4-Letter Words Starting with K

All 192 four-letter words that start with K

KA

• kade9n. The sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus.
• kady12n. A man's straw hat.
• kaen8n. Synonym of khene.
• kaep10n. A type of proa native to Palau.
• kafi11n. A classical form of Sufi poem.
• kago9n. An open and suspended Japanese style of sedan chair.
• kagu9n. A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only...
• kaha11n. Synonym of proboscis monkey.
• kahu11n. Swamp harrier (Circus approximans).
• kail8n. A broth made with kale or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a...
• kaim10n. Mitragyna parvifolia, a tree of the madder family, found in India.
• kain8n. Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to...
• kaji15n. An ugly anthropomorphic spirit.
• kaju15n. Cashew nut.
• kaka12n. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family...
• kaki12n. A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
• kale8n. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not...
• kali8n. The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
• kalo8n. Taro (Colocasia esculenta).
• kama10n. A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
• kame10n. A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting...
• kami10n. An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
• kamp12adj. Homosexual.
• kana8n. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters...
• kane8n. A Polynesian or Maori man.
• kang9n. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for...
• kano8n. A male American.
• kaon8n. Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a...
• kapo10n. A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and...
• kapp12n. A headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian...
• kapu10n. Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
• kara8n. A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's...
• karl8n. A medieval Scandinavian freeman.
• karn8n. A pile of rocks.
• karo8n. Pittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand.
• kart8n. A go-cart.
• kast8n. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York...
• kata8n. Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
• kate8n. The brambling finch, Fringilla montifringilla.
• kati8n. A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted as a standard by...
• kava11n. Any member of the species Piper methysticum, a plant from the South...
• kawa11n. Maori customs and protocol.
• kaya11n. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
• kayo11n. A knockout.
• kayu11adj. Stupid; foolish.
• kaza17n. A subdistrict, particularly (historical) a third-level administrative...

KE

• keck14v. To heave or retch as if to vomit.
• keek12v. To peek; peep.
• keel8n. A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
• keen8adj. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive...
• keep10v. To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall...
• keet8n. A lorikeet or parakeet.
• kefi11n. High spirits, ebullience, chiefly in Greece or among Greek people.
• kegs9n. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing; underwear.
• keke12v. To laugh, especially in a cackling or staccato-like manner.
• keld9adj. Having a kell or covering; webbed.
• kelk12v. To beat.
• kell8n. The caul (membrane).
• kelp10n. Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (especially of order...
• kelt8n. A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.
• kemp12n. A coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty hairs that...
• kena8v. To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something...
• keng9v. Synonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by...
• keno8n. A gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs...
• kent8n. A shepherd's staff.
• kepi10n. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated...
• kerb10v. To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement...
• kere8n. A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew...
• kerf11n. The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
• kern8n. Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another...
• kero8n. Kerosene.
• kesa8n. A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns.
• kesh11n. The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five...
• keta8n. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
• kete8n. A traditional Maori woven basket.
• keto8n. The carbonyl group of a ketone.
• kets8n. Manure or farm muck spread on farm land.
• kext15n. A loadable extension to the kernel of the macOS operating system.
• keys11n. Keyboard.

KH

• khan11n. A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
• khat11n. A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when...
• khel11n. A Pashtun subtribe.
• khim13n. A stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo...
• khoa11n. A South Asian dairy product made of either dried whole milk or milk...
• khon11n. A Thai form of dance with music and narration.
• khor11n. A swampy depression in Middle Eastern countries.
• khot11n. A form of land tenure usually based around hereditary zamindars with...
• khud12n. A steep cleft in a hillside; a ravine.
• khum13n. A commune of Cambodia, a subdivision of a srok.
• khus11n. Vetiver.

KI

• kiai8n. The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in...
• kibe10n. A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also...
• kick14v. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
• kier8n. A bleaching vat.
• kiev11n. A dish like chicken Kiev, with substitutes for the chicken, sauces or...
• kiff14adj. Great; excellent.
• kigo9n. A seasonal word; a word required in haiku to indicate the season.
• kiki12n. A gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat.
• kila8n. Synonym of phurba (“Tibetan dagger”).
• kile8n. An ulcer; sore.
• kiln8n. An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening...
• kilt8v. To gather up (skirts) around the body.
• kina8n. The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea.
• kind9n. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common...
• kine8n. In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.
• king9n. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy...
• kink12v. To laugh loudly.
• kino8n. A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants...
• kira8n. An ankle-length dress traditionally worn by women in Bhutan.
• kirk12n. A church.
• kish11n. A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
• kiss8v. To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love...
• kist8n. A chest.
• kite8n. A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
• kith11n. An acquaintance or a friend.
• kito8n. A type of blackmail on LGBT people.
• kitt8n. The kittiwake.
• kiva11n. A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village.
• kiwi11n. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

KL

• klap10v. To strike; to smack.
• klar8n. In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to...

KM

• kmet10n. A serf in Southeastern Europe, especially one holding land under the...

KN

• knab10v. To nab or steal.
• knap10v. To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to...
• knee8n. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of...
• knez17n. A duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries.
• knit8v. To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are...
• knob10n. A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a...
• knop10n. A knob, usually ornamental.
• knot8n. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material...
• know11v. To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain...
• knut8n. An idle upper-class man about town.

KO

• koan8n. A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle...
• kobo10n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
• koch13n. A wooden sailing ship of Russian design for use in the Arctic.
• koda9n. Synonym of kodo (“a kind of millet”).
• kodo9n. Kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum.
• koel8n. A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the...
• koff14n. A type of two-masted Dutch vessel.
• kogo9n. Korean-style deep-fried battered sausage on a stick.
• koha11n. A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
• kohl11n. A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye...
• koji15n. A substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus...
• koka12n. The smallest technical score that can be awarded in a judo competition.
• koki12n. A fibre-tip pen.
• koko12n. The tree Albizia lebbeck.
• koku12n. A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed...
• kola8n. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the...
• kolk12n. An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging...
• kolo8n. A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic...
• komi10n. Bonus points given to the white player to compensate for the fact that...
• kona8n. Southwester.
• kong9n. A set of four identical tiles.
• kono8n. A traditional Maori woven basket.
• kook12n. An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
• kool8v. To look; to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
• koot8n. The costus plant.
• kopi10n. A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing...
• kora8n. A type of harp or lute played in West Africa.
• kore8n. An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually...
• kori8n. The monetary unit of Kutch prior to 1947, divided into 24 dokdas.
• koro8n. A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations...
• korr8n. A korred.
• koru8n. A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in...
• koto8n. A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven...

KR

• krab10n. Imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko.
• krai8n. A region or province in Russia.
• krin8n. A drum of African origin made out of a log and struck with drumsticks.
• kris8n. A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having...
• kroo8n. An obsolete African unit of measure, varying by the type of produce.

KS

• ksar8n. A fortified traditional village in North Africa.

KU

• kuai8n. A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish...
• kuda9n. The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus).
• kudu9n. A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis...
• kufi11n. A type of brimless, rounded cap associated with various African nations...
• kufr11n. Denial or rejection of Islam.
• kuih11n. Bite-sized snack or dessert foods in Malaysia and nearby countries...
• kuku12n. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette.
• kula8n. A tower, turret or steeple in Southeastern Europe erected during the...
• kuna8n. The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.
• kupo10interj. Used to end a sentence in a cute, friendly, or whimsical manner.
• kuri8n. The kitchen of a Zen monastery.
• kuru8n. A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found...
• kush11n. Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana...
• kuti8n. A traditional Ethiopian tisane made from steeped coffee leaves.
• kutu8n. A body louse.
• kuya11n. An elder brother.

KW

• kwan11n. A school of Korean martial arts.

KY

• kyaa11interj. An expression of surprise or dismay.
• kyan11n. A hot sauce prepared from cayenne pepper.
• kyat11n. The official currency of Myanmar.
• kyle11n. A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland...

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words that start with K are there?

Word.ws lists 192 four-letter words that start with K, plus 38 rare ones.

What are common four-letter words that start with K?

know, keep, kind, king, kick, kiss, kong and keys.

Which of the four-letter words that start with K has the highest letter score?

knez scores 17 points with the standard letter tile values.

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