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

7-letter words starting with k with b fifth: 15 tournament-dictionary matches, led by KNOBBLY and KICKBOX at 26 points.

15 wordsTop pick KNOBBLYHighest score KICKBOX 26

With K in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (132 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • KNOBBLY18
  • KNOBBED16
  • KHUTBAH19
  • KETUBAH16
  • KICKBOX26
  • KILOBIT13
  • KNOBBER15
  • KNOBBLE15
  • KETUBOT13
  • KHOTBAH19
  • KHOTBEH19
  • KILOBAR13
  • KNUBBLE15
  • KNUBBLY18
  • KOKOBEH20
All valid words 15

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

  • KETUBAH16
  • KETUBOT13
  • KHOTBAH19
  • KHOTBEH19
  • KHUTBAH19
  • KICKBOX26
  • KILOBAR13
  • KILOBIT13
  • KNOBBED16
  • KNOBBER15
  • KNOBBLE15
  • KNOBBLY18
  • KNUBBLE15
  • KNUBBLY18
  • KOKOBEH20
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N40%
  2. I20%
  3. H20%
3rd letter
  1. O40%
  2. U20%
  3. L13%
4th letter
  1. B40%
  2. O20%
  3. T20%
6th letter
  1. A27%
  2. E27%
  3. L27%
7th letter
  1. H33%
  2. R13%
  3. T13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KICKBOX2628Collins · NWL
KOKOBEH2020Collins only
KHUTBAH1919Collins only
KHOTBAH1918Collins only
KHOTBEH1918Collins only
KNOBBLY1821All three
KNUBBLY1822Collins only
KNOBBED1619All three
KETUBAH1617Collins only
KNOBBER1518Collins only
KNOBBLE1519Collins only
KNUBBLE1520Collins only

KNOBBLY, KNOBBED and KNOBBLE share a visible opening; KILOBIT and KILOBAR place the fixed B in a different frame. That five-letter diversity matters in a group of only 15 entries. KICKBOX separates itself on score, thanks to a valuable final tile.

Pattern snapshot and key plays

  • Fifteen matches start K and place B fifth.
  • KNOBBLY, KNOBBED and KNOBBLE share the KNOB opening.
  • KICKBOX is the score leader at 26 points.
  • H ends five words; no other final letter appears as often.

Which words make this pattern distinctive?

KNOBBLY, KNOBBED and KNOBBLE form a compact KNOB cluster, while KILOBIT and KILOBAR place B in a different-looking frame. The pattern contains 15 matches, but most have zero common-frequency entries; a known spelling is more valuable than a guess based on the fixed tile alone.

KICKBOX scores 26 points, the clear high mark in this set. KOKOBEH follows at 20, then KHUTBAH, KHOTBAH and KHOTBEH each score 19. B’s position does not guarantee a high total; the K and X values make the leader stand apart.

7-letter words starting with k with b fifth

H finishes five words, more than any other ending. E, R, T and Y each close two, while D and X occur once apiece. S does not appear as a final letter here, an unusual departure for a seven-letter pattern.

KOKOBEH sits near the top of the score table, but KICKBOX remains six points higher. KHUTBAH, KHOTBAH and KHOTBEH look similar once the fixed B is located, so inspect every crossing carefully rather than treating them as interchangeable spellings.

Other matches include KICKBOX, KILOBIT, KNOBBER. Those spellings give you alternate routes when the first candidate clashes with a crossing letter. The fixed positions describe a letter pattern, not a shared meaning or word family.

The spelling family is the best memory hook here: KNOBBLY, KNOBBED and KNOBBLE preserve the same opening, then diverge near the end. KILOBIT and KILOBAR are useful counterexamples because their shared K-I-L-O sequence leads into a different shape.

Questions people ask

Does KICKBOX fit the fifth-position B pattern?
Yes. KICKBOX has K first and B fifth, and it is the highest scorer at 26 points. The set also includes KNOBBLY, KNOBBED, KILOBIT and KILOBAR, each matching the same fixed positions.
Which last letter is most common?
H closes five of the 15 matches. E, R, T and Y each appear twice at the end, while D and X occur once. No match in this set ends in S.
Are KNOBBLY and KNOBBED part of the same cluster?
Both fit, as does KNOBBLE: each begins with KNOB and places B fifth. Their shared opening gives you a quick pattern cue, while KILOBIT and KILOBAR show that not every match belongs to that cluster.

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