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8 Letter Words With K

This verified list contains 1138 CORE words with K, plus 522 entries in the broader extended tier.

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1138CORE words
522extended words
1660verified matches
16.6average CORE score

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Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel7 words
  2. 2 vowels533 words
  3. 3 vowels502 words
  4. 4 vowels93 words
  5. 5 vowels3 words

Repeated letters

71%

812 of 1138 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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8 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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8 Letter Words With adjacent AK111 CORE · 36 extendedawakened, bakeries, bleakest, breaking8 Letter Words With adjacent BK1 CORE · 0 extendedlambkins8 Letter Words With adjacent CK432 CORE · 162 extendedattacked, attacker, backbone, backfire8 Letter Words With adjacent DK2 CORE · 0 extendedroadkill, grandkid8 Letter Words With adjacent EK24 CORE · 6 extendedcheeking, meekness, shrieked, sleekest8 Letter Words With adjacent HK4 CORE · 0 extendedbabushka, munchkin, latchkey, piroshki8 Letter Words With adjacent IK38 CORE · 34 extendeddisliked, dislikes, ladylike, lifelike8 Letter Words With adjacent KA47 CORE · 52 extendedalkalies, alkaline, blockade, blockage8 Letter Words With adjacent KB17 CORE · 10 extendedbackbone, cookbook, kickback, workbook8 Letter Words With adjacent KC4 CORE · 1 extendedbookcase, backchat, backcomb, cockcrow8 Letter Words With adjacent KD9 CORE · 0 extendedweekdays, backdrop, markdown, backdate8 Letter Words With adjacent KE297 CORE · 119 extendedattacked, attacker, awakened, bakeries8 Letter Words With adjacent KF12 CORE · 7 extendedbackfire, thankful, workfare, sackfuls8 Letter Words With adjacent KG1 CORE · 0 extendedginkgoes8 Letter Words With adjacent KH9 CORE · 10 extendedbackhand, bulkhead, sinkhole, backhoes8 Letter Words With adjacent KI298 CORE · 95 extendedbackings, blacking, blanking, blinking8 Letter Words With adjacent KJ0 CORE · 1 extended8 Letter Words With adjacent KK3 CORE · 2 extendedtrekking, grokking, trekkers8 Letter Words With adjacent KL74 CORE · 18 extendedbacklash, backlogs, booklets, buckling8 Letter Words With adjacent KM4 CORE · 7 extendedbookmark, pockmark, milkmaid, workmate8 Letter Words With adjacent KN44 CORE · 12 extendeddarkness, knapsack, kneading, kneecaps8 Letter Words With adjacent KO22 CORE · 8 extendedbeckoned, blackout, checkout, kickoffs8 Letter Words With adjacent KP8 CORE · 3 extendedbackpack, cockpits, crackpot, jackpots8 Letter Words With adjacent KR10 CORE · 10 extendedbankrupt, darkroom, backrest, bankroll8 Letter Words With adjacent KS122 CORE · 74 extendedbackside, bedrocks, bookshop, buttocks8 Letter Words With adjacent KT11 CORE · 2 extendedblacktop, cocktail, neckties, plankton8 Letter Words With adjacent KU12 CORE · 6 extendedcheckups, ruckuses, skulking, skunking8 Letter Words With adjacent KV3 CORE · 1 extendedkvetched, kvetcher, kvetches8 Letter Words With adjacent KW15 CORE · 9 extendedbackward, bookworm, parkways, backwash8 Letter Words With adjacent KY16 CORE · 12 extendedskylight, skylines, backyard, gimmicky8 Letter Words With adjacent LK44 CORE · 23 extendedalkalies, alkaline, bulkiest, catwalks8 Letter Words With adjacent MK1 CORE · 1 extendedgymkhana8 Letter Words With adjacent NK123 CORE · 46 extendedbankrupt, blankest, blankets, blanking8 Letter Words With adjacent OK82 CORE · 35 extendedbookcase, bookends, bookings, booklets8 Letter Words With adjacent PK5 CORE · 1 extendedpumpkins, bumpkins, slipknot, topknots8 Letter Words With adjacent RK109 CORE · 49 extendedaardvark, bodywork, bookmark, clerking8 Letter Words With adjacent SK91 CORE · 48 extendedasterisk, briskest, brisking, duskiest8 Letter Words With adjacent TK1 CORE · 1 extendedrootkits8 Letter Words With adjacent UK11 CORE · 6 extendedleukemia, lukewarm, rebuking, archduke8 Letter Words With adjacent WK5 CORE · 6 extendedgawkiest, squawked, tomahawk, goshawks8 Letter Words With adjacent YK0 CORE · 1 extended8 Letter Words With adjacent ZK1 CORE · 1 extendedbuzzkill

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How to use 8-letter words with K

The CORE list contains 1138 8-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 522 extended entries.

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How many 8-letter words contain K?

This verified set contains 1138 CORE words and 522 extended words, for 1660 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this K group?

The 1138 CORE words average 16.6 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these K words often repeat letters?

812 of 1138 CORE words repeat at least one letter.