Words Containing K
- 20,929 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing K
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing K 20,929 words
3-Letter Words With K 80
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words With K 638
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words With K 1,372
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With K 2,124
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With K 3,231
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With K 3,903
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With K 3,591
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With K 2,558
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With K 1,653
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With K 946
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With K 447
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With K 221
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With K 117
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With K 22
17-Letter Words With K 9
18-Letter Words With K 4
19-Letter Words With K 4
20-Letter Words With K 4
21-Letter Words With K 1
How often does K appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 20,929 words containing K. Most are 8 letters long, they average 17 points, the best is PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES (39 points) and 39% end in S.
- Total words
- 20,929
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 3,903 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17
- out of 39 max
- Longest word
- BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39%
- k 10.5%
- e 9%
Top vowel pairs
- ie5.2%
- oo4.7%
- ea4.3%
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 word containing K
p 3h 4o 1s 1p 3h 4o 1f 4r 1u 1c 3t 1o 1k 5i 1n 1a 1s 1e 1s 1
P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + F 4 + R 1 + U 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + A 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 39 points
- Double word
- 78 pts
- Triple word
- 117 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
phosphofructokinases
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing K are there?
There are 20,929 words containing K in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 3,903 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing K?
PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES is worth 39 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KERATOCONJUNCTIVITES (38), KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS (38), PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE (38).
What are some common words containing K?
Everyday examples include POCKET, TAKE, MISTOOK, LIKE, TANK, LINK, TALK, DRINK. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing K?
BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, COUNTERATTACKING (16 letters) is the longest common one.