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5-Letter Words Starting With KU

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With KU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With KU 23 words

How common is KU at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 23 five-letter words that start with KU. They average 11.2 points, the best is KUDZU (19 points) and 56.5% end in S.

Total words
23
Average Scrabble score
11.2
out of 19 max
Everyday words
4%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
56.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 56.5%
  • i 8.7%
  • a 4.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia4.3%
  • ui4.3%

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 five-letter word that starts with KU

k 5u 1d 2z 10u 1

K 5 + U 1 + D 2 + Z 10 + U 1 = 19 points

Double word
38 pts
Triple word
57 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

kudzu

  1. nounfast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
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How many five-letter words that start with KU are there?

There are 23 five-letter words that start with KU 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 five-letter word that starts with KU?

KUDZU is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KUZUS (18), KUMYS (14), KUTCH (14).

Which rare five-letter words that start with KU score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include KUZUS (18), KUMYS (14), KUTCH (14), KUKUS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.