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

Fixing K in slot one and A in slot five leaves three open letters, but the resulting pool is smaller than many K-starting patterns. It has 25 tournament-dictionary matches, from familiar forms such as KARMA, KOALA, and KINDA to specialist entries such as KHOJA and KALPA. Just 3 meet the frequency cutoff for common words, so unfamiliar vocabulary is part of the clue.

K___A at a glance

• 25 tournament-dictionary entries match K___A.
• Collins includes all 25; NWL2023 accepts 14, and ENABLE accepts 10.
• Only 3 qualify as common words by frequency.
• Three Wordle answers match; all 25 words are allowed guesses.
• The average tile score is 11.8 points.

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

The K___A pattern has 25 matches, compared with 152 for K___S; with the same A ending, S___A has 66 and P___A has 53. That makes the combined K-first, A-last clue markedly narrower. When middle letters remain unknown, test different consonant-vowel shapes rather than cycling through words that differ by one tile.

Wordle answer-list overlap is small: 3 answers match, although the allowed-guess set contains all 25 words. Treat the pattern as a way to verify an exact fit, not as a broad opening bank; less common forms are unlikely to be familiar guesses. With K___A fixed, narrow the middle rather than guessing by meaning.

Which K___A word scores highest?

KHOJA scores 19 points, ahead of KHAYA at 15 and KACHA at 14. KAPPA, KIPPA, KHEDA, KOPPA, and KAIKA each reach 13; KASHA follows at 12. The average score is 11.8, making KHOJA an outlier; its J and H alongside K drive its standout tile score, but check legality before playing an unfamiliar word.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins contains all 25 matches, while NWL2023 contains 14 and ENABLE contains 10. The full set does not transfer unchanged to every tournament game. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form; for a clue solve, use the letter pattern first and dictionary-specific vocabulary second.