Verified pattern list

4 Letter Words With K

This verified list contains 252 CORE words with K, plus 100 entries in the broader extended tier.

K · anywhere

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Static CORE list

All 252 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

akin8
amok10
ankh11
arks8
asks8
auks8
back12
bake10
balk10
bank10
bark10
bask10
beak10
beck12
berk10
bike10
bilk10
bock12
bonk10
book10
buck12
bulk10
bunk10
busk10
cake10
calk10
cask10
cock12
coke10
conk10
cook10
cork10
dank9
dark9
deck11
desk9
dick11
dike9
dink9
dirk9
disk9
dock11
dork9
duck11
duke9
dunk9
dusk9
dyke12
eked9
ekes8
elks8
fake11
fink11
flak11
folk11
fork11
fuck13
funk11
gawk12
geek9
gonk9
gook9
grok9
gunk9
hack13
hake11
hank11
hark11
hawk14
heck13
hick13
hike11
hock13
hoke11
honk11
hook11
hulk11
hunk11
husk11
icky13
ilks8
inks8
inky11
irks8
jack17
jerk15
jink15
jock17
joke15
juke15
junk15
kale8
kana8
kart8
kava11
kayo11
keel8
keen8
keep10
kegs9
kelp10
keno8
kens8
kepi10
kept10
keto8
keys11
khan11
kick14
kids9
kike12
kill8
kiln8
kilo8
kilt8
kind9
king9
kink12
kips10
kiss8
kite8
kith11
kits8
kiwi11
knee8
knew11
knit8
knob10
knot8
know11
koan8
kohl11
kola8
kook12
lack10
lake8
lank8
lark8
leak8
leek8
lick10
like8
link8
lock10
look8
luck10
lurk8
make10
mark10
mask10
meek10
mick12
mike10
milk10
mink10
mkay13
mock12
monk10
muck12
murk10
musk10
nark8
neck10
nick10
nook8
nuke8
oaks8
oiks8
oink8
okay11
okra8
pack12
park10
peak10
peck12
peek10
peke10
perk10
pick12
pike10
pink10
pock12
poke10
poky13
pork10
puck12
puke10
punk10
rack10
rake8
rank8
reek8
rick10
rink8
risk8
rock10
rook8
ruck10
rusk8
sack10
sake8
sank8
seek8
sick10
silk8
sink8
skew11
skid9
skim10
skin8
skip10
skis8
skit8
skua8
soak8
sock10
souk8
suck10
sulk8
sunk8
tack10
take8
talk8
tank8
task8
teak8
tick10
toke8
took8
trek8
tuck10
tusk8
tyke11
wack13
wake11
walk11
wank11
weak11
week11
wick13
wiki11
wink11
woke11
woks11
wonk11
work11
yaks11
yank11
yoke11
yolk11
yuck13
yuks11

252CORE words

100extended words

352verified matches

10.0average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

akin8
amok10
bake10
beak10
bike10
cake10
coke10
dike9
duke9
fake11
hike11
joke15

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

jack17
jock17
jerk15
joke15
junk15
jink15
juke15
hawk14
kick14
hack13
hick13
hock13

Letter intelligence

What the K list contains

Where K appears

Vowels per word

1 vowel172 words
2 vowels80 words

Repeated letters

14%

35 of 252 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Pattern guide

How to use 4-letter words with K

The CORE list contains 252 4-letter words with K in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 100 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 4-letter words contain K?

This verified set contains 252 CORE words and 100 extended words, for 352 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this K group?

The 252 CORE words average 10.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these K words often repeat letters?