briefly in a liquid.
  • dusk9adj. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.

F

  • fack13n. One of the four stomachs of a ruminating animal; rumen; paunch.
  • falk11n. The razorbill.
  • fank11n. A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.
  • feck13n. Effect, value; vigor.
  • filk11adj. About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and/or...
  • fink11n. A contemptible person.
  • fisk11v. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
  • flak11n. Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
  • folk11n. People, persons.
  • fork11n. A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold...
  • frak11v. Fuck.
  • fsck13n. A *nix file system check to detect damage to, or corruption of, files...
  • funk11n. Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
  • fuxk18adv. Censored spelling of fuck.
  • fvck16adv. Censored spelling of fuck.

G

  • gack11interj. A sharp, sudden sound from someone's throat while they're coughing...
  • gank9v. To swindle.
  • gawk12n. A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
  • geck11v. To jeer or mock; to show contempt for.
  • geek9n. A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
  • gick11n. Excrement.
  • gink9n. A guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or...
  • girk9v. To jerk, yerk.
  • gonk9n. A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
  • gook9n. Grime or mud.
  • gork9n. A despised person; dork, geek, jerk.
  • grok9v. To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without...
  • guck11n. The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck.
  • gunk9n. Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
  • gurk9v. To burp or belch.

H

  • hack13v. To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
  • haik11n. A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.
  • hank11n. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
  • hark11n. A whisper.
  • hask11n. A basket made of flags or rushes, as for carrying fish.
  • hawk14n. A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an...
  • heck13interj. Hell.
  • hick13v. To hiccup.
  • hink11v. To think optimistically.
  • hock13n. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still...
  • hoik11n. A wild hook shot played without style.
  • holk11n. A hollow cavity.
  • honk11v. To use a car horn.
  • hook11n. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the...
  • hork11v. To foul up; to be occupied with difficulty, tangle, or unpleasantness...
  • huck13v. To throw or chuck.
  • hulk11n. A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and...
  • hunk11n. A large or dense piece of something.
  • husk11n. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits...

J

  • jack17n. A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
  • jank15n. Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's...
  • jark15n. A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
  • jerk15n. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
  • jick17v. To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade.
  • jink15n. A quick evasive turn.
  • jock17n. A jockey.
  • jook15v. To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
  • junk15n. Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted...

K

  • keck14v. To heave or retch as if to vomit.
  • keek12v. To peek; peep.
  • kelk12v. To beat.
  • kick14v. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
  • kink12v. To laugh loudly.
  • kirk12n. A church.
  • kolk12n. An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging...
  • kook12n. An eccentric, strange or crazy person.

L

  • lack10n. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence...
  • lank8adj. Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
  • lark8n. Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
  • lask8n. Originally of both persons and animals, now only of animals: looseness...
  • leak8n. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid...
  • leek8n. A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an...
  • lesk8n. The loin; flank.
  • lewk11n. A unique, characteristic or carefully constructed appearance or outfit.
  • lick10v. To stroke with the tongue.
  • link8n. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
  • lock10n. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or...
  • look8v. As an intransitive verb, often with “at”.
  • luck10n. Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
  • lurk8v. To remain concealed in order to ambush.
  • lusk8adj. Lazy or slothful.

M

  • mack12n. An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills; a...
  • mank10adj. Disgusting, repulsive.
  • mark10n. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
  • mask10n. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or...
  • meek10adj. Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
  • menk10n. An animal described by the Mansi as a "forest giant", with anatomical...
  • merk10v. To run.
  • mick12adj. Easy.
  • milk10n. A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to...
  • mink10n. Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily...
  • mock12n. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
  • monk10n. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for...
  • mook10n. A disagreeable or incompetent person.
  • muck12n. Slimy mud, sludge.
  • murk10adj. Dark, murky.
  • musk10n. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac...
  • mylk13n. A vegan substitute for milk.

N

  • nack10v. To acknowledge negatively; to send a NAK signal to.
  • naik8n. A lord or governor in South Asia.
  • nark8n. A police spy or informer.
  • neck10n. The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans...
  • neuk8n. A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - "Robert...
  • nick10n. A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in...
  • nock10n. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  • nook8n. A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
  • nork8n. A woman's breast.
  • nyuk11interj. An exaggerated laugh.

O

  • oink8interj. Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
  • onek8n. A One-pronged fork.

P

  • pack12n. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be...
  • paik10n. A foot soldier or armed attendant, in some cases holding land in...
  • pank10v. To pack down, to compact (particularly snow).
  • park10n. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a...
  • peak10n. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point...
  • peck12v. To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
  • peek10v. To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to...
  • penk10n. A minnow.
  • perk10n. Perquisite.
  • pick12n. A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
  • pink10n. A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
  • pock12n. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive...
  • polk10v. To dance the polka.
  • ponk10n. A nocturnal evil spirit.
  • pork10n. The meat of a pig.
  • puck12n. The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck...
  • pulk10n. A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow...
  • punk10n. A passive or effeminate homosexual man.

R

  • rack10n. A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
  • rank8adj. Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.
  • rawk11n. A thick fog.
  • reak8n. A prank.
  • reck10v. To take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to...
  • reek8n. A strong unpleasant smell.
  • rick10n. Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected...
  • rink8n. A man, especially a warrior or hero.
  • risk8n. The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
  • rock10n. The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that...
  • ronk8v. To stink; to smell very bad.
  • rook8n. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
  • ruck10n. A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
  • rusk8n. A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.

S

  • sack10n. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage...
  • sark8n. Synonym of shirt, whether worn against the skin or not.
  • seak8n. Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.
  • seck10adj. Only used in rent seck.
  • seek8v. To try to find; to look for; to search for.
  • shuk11n. An Israeli street market.
  • sick10adj. In poor health; ill.
  • silk8n. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a...
  • sink8v. To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar...
  • soak8v. To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
  • sock10n. A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
  • sook8n. Familiar name for a cow.
  • suck10n. An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into...
  • sulk8v. To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or...

T

  • tack10n. A small nail with a flat head.
  • talk8v. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
  • tank8n. A closed container for liquids or gases.
  • task8n. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
  • teak8n. An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other...
  • teek8n. A telekinetic person; a person who has telekinetic abilities.
  • tick10n. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  • tink8v. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
  • tock10n. A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
  • tonk8n. An item or items of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale.
  • trek8n. A journey by ox wagon.
  • tuck10v. To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
  • tunk8n. A sharp blow; a thump.
  • tusk8n. One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors)...

V

  • valk11n. Valkyrie.
  • volk11n. The Afrikaner people.

W

  • wack13adj. Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny...
  • walk11v. To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group...
  • wark11n. Pain; ache.
  • weak11adj. Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
  • weck13n. Kummelweck bread.
  • week11n. Any period of seven consecutive days.
  • welk11v. To soak, steep.
  • wick13n. A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally...
  • wink11v. To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually...
  • wonk11n. A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.
  • wook11n. An unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and...
  • work11n. Labour, occupation, job.

Y

  • yack13n. An oak.
  • yank11n. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate...
  • yark11v. To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
  • yawk14interj. Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.
  • yeuk11n. Itch, a prickly feeling.
  • yick13interj. Used to indicate disgust.
  • yock13n. A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one.
  • yoik11n. A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
  • yolk11n. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white...
  • york11v. To bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this...
  • yuck13interj. Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or...

Z

  • zack19n. Sixpence.
  • zark17interj. Fuck.
  • zerk17n. Any of a class of types of grease nipples, or an instance thereof...
  • zink17n. A type of cornett.
  • zonk17n. An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as...
  • zook17v. To vomit.
  • zouk17n. A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining...
49 rare four-letter words ending in K

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words ending in K are there?
Word.ws lists 262 four-letter words ending in K, plus 49 rare ones.
What are common four-letter words ending in K?
back, work, look, week, book, talk, york and bank.
Which of the four-letter words ending in K has the highest letter score?
zack scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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