5-letter words with K as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

K and L start every match with six base points, and the average entry lands at 11. Twenty of the 32 reach double figures. Only four words count as common — kelly, kills, kilos and kylie — so most of the list needs a tournament dictionary to settle.

What stands out in the K…L set

• 32 five-letter words start with K and hold L in the third slot.
• kylix tops the group at 19 points, kelpy reaches 14 and kulak 13.
• Twenty entries score 10 or more, and the group averages 11.
• E and I each lead eight words into slot two, so 16 of the 32 open KE or KI.
• K starts 363 five-letter words in total, and this pattern takes 32 of them.

5-letter words with K as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

Thirty-two five-letter words open with K and place L third. Because K begins 363 five-letter words overall, the pattern covers roughly one in eleven of them. The list splits almost evenly: KE and KI open eight matches each, with KA and KY at five apiece.

Endings favour S, which closes fourteen matches, then Y with five and M with three. The KI- block carries the familiar names — kills, kilos, kilns, kilts and kilty — while KAL- brings kalpa, kalam and kalif. Check the second-letter split before committing a rack, because E and I together take half of the list.

Which K…L words are worth the tiles?

Kylix stands alone at 19 points because an X adds eight on top of the K. Kelpy follows at 14 and kulak at 13, then a cluster of twelve-point ties runs from kelly and kylie to kulfi and kilty. Twelve matches score below ten, so most plays sit in the middle of that range.

Only four entries rate as common English, so expect unfamiliar spellings such as kulan, kyloe and kalis. Check your game's word list before using a K…L word you have not seen played.