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7-letter words with K as the 1st letter and R as the 2nd letter

18 7-letter words with K first and R second appear in at least one tournament dictionary.

18 wordsTop pick KREMLINHighest score KREUZER 20

1 of 18 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With K in 1st place, I is the most common 2nd letter (141 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 18 · most-used first

  • KREMLIN13
  • KRYPTON16
  • KREUZER20
  • KRAKENS15
  • KRYTRON14
  • KRULLER11
  • KRIMMER15
  • KRATERS11
  • KRAALED12
  • KRANSES11
  • KRANZES20
  • KRATOMS13
  • KREESED12
  • KREESES11
  • KRISING12
  • KRUBUTS13
  • KRYPSES16
  • KRYPSIS16
All valid words 18

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

  • KRAALED12
  • KRAKENS15
  • KRANSES11
  • KRANZES20
  • KRATERS11
  • KRATOMS13
  • KREESED12
  • KREESES11
  • KREMLIN13
  • KREUZER20
  • KRIMMER15
  • KRISING12
  • KRUBUTS13
  • KRULLER11
  • KRYPSES16
  • KRYPSIS16
  • KRYPTON16
  • KRYTRON14
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 6th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. A33%
  2. E22%
  3. Y22%
4th letter
  1. T17%
  2. P17%
  3. N11%
5th letter
  1. S28%
  2. L17%
  3. E11%
6th letter
  1. E50%
  2. N11%
  3. I11%
7th letter
  1. S50%
  2. N17%
  3. R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KREUZER2021All three
KRANZES2021Collins only
KRYPTON1617All three
KRYPSES1616Collins only
KRYPSIS1616Collins only
KRAKENS1516All three
KRIMMER1517All three
KRYTRON1414Collins only
KREMLIN1316All three
KRATOMS1314NWL only
KRUBUTS1316All three
KRAALED1213All three

The fixed KR opening narrows the search to a compact set, but the words vary sharply in familiarity. KREMLIN is the sole entry meeting the common-word cutoff; many others are specialist terms or unusual forms. The list also has a clear ending pattern: half the words finish with S, including KRAKENS and KRANZES.

At a glance: the 18 KR words

  • Exactly 18 seven-letter words begin KR and appear in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 17, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes 9; dictionary membership differs by game.
  • Nine end in S, including KRAKENS, KRATOMS, and KRANZES.
  • KREUZER and KRANZES top the scoring list at 20 points each.
  • Only one entry meets the common-word cutoff, so expect several unfamiliar forms.

Which 7-letter K-R words score highest?

KREUZER and KRANZES tie for the highest score, with 20 points apiece. Both combine the valuable Z with a seven-letter shape, making them standouts when your rack or board supports the spelling.

KRYPTON, KRYPSES, and KRYPSIS each score 16, while KRAKENS and KRIMMER reach 15. Those options offer a useful fallback when the two top scorers do not fit, though the less familiar forms are worth checking against your game’s dictionary.

How does the KR pattern narrow the search?

The second letter makes a striking difference among seven-letter K words: 141 begin KI, 123 begin KE, and 114 begin KA, compared with just 18 beginning KR. If you have K and R locked in those first two spaces, this small set is more relevant than a broad K-word list.

The endings are uneven, too: nine words finish in S, while N and R each appear three times. D closes two entries, and G closes one. That distribution makes an S-ending guess a productive first check, but it will not fit every KR answer.

Compare the K-R pattern across lengths

Tip

The same K-R opening has 18 five-letter matches and 24 six-letter matches. For this length, 7-letter words with K first and R second are much rarer than K-I, K-E, or K-A patterns. Check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

Are all 18 K-R words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs across games. Collins includes 17 of these words, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes 9. Those totals overlap rather than describing separate groups, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar form.
Which familiar words begin with KR and have seven letters?
KREMLIN and KRYPTON are recognizable examples among the seven-letter KR entries. KREMLIN is the only word in this group that meets the common-word cutoff, while KRYPTON also stands out as a 16-point scorer.
Why are so many seven-letter KR words unfamiliar?
Only one of the 18 entries meets the common-word cutoff. The rest include specialist vocabulary and less familiar word forms, such as KREUZER and KRYPSIS. That makes the pattern useful for solving a fixed-letter clue, but less reliable as a source of everyday words.

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