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

7-letter words with K as the 1st letter and S as the 7th letter: 269 matches, including KITTENS, KIDNEYS, and KETTLES.

269 wordsTop pick KNIGHTSHighest score KHAZENS 23

5 of 269 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With K in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (269 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 269 · most-used first

KNIGHTS₁₅
KILLERS₁₁
KIDNEYS₁₅
KITTENS₁₁
KEEPERS₁₃
KERNELS₁₁
KITTIES₁₁
KICKERS₁₇
KENNELS₁₁
KIDDIES₁₃
KETONES₁₁
KIDNAPS₁₄
KINASES₁₁
KETTLES₁₁
KETOSIS₁₁
KEYLESS₁₄
KINDLES₁₂
KIMONOS₁₃
KIPPERS₁₅
KISSERS₁₁
KINESIS₁₁
KEYPADS₁₇
KOBOLDS₁₄
KLAXONS₁₈
KIBBLES₁₅
KOPECKS₁₉
KELPIES₁₃
KATANAS₁₁
KELOIDS₁₂
KELVINS₁₄
KAISERS₁₁
KAFTANS₁₄
KALENDS₁₂
KNISHES₁₄
KIKUYUS₁₈
KUMARIS₁₃
KINDERS₁₂
KITTLES₁₁
KNOWERS₁₄
KARAKAS₁₅
KEYWAYS₂₀
KETCHES₁₆
KENOSIS₁₁
KRAKENS₁₅
KAHUNAS₁₄
KANAKAS₁₅
KOWTOWS₁₇
KASHRUS₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 269 words. See every valid word

All valid words 269

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

KABAKAS₁₇
KABALAS₁₃
KABAYAS₁₆
KABELES₁₃
KABIKIS₁₇
KABOOMS₁₅
KABUKIS₁₇
KACCHAS₁₈
KAFFIRS₁₇
KAFILAS₁₄
KAFTANS₁₄
KAGOOLS₁₂
KAGOULS₁₂
KAHUNAS₁₄
KAIKAIS₁₅
KAINGAS₁₂
KAINITS₁₁
KAISERS₁₁
KAIZENS₂₀
KAKAPOS₁₇
KALENDS₁₂
KALIANS₁₁
KALIPHS₁₆
KALIUMS₁₃
KALMIAS₁₃
KALONGS₁₂
KALPACS₁₅
KALPAKS₁₇
KAMALAS₁₃
KAMELAS₁₃
KAMILAS₁₃
KAMISES₁₃
KAMSINS₁₃
KANAKAS₁₅
KANBANS₁₃
KANDIES₁₂
KANGHAS₁₅
KANTARS₁₁
KANTENS₁₁
KANTHAS₁₄
KAOLINS₁₁
KARAHIS₁₄
KARAITS₁₁
KARAKAS₁₅
KARAMUS₁₃
KARATES₁₁
KARITES₁₁
KAROROS₁₁
KARROOS₁₁
KARSEYS₁₄
KARSIES₁₁
KARTERS₁₁
KARYONS₁₄
KARZIES₂₀
KASBAHS₁₆
KASHERS₁₄
KASHRUS₁₄
KATANAS₁₁
KATHAKS₁₈
KATIONS₁₁
KATIPOS₁₃
KAURIES₁₁
KEASARS₁₁
KEAVIES₁₄
KEBBIES₁₅
KEBELES₁₃
KEBLAHS₁₆
KECKLES₁₇
KECKSES₁₇
KEDDAHS₁₆
KEDGERS₁₃
KEECHES₁₆
KEEKERS₁₅
KEELERS₁₁
KEELIES₁₁
KEENERS₁₁
KEEPERS₁₃
KEFFELS₁₇
KEGGERS₁₃
KEGLERS₁₂
KEKSYES₁₈
KELLIES₁₁
KELOIDS₁₂
KELPERS₁₃
KELPIES₁₃
KELSONS₁₁
KELTERS₁₁
KELTIES₁₁
KELVINS₁₄
KEMBLAS₁₅
KEMPERS₁₅
KEMPLES₁₅
KENCHES₁₆
KENNELS₁₁
KENNERS₁₁
KENNETS₁₁
KENOSES₁₁
KENOSIS₁₁
KENTIAS₁₁
KEPHIRS₁₆
KERMESS₁₃
KERNELS₁₁
KERRIAS₁₁
KERRIES₁₁
KERSEYS₁₄
KETCHES₁₆
KETENES₁₁
KETMIAS₁₃
KETONES₁₁
KETOSES₁₁
KETOSIS₁₁
KETTLES₁₁
KEWPIES₁₆
KEYINGS₁₅
KEYLESS₁₄
KEYPADS₁₇
KEYPALS₁₆
KEYSETS₁₄
KEYTARS₁₄
KEYWAYS₂₀
KGOTLAS₁₂
KHALATS₁₄
KHALIFS₁₇
KHANDAS₁₅
KHANGAS₁₅
KHANUMS₁₆
KHARIFS₁₇
KHAYALS₁₇
KHAZENS₂₃
KHEDAHS₁₈
KHILATS₁₄
KHILIMS₁₆
KHODJAS₂₂
KHURTAS₁₄
KIAUGHS₁₅
KIBBEHS₁₈
KIBBLES₁₅
KIBLAHS₁₆
KICKERS₁₇
KICKUPS₁₉
KIDDERS₁₃
KIDDIES₁₃
KIDDLES₁₃
KIDDOES₁₃
KIDLETS₁₂
KIDLITS₁₂
KIDNAPS₁₄
KIDNEYS₁₅
KIDULTS₁₂
KIDVIDS₁₆
KIEKIES₁₅
KIERIES₁₁
KIKUYUS₁₈
KILERGS₁₂
KILLERS₁₁
KILLIES₁₁
KILLUTS₁₁
KILTERS₁₁
KILTIES₁₁
KIMCHIS₁₈
KIMMERS₁₅
KIMONOS₁₃
KINARAS₁₁
KINASES₁₁
KINCOBS₁₅
KINDERS₁₂
KINDIES₁₂
KINDLES₁₂
KINEMAS₁₃
KINESES₁₁
KINESIS₁₁
KINGLES₁₂
KINKLES₁₅
KINLESS₁₁
KINONES₁₁
KINREDS₁₂
KIPPAHS₁₈
KIPPERS₁₅
KIRBEHS₁₆
KIRMESS₁₃
KIRPANS₁₃
KIRTANS₁₁
KIRTLES₁₁
KISHKAS₁₈
KISHKES₁₈
KISMATS₁₃
KISMETS₁₃
KISSELS₁₁
KISSERS₁₁
KITBAGS₁₄
KITINGS₁₂
KITSETS₁₁
KITTELS₁₁
KITTENS₁₁
KITTIES₁₁
KITTLES₁₁
KITTULS₁₁
KLAXONS₁₈
KLEPHTS₁₆
KLEPTOS₁₃
KLIPDAS₁₄
KLUDGES₁₃
KLUTZES₂₀
KNAWELS₁₄
KNIFERS₁₄
KNIGHTS₁₅
KNISHES₁₄
KNOWERS₁₄
KOBANGS₁₄
KOBOLDS₁₄
KOCHIAS₁₆
KOKAKOS₁₉
KOLKHOS₁₈
KONFYTS₁₇
KOODOOS₁₂
KOOKUMS₁₇
KOOLAHS₁₄
KOORIES₁₁
KOPECKS₁₉
KOPPIES₁₅
KOREROS₁₁
KORKIRS₁₅
KORORAS₁₁
KORUNAS₁₁
KOSHERS₁₄
KOTCHES₁₆
KOTWALS₁₄
KOULANS₁₁
KOUMISS₁₃
KOUMYSS₁₆
KOUSSOS₁₁
KOWHAIS₁₇
KOWTOWS₁₇
KRAKENS₁₅
KRANSES₁₁
KRANZES₂₀
KRATERS₁₁
KRATOMS₁₃
KREESES₁₁
KRUBUTS₁₃
KRYPSES₁₆
KRYPSIS₁₆
KUBASAS₁₃
KUCHENS₁₆
KUDLIKS₁₆
KUDOSES₁₂
KULTURS₁₁
KUMARAS₁₃
KUMARIS₁₃
KUMERAS₁₃
KUMISES₁₃
KUMITES₁₃
KUMKUMS₁₉
KUMMELS₁₅
KUMYSES₁₆
KUNJOOS₁₈
KUNKARS₁₅
KUNKURS₁₅
KURGANS₁₂
KURVEYS₁₇
KUTCHES₁₆
KVASSES₁₄
KWACHAS₁₉
KWAITOS₁₄
KWANZAS₂₃
KYLICES₁₆
KYLIKES₁₈
KYLIXES₂₁
KYOGENS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 25% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

I23%
A23%
E22%

3rd letter

N12%
R11%
L10%

4th letter

5th letter

E21%
I16%
A12%

6th letter

E25%
A14%
R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; KHAZENS tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

1111 points: 70 words
12 points: 22 words
1313 points: 41 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 30 words
16 points: 27 words
1717 points: 19 words
18 points: 14 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 5 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KHAZENS	23	23	All three
KWANZAS	23	24	All three
KHODJAS	22	23	Collins only
KYLIXES	21	21	NWL only
KEYWAYS	20	18	All three
KLUTZES	20	22	All three
KAIZENS	20	21	Collins · NWL
KARZIES	20	20	Collins only
KRANZES	20	21	Collins only
KOPECKS	19	21	All three
KWACHAS	19	19	Collins · NWL
KICKUPS	19	22	All three

That fixed K _ _ _ _ _ S shape has 269 tournament-dictionary entries, but only five count among the most common English words. Familiar options include KITTENS, KIDNEYS, and KETTLES; many other entries are less familiar or inflected forms. KNIGHTS, KILLERS, and KEEPERS are among the first words to test.

K first, S last at a glance

There are 269 tournament-dictionary matches for the fixed K-at-start, S-at-end pattern.
Only five qualify as common by our frequency measure.
KITTENS, KIDNEYS, and KETTLES are recognizable examples.
The count is 258 in Collins, 158 in NWL2023, and 127 in ENABLE.
KWANZAS and KHAZENS lead the scoring list at 23 points apiece.

How many seven-letter words start with K and end in S?

There are 269 seven-letter words with K first and S last. Pairing the same final S with initial S gives 1,157 matches, while K-starting words that end in G number 54.

That contrast makes the clue restrictive: changing only the first letter to S greatly expands the pool, while keeping K and switching the final letter to G leaves far fewer entries. KITTENS and KEEPERS are easier to recognize than much of the tournament vocabulary.

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

KWANZAS and KHAZENS top the Scrabble scoring list at 23 points each; KHODJAS follows at 22, then KYLIXES at 21. Those are score-led choices, not necessarily the words opponents will recognize first.

High-value consonants make the biggest scoring difference: KWANZAS carries a Z, while KLUTZES combines K and Z with a familiar plural ending. Compare the scores, then account for board placement before committing to a play.

The gap between 269 matches and just five common entries is worth keeping in mind. Broad tournament validity does not guarantee everyday vocabulary, and coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare pick.

Questions people ask

Are many seven-letter K-to-S words common?

No; only five entries meet our common-word frequency measure. KITTENS, KIDNEYS, and KETTLES are familiar examples, while the full set also includes less familiar forms. That makes everyday recognition a poor test of whether a word appears in a tournament dictionary.

Which K-first, S-last word has the highest score?

KWANZAS and KHAZENS tie at 23 points in the Scrabble scoring list. KHODJAS follows at 22, with KYLIXES at 21. A board's bonus squares can change the final play score, so these figures compare the words themselves.

Will all 269 words work in my word game?

No; dictionary coverage varies by game. The set has 258 entries in Collins, 158 in NWL2023, and 127 in ENABLE, so a word accepted in one list may not appear in another.

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

Best words to play first 269 · most-used first

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K first, S last at a glance

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