3-letter words containing K

82 words, everyday words first.

82 wordsTop pick ASKHighest score ZEK 16

21 of 82 are everyday words (26%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). K ranks #21 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 21 · most-used first

All valid words 82

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

  • ACK9
  • AKA7
  • AKE7
  • ARK7
  • ASK7
  • AUK7
  • BOK9
  • DAK8
  • EEK7
  • EIK7
  • EKE7
  • ELK7
  • ERK7
  • EUK7
  • EWK10
  • ICK9
  • ILK7
  • INK7
  • IRK7
  • JAK14
  • KAB9
  • KAE7
  • KAF10
  • KAI7
  • KAK11
  • KAM9
  • KAS7
  • KAT7
  • KAW10
  • KAY10
  • KEA7
  • KEB9
  • KED8
  • KEF10
  • KEG8
  • KEN7
  • KEP9
  • KET7
  • KEX14
  • KEY10
  • KHI10
  • KID8
  • KIF10
  • KIN7
  • KIP9
  • KIR7
  • KIS7
  • KIT7
  • KOA7
  • KOB9
  • KOI7
  • KON7
  • KOP9
  • KOR7
  • KOS7
  • KOW10
  • KUE7
  • KYE10
  • KYU10
  • LEK7
  • MAK9
  • NEK7
  • OAK7
  • OIK7
  • OKA7
  • OKE7
  • OUK7
  • PAK9
  • ROK7
  • SIK7
  • SKA7
  • SKI7
  • SKY10
  • SUK7
  • TAK7
  • TSK7
  • UKE7
  • WOK10
  • YAK10
  • YOK10
  • YUK10
  • ZEK16
Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 1st letter is K.
1st letter
  1. K48%
  2. E9%
  3. A7%
2nd letter
  1. A21%
  2. E17%
  3. O15%
3rd letter
  1. K43%
  2. E9%
  3. A6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZEK tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 46 words
  2. 8 points: 4 words
  3. 99 points: 12 words
  4. 10 points: 16 words
  5. 1111 points: 1 words
  6. 12 points: 0 words
  7. 1313 points: 0 words
  8. 14 points: 2 words
  9. 1515 points: 0 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZEK1616All three
JAK1416Collins only
KEX1414All three
KAK1111Collins only
KEY109All three
SKY109All three
KAY109All three
YAK109All three
KYU1010Collins only
WOK1010All three
YUK1010All three
KAW1010Collins only

About these words

There are 82 3-letter words that contain K in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 21 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are K (39), E (7), A (6).

The most common last letters are K (35), E (7), A (5).

Tip

The average word here scores 8.3 in Scrabble. ZEK tops the list with 16.

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