Verified pattern list

6 Letter Words Starting With K

This verified list contains 92 CORE words starting with K, plus 88 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 92 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

kaboom14
kabuki16
kahuna13
kaiser10
kaolin10
kappas14
karate10
karats10
karmic14
kayaks17
kayoed14
kazoos19
kebabs14
keeled11
keened11
keener10
keenly13
keeper12
kelvin13
kenned11
kennel10
kernel10
ketone10
kettle10
keying14
keypad16
khakis17
kibble14
kibitz21
kibosh15
kicked17
kicker16
kidded13
kidder12
kiddie12
kiddos12
kidnap13
kidney14
killed11
killer10
kilned11
kilted11
kilter10
kimchi17
kimono12
kinase10
kinder11
kindle11
kindly14
kingly14
kinked15
kiosks14
kipped15
kipper14
kirsch15
kismet12
kissed11
kisser10
kisses10
kiting11
kitsch15
kitted11
kitten10
klaxon17
kludge12
kluged12
kluges11
klutzy22
knacks16
knaves13
kneads11
kneels10
knells10
knifed14
knifes13
knight14
knives13
knobby17
knocks16
knolls10
knotty13
knurls10
koalas10
kopeck18
kosher13
kowtow16
kraals10
krauts10
kroner10
kuchen15
kudzus20
kvetch18

92CORE words

88extended words

180verified matches

13.1average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

keying14
kidnap13
kidney14
kilned11
kinder11
kindle11
kneads11
knifed14
knifes13
knives13
kosher13
kindly14

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

klutzy22
kibitz21
kudzus20
kazoos19
kopeck18
kvetch18
kayaks17
khakis17
kicked17
knobby17
kimchi17
klaxon17

Letter intelligence

What the K list contains

Most common letters immediately after K

I36 words
E14 words
N14 words
A12 words
L5 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel14 words
2 vowels61 words
3 vowels17 words

Repeated letters

60%

55 of 92 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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6 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use words starting with K

This page starts from 92 CORE 6-letter words whose first letter is K. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 88 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 6-letter words start with K?

This verified set contains 92 CORE words and 88 extended words, for 180 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this K group?

The 92 CORE words average 13.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these K words often repeat letters?