Words That Start with KE

3-letter words that start with KE

• kea7n. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
• keb9v. Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.
• ked8n. Any of the family Hippoboscidae of obligate parasites, especially the...
• keg8n. A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a...
• kei7n. A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines.
• ken7v. To know, perceive or understand.
• kep9n. A traditional Fair Isle fisherman's cap.
• ker7n. A chief of the Luo people.
• kes7n. The kestrel.
• ket7n. A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state...
• kew10n. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
• kex14n. The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.
• key10n. An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or...

4-letter words that start with 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.

5-letter words that start 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.

6-letter words that start with KE

• kebaya15n. A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore...
• kebele12n. The smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia, contained within a woreda.
• keeled11adj. Furnished with a keel.
• keeler10n. One who works on a barge or keel.
• keener10n. One who keens at a funeral.
• keenly13adv. In a keen manner.
• keeper12n. One who keeps (retains) something.
• keezer19n. A kegerator made from a converted chest freezer.
• kegger12n. Synonym of keg party.
• kegler11n. A ten-pin bowling player or enthusiast.
• keirin10n. A form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must...
• keitai10n. A mobile phone or smartphone.
• keller10n. A beer cellar in Germany or Austria.
• kellet10n. A weight placed on an anchor to stop it dragging.
• keloid11n. A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
• kelpie12n. A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse...
• kelter10n. Money.
• kelvin13n. In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic...
• kemper14n. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.
• kemple14n. The size of a standard load of straw, approximately 450 pounds.
• kendra11n. Center.
• kenkey17n. A West African staple food made from a ball of boiled and fermented...
• kennel10n. A house or shelter for a dog.
• kenner10n. One who kens or knows.
• kennet10n. A small hunting dog.
• kensho13n. Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
• kereru10n. The New Zealand pigeon (species Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).
• kermes12n. Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
• kernel10n. The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
• kersey13n. A type of rough woollen cloth.
• ketene10n. Any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula...
• ketone10n. A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an...
• kettle10n. A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and...
• kevlar13n. (Fabric, cordage, etc made of) aramid fiber, an exceptionally strong...
• kevork17v. To commit suicide.
• kewpie15n. A kewpie doll.
• keycap17n. The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as...
• keygen14n. A small program used to generate a license key used to unlock a trial...
• keying14n. In the sociology of Erving Goffman, an action or utterance that signals...
• keyman15n. A telegraph operator.
• keymap17n. A collection of keymappings.
• keypad16n. A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.
• keyset13n. An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations...
• keytar13n. A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap...
• keyway19n. A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted.

7-letter words that start with KE

• keeling12n. A cod, especially a small one.
• keelson11n. A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for...
• keening12adj. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
• keeping14n. Conformity or harmony.
• keikaku19n. A plan, particularly a devious or complicated one.
• keister11n. The anus or buttocks.
• kendama14n. A traditional Japanese toy with an attached ball that can be caught in...
• kenning12n. As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a...
• kenosis11n. Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the...
• kenotic13adj. Pertaining to kenosis.
• keratin11n. The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
• kerbing14n. A strip of kerb.
• kercher16n. A bandana.
• kermode14n. Kermode bear.
• kerning12n. The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs...
• kerogen12n. Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in...
• kerrang12interj. The sound of a power chord on an electric guitar.
• kerygma17n. The proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching...
• kestrel11n. Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while...
• ketchup18v. To cover with ketchup.
• ketosis11n. A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel...
• kettled12adj. Drunk.
• kettler11n. The worker in charge of a kettle used in dyeing, bleaching, etc.
• ketubah16n. A traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and...
• ketupat13n. An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and...
• keybind17n. Synonym of key binding.
• keycard17n. A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to...
• keycode17n. A code that represents a keypress.
• keyhole17n. The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
• keyless14adj. Lacking or not requiring a key.
• keyline14n. A contour line connecting all points in valley at the same elevation as...
• keylock20n. An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and...
• keynote14n. A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a...
• keyring15n. A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
• keyword18n. Any word used as the key to a code.
• keywork21n. Collectively, the mechanisms of a woodwind musical instrument such as a...

8-letter words that start with KE

• kedgeree14n. An Anglo-Indian dish of flaked, smoked haddock, eggs and rice.
• keelback20n. Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose...
• keelboat14n. Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).
• keelhaul15v. To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of...
• keenness12n. Sharpness or cutting ability.
• keepsake18n. An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or...
• keffiyeh24n. An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by...
• kehillah18n. A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
• keiretsu12n. A set of Japanese companies with interlocking business relationships...
• kemosabe16n. An appellation given to a wise, trustworthy friend.
• kenjutsu19n. Japanese swordsmanship.
• kerbside15n. The side of the road, along which a kerb runs.
• kerchief20n. A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
• kerching18interj. Suggesting the arrival of a large amount of money.
• kerosene12n. A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel...
• kerplunk18n. A sound of someone or something falling and landing heavily.
• ketamine14n. A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic...
• kettling13n. A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of...
• keyboard18n. A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a...
• keychain20n. A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
• keyframe20n. A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between...
• keymaker21n. One who makes keys.
• keynoter15n. A speaker who delivers the keynote speech of a conference.
• keypoint17n. Part of a valley where the lower and flatter portion of the primary...
• keypress17n. The depression of an input key.
• keypunch22n. A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in...
• keyspace19n. The notional space that contains all possible cryptographic keys.
• keystone15n. The top stone of an arch.
• keystore15n. A storage area for cryptographic keys.

9-letter words that start with KE

• 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...

10-letter words that start with KE

• kemonomimi20n. A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).
• kensington15n. A sewing circle for women.
• keratinous14adj. Consisting of, or made from keratin.
• ketoprofen19n. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug C₁₆H₁₄O₃, derived from propionic...
• kettlebell16n. A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for...
• kettledrum17n. A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a...
• keyboarder20n. Someone who keyboards; a typist.
• keylogging20n. The logging of keystrokes, as with a key logger.

11-letter words that start with KE

• keratectomy22n. An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis.
• keratoconus17n. A degenerative noninflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural...
• keratopathy23n. Any of various diseases of the eye.
• kernicterus17n. Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of...
• ketogenesis16n. The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies.
• keyboarding22n. The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other...
• keyboardist21n. Someone who plays a keyboard.

12-letter words that start with KE

• keratinocyte21n. A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise...
• keratoplasty21n. Grafting or transplantation of the cornea.
• ketoacidosis19n. A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so...
• ketoconazole27n. A synthetic broad-spectrum antifungal agent C₂₆H₂₈Cl₂N₄O₄ used to treat...

13-letter words that start with KE

• ketoglutarate18n. Any salt or ester of a ketoglutaric acid.

14-letter words that start with KE

• keratinization27n. The process by which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair...
• keratomileusis20n. Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting...

Questions about these words

How many words that start with KE are there?

Word.ws lists 220 words that start with KE, plus 587 rare ones.

What are common words that start with KE?

keep, key, keeping, keeps, kelly, keys, ken and kent.

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

ketoconazole scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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