5-Letter Words With LK
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Popular 5-Letter Words With LK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With LK 50 words
How often does LK appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 50 five-letter words containing LK. They average 11.8 points, the best is WHELK (15 points) and 42% end in S.
- Total words
- 50
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.8
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 34%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42%
- k 22%
- y 18%
Top vowel pairs
- au6%
- ie2%
- ou2%
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 containing LK
w 4h 4e 1l 1k 5
W 4 + H 4 + E 1 + L 1 + K 5 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
whelk
- nounlarge marine snail much used as food in Europe
- nounlarge carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- verbgather whelk
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How many five-letter words containing LK are there?
There are 50 five-letter words containing LK 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 containing LK?
WHELK is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HULKY (15), FOLKY (15), WHILK (15).
What are some common five-letter words containing LK?
Everyday examples include CHALK, WALKS, FOLKS, TALKS, BULKY, STALK, SULKY, POLKA. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing LK score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FOLKY (15), WHILK (15), YOLKY (15), HOLKS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.