Words That Start with KL

There are 27 words that start with KL on Word.ws, from 4 to 12 letters. The most common length is 5 letters (6 words). The words used most often are kleenex, klondike, klang, klezmer and klaxon.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

4-letter words that start with KL

klap10v. To strike; to smack.
klar8n. In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to...

5-letter words that start with 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.

6-letter words that start with KL

klatch15n. An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the...
klaxon17n. A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the...
klepto12adj. Of or pertaining to an individual who suffers from kleptomania.
klotho13n. A transmembrane protein, a novel β-glucuronidase, that, in addition to...
kludge12n. An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the...
kludgy15adj. Sloppy, hasty, shoddy, or inelegant.

7-letter words that start with KL

klapper15n. The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa).
kleenex18n. A disposable tissue.
klezmer22n. A Jewish folk musician.
klinker15n. Dated spelling of clinker.

8-letter words that start with KL

klondike17v. To export fresh fish (usually herring or mackerel) rather than pickled...
klystron15n. An electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic...

10-letter words that start with KL

klebsiella16n. Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many...
kleptocrat18n. A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.

11-letter words that start with KL

kleptocracy24n. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft...
kleptomania19n. A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with...

12-letter words that start with KL

kleptocratic22adj. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are...
kleptomaniac22n. One who steals compulsively.
klipspringer21n. A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense...

130 rare words that start with KL

Questions about these words

How many words that start with KL are there?: Word.ws lists 27 words that start with KL, plus 130 rare ones.
What are common words that start with KL?: kleenex, klondike, klang, klezmer, klaxon, kleptocracy, klebsiella and kluge.
Which of the words that start with KL has the highest letter score?: kleptocracy scores 24 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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