Words That Start with KI
There are 235 words that start with KI on Word.ws, from 2 to 13 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (56 words). The words used most often are kind, king, kid, kick and kitchen.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
2-letter words that start with KI
- ki6n. A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa)...
3-letter words that start with KI
- kid8n. A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
- kif10n. A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for its narcotic or...
- kig8n. A full-body costume of a cartoon character.
- kin7n. Race; family; breed; kind.
- kip9n. The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or...
- kir7n. A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white...
- kit7n. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
4-letter words that start with 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.
5-letter words that start with 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.
6-letter words that start with KI
- kibbeh17n. A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur...
- kibble14v. To grind coarsely.
- kibitz21v. To make small talk or idle chatter.
- kibosh15n. Only used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which...
- kicked17adj. Empty with nothing left to smoke but ash.
- kicker16n. One who kicks.
- kidder12n. One who kids, or teases light-heartedly.
- kiddie12n. A child.
- kiddle12n. A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.
- kidlit11n. Books written for children or young adults.
- kidnap13v. To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them...
- kidney14n. An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
- kilian10n. A type of ice dance performed by a pair of skaters side-by-side.
- kilted11adj. Having on a kilt.
- kilter10n. Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
- kimbap16n. A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in...
- kimchi17n. A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are...
- kimono12n. A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square...
- kimura12n. An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and...
- kinase10n. Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from...
- kinder11n. Children.
- kindle11v. To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
- kindly14adj. Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- kindom13n. A divinely-instituted egalitarian community.
- kinema12n. A Nepali dish of fermented soybean, resembling natto.
- kingly14adj. Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
- kinked15adj. Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
- kinner10n. Children.
- kinnie10n. Someone who relates deeply to a certain fictional character.
- kippah17n. The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- kippen14n. A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber.
- kipper14n. A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- kirana10n. Convenience store.
- kirpan12n. A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs...
- kirsch15n. A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
- kirtan10n. A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
- kirtle10n. A knee-length tunic.
- kishon13n. A measure used in the Isle of Man, similar to a peck.
- kismet12n. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
- kisser10n. One who kisses.
- kitbag13n. A large cylindrical holdall.
- kiting11n. The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds...
- kitman12n. The deliberate concealment of information or beliefs, such as hiding...
- kitsch15n. Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of...
- kittel10n. A white linen or cotton robe worn by religious Ashkenazi Jews on...
- kitten10n. A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven...
- kittle10v. To tickle, to touch lightly.
- kiyomi15n. A sweet Japanese hybrid citrus fruit.
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7-letter words that start with KI
- kibbutz24n. A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high...
- kickbox26v. To take part in the martial art of kickboxing.
- kicking18adj. Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
- kickout17n. A rapid turn performed by shifting one's weight to the rear of the...
- kidding14n. Joking, duping, or light-hearted deception.
- kiddish16adj. Childish; immature.
- kiddush16n. A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the...
- kidskin16n. The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat.
- kilobit13n. One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.
- kiloton11n. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many...
- kinbote13n. A fine paid to the kin of the victim of a crime.
- kindler12n. A person who kindles or ignites something.
- kindred13n. Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
- kinesin11n. Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy...
- kinesis11n. The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- kinetic13adj. Relating to motion.
- kinfolk18n. Relatives, relations.
- kingdom15n. A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
- kinglet12n. A young or little king.
- kingpin14n. The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis...
- kinnara11n. A celestial lover and musician, half-human and either half-horse or...
- kinship16n. Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
- kinsman13n. A male relative.
- kirkman17n. A clergyman or officer in a kirk.
- kissing12adj. That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
- kitchen16n. A room or area for preparing food.
- kitschy19adj. Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or...
- kitsune11n. A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have...
- kitting12n. The process of assembling or bundling various related goods for sale to...
- kizomba24n. A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba...
8-letter words that start with KI
- kibitzer23n. A person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who...
- kickable20adj. Capable or deserving of being kicked.
- kickback26n. A backward kick; a retrograde movement of an extremity.
- kickball20n. A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is...
- kickflip23n. An ollie where the board is rotated 360 degrees along its axis.
- kidswear16n. Childrenswear.
- kielbasa14n. A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
- kigurumi15n. A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of...
- kilobase14n. A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides...
- kilobyte17n. One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
- kilogram15n. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived...
- kilovolt15n. One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
- kilowatt15n. One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such...
- kindling14n. Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
- kindness13n. The state of being kind.
- kinetics14n. The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as...
- kingbird16n. Any of various large insectivorous tyrant-flycatchers of the genus...
- kingfish19n. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic...
- kingship18n. The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.
- kingside14n. The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening...
- kingsman15n. The lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the...
- kingston13n. Monkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina).
- kingwood17n. Dalbergia cearensis, a Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard...
- kinkajou23n. Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America...
- kintsugi13n. The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or...
- kippered17adj. Stiff and lacking vitality; stale.
- kirigami15n. An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted.
- kirkland17n. Land owned by the church.
- kirkyard20n. A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
- kissable14adj. Capable of being kissed.
- kitemark18n. A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards...
- kitesurf15v. To take part in kitesurfing.
9-letter words that start with KI
- 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...
10-letter words that start with KI
- kickboxing30n. A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially...
- kidnapping20n. The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
- kidulthood19n. The state or condition of being a kidult.
- kimberlite18n. A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide...
- kindliness15n. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the...
- kinematics18n. The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with...
- kingfisher21n. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family...
- kingslayer18n. One who kills a king.
- kisspeptin18n. A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty.
11-letter words that start with KI
- kilocalorie17n. A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used...
- kindhearted20adj. Having an innately kind disposition or character.
- kinematical19adj. Kinematic.
- kinesiology19n. The study of body movement.
- kinesthetic20adj. Of or relating to kinesthesia.
- kinetically20adv. In a kinetic manner.
- kinetochore20n. The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere...
- kinetoscope19n. An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion...
- kitchenalia20n. Miscellaneous kitchen utensils, cooking equipment, and other items...
- kitchenette20n. A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.
- kitchenware23n. Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those...
- kitesurfing19n. A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water, where the rider is on...
12-letter words that start with KI
- kindergarden19n. Eggcorn of kindergarten.
- kindergarten18n. An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4...
- kinnikinnick26n. A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco...
- kiteboarding20n. A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard...
13-letter words that start with KI
- kidderminster21n. A type of two-ply carpet.
- kindergartner19n. A child who attends a kindergarten.
- kinematically24adv. In a kinematic manner.
- kinesiologist18n. One who practises kinesiology.
676 rare words that start with KI
- kiaat
- kiabooca
- kiack
- kiamchay
- kiamoy
- kiampong
- kiap
- kibanja
- kibbler
- kibbly
- kibbutzer
- kibbutznik
- kibbutzy
- kibed
- kibei
- kibibit
- kibibyte
- kibinago
- kibitka
- kibun
- kiby
- kichadi
- kichel
- kickability
- kickaround
- kickathon
- kickballer
- kickbike
- kickdown
- kickdrum
- kickee
- kickiness
- kickingly
- kickish
- kickless
- kickline
- kickover
- kickplate
- kickseys
- kickshaw
- kicksled
- kicksorter
- kickster
- kickstool
- kicktail
- kickup
- kickwriting
- kickxellaceous
- kidang
- kidcom
- kidcore
- kidcote
- kiddcreekite
- kiddhoge
- kiddier
- kiddiewinkie
- kiddified
- kiddily
- kiddiness
- kiddingly
- kiddly
- kiddlywink
- kiddom
- kiddow
- kiddyish
- kiddywink
- kideo
- kidfic
- kidfluence
- kidfluencer
- kidfluencing
- kidfur
- kidhood
- kidjolanin
- kidkind
- kidless
- kidlessness
- kidlike
- kidling
- kidly
- kidnappable
- kidnappee
- kidneyed
- kidneyless
- kidneylike
- kidneyshell
- kidneywood
- kidneywort
- kidology
- kidpic
- kidproof
- kidsicle
- kidsman
- kidspeak
- kidstakes
- kidsy
- kidvid
- kidwellite
- kieftite
- kiekie
- kierie
- kiering
- kierman
- kieselguhr
- kieserite
- kieseritic
- kievitone
- kiewiet
- kieye
- kifaya
- kife
- kifli
- kifu
- kifunensine
- kigaku
- kigelia
- kigilyakh
- kigu
- kiiking
- kijanimicin
- kijichon
- kikau
- kikawaeo
- kikay
- kikayon
- kikepa
- kikiam
- kikimora
- kikoi
- kikokushijo
- kikumon
- kikwembe
- kiladar
- kilawin
- kilbrickenite
- kilch
- kilchoanite
- kilderkin
- kilhig
- kilij
- kilikiti
- kilil
- kilishi
- kilk
- kilnhole
- kilnlike
- kilnman
- kilnsite
- kiloamp
- kiloampere
- kiloannum
- kilobar
- kilobarn
- kilobaud
- kilobecquerel
- kilobinary
- kilobuck
- kilocal
- kilocaloric
- kilocandela
- kilocount
- kilocurie
- kilocycle
- kilodalton
- kiloday
- kilodegree
- kilodyne
- kiloerg
- kiloflop
- kilofoot
- kilogallon
- kilogauss
- kilogon
- kilogrammage
- kilogray
- kilohour
- kilokatal
- kilokelvin
- kilolambda
- kilolight
- kilolightyear
- kilolitre
- kilolumen
- kilolux
- kilomaser
- kilomegacycle
- kilometrage
- kilometric
- kilometrically
- kilomile
- kilomole
- kilonewton
- kilonova
- kilonucleotide
- kiloohm
- kiloparsec
- kilopascal
- kilopixel
- kilopond
- kilopound
- kilorad
- kilorayleigh
- kiloroentgen
- kilosample
- kilosecond
- kilostere
- kilotex
- kilotonnage
- kilotorr
- kilotrial
- kilounit
- kilovar
- kilovirion
- kilovoltage
- kilovoltmeter
- kiloware
- kilowarhol
- kilowattage
- kiloword
- kiloyard
- kiloyear
- kilp
- kilting
- kiltless
- kiltlike
- kiltmaker
- kiltmaking
- kiltwise
- kimarite
- kimbang
- kimberellomorph
- kimberlitic
- kimblewick
- kimboed
- kimedashi
- kimetaoshi
- kimonoed
- kimonolike
- kimrobinsonite
- kimslaw
- kimuchi
- kimzeyite
- kinamycin
- kinanesthesia
- kinapse
- kination
- kinbaku
- kinboshi
- kinchaku
- kinchay
- kinchin
- kincob
- kinded
- kindergarchy
- kindergartening
- kindergartenish
- kindergartenize
- kindful
- kindheart
- kindheartedly
- kindheartedness
- kindhood
- kindie
- kindish
- kindjal
- kindless
- kindlessly
- kindlewood
- kindlily
- kindlin
- kindo
- kindredless
- kindredly
- kindredness
- kindredship
- kindship
- kindsome
- kinechromatic
- kinectin
- kinegram
- kinematogram
- kinematographer
- kinematography
- kinematoscope
- kineme
- kinemetric
- kinemetry
- kinemic
- kinemically
- kinemics
- kinemometer
- kinemorph
- kinemorphic
- kineograph
- kineplastic
- kineplastics
- kineplasty
- kinepock
- kinescopic
- kinescopy
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Questions about these words
- How many words that start with KI are there?
- Word.ws lists 235 words that start with KI, plus 676 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with KI?
- kind, king, kid, kick, kitchen, kingdom, kinda and kiss.
- Which of the words that start with KI has the highest letter score?
- kizzy scores 30 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.
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