6-letter words with K as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

KILLED and KILLER are the only common entries, even though 23 of the 31 carry definitions. KHALIF, KHALAT, KHILAT and KHILIM add a KH- cluster, and KAYLES, KIBLAH and KEBLAH round out the rarer spellings. S closes nine matches and T five.

The K-L pattern at a glance

• 31 matches, with KILLED and KILLER the only common words.
• Ten double the L, among them KILLED, KNOLLS and KILLIE.
• KHALIF leads at 16; KHILIM, KIBLAH and KEBLAH reach 15.
• Four matches open KH-: KHALIF, KHALAT, KHILAT and KHILIM.
• S closes nine, T five and R four.
• S closes nine matches, a little more than a quarter of the list.

The KH- cluster and the doubled L

KHALIF, KHALAT, KHILAT and KHILIM share a KH- opening, an unusual start for a K word. KIBLAH and KEBLAH add a softer KI- and KE- pair, and the LAH tail ties both words to an Arabic or Persian feel.

The doubled L is just as distinctive: KILLED, KILLER, KILLIE, KILLAS, KNOLLS, KNELLS, KILLUT and KNOLLY each hold two L tiles, while KIDLIT and KIDLET keep a single L and no repeat.

Scores and dictionary reach

KHALIF tops the set at 16 on its K, H and F tiles. KIBLAH, KEBLAH, KHILIM and KUDLIK each reach 15, while KAYLES, KNOLLY, KEWLER, KHALAT and KHILAT tie on 13. The 11.8 average is dragged down by the many one-point L and I tiles.

Collins holds 30 of the 31 while NWL2023 keeps 19 and ENABLE 16, so this list looks larger than most game word lists allow. Check your game's word list before a KHILAT play.

The two common words lead on recognition rather than score: KILLED reaches 11 and KILLER 10, both well below KHALIF. KILLIE and KILLAS keep the same stem but remain obscure in most word lists.