Browse 6-Letter Words by Starting Letter

Most Common 6-Letter Words Starting With K

The most frequently used words in everyday English, most common first.

All 275 6-Letter Words Starting With K (A–Z)

The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

Starting with KA (54)

Starting with KE (53)

Starting with KH (9)

Starting with KI (63)

Starting with KL (8)

Starting with KN (25)

Starting with KO (24)

Starting with KR (17)

Starting with KU (13)

Starting with KV (2)

Starting with KW (2)

Starting with KY (5)

About 6-Letter Words Starting With K

275
Total words
103
No repeated letters
5 pts
Scrabble value of K

There are 275 six-letter words that start with K. The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

The letters that most often follow K are I (63), A (54), E (53), N (25) and O (24). The biggest groups are words beginning with KI-, KA- and KE-, so if you know the second letter you can jump straight to that group in the list above.

Highest-Scoring Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends

Using standard Scrabble tile values (before bonus squares), the highest-scoring well-known words here are KICKED (17 points), KNOCKS (16 points), KICKER (16 points), KNIGHT (14 points), KIDNEY (14 points). K itself is worth 5 points. To search by the exact tiles on your rack, use the word finder or the anagram solver.

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There are 275 six-letter words that start with K in our list (based on the ENABLE word list). The most common are KILLED, KILLER, KICKED, KNIGHT, KIDNEY, KEEPER, KINDLY, KISSED.
With standard Scrabble tile values: KICKED (17), KNOCKS (16), KICKER (16), KNIGHT (14), KIDNEY (14). Bonus squares on the board can increase these scores.
103 of the 275 words use 6 different letters.