Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With KE

This verified list contains 109 CORE words with KE, plus 37 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 109 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

alike9
asked10
askew12
awake12
awoke12
baked12
baker11
bakes11
biked12
biker11
bikes11
bloke11
brake11
broke11
caked12
cakes11
choke14
coked12
cokes11
diked11
dikes10
drake10
dukes10
dykes13
evoke12
faked13
faker12
fakes12
flake12
fluke12
hakes12
hiked13
hiker12
hikes12
hoked13
hokes12
hokey15
inked10
irked10
joked17
joker16
jokes16
jokey19
juked17
jukes16
kebab13
keels9
keens9
keeps11
kendo10
kepis11
ketch14
keyed13
kikes13
lakes9
latke9
liked10
liken9
likes9
maker11
makes11
miked12
mikes11
naked10
nuked10
nukes9
oaken9
ocker11
pekes11
piked12
piker11
pikes11
poked12
poker11
pokes11
pokey14
puked12
pukes11
quake18
raked10
rakes9
shake12
skeet9
skein9
skews12
slake9
smoke11
snake9
spike11
spoke11
stake9
stoke9
taken9
taker9
takes9
toked10
token9
tokes9
trike9
tykes12
waked13
waken12
wakes12
woken12
woker12
yikes12
yoked13
yokel12
yokes12

109CORE words

37extended words

146verified matches

11.4average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

asked10
askew12
baked12
baker11
bakes11
biked12
bikes11
brake11
broke11
caked12
cakes11
choke14

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

jokey19
quake18
joked17
juked17
joker16
jokes16
jukes16
hokey15
choke14
ketch14
pokey14
dykes13

Letter intelligence

What the KE list contains

Where KE appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel4 words
2 vowels99 words
3 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

11%

12 of 109 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with KE

The CORE list contains 109 5-letter words with KE 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 37 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain KE?

This verified set contains 109 CORE words and 37 extended words, for 146 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this KE group?

The 109 CORE words average 11.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these KE words often repeat letters?