5-Letter Words Starting with K

All 223 five-letter words that start with K

KA

• kabam13interj. The sound of a loud explosion; pow, blam, bang.
• kadai10n. Synonym of karahi (“cooking vessel”).
• kadam12n. A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus...
• kadhi13n. A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with...
• kadin10n. A woman of a sultan's harem.
• kahal12n. The local governing body of a former European Jewish community...
• kaiju16n. A fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese...
• kaisa9n. A variant of the game billiards played chiefly in Finland and Russia.
• kaiso9n. A style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music.
• kaito9n. A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.
• kaizo18n. A philosophy of game design distinguished by very high difficulty...
• kajal16n. Kohl.
• kakar13n. Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak).
• kalam11n. Speculative theology.
• kalan9n. The sea otter.
• kalaw12n. Synonym of rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax).
• kalbi11n. A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef.
• kalif12n. A rank in the Ku Klux Klan.
• kalis9n. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.
• kalon9n. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as...
• kalpa11n. A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four...
• kalua9n. A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called...
• kamal11n. A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient...
• kamik15n. A mukluk.
• kamon11n. A Japanese family crest.
• kamut11n. A commercial cultivar of Khorasan wheat.
• kamuy14n. A spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology, similar to the Japanese...
• kanae9n. A grey mullet.
• kanal9n. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan...
• kanat9n. A canvas screen or partition forming the wall or division of a tent or...
• kanga10n. A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
• kango10n. A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese...
• kanji16n. The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.
• kanna9n. Channa (Mesembryanthemum tortuosum, syn. Sceletium tortuosum), a...
• kanon9n. Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music).
• kanun9n. A set of traditional Albanian laws.
• kanzo18n. A voodoo initiation ceremony.
• kapha14n. The dosha composed of water and earth.
• kapok15n. A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba...
• kappa13n. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
• kaput11adj. Out of order; not working.
• karam11n. The tree Adina cordifolia.
• karet9n. A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted...
• karez18n. A qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
• karma11n. The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next...
• karoo9n. Any vast prairie bordering a desert.
• karri9n. The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western...
• karst9n. A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the...
• karve12n. A multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship.
• karwa12n. Cooking pot.
• kasha12n. A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other...
• kasra9n. In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small...
• katha12n. The recitation of a Hindu religious story.
• katsu9interj. A word shouted out in Zen Buddhism (as well as other sects of...
• katun9n. A medieval self-governing community in the Balkans, associated with...
• kauri9n. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia...
• kaval12n. A chromatic end-blown flute of Asia and eastern Europe.
• kavya15n. A highly artificial Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets...
• kawal12n. A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the...
• kayak16n. A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the...
• kayle12n. A pin used in kayles or skittles.
• kazan18n. A cauldron or cooking pot used in Central Asian cuisine.
• kazoo18n. A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with...

KE

• kebab13n. A hand-held dish consisting of slices of meat or fish roasted on an...
• kecap13n. Soy sauce.
• kecks15n. Trousers.
• kedge11n. A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
• keech14n. A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
• keely12adj. Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle).
• keema11n. Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with...
• keeps11n. Only used in for keeps.
• kefir12n. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to...
• kegel10n. The pubococcygeal muscles.
• keiki13n. Child or offspring.
• kelch14n. A particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of...
• kelly12n. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary...
• kempt13adj. Neat and tidy.
• kenaf12n. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found...
• kench14n. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.
• kendi10n. A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold...
• kendo10n. A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
• kendu10n. Coromandel ebony (Diospyros malanoxylon).
• kenpo11n. Any of various Japanese martial arts.
• kente9n. A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
• kerby14n. A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the...
• kerma11n. The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles...
• kesar9n. Saffron.
• ketal9n. Any acetal derived from a ketone.
• ketch14n. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen...
• kexin16n. A yeast serine peptidase.
• keyed13adj. Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or...
• keyer12n. One who, or that which, keys.

KG

• kgosi10n. A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.

KH

• khair12n. The tree Senegalia catechu from which cutch is obtained.
• khaja19n. A fried crispy, layered sweet pastry filled with fruits or soaked with...
• khaki16n. A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
• khana12n. Food, a meal.
• khash15n. A dish made from cattle's or sheep's head and/or trotters and eaten...
• khata12n. A traditional ceremonial scarf in Tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism...
• khaya15n. A native house or hut.
• kheer12n. A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
• khula12n. A form of divorce initiated by the wife.
• khums14n. A Shi'ite tax of one-fifth of various profits (e.g. one's surplus...

KI

• kiang10n. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
• kiawe12n. Prosopis pallida, a species of mesquite tree.
• kicks15n. Shoes.
• kicky18adj. Lively, exciting, thrilling.
• kiddo11n. A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
• kiddy14n. A small kid (young goat).
• kikar13n. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia...
• kikyo16n. A Japanese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus).
• kilat9adj. Impressive, top-notch or outstanding.
• kilig10adj. Excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to...
• kilim11n. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
• kilty12n. A flap of fringed leather covering part of a boot's tongue and lace.
• kimbo13v. To position (the arms) akimbo.
• kinda10adv. Kind of; somewhat.
• kings10n. A pair of kings (playing cards).
• kingy13n. The kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.
• kinin9n. Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid...
• kinky16adj. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
• kiosk13n. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or...
• kirin9n. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.
• kissa9n. Synonym of kissaten, a type of Japanese café.
• kissy12adj. Sentimentally affectionate.
• kitab11n. An Islamic book.
• kited10adj. Of a cheque: made out on an account with insufficient funds, either to...
• kiter9n. One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the...
• kitty12n. A young cat; a kitten.
• kiver12n. A shallow wooden vessel or tub.
• kizzy30n. Only used in no kizzy.

KL

• klang10n. Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and...
• klick15n. A kilometer.
• klieg10n. Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography.
• klomp13n. A Dutch wooden clog.
• kloof12n. A deep glen or ravine.
• kluge10n. Something that should not work, but does.

KN

• knack15n. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
• knape11n. A lad.
• knave12n. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
• knead10v. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to...
• kneed10adj. Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or...
• kneel9v. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a...
• knell9v. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• knife12n. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of...
• knish12n. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a...
• knits9n. Small particles of ore.
• knock15n. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against...
• knoll9n. A small mound or rounded hill.
• knout9n. A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as...
• knowe12n. A small hill; a knoll.
• known12adj. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
• knuck15n. A knuckle duster.
• knurl9n. A contorted knot in wood.

KO

• koala9n. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a...
• koban11n. An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan.
• kocho14n. A bread-like fermented food made from chopped and grated ensete pulp, a...
• kodak14n. A camera: a device for taking still photographs.
• kofta12n. Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East...
• kohai12n. A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
• koine9n. A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact...
• kojic18adj. Only used in kojic acid.
• koken13n. A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set...
• koker13n. A sluice.
• kokum15n. A plant (Garcinia indica) in the mangosteen family with culinary...
• kolam11n. Synonym of rangoli.
• koloa9n. The Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana.
• kombi13n. A minivan.
• kombu13n. Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae)...
• konak13n. A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman...
• kooky16adj. Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
• kopek15n. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
• kopje18n. A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
• koppa13n. An Ancient Greek letter representing /k/, Ϙ / ϙ, replaced by kappa by...
• korin9n. A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
• korma11n. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and...
• kosam11n. The tree Schleichera oleosa.
• kosha12n. Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self...
• kothi12n. A bungalow.
• koula9n. A gold coin of Tonga, worth one 16th of a pound, issued in 1962.
• koura9n. A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New...
• kovil12n. A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.

KR

• kraal9n. In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
• kraft12n. A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
• krait9n. Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus...
• krama11n. A traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf or...
• krang10n. The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed...
• kraut9v. To make (into) sauerkraut.
• krewe12n. A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage...
• kriek13n. A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries.
• krige10v. To perform kriging of data.
• krill9n. Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order...
• kriya12n. A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
• krona9n. The official currency of Sweden.
• krone9n. The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe...
• kroon9n. The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
• krump13n. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance.

KU

• kubie11n. Kubasa, especially when served on a hot dog bun.
• kudan10n. A yokai with the head of a human and the body of a bovine.
• kudos10n. Praise; accolades.
• kudzu19n. An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly...
• kugel10n. A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked...
• kukri13n. A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many...
• kukui13n. Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree.
• kulak13n. A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who...
• kulfi12n. A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling...
• kunai9n. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel...
• kunga10n. A kind of equid in ancient Mesopotamia (probably a donkey-onager cross).
• kunik13n. Synonym of Eskimo kiss.
• kural9n. A Tamil poetic couplet.
• kursi9n. A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.
• kurta9n. A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh...
• kurus9n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
• kusha12n. A grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata.
• kusum11n. A tree of species Schleichera oleosa, from whose seeds a multipurpose...
• kutch14n. A packet or pile of vellum leaves in which gold is beaten into thin...
• kutum11n. A freshwater fish (Rutilus kutum) native to the Caspian Sea.

KV

• kvass12n. A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with...

KW

• kween12n. A queen.

KY

• kylie12n. A boomerang.
• kylix19n. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad...
• kyrie12n. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning...
• kyudo13n. A Japanese form of archery.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 223 five-letter words that start with K, plus 174 rare ones.

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

known, keeps, kinda, kelly, kings, knife, knock and kicks.

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

kizzy scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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