7-letter words starting with K

7-letter words starting with K number 583, ranging from familiar kitchen and kingdom to high-scoring kolkhoz.

583 wordsTop pick KILLINGHighest score KOLKHOZ 27

27 of 583 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 7-letter words (3,958); X starts the fewest (26). K ranks #20 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 27 · most-used first

KILLING₁₂
KEEPING₁₄
KNOWING₁₅
KITCHEN₁₆
KINGDOM₁₅
KNOCKED₁₈
KIDDING₁₄
KICKING₁₈
KNIGHTS₁₅
KISSING₁₂
KILLERS₁₁
KASHMIR₁₆
KIDNEYS₁₅
KEYNOTE₁₄
KITTENS₁₁
KEEPERS₁₃
KETCHUP₁₈
KINETIC₁₃
KARAOKE₁₅
KICKOFF₂₃
KREMLIN₁₃
KEYWORD₁₈
KHALIFA₁₇
KNUCKLE₁₇
KNITTED₁₂
KINDRED₁₃
KINSHIP₁₆

All valid words 583

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

KABADDI₁₅
KABAKAS₁₇
KABALAS₁₃
KABAYAS₁₆
KABBALA₁₅
KABELES₁₃
KABIKIS₁₇
KABOCHA₁₈
KABOOMS₁₅
KABUKIS₁₇
KACCHAS₁₈
KACHCHA₂₁
KACHERI₁₆
KACHINA₁₆
KADDISH₁₆
KAFFIRS₁₇
KAFILAS₁₄
KAFTANS₁₄
KAGOOLS₁₂
KAGOULE₁₂
KAGOULS₁₂
KAHAWAI₁₇
KAHUNAS₁₄
KAIAKED₁₆
KAIKAIS₁₅
KAINGAS₁₂
KAINITE₁₁
KAINITS₁₁
KAISERS₁₁
KAIZENS₂₀
KAJAWAH₂₄
KAJEPUT₂₀
KAKAPOS₁₇
KAKIVAK₂₂
KAKODYL₁₉
KALENDS₁₂
KALIANS₁₁
KALIMBA₁₅
KALIPHS₁₆
KALIUMS₁₃
KALMIAS₁₃
KALONGS₁₂
KALPACS₁₅
KALPAKS₁₇
KAMALAS₁₃
KAMELAS₁₃
KAMERAD₁₄
KAMICHI₁₈
KAMILAS₁₃
KAMISES₁₃
KAMOTIK₁₇
KAMOTIQ₂₂
KAMPONG₁₆
KAMSEEN₁₃
KAMSINS₁₃
KANAKAS₁₅
KANBANS₁₃
KANDIES₁₂
KANGHAS₁₅
KANTARS₁₁
KANTELA₁₁
KANTELE₁₁
KANTENS₁₁
KANTHAS₁₄
KANTING₁₂
KAOLINE₁₁
KAOLINS₁₁
KAPEYKA₂₀
KARAHIS₁₄
KARAISM₁₃
KARAITS₁₁
KARAKAS₁₅
KARAKIA₁₅
KARAKUL₁₅
KARAMUS₁₃
KARANGA₁₂
KARAOKE₁₅
KARATES₁₁
KARENGO₁₂
KARITES₁₁
KARKING₁₆
KAROROS₁₁
KAROSHI₁₄
KARROOS₁₁
KARSEYS₁₄
KARSIES₁₁
KARSTIC₁₃
KARTERS₁₁
KARTING₁₂
KARYONS₁₄
KARZIES₂₀
KASBAHS₁₆
KASHERS₁₄
KASHMIR₁₆
KASHRUS₁₄
KASHRUT₁₄
KATANAS₁₁
KATCINA₁₃
KATHAKS₁₈
KATHODE₁₅
KATHUMP₁₈
KATIONS₁₁
KATIPOS₁₃
KATORGA₁₂
KATSINA₁₁
KATSURA₁₁
KATYDID₁₆
KAUPAPA₁₅
KAURIES₁₁
KAYAKED₁₉
KAYAKER₁₈
KAYFABE₁₉
KAYLIED₁₅
KAYOING₁₅
KEASARS₁₁
KEAVIES₁₄
KEBBIES₁₅
KEBBING₁₆
KEBBOCK₂₁
KEBBUCK₂₁
KEBELES₁₃
KEBLAHS₁₆
KECKING₁₈
KECKLED₁₈
KECKLES₁₇
KECKSES₁₇
KEDDAHS₁₆
KEDGERS₁₃
KEDGIER₁₃
KEDGING₁₄
KEECHES₁₆
KEEKERS₁₅
KEEKING₁₆
KEELAGE₁₂
KEELERS₁₁
KEELIES₁₁
KEELING₁₂
KEELMAN₁₃
KEELMEN₁₃
KEELSON₁₁
KEENERS₁₁
KEENEST₁₁
KEENING₁₂
KEEPERS₁₃
KEEPING₁₄
KEEPNET₁₃
KEESTER₁₁
KEFFELS₁₇
KEGELER₁₂
KEGGERS₁₃
KEGGING₁₄
KEGLERS₁₂
KEGLING₁₃
KEISTER₁₁
KEITLOA₁₁
KEKSYES₁₈
KELLAUT₁₁
KELLIES₁₁
KELOIDS₁₂
KELPERS₁₃
KELPIES₁₃
KELPING₁₄
KELSONS₁₁
KELTERS₁₁
KELTIES₁₁
KELVINS₁₄
KEMBING₁₆
KEMBLAS₁₅
KEMBOED₁₆
KEMPERS₁₅
KEMPIER₁₅
KEMPING₁₆
KEMPLES₁₅
KENCHES₁₆
KENNELS₁₁
KENNERS₁₁
KENNETS₁₁
KENNETT₁₁
KENNING₁₂
KENOSES₁₁
KENOSIS₁₁
KENOTIC₁₃
KENTIAS₁₁
KENTING₁₂
KEPHIRS₁₆
KEPPING₁₆
KERAMIC₁₅
KERATIN₁₁
KERBAYA₁₆
KERBING₁₄
KERCHOO₁₆
KERFING₁₅
KERKIER₁₅
KERMESS₁₃
KERMODE₁₄
KERNELS₁₁
KERNING₁₂
KERNISH₁₄
KERNITE₁₁
KEROGEN₁₂
KERRIAS₁₁
KERRIES₁₁
KERSEYS₁₄
KERVING₁₅
KERYGMA₁₇
KESTING₁₂
KESTREL₁₁
KETAINE₁₁
KETCHES₁₆
KETCHUP₁₈
KETENES₁₁
KETMIAS₁₃
KETONES₁₁
KETONIC₁₃
KETOSES₁₁
KETOSIS₁₁
KETOTIC₁₃
KETTLED₁₂
KETTLES₁₁
KETUBAH₁₆
KETUBOT₁₃
KEWLEST₁₄
KEWPIES₁₆
KEYCARD₁₇
KEYHOLE₁₇
KEYINGS₁₅
KEYLESS₁₄
KEYLINE₁₄
KEYNOTE₁₄
KEYPADS₁₇
KEYPALS₁₆
KEYRING₁₅
KEYSETS₁₄
KEYSTER₁₄
KEYTARS₁₄
KEYWAYS₂₀
KEYWORD₁₈
KGOTLAS₁₂
KHADDAR₁₆
KHALATS₁₄
KHALIFA₁₇
KHALIFS₁₇
KHAMSIN₁₆
KHANATE₁₄
KHANDAS₁₅
KHANGAS₁₅
KHANJAR₂₁
KHANUMS₁₆
KHARIFS₁₇
KHAYALS₁₇
KHAZENS₂₃
KHEDAHS₁₈
KHEDIVA₁₈
KHEDIVE₁₈
KHILATS₁₄
KHILIMS₁₆
KHIRKAH₂₁
KHODJAS₂₂
KHOTBAH₁₉
KHOTBEH₁₉
KHURTAS₁₄
KHUTBAH₁₉
KIAUGHS₁₅
KIBBEHS₁₈
KIBBITZ₂₄
KIBBLED₁₆
KIBBLES₁₅
KIBBUTZ₂₄
KIBITKA₁₇
KIBLAHS₁₆
KICKBOX₂₆
KICKERS₁₇
KICKIER₁₇
KICKING₁₈
KICKOFF₂₃
KICKUPS₁₉
KIDDERS₁₃
KIDDIED₁₄
KIDDIER₁₃
KIDDIES₁₃
KIDDING₁₄
KIDDISH₁₆
KIDDLES₁₃
KIDDOES₁₃
KIDDUSH₁₆
KIDGIER₁₃
KIDLETS₁₂
KIDLIKE₁₆
KIDLING₁₃
KIDLITS₁₂
KIDNAPS₁₄
KIDNEYS₁₅
KIDSKIN₁₆
KIDULTS₁₂
KIDVIDS₁₆
KIEKIES₁₅
KIERIES₁₁
KIESTER₁₁
KIKUMON₁₇
KIKUYUS₁₈
KILERGS₁₂
KILLCOW₁₆
KILLDEE₁₂
KILLERS₁₁
KILLICK₁₇
KILLIES₁₁
KILLING₁₂
KILLJOY₂₁
KILLOCK₁₇
KILLUTS₁₁
KILNING₁₂
KILOBAR₁₃
KILOBIT₁₃
KILORAD₁₂
KILOTON₁₁
KILTERS₁₁
KILTIES₁₁
KILTING₁₂
KIMBOED₁₆
KIMCHEE₁₈
KIMCHIS₁₈
KIMMERS₁₅
KIMONOS₁₃
KINARAS₁₁
KINASES₁₁
KINCHIN₁₆
KINCOBS₁₅
KINDERS₁₂
KINDEST₁₂
KINDIES₁₂
KINDING₁₃
KINDLED₁₃
KINDLER₁₂
KINDLES₁₂
KINDRED₁₃
KINEMAS₁₃
KINESES₁₁
KINESIC₁₃
KINESIS₁₁
KINETIC₁₃
KINETIN₁₁
KINFOLK₁₈
KINGCUP₁₆
KINGDOM₁₅
KINGING₁₃
KINGLES₁₂
KINGLET₁₂
KINGPIN₁₄
KINKIER₁₅
KINKILY₁₈
KINKING₁₆
KINKLES₁₅
KINLESS₁₁
KINONES₁₁
KINREDS₁₂
KINSHIP₁₆
KINSMAN₁₃
KINSMEN₁₃
KIPPAGE₁₆
KIPPAHS₁₈
KIPPERS₁₅
KIPPING₁₆
KIPSKIN₁₇
KIRBEHS₁₆
KIRIMON₁₃
KIRKING₁₆
KIRKMAN₁₇
KIRKMEN₁₇
KIRKTON₁₅
KIRMESS₁₃
KIRNING₁₂
KIRPANS₁₃
KIRTANS₁₁
KIRTLED₁₂
KIRTLES₁₁
KISHKAS₁₈
KISHKES₁₈
KISMATS₁₃
KISMETS₁₃
KISSELS₁₁
KISSERS₁₁
KISSIER₁₁
KISSING₁₂
KISTFUL₁₄
KISTING₁₂
KITBAGS₁₄
KITCHEN₁₆
KITENGE₁₂
KITHARA₁₄
KITHING₁₅
KITINGS₁₂
KITLING₁₂
KITSCHY₁₉
KITSETS₁₁
KITTELS₁₁
KITTENS₁₁
KITTENY₁₄
KITTIES₁₁
KITTING₁₂
KITTLED₁₂
KITTLER₁₁
KITTLES₁₁
KITTULS₁₁
KLAPPED₁₆
KLATSCH₁₆
KLAVERN₁₄
KLAVIER₁₄
KLAXONS₁₈
KLEAGLE₁₂
KLEENEX₁₈
KLEPHTS₁₆
KLEPTOS₁₃
KLEZMER₂₂
KLINKER₁₅
KLIPDAS₁₄
KLISTER₁₁
KLOOTCH₁₆
KLUDGED₁₄
KLUDGES₁₃
KLUDGEY₁₆
KLUGING₁₃
KLUTZES₂₀
KNACKED₁₈
KNACKER₁₇
KNAIDEL₁₂
KNAPPED₁₆
KNAPPER₁₅
KNAPPLE₁₅
KNARRED₁₂
KNAVERY₁₇
KNAVISH₁₇
KNAWELS₁₄
KNEADED₁₃
KNEADER₁₂
KNEECAP₁₅
KNEEING₁₂
KNEELED₁₂
KNEELER₁₁
KNEEPAD₁₄
KNEEPAN₁₃
KNEIDEL₁₂
KNELLED₁₂
KNESSET₁₁
KNEVELL₁₄
KNICKER₁₇
KNIFERS₁₄
KNIFING₁₅
KNIGHTS₁₅
KNISHES₁₄
KNITTED₁₂
KNITTER₁₁
KNITTLE₁₁
KNIVING₁₅
KNOBBED₁₆
KNOBBER₁₅
KNOBBLE₁₅
KNOBBLY₁₈
KNOCKED₁₈
KNOCKER₁₇
KNOLLED₁₂
KNOLLER₁₁
KNOPPED₁₆
KNOTTED₁₂
KNOTTER₁₁
KNOUTED₁₂
KNOWERS₁₄
KNOWHOW₂₀
KNOWING₁₅
KNUBBLE₁₅
KNUBBLY₁₈
KNUCKLE₁₇
KNUCKLY₂₀
KNURLED₁₂
KOBANGS₁₄
KOBOCHA₁₈
KOBOLDS₁₄
KOCHIAS₁₆
KOEKOEA₁₅
KOFTGAR₁₅
KOKAKOS₁₉
KOKANEE₁₅
KOKOBEH₂₀
KOKOWAI₁₈
KOLACKY₂₀
KOLBASI₁₃
KOLHOZY₂₆
KOLKHOS₁₈
KOLKHOZ₂₇
KOLKOZY₂₇
KOMATIK₁₇
KONFYTS₁₇
KONGONI₁₂
KONKING₁₆
KONNING₁₂
KOODOOS₁₂
KOOKIER₁₅
KOOKILY₁₈
KOOKING₁₆
KOOKUMS₁₇
KOOLAHS₁₄
KOORIES₁₁
KOPECKS₁₉
KOPIYKA₂₀
KOPIYKY₂₃
KOPIYOK₂₀
KOPPIES₁₅
KOREROS₁₁
KORKIRS₁₅
KORORAS₁₁
KOROWAI₁₄
KORUNAS₁₁
KOSHERS₁₄
KOTCHED₁₇
KOTCHES₁₆
KOTOWED₁₅
KOTOWER₁₄
KOTWALS₁₄
KOULANS₁₁
KOUMISS₁₃
KOUMYSS₁₆
KOUPREY₁₆
KOUSSOS₁₁
KOWHAIS₁₇
KOWTOWS₁₇
KRAALED₁₂
KRAKENS₁₅
KRANSES₁₁
KRANZES₂₀
KRATERS₁₁
KRATOMS₁₃
KREESED₁₂
KREESES₁₁
KREMLIN₁₃
KREUZER₂₀
KRIMMER₁₅
KRISING₁₂
KRUBUTS₁₃
KRULLER₁₁
KRYPSES₁₆
KRYPSIS₁₆
KRYPTON₁₆
KRYTRON₁₄
KUBASAS₁₃
KUCHCHA₂₁
KUCHENS₁₆
KUDLIKS₁₆
KUDOSES₁₂
KUFIYAH₂₀
KULTURS₁₁
KUMARAS₁₃
KUMARIS₁₃
KUMBAYA₁₈
KUMERAS₁₃
KUMISES₁₃
KUMITES₁₃
KUMKUMS₁₉
KUMMELS₁₅
KUMQUAT₂₂
KUMYSES₁₆
KUNJOOS₁₈
KUNKARS₁₅
KUNKURS₁₅
KUNZITE₂₀
KURBASH₁₆
KURGANS₁₂
KURSAAL₁₁
KURVEYS₁₇
KUTCHES₁₆
KVASSES₁₄
KVELLED₁₅
KVETCHY₂₂
KWACHAS₁₉
KWAITOS₁₄
KWANZAS₂₃
KYANISE₁₄
KYANITE₁₄
KYANIZE₂₃
KYLICES₁₆
KYLIKES₁₈
KYLIXES₂₁
KYNDING₁₆
KYOGENS₁₅
KYTHING₁₈

Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 7th letter is S.

2nd letter

I24%
E21%
A20%

3rd letter

N11%
R11%
T9%

4th letter

5th letter

I23%
E12%
A8%

6th letter

E27%
N14%
A10%

7th letter

S46%
G9%
R7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; KOLKHOZ tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

1111 points: 101 words
12 points: 72 words
1313 points: 73 words
14 points: 63 words
1515 points: 67 words
16 points: 74 words
1717 points: 41 words
18 points: 38 words
1919 points: 12 words
20 points: 16 words
2121 points: 8 words
22 points: 6 words
2323 points: 5 words
24 points: 3 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 2 words
2727 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KOLKHOZ	27	27	All three
KOLKOZY	27	27	All three
KICKBOX	26	28	Collins · NWL
KOLHOZY	26	25	All three
KIBBUTZ	24	27	All three
KIBBITZ	24	26	All three
KAJAWAH	24	25	Collins only
KICKOFF	23	24	All three
KHAZENS	23	23	All three
KWANZAS	23	24	All three
KYANIZE	23	23	All three
KOPIYKY	23	22	NWL only

K gives you a smaller seven-letter pool than the leading starting letters, but it mixes everyday vocabulary with sharp scoring chances. You’ll find common words such as keeping and knowing beside less familiar choices like kolkhoz. The final letter offers another quick clue: S dominates the endings, while several other letters appear far less often.

K words at a glance

The 583 K starters are far fewer than the 3,958 seven-letter words beginning with S.
Only 27 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff.
Kitchen, kingdom, ketchup, karaoke and keynote are recognizable choices.
Collins lists 555 entries, compared with 381 in NWL2023 and 318 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap.
A final S appears in 269 words; G is next, appearing in 54.

Which K starters score highest in word games?

KOLKHOZ and KOLKOZY lead the scoring list at 27 points each, while KICKBOX follows at 26. Those are far stronger scoring targets than familiar options such as KITCHEN, so check the board before spending a premium square on a routine word.

KIBBUTZ and KIBBITZ each score 24, and KICKOFF scores 23. These choices pair K with other valuable letters, but their less familiar vocabulary makes dictionary coverage worth checking before you commit.

Why do so many seven-letter K words end in S?

S is the clear leader: 269 K starters finish with that letter, five times as many as the 54 ending in G. Plurals and other S-ending forms make that final tile a useful pattern to test when your rack or clue points toward K.

The other recorded endings are much less common. D and R each occur 40 times, while E appears 32 times; A and N each appear 26 times. When S is ruled out, those smaller groups offer concrete next checks.

How to use 7-letter words starting with K

Start with the familiar cluster: KEEPING, KNOWING, KITCHEN, KINGDOM and KETCHUP are easier to recognize than specialist entries. KILLING, KICKING and KISSING offer other common-looking forms, while KEYNOTE and KEYWORD give you a different route through the letters.

The range is broad, not uniformly everyday: only 27 entries meet the common-word cutoff, even though 481 have definitions. Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE also differ in coverage, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

One more edge: these K words average 14.6 points, well above most other starting letters. The five-point K tile lifts every word it opens, so even a modest K entry returns solid value.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with K?

There are 583 seven-letter words beginning with K across the covered tournament dictionaries. The set includes familiar words such as kitchen and kingdom, along with specialist entries such as kolkhoz. Dictionary coverage varies, so a game's accepted list can be smaller.

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting with K?

KOLKHOZ and KOLKOZY tie for the top score at 27 points each. KICKBOX is close behind at 26. These are high-value options, but check that your game accepts the word before building a play around it.

Which letter do K-starting seven-letter words end with most often?

S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 269 entries. G comes next with 54, while D and R each occur 40 times. Testing S first is a sensible pattern check when the final position is unknown.

Are most seven-letter words starting with K common words?

No. Just 27 of the 583 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff. Familiar examples include kitchen, kingdom and ketchup, but many options are less familiar, so use the dictionary accepted by your game when checking a play.

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