Words That Start with KA

2-letter words that start with KA

• ka6n. The aspect of a person’s soul or being that sustains their existence...

3-letter words that start with KA

• kaf10n. The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك (k).
• kai7n. Food.
• kaj14n. A spirit of storm and wind;.
• kak11n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.
• kam9adj. Crooked, awry.
• kan7n. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
• kas7n. A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the...
• kat7n. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois...
• kay10n. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

4-letter words that start with 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...

5-letter words that start with 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...
• 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.
• kaito9n. A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.
• kajal16n. Kohl.
• kakar13n. Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak).
• kalam11n. Speculative theology.
• kalan9n. The sea otter.
• 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...
• kamal11n. A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient...
• kanae9n. A grey mullet.
• kanal9n. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan...
• kanga10n. A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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...
• 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...
• kavya15n. A highly artificial Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets...
• 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...

All 63 5-letter words that start with KA

6-letter words that start with KA

• kabaka16n. The title of the king of Buganda.
• kaboom14n. The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a...
• kabuki16n. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male...
• kabuli12n. A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.
• kabuto12n. A traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.
• kaffir16n. South African mining shares.
• kaftan13n. A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
• kagome13n. An arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each...
• kagura11n. A kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan.
• kahuna13n. A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.
• kaidan11n. A traditional Japanese ghost story or horror story.
• kaikai14n. Nigerian gin.
• kailan10n. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with...
• kairos10n. A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial...
• kaiten10n. Synonym of sushi train.
• kaizen19n. A Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance...
• kakapo16n. A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage...
• kalian10adj. Containing potassium.
• kalima12n. The formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith): لَا إِلَٰهَ...
• kalmia12n. Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.
• kaluga11n. Huso dauricus, a sturgeon of the Amur river basin in northeast China...
• kamado13n. A traditional Japanese wood- or charcoal-fired earthen vessel used as a...
• kamala12n. A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge...
• kamani12n. A tree of the species Calophyllum inophyllum.
• kanaka14n. A person of Hawaiian descent.
• kanban12n. A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and...
• kantar10n. A unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from...
• kantha13n. A form of embroidery in parts of South Asia, used to make cushions and...
• kaolin10n. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
• kappel14n. Synonym of yarmulke.
• karaka14n. An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, bearing fruits with a...
• karate10n. An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but...
• karmic14adj. Of or pertaining to karma.
• karnal10n. A large, straight brass ceremonial trumpet played in parts of Northern...
• karren10n. A small-scale ribbed and fluted erosion feature formed by differential...
• kartel10n. A German industrial cartel.
• karter10n. One who takes part in the sport of karting.
• karuna10n. Compassion; mercy.
• kasher13v. To remove excess blood from by washing and salting.
• kashim15n. A traditional, large, semisubterranean men's communal house of the...
• katana10n. A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight...
• katara10n. An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly...
• kathak17n. One of the eight classical dance forms of India.
• katsuo10n. Synonym of skipjack tuna.
• kattan10n. The waste selvage in silk weaving, used for stringing ornaments.
• kawaii13adj. Cute, adorable.
• kayser13n. A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the...
• kazaam21interj. Used to show that something appears by magic.

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7-letter words that start with KA

• kabaddi15n. A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while...
• kabocha18n. A variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.
• kachina16n. A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with...
• kachori16n. An Indian snack of flour with beans and spices.
• kaddish16n. A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and...
• kainate11n. Any salt or ester of kainic acid.
• kaiseki15n. A style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate...
• kaizuka24n. A shellmound in Japan.
• kalimba15n. A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.
• kalonji18n. The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa used as a spice.
• kambala15n. An annual buffalo race held in Karnataka, India.
• kamerad14v. To surrender, as a German in World War II.
• kampong16n. A landing, a port; a river town.
• kampung16n. A traditional village.
• kantele11n. A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family...
• kapusta13n. A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom...
• karaage12n. Japanese or Korean food that is dipped in flour and then deep-fried...
• karakul15n. A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
• karanda12n. Carissa carandas, a species of flowering shrub in the dogbane family...
• karanga12n. In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
• karanja18n. A tree, Pongamia pinnata.
• karaoke15n. A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which...
• karoshi14n. Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or...
• karstic13adj. Of or pertaining to karst.
• karting12n. An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or...
• kashrut14n. The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.
• kassite11n. A rare mineral that is a basic oxide of calcium and titanium, with the...
• kathoey17n. A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender...
• katniss11n. Sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in...
• katsura11n. One of two species of trees in the genus Cercidiphyllum, most commonly...
• katydid16n. A cricket of the family Tettigoniidae.
• kaupapa15n. Among the Māori people, a philosophy or set of principles.
• kayaker18n. One who kayaks.
• kayfabe19n. The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances...

8-letter words that start with KA

• kakamega19n. The grey-chested babbler (Kakamega poliothorax).
• kalamata14n. Kalamata olive.
• kalendar13n. A liturgical calendar.
• kamacite16n. A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel.
• kamikaze27n. An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially...
• kamuning15n. Orange jessamine (Murraya paniculata).
• kangaroo13n. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong...
• kanzashi24n. An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament.
• kaoliang13n. A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
• karambit16n. A small, curved Southeast Asian knife resembling a Sumatran tiger's...
• karateka16n. A practitioner of karate.
• katakana16n. A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign...
• katamari14n. Something which rolls up other objects, growing increasingly large.
• katsudon13n. A Japanese dish of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg...
• kawakawa22n. A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
• kayaking20n. A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.

9-letter words that start with 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...

10-letter words that start with KA

• 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.

11-letter words that start with KA

• karyotyping24n. The separation and identification of karyotypes.

12-letter words that start with KA

• kakistocracy27n. Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified...
• kaleidoscope21n. An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose...
• katzenjammer36n. A hangover.

13-letter words that start with KA

• kaleidoscopic24adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
• kapellmeister21n. A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with KA are there?

Word.ws lists 258 words that start with KA, plus 789 rare ones.

What are common words that start with KA?

kate, karl, kane, kay, karma, ka, kai and kat.

Which of the words that start with KA has the highest letter score?

katzenjammer scores 36 points with the standard letter tile values.

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