11-letter words starting with K

The 174 11-letter words starting with K include familiar compounds, rare technical terms, and two Scrabble leaders worth 35 points.

174 wordsTop pick KIDNAPPINGSHighest score KOLKHOZNIKI 35

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S starts the most 11-letter words (3,092); Y starts the fewest (31). K ranks #21 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 174 · most-used first

KIDNAPPINGS₂₁
KEYBOARDIST₂₁
KALASHNIKOV₂₅
KINGFISHERS₂₂
KINESIOLOGY₁₉
KITCHENWARE₂₃
KITCHENETTE₂₀
KINDHEARTED₂₀
KICKSTARTED₂₂
KNUCKLEHEAD₂₅
KINESTHETIC₂₀
KLEPTOCRACY₂₄
KNIGHTHOODS₂₃
KITESURFING₁₉
KABBALISTIC₂₁
KETTLEBELLS₁₇
KNICKKNACKS₃₁
KNUCKLEBALL₂₃
KEYBOARDING₂₂
KILOGRAMMES₂₀
KINETICALLY₂₀
KLEPTOMANIA₁₉
KOOKABURRAS₂₁
KERATINIZED₂₅
KLEPTOCRATS₁₉
KNOWINGNESS₁₉
KETTLEDRUMS₁₈
KINETOSCOPE₁₉
KINETOCHORE₂₀
KIMBERLITES₁₉
KARYOTYPING₂₄
KNEECAPPING₂₂
KWASHIORKOR₂₅
KETOGENESIS₁₆
KRUGERRANDS₁₇
KERATECTOMY₂₂
KINEMATICAL₁₉
KILOPASCALS₁₉
KILOCALORIE₁₇
KITCHENALIA₂₀
KERNICTERUS₁₇
KEELHAULING₁₉
KIBBUTZNIKS₃₂
KINDERSPIEL₁₈
KINESTHESIA₁₈
KEYSTROKING₂₃
KOEKSISTERS₁₉
KIDDIEWINKS₂₄

Showing the top 48 of 174 words. See every valid word

All valid words 174

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

KABARAGOYAS₂₁
KABBALISTIC₂₁
KAFFIRBOOMS₂₅
KAISERSHIPS₂₀
KALASHNIKOV₂₅
KALENDARING₁₇
KALLIKREINS₁₉
KALSOMINING₁₈
KAMELAUKION₂₁
KANGAROOING₁₇
KANTIKOYING₂₃
KAOLINISING₁₆
KAOLINIZING₂₅
KARSTIFYING₂₂
KARYOGAMIES₂₁
KARYOLOGIES₁₉
KARYOLOGIST₁₉
KARYOLYMPHS₂₈
KARYOPLASMS₂₂
KARYOTYPING₂₄
KATABOLISMS₁₉
KATABOTHRON₂₀
KATADROMOUS₁₈
KATAVOTHRON₂₁
KAWANATANGA₁₉
KEELHAULING₁₉
KEEPERSHIPS₂₂
KEFALOTIRIS₁₈
KEFALOTYRIS₂₁
KENOGENESES₁₆
KENOGENESIS₁₆
KENOGENETIC₁₈
KENOPHOBIAS₂₂
KENOTICISTS₁₇
KERATECTOMY₂₂
KERATINISED₁₆
KERATINISES₁₅
KERATINIZED₂₅
KERATINIZES₂₄
KERATITIDES₁₆
KERATITISES₁₅
KERATOMETER₁₇
KERATOPHYRE₂₃
KERCHIEFING₂₄
KERFUFFLING₂₅
KERNICTERUS₁₇
KERPLUNKING₂₂
KERSANTITES₁₅
KERSEYMERES₂₀
KETCHUPIEST₂₂
KETOGENESES₁₆
KETOGENESIS₁₆
KETONAEMIAS₁₇
KETOSTEROID₁₆
KETTLEBELLS₁₇
KETTLEDRUMS₁₈
KEYBOARDERS₂₁
KEYBOARDING₂₂
KEYBOARDIST₂₁
KEYPUNCHERS₂₅
KEYPUNCHING₂₆
KEYSTROKING₂₃
KHEDIVIATES₂₂
KHIDMUTGARS₂₂
KHITMUTGARS₂₁
KIBBUTZNIKS₃₂
KICKAROUNDS₂₂
KICKBOXINGS₃₁
KICKSHAWSES₂₇
KICKSORTERS₂₁
KICKSTARTED₂₂
KIDDIEWINKS₂₄
KIDDISHNESS₂₀
KIDNAPPINGS₂₁
KIDOLOGISTS₁₇
KIESELGUHRS₁₉
KILLIFISHES₂₁
KILLIKINICK₂₅
KILOCALORIE₁₇
KILOGAUSSES₁₆
KILOGRAMMES₂₀
KILOHERTZES₂₇
KILOMETRAGE₁₈
KILOPARSECS₁₉
KILOPASCALS₁₉
KIMBERLITES₁₉
KINDERSPIEL₁₈
KINDHEARTED₂₀
KINDREDNESS₁₇
KINDREDSHIP₂₂
KINEMATICAL₁₉
KINESCOPING₂₀
KINESIATRIC₁₇
KINESIOLOGY₁₉
KINESIPATHS₂₀
KINESIPATHY₂₃
KINESTHESES₁₈
KINESTHESIA₁₈
KINESTHESIS₁₈
KINESTHETIC₂₀
KINETICALLY₂₀
KINETICISTS₁₇
KINETOCHORE₂₀
KINETOGRAPH₂₁
KINETOPLAST₁₇
KINETOSCOPE₁₉
KINETOSOMES₁₇
KINGDOMLESS₁₉
KINGFISHERS₂₂
KINGLIHOODS₂₀
KINKINESSES₁₉
KINNIKINICK₂₅
KINNIKINICS₂₁
KITCHENALIA₂₀
KITCHENDOMS₂₃
KITCHENETTE₂₀
KITCHENWARE₂₃
KITESURFING₁₉
KITSCHIFIED₂₄
KITSCHIFIES₂₃
KITSCHINESS₂₀
KITTENISHLY₂₁
KLANGFARBES₂₁
KLEBSIELLAS₁₇
KLEINHUISIE₁₈
KLEPTOCRACY₂₄
KLEPTOCRATS₁₉
KLEPTOMANIA₁₉
KLOOTCHMANS₂₂
KNACKWURSTS₂₄
KNAVISHNESS₂₁
KNEEBOARDED₁₉
KNEEBOARDER₁₈
KNEECAPPERS₂₁
KNEECAPPING₂₂
KNICKKNACKS₃₁
KNICKPOINTS₂₃
KNIFEPOINTS₂₀
KNIGHTHEADS₂₃
KNIGHTHOODS₂₃
KNIGHTLIEST₁₉
KNOBKERRIES₂₁
KNOCKABOUTS₂₃
KNOCKWURSTS₂₄
KNOTGRASSES₁₆
KNOWINGNESS₁₉
KNOWLEDGING₂₁
KNUCKLEBALL₂₃
KNUCKLEBONE₂₃
KNUCKLEHEAD₂₅
KOEKSISTERS₁₉
KOLKHOZNIKI₃₅
KOLKHOZNIKS₃₅
KOMONDOROCK₂₄
KONIOLOGIES₁₆
KOOKABURRAS₂₁
KOOKINESSES₁₉
KOTAHITANGA₁₉
KOULIBIACAS₁₉
KOURBASHING₂₁
KOWHAIWHAIS₂₇
KRIEGSPIELS₁₈
KRIEGSSPIEL₁₈
KRUGERRANDS₁₇
KRUMMHOLZES₃₁
KRYPTONITES₂₀
KUMMERBUNDS₂₂
KURDAITCHAS₂₁
KURFUFFLING₂₅
KVETCHINESS₂₃
KWASHIORKOR₂₅
KYANISATION₁₈
KYANIZATION₂₇
KYMOGRAPHIC₂₈

Letters by positionIn 55% of these words the 11th letter is S.

2nd letter

I33%
E21%
A14%

3rd letter

N20%
R14%
T12%

4th letter

E15%
O11%
A11%

9th letter

I26%
S13%
E10%

10th letter

E22%
N14%
I10%

11th letter

S55%
G12%
E5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 19 in Scrabble; KOLKHOZNIKI tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.

1515 points: 3 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 16 words
18 points: 15 words
1919 points: 25 words
20 points: 17 words
2121 points: 23 words
22 points: 17 words
2323 points: 14 words
24 points: 9 words
2525 points: 11 words
26 points: 1 words
2727 points: 4 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 3 words
32 points: 1 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 0 words
3535 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KOLKHOZNIKI	35	36	All three
KOLKHOZNIKS	35	36	All three
KIBBUTZNIKS	32	36	All three
KNICKKNACKS	31	35	All three
KICKBOXINGS	31	35	All three
KRUMMHOLZES	31	34	NWL only
KARYOLYMPHS	28	28	All three
KYMOGRAPHIC	28	30	All three
KICKSHAWSES	27	27	Collins only
KILOHERTZES	27	27	Collins · NWL
KOWHAIWHAIS	27	25	Collins only
KYANIZATION	27	28	Collins only

This group ranges from kitchenware and kingfishers to specialist terms such as kinesiology. Its 174 entries are spread unevenly across dictionaries, and none falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That makes the list better for exact-length puzzles and word games than for everyday vocabulary practice.

11-letter words starting with K at a glance

There are 174 qualifying words, and 138 have definitions.
KOLKHOZNIKI and KOLKHOZNIKS lead the Scrabble scores at 35 points each.
KIBBUTZNIKS scores 32; KNICKKNACKS and KICKBOXINGS score 31 apiece.
The average face-value score across the group is 20.9 points.
The dictionary split runs from 162 Collins words to 99 in NWL2023 and 71 in ENABLE.
A much larger 11-letter list starts with S: it contains 3,092 words.

Which K words score highest?

KOLKHOZNIKI and KOLKHOZNIKS share the top score of 35, while KIBBUTZNIKS follows at 32. These unusual forms concentrate valuable letters, so their points come from the word itself, before any premium board squares.

KNICKKNACKS and KICKBOXINGS each score 31, giving you more recognizable choices among the top scorers. K is worth 5 points in Scrabble, but a long word does not automatically beat a short one; check the whole rack and board before committing. KRUMMHOLZES reaches 31 as well, so the list offers three ways to hit that mark.

Why do so many K words end in S?

S is the most common final letter by a wide margin: 96 words end in S, compared with 21 ending in G. Examples include KIDNAPPINGS, KINGFISHERS, and KNICKKNACKS. That makes the final tile a useful clue when you already know the word length.

The count drops to 101 for 12-letter words beginning with K, while the 10-letter group has 275. Length changes the size of this letter family sharply, so don't assume adding or removing a tile leaves a similarly sized pool.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words start with K?

There are 174 11-letter words starting with K across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Of those, 138 have definitions. The collection includes everyday compounds such as KITCHENWARE as well as less familiar entries, so the full set is broader than common vocabulary.

What is the highest-scoring 11-letter word starting with K?

KOLKHOZNIKI and KOLKHOZNIKS tie for the highest score, at 35 points each. KIBBUTZNIKS is next at 32. Those are face-value Scrabble scores; premium squares and the specific word list used by your game can change the result.

What letter do most 11-letter K words end with?

S is the most frequent ending, with 96 words, while G is next with 21. KIDNAPPINGS, KINGFISHERS, and KNICKKNACKS show the range of S-ending forms. A known final S can narrow a puzzle search, but it does not identify the word by itself.

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