9-letter words starting with K

9-letter words starting with K number 408, from KNOWLEDGE and KEYBOARDS up to KAZATZKAS at 35 points.

408 wordsTop pick KNOWLEDGEHighest score KAZATZKAS 35

7 of 408 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). K ranks #21 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 408 · most-used first

KNOWLEDGE₁₈
KIDNAPPED₁₉
KNOWINGLY₂₀
KEYBOARDS₁₉
KILOGRAMS₁₆
KILOMETRE₁₅
KILOMETER₁₅
KANGAROOS₁₄
KITCHENER₁₈
KICKSTART₁₉
KNOCKDOWN₂₃
KIDNAPPER₁₈
KICKBACKS₂₇
KNOCKOUTS₁₉
KNACKERED₂₀
KUNDALINI₁₄
KILOWATTS₁₆
KETOGENIC₁₆
KINEMATIC₁₇
KINGMAKER₂₀
KERFUFFLE₂₂
KEYSTROKE₂₀
KICKSTAND₂₀
KEEPSAKES₁₉
KNOCKOFFS₂₅
KICKBOXER₂₈
KARYOTYPE₂₁
KOWTOWING₂₀
KEYSTONES₁₆
KILOBYTES₁₈
KEYLOGGER₁₈
KIWIFRUIT₁₉
KILOHERTZ₂₅
KERATOSIS₁₃
KERATITIS₁₃
KIBBUTZIM₂₈
KAOLINITE₁₃
KNIGHTING₁₈
KNUCKLING₂₀
KEYFRAMES₂₁
KAMIKAZES₂₈
KILLIFISH₁₉
KITTIWAKE₂₀
KOMPROMAT₁₉
KILLINGLY₁₇
KALANCHOE₁₈
KVETCHING₂₂
KATHAKALI₂₀

Showing the top 48 of 408 words. See every valid word

All valid words 408

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

KABABBING₂₀
KABALISMS₁₇
KABALISTS₁₅
KABBALAHS₂₀
KABBALISM₁₉
KABBALIST₁₇
KABELJOUS₂₂
KABELJOUW₂₅
KABLOOEYS₁₈
KABLOOIES₁₅
KABLOONAS₁₅
KABLOONAT₁₅
KABOBBING₂₀
KABOODLES₁₆
KACHAHRIS₂₁
KADAITCHA₁₉
KADDISHES₁₈
KADDISHIM₂₀
KAFFIYAHS₂₅
KAFFIYEHS₂₅
KAFUFFLES₂₂
KAHIKATEA₂₀
KAHIKATOA₂₀
KAIKAWAKA₂₄
KAIKOMAKO₂₃
KAILYAIRD₁₇
KAILYARDS₁₇
KAIMAKAMS₂₁
KAIROMONE₁₅
KAISERDOM₁₆
KAISERINS₁₃
KAISERISM₁₅
KAKEMONOS₁₉
KAKIEMONS₁₉
KALAMANSI₁₅
KALAMATAS₁₅
KALAMDANS₁₆
KALAMKARI₁₉
KALANCHOE₁₈
KALENDARS₁₄
KALEWIVES₁₉
KALEYARDS₁₇
KALIFATES₁₆
KALINITES₁₃
KALIPHATE₁₈
KALLIDINS₁₄
KALLITYPE₁₈
KALOTYPES₁₈
KALSOMINE₁₅
KALUMPITS₁₇
KALYPTRAS₁₈
KAMAAINAS₁₅
KAMACITES₁₇
KAMERADED₁₇
KAMIKAZES₂₈
KANAMYCIN₂₀
KANGAROOS₁₄
KANTHAROI₁₆
KANTHAROS₁₆
KANTIKOYS₂₀
KAOLIANGS₁₄
KAOLINISE₁₃
KAOLINITE₁₃
KAOLINIZE₂₂
KARABINER₁₅
KARANGAED₁₅
KARATEIST₁₃
KARATEKAS₁₇
KARYOGAMY₂₂
KARYOGRAM₁₉
KARYOLOGY₂₀
KARYOSOME₁₈
KARYOTINS₁₆
KARYOTYPE₂₁
KASHERING₁₇
KASHRUSES₁₆
KASHRUTHS₁₉
KATABASES₁₅
KATABASIS₁₅
KATABATIC₁₇
KATABOLIC₁₇
KATAKANAS₁₇
KATCHINAS₁₈
KATHAKALI₂₀
KATHARSES₁₆
KATHARSIS₁₆
KAUMATUAS₁₅
KAVAKAVAS₂₃
KAWAKAWAS₂₃
KAYAKINGS₂₁
KAZACHOCS₂₉
KAZATZKAS₃₅
KAZILLION₂₂
KEBABBING₂₀
KEBOBBING₂₀
KECKLINGS₂₀
KEDGEREES₁₅
KEELBOATS₁₅
KEELHALED₁₇
KEELHALES₁₆
KEELHAULS₁₆
KEELIVINE₁₆
KEELYVINE₁₉
KEEPSAKES₁₉
KEESHONDS₁₇
KEFFIYAHS₂₅
KEFFIYEHS₂₅
KEFUFFLED₂₃
KEFUFFLES₂₂
KEIRETSUS₁₃
KEKERENGU₁₈
KENDOISTS₁₄
KENNELING₁₄
KENNELLED₁₄
KENNETTED₁₄
KENOSISES₁₃
KENOTRONS₁₃
KENTLEDGE₁₅
KEPHALICS₂₀
KEPHALINS₁₈
KERATITIS₁₃
KERATOMAS₁₅
KERATOSES₁₃
KERATOSIC₁₅
KERATOSIS₁₃
KERATOTIC₁₅
KERBLOOEY₁₈
KERBSIDES₁₆
KERBSTONE₁₅
KERCHIEFS₂₁
KERFLOOEY₁₉
KERFUFFLE₂₂
KERMESITE₁₅
KERMESSES₁₅
KERNELING₁₄
KERNELLED₁₄
KEROSENES₁₃
KEROSINES₁₃
KERPLUNKS₁₉
KERYGMATA₁₉
KETAMINES₁₅
KETOGENIC₁₆
KETONEMIA₁₅
KETONURIA₁₃
KETOXIMES₂₂
KETTLEFUL₁₆
KETTLINGS₁₄
KEYBOARDS₁₉
KEYBUGLES₁₉
KEYBUTTON₁₈
KEYFRAMES₂₁
KEYLOGGER₁₈
KEYNOTERS₁₆
KEYNOTING₁₇
KEYSTONED₁₇
KEYSTONES₁₆
KEYSTROKE₂₀
KHAKILIKE₂₄
KHALIFAHS₂₂
KHALIFATE₁₉
KHALIFATS₁₉
KHAMSEENS₁₈
KHANSAMAH₂₁
KHANSAMAS₁₈
KHEDIVATE₂₀
KHEDIVIAL₂₀
KHILAFATS₁₉
KIBBITZED₂₇
KIBBITZER₂₆
KIBBITZES₂₆
KIBBUTZIM₂₈
KIBITZERS₂₄
KIBITZING₂₅
KIBOSHING₁₉
KICKABOUT₂₁
KICKBACKS₂₇
KICKBALLS₂₁
KICKBOARD₂₂
KICKBOXED₂₉
KICKBOXER₂₈
KICKBOXES₂₈
KICKDOWNS₂₃
KICKPLATE₂₁
KICKSHAWS₂₅
KICKSTAND₂₀
KICKSTART₁₉
KIDDINGLY₁₉
KIDDUSHES₁₈
KIDDYWINK₂₅
KIDNAPEES₁₆
KIDNAPERS₁₆
KIDNAPING₁₇
KIDNAPPED₁₉
KIDNAPPEE₁₈
KIDNAPPER₁₈
KIDSTAKES₁₈
KIELBASAS₁₅
KIESELGUR₁₄
KIESERITE₁₃
KILDERKIN₁₈
KILLADARS₁₄
KILLCROPS₁₇
KILLDEERS₁₄
KILLIFISH₁₉
KILLINGLY₁₇
KILLOGIES₁₄
KILOBASES₁₅
KILOBAUDS₁₆
KILOBYTES₁₈
KILOCURIE₁₅
KILOCYCLE₂₀
KILOGAUSS₁₄
KILOGRAMS₁₆
KILOGRAYS₁₇
KILOHERTZ₂₅
KILOJOULE₂₀
KILOLITER₁₃
KILOLITRE₁₃
KILOMETER₁₅
KILOMETRE₁₅
KILOMOLES₁₅
KILOVOLTS₁₆
KILOWATTS₁₆
KINAKINAS₁₇
KINDLIEST₁₄
KINDLINGS₁₅
KINEMATIC₁₇
KINESCOPE₁₇
KINESISES₁₃
KINETICAL₁₅
KINGBIRDS₁₇
KINGBOLTS₁₆
KINGCRAFT₁₉
KINGDOMED₁₈
KINGHOODS₁₈
KINGKLIPS₂₀
KINGLIEST₁₄
KINGLINGS₁₅
KINGMAKER₂₀
KINGPOSTS₁₆
KINGSHIPS₁₉
KINGSIDES₁₅
KINGSNAKE₁₈
KINGWOODS₁₈
KINKAJOUS₂₄
KINKINESS₁₇
KINSFOLKS₂₀
KINSWOMAN₁₈
KINSWOMEN₁₈
KIPPERERS₁₇
KIPPERING₁₈
KIRBIGRIP₁₈
KIRIGAMIS₁₆
KIRKYAIRD₂₁
KIRKYARDS₂₁
KIRMESSES₁₅
KISKADEES₁₈
KISSAGRAM₁₆
KISSOGRAM₁₆
KISTVAENS₁₆
KITCHENED₁₉
KITCHENER₁₈
KITCHENET₁₈
KITSCHIER₁₈
KITSCHIFY₂₄
KITSCHILY₂₁
KITTENING₁₄
KITTENISH₁₆
KITTIWAKE₂₀
KITTLIEST₁₃
KIWIFRUIT₁₉
KLATSCHES₁₈
KLAXONING₂₁
KLEENEXES₂₀
KLENDUSIC₁₆
KLEPHTISM₂₀
KLEZMORIM₂₆
KLINOSTAT₁₃
KLIPDASES₁₆
KLONDIKED₁₉
KLONDIKER₁₈
KLONDIKES₁₈
KLONDYKED₂₂
KLONDYKER₂₁
KLONDYKES₂₁
KLOOCHMAN₂₀
KLOOCHMEN₂₀
KLOOTCHES₁₈
KLUDGIEST₁₅
KLUTZIEST₂₂
KLYSTRONS₁₆
KNACKERED₂₀
KNACKIEST₁₉
KNAGGIEST₁₅
KNAIDLACH₁₉
KNAPPLING₁₈
KNAPSACKS₂₁
KNAPWEEDS₁₉
KNARRIEST₁₃
KNAVERIES₁₆
KNAVESHIP₂₁
KNAVISHLY₂₂
KNEADABLE₁₆
KNEEBOARD₁₆
KNEEHOLES₁₆
KNEEPIECE₁₇
KNEESOCKS₁₉
KNEIDLACH₁₉
KNEVELLED₁₇
KNICKERED₂₀
KNIFELESS₁₆
KNIFELIKE₂₀
KNIFEREST₁₆
KNIGHTAGE₁₈
KNIGHTING₁₈
KNIPHOFIA₂₁
KNITBONES₁₅
KNITTABLE₁₅
KNITTINGS₁₄
KNITWEARS₁₆
KNOBBIEST₁₇
KNOBBLIER₁₇
KNOBBLING₁₈
KNOBHEADS₁₉
KNOBSTICK₂₁
KNOCKBACK₂₇
KNOCKDOWN₂₃
KNOCKINGS₂₀
KNOCKLESS₁₉
KNOCKOFFS₂₅
KNOCKOUTS₁₉
KNOLLIEST₁₃
KNOTGRASS₁₄
KNOTHEADS₁₇
KNOTHOLES₁₆
KNOTTIEST₁₃
KNOTTINGS₁₄
KNOTWEEDS₁₇
KNOTWORKS₂₀
KNOWINGER₁₇
KNOWINGLY₂₀
KNOWLEDGE₁₈
KNUBBIEST₁₇
KNUBBLIER₁₇
KNUBBLING₁₈
KNUCKLERS₁₉
KNUCKLIER₁₉
KNUCKLING₂₀
KNURLIEST₁₃
KNURLINGS₁₄
KOFTGARIS₁₇
KOFTWORKS₂₃
KOHLRABIS₁₈
KOLBASSAS₁₅
KOLBASSIS₁₅
KOLKHOSES₂₀
KOLKHOZES₂₉
KOMBUCHAS₂₂
KOMISSARS₁₅
KOMITAJIS₂₂
KOMONDORS₁₆
KOMPROMAT₁₉
KONIMETER₁₅
KONIOLOGY₁₇
KONISCOPE₁₇
KOOKINESS₁₇
KOPASETIC₁₇
KOREROING₁₄
KORFBALLS₁₈
KOSHERING₁₇
KOUMISSES₁₅
KOUMYSSES₁₈
KOWTOWERS₁₉
KOWTOWING₂₀
KRAKOWIAK₂₄
KRAMERIAS₁₅
KREASOTED₁₄
KREASOTES₁₃
KREATINES₁₃
KREOSOTED₁₄
KREOSOTES₁₃
KREPLACHS₂₀
KREUTZERS₂₂
KRUMHORNS₁₈
KRUMKAKES₂₃
KRUMMHOLZ₂₉
KRUMMHORN₂₀
KRYOLITES₁₆
KRYOLITHS₁₉
KRYOMETER₁₈
KUMARAHOU₁₈
KUNDALINI₁₄
KURBASHED₁₉
KURBASHES₁₈
KURFUFFLE₂₂
KURRAJONG₂₁
KURVEYING₂₀
KURVEYORS₁₉
KVETCHERS₂₁
KVETCHIER₂₁
KVETCHILY₂₄
KVETCHING₂₂
KYANISING₁₇
KYANIZING₂₆
KYBOSHING₂₂
KYMOGRAMS₂₁
KYMOGRAPH₂₄
KYRIELLES₁₆

Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 9th letter is S.

2nd letter

I25%
A23%
E16%

3rd letter

L11%
R11%
N10%

6th letter

O13%
A13%
I13%

7th letter

I18%
A11%
E10%

8th letter

E27%
N12%
I7%

9th letter

S48%
E10%
G7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; KAZATZKAS tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.

1313 points: 27 words
14 points: 27 words
1515 points: 47 words
16 points: 45 words
1717 points: 43 words
18 points: 51 words
1919 points: 43 words
20 points: 40 words
2121 points: 24 words
22 points: 19 words
2323 points: 8 words
24 points: 8 words
2525 points: 10 words
26 points: 4 words
2727 points: 3 words
28 points: 4 words
2929 points: 4 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 0 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 0 words
3535 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KAZATZKAS	35	35	Collins only
KOLKHOZES	29	29	All three
KICKBOXED	29	31	Collins · NWL
KRUMMHOLZ	29	32	All three
KAZACHOCS	29	30	NWL only
KICKBOXER	28	30	All three
KIBBUTZIM	28	32	All three
KAMIKAZES	28	29	All three
KICKBOXES	28	30	Collins · NWL
KICKBACKS	27	30	All three
KNOCKBACK	27	31	NWL only
KIBBITZED	27	29	All three

K is worth five points, so nine-letter K words average 18.2, well above most lists. The second letter sorts them: I opens 104, A opens 93, E opens 64, and N opens 59, all of them with a silent K. Only 7 of the 408 are common.

The K-word list in five facts

Second letters: I 104, A 93, E 64, N 59, O 24, L 20 and R 16.
S ends 197 words, just under half; E ends 39 and G ends 28.
Dictionary reach: 383 in Collins, 274 in NWL2023, 202 in ENABLE.
The 7 common words are KNOWLEDGE, KIDNAPPED, KNOWINGLY, KEYBOARDS, KILOGRAMS, KILOMETRE and KILOMETER.
KAZATZKAS scores 35, and the average is 18.2.

What do the KN- and KI- words look like?

KN- gives 59 words with a silent K: KNOWLEDGE, KNOWINGLY, KNOCKDOWN, KNOCKOUTS and KNACKERED. KI- gives 104, including KIDNAPPED, KIDNAPPER, KILOGRAMS, KILOWATTS and KICKSTART.

KILOMETRE and KILOMETER are the same word in British and American spelling, and both appear among the common words. KA- gives KANGAROOS and KAZATZKAS, KU- gives KUNDALINI, and KE- gives KEYBOARDS, KEYSTROKE and KERFUFFLE.

Spelling matters here. The silent K means a player who only hears the word may miss KNOWLEDGE entirely, while KI- and KE- words are spelled as they sound. Fifty-nine KN- words and 104 KI- words together cover 163 of the 408.

How high can a K word score?

KAZATZKAS reaches 35 from two K tiles at 5 and two Zs at 10, but it needs a blank for the second Z. KOLKHOZES, KICKBOXED, KRUMMHOLZ and KAZACHOCS all score 29, and KICKBOXER scores 28.

KICKBOXED and KICKBOXER hold up on a real board because they use a single X. Fewer than half the list, 202 of 408, is valid in ENABLE, so look up the unusual ones in your game's lexicon before committing.

Is nine letters the best length for K?

Note

K starts 583 seven-letter words and 532 eight-letter ones, so the supply peaks earlier. At ten letters it drops to 275.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words begin with K?

The pooled count is 408. Collins covers 383 of them, NWL2023 covers 274 and ENABLE covers 202, and 7 are common words such as KNOWLEDGE and KEYBOARDS.

How many 9-letter K words start with KN?

Fifty-nine do, including KNOWLEDGE, KNOWINGLY, KNOCKDOWN and KNOCKOUTS. The K is silent, so these are a good test of spelling rather than sound when you are playing from memory.

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

KAZATZKAS scores 35 on paper, then KOLKHOZES, KICKBOXED, KRUMMHOLZ and KAZACHOCS at 29, and KICKBOXER at 28. KICKBOXED and KICKBOXER are the most realistic high plays.

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