9-Letter Words Starting with K
There are 65 nine-letter words that start with K on Word.ws, from kababayan to kyokushin. The most common are knowledge, kidnapped, knowingly, kilometre and kitchener.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 65 nine-letter words that start with K
KA
- kababayan20n. A compatriot; a fellow Filipino.
- kabbalist17n. One who studies Kabbalah.
- kajillion20n. An unspecified large number (of).
- kalamkari19n. A type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India.
- kalanchoe18n. Any succulent flowering plant of the tropical genus Kalanchoe.
- kanamycin20n. A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil...
- kaolinite13n. A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and...
- karyotype21n. The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the...
- katabatic17adj. Downslope on a mountainside.
- kathakali20n. A spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with...
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- kecamatan17n. A district in Indonesia.
- keepalive18n. A short message sent by one device to another to check that the link...
- kegerator14n. A refrigerator adapted for storing and serving beer from a keg.
- keratitis13n. Inflammation of the cornea.
- keratosis13n. The condition of having keratin growing on the skin.
- kerfuffle22n. A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- ketogenic16adj. Relating to ketogenesis.
- ketorolac15n. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and...
- kettleman15n. A foreman in charge of the kettles in which textile dyes are prepared.
- keyholder20n. An individual or organization with access to a cryptographic key.
- keymaster18n. A person in charge of a key or keys.
- keystream18n. A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with...
- keystroke20n. The act of pressing an input key on a computer keyboard, typewriter, or...
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- kibitzing25n. The action of the verb to kibitz.
- kickabout21n. An informal amateur game of football/soccer.
- kickboard22n. A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms...
- kickboxer28n. One who practices the martial art of kickboxing.
- kickstand20n. A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or...
- kiddushin18n. An engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by...
- kidnapped19adj. Subjected to kidnapping.
- kidnapper18n. A person who kidnaps someone.
- kilohertz25n. A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one...
- kilojoule20n. An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ.
- kilometre15n. An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km.
- kimberlin17n. In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody living on the...
- kinematic17adj. Of or relating to motion or to kinematics.
- kinescope17n. A recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a...
- kingmaker20n. Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
- kingsnake18n. Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
- kinkiness17n. The state of being kinky.
- kinkshame22v. To mock, shame, bully, harass, condemn, or make fun of (someone) for or...
- kinswoman18n. A female relative.
- kitchener18n. A kitchen servant; a cook.
- kittenish16adj. Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
- kittiwake20n. Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that...
- kiwifruit19n. A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark...
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- knackered20adj. Broken, inoperative.
- kneeboard16n. A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad)...
- knifefish22n. Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different...
- knighting18n. The act of making somebody a knight.
- knockback27n. A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock...
- knockdown23n. An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
- knotgrass14n. An annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland.
- knowingly20adv. In the manner of one who knows.
- knowledge18n. The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or...
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- kompromat19n. Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated)...
- kookiness17n. The state of being kooky.
- kowtowing20n. The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
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- krautrock19n. A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
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- kshatriya19n. A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in...
KU
- kundalini14n. An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be...
- kurrajong21n. Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.
KV
- kvetching22n. Persistent complaining.
KY
444 rare nine-letter words that start with K
- kabeljauw
- kabillion
- kabukalli
- kabuliyat
- kachakbar
- kachcheri
- kachumber
- kadiasker
- kadomatsu
- kadooment
- kafirness
- kagurabue
- kahikatea
- kahikatoa
- kahlerite
- kaikawaka
- kaikomako
- kailkenny
- kainellid
- kainosite
- kairoline
- kairomone
- kaiserdom
- kaisonian
- kaiwhiria
- kajukenbo
- kakampink
- kakaralli
- kakatundi
- kakawahie
- kakkalide
- kakocracy
- kalakukko
- kaldereta
- kalderimi
- kallilite
- kallitype
- kalotrope
- kalsilite
- kalsomine
- kaluszite
- kamachili
- kamacitic
- kamagraph
- kamancheh
- kamebanin
- kamenitza
- kamiokite
- kamishimo
- kamperite
- kanbanize
- kangalang
- kanonaite
- kaolinate
- kaolinize
- kaparring
- kapishche
- kappacism
- kappamaki
- kaputness
- karaburan
- karajishi
- karanteen
- karateist
- karateman
- karinding
- karmaless
- karnikara
- karpatite
- karstland
- karstlike
- kartoffel
- karyocyte
- karyogamy
- karyogram
- karyology
- karyomere
- karyoplot
- karyosome
- karyotypy
- kasamarda
- kasanosin
- kashinite
- kashkaval
- katabasis
- katafront
- katanosin
- katashiro
- kategoria
- katharobe
- katoptron
- kaurenoic
- kaurenoid
- kayadanda
- kayakable
- kazabaika
- kazillion
- kazoolike
- kebablike
- keeleyite
- keelivine
- keeperess
- keepering
- keliximab
- kelosomia
- kelyanite
- kelyphite
- kenhsuite
- kennelful
- kennelman
- kennetjie
- kenotheme
- kenotoxin
- kenozooid
- kentledge
- kentrogon
- keratinic
- keratocan
- keratosic
- keratotic
- keraunion
- kerbstone
- kerchered
- kerectomy
- kerflooey
- kerfuffly
- kermesite
- kernelate
- kernelize
- kernelled
- kerotakis
- kersanton
- kersenneh
- kersplode
- kersplosh
- kerwallop
- kerykeion
- kesterite
- ketaminol
- ketazolam
- ketchuppy
- ketoamide
- ketoamine
- ketocaine
- ketoester
- ketoimine
- ketolated
- ketolysis
- ketolytic
- ketonemia
- ketonemic
- ketonuria
- ketosidic
- ketosugar
- ketosuria
- ketotifen
- kettleful
- kevazingo
- keybounce
- keybutton
- keyframer
- keyholing
- keykeeper
- keyphrase
- keyseater
- keysender
- keyserver
- keystoned
- keystring
- keyswitch
- keytainer
- keytarist
- keyworker
- khademite
- khaganate
- khakiweed
- khakkhara
- khamaseen
- khansamah
- khassadar
- khedivate
- khedivial
- khibinite
- kholodets
- khorovadz
- khramulya
- khusimone
- khusitone
- khuushuur
- khvostism
- kibbutzer
- kickathon
- kickiness
- kickingly
- kickplate
- kickstool
- kiddified
- kiddiness
- kiddingly
- kiddywink
- kidnappee
- kidstakes
- kieserite
- kievitone
- kigilyakh
- kilderkin
- kiloannum
- kilocount
- kilocurie
- kilocycle
- kilogauss
- kilokatal
- kilolight
- kilolitre
- kilolumen
- kilomaser
- kilopixel
- kilopound
- kilostere
- kilotrial
- kiltmaker
- kimedashi
- kimzeyite
- kinamycin
- kindheart
- kindredly
- kinemetry
- kinemorph
- kinescopy
- kinesodic
- kinetical
- kineticon
- kinetosis
- kingcraft
- kingdomed
- kingiside
- kingpiece
- kingwards
- kininogen
- kinkeeper
- kinocidin
- kinoplasm
- kinoprene
- kinradite
- kinslayer
- kinsmanly
- kinzigite
- kiosklike
- kippering
- kipperish
- kippernut
- kippersol
- kirkamide
- kirkgarth
- kirsebaer
- kirtankar
- kirwanite
- kissathon
- kissiness
- kissingly
- kissogram
- kissproof
- kistbandi
- kitbasher
- kitchened
- kitchenet
- kitchenry
- kiteboard
- kiteflier
- kitemaker
- kitharode
- kitschify
- kitschily
- kittendom
- kittening
- kittereen
- kiwaiform
- kiwiberry
- kjerulfin
- kladnoite
- klapmatch
- klapskate
- klavalier
- klaxoning
- kleberite
- kleenebok
- klendusic
- klephtism
- kleptocat
- kliachite
- klobasnek
- klondyker
- klonklave
- klutzhood
- knackless
- knappable
- knapskull
- knaveship
- knavishly
- kneadable
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Questions about these words
- How many nine-letter words that start with K are there?
- Word.ws lists 65 nine-letter words that start with K, plus 444 rare ones.
- What are common nine-letter words that start with K?
- knowledge, kidnapped, knowingly, kilometre, kitchener, knockdown, kidnapper and knackered.
- Which of the nine-letter words that start with K has the highest letter score?
- kickboxer scores 28 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.
Cite this page: “9-Letter Words Starting with K: 65 Words.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/words/9-letter/starting-with-k. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.