8-Letter Words With KAY
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With KAY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With KAY 5 words
How often does KAY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words containing KAY. They average 18.4 points and the best is KAYAKING (20 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 20%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 60% of words
Most common last letters
- s 60%
- g 20%
- o 20%
Top vowel pairs
- oi20%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing KAY
k 5a 1y 4a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2
K 5 + A 1 + Y 4 + A 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
kayaking
Form of kayak
- verbtravel in a small canoe“we kayaked down the river”
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How many eight-letter words containing KAY are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words containing KAY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing KAY?
KAYAKING is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUCKAYRO (19), KAYAKERS (19), TWANKAYS (18).
Which rare eight-letter words containing KAY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BUCKAYRO (19), KAYAKERS (19), TWANKAYS (18), KAYOINGS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.