5-letter words with K as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

The pattern is K _ _ A _, so KAYAK and KEBAB fit despite having different middle letters and final tiles. Only 1 of the 40 matches ranks among the most common English words, making this a constraint-led search rather than a pool of everyday guesses. Three entries also occur in Wordle's answer list.

The K _ _ A _ pattern at a glance

• 40 tournament-dictionary words match K _ _ A _.
• Collins contains 39 matches; NWL2023 has 25, and ENABLE has 22.
• Just 1 match is common by the frequency cutoff.
• S is the leading final letter: 17 words end in S.
• KAYAK scores 16 points, ahead of KOKAM at 15.

Which K-first, A-fourth words score highest?

KAYAK leads the scoring list at 16 points, with KOKAM next at 15. KEBAB, KULAK, KABAB, KAKAS, and KAIak each score 13, while KIVAS and KENAF score 12. Those named options give you a mix of familiar-looking spellings and less common plays.

The average score is 10.7, so the top result sits well above the group’s typical value. KAYAK is especially distinctive: its repeated K makes it the pattern’s top scorer, while the final S is a more common ending across the full set.

Do 5-letter words with K first and A fourth fit Wordle?

Three matches appear in Wordle’s answer list, and all three are also in tournament dictionaries. The pattern is more useful after clues establish K and A than as an opening-guess pool: only 3 of its 40 matches are answers, although all 40 are allowed guesses.

Most entries are uncommon, with just 1 counted among the most frequent English words. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar option, since Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain identical sets. The 39-to-22 spread between Collins and ENABLE makes that distinction especially relevant.