Short Words With K
There are 461 words in this list; 264 of them are common words.
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K is worth five points and, unlike the other heavy letters, it is easy to place: it starts and ends a huge number of short words and sits happily next to almost any vowel. This list collects every word of two, three or four letters in our dictionary that contains a K. The two-letter entries, KA and KI, are the ones to memorise first, followed by the three-letter set that includes KEX, KEY, KOI, SKI, and the ever-useful OAK, ASK and INK. The four-letter words give you more choice when a premium square is in reach. Because K plays are short, they leave the rest of your rack intact for a bigger word next turn, which makes them a good way to score steadily without spending your best letters. Sort by score to see which combinations give the most points per tile.
All 461 words
4-letter words (409)
- joky18 points
- jack17 points
- jock17 points
- zeks17 points
- zerk17 points
- zonk17 points
- jake15 points
- jauk15 points
- jerk15 points
- jink15 points
- joke15 points
- jouk15 points
- juke15 points
- junk15 points
- kyak15 points
- fyke14 points
- hawk14 points
- howk14 points
- keck14 points
- khaf14 points
- kick14 points
- caky13 points
- feck13 points
- fuck13 points
- hack13 points
- heck13 points
- hick13 points
- hock13 points
- huck13 points
- icky13 points
- kaph13 points
- koph13 points
- poky13 points
- wack13 points
- wick13 points
- yack13 points
- yock13 points
- yuck13 points
- back12 points
- beck12 points
- bock12 points
- buck12 points
- cock12 points
- dawk12 points
- dhak12 points
- dyke12 points
- gawk12 points
- gowk12 points
- kaka12 points
- kaki12 points
- keek12 points
- kemp12 points
- kike12 points
- kink12 points
- kirk12 points
- konk12 points
- kook12 points
- mack12 points
- mick12 points
- mock12 points
- muck12 points
- pack12 points
- peck12 points
- pick12 points
- pock12 points
- puck12 points
- alky11 points
- ankh11 points
- deck11 points
- dick11 points
- dock11 points
- duck11 points
- fake11 points
- fink11 points
- flak11 points
- folk11 points
- fork11 points
- funk11 points
- geck11 points
- guck11 points
- haik11 points
- hake11 points
- hank11 points
- hark11 points
- hike11 points
- hoke11 points
- holk11 points
- honk11 points
- hook11 points
- hulk11 points
- hunk11 points
- husk11 points
- inky11 points
- kafs11 points
- kaif11 points
- kava11 points
- kayo11 points
- kays11 points
- keef11 points
- kefs11 points
- kerf11 points
- keys11 points
- khan11 points
- khat11 points
- khet11 points
- khis11 points
- kief11 points
- kifs11 points
- kith11 points
- kiva11 points
- kiwi11 points
- knew11 points
- know11 points
- kohl11 points
- kvas11 points
- kyar11 points
- kyat11 points
- kyte11 points
- lakh11 points
- laky11 points
- okay11 points
- okeh11 points
- ryke11 points
- skew11 points
- syke11 points
- tyke11 points
- wake11 points
- walk11 points
- wark11 points
- wauk11 points
- weak11 points
- week11 points
- weka11 points
- wink11 points
- woke11 points
- woks11 points
- wonk11 points
- work11 points
- yaks11 points
- yank11 points
- yelk11 points
- yerk11 points
- yeuk11 points
- yoke11 points
- yoks11 points
- yolk11 points
- yuks11 points
- amok10 points
- bake10 points
- balk10 points
- bank10 points
- bark10 points
- bask10 points
- beak10 points
- bike10 points
- bilk10 points
- birk10 points
- bisk10 points
- bonk10 points
- book10 points
- bosk10 points
- bulk10 points
- bunk10 points
- busk10 points
- cake10 points
- calk10 points
- cark10 points
- cask10 points
- coke10 points
- conk10 points
- cook10 points
- cork10 points
- cuke10 points
- cusk10 points
- kabs10 points
- kame10 points
- kami10 points
- kapa10 points
- kbar10 points
- keep10 points
- kelp10 points
- kepi10 points
- keps10 points
- kept10 points
- kerb10 points
- kibe10 points
- kips10 points
- knap10 points
- knob10 points
- knop10 points
- kobo10 points
- kobs10 points
- kops10 points
- lack10 points
- lick10 points
- lock10 points
- luck10 points
- make10 points
- mako10 points
- mark10 points
- mask10 points
- meek10 points
- merk10 points
- mike10 points
- milk10 points
- mink10 points
- mirk10 points
- moke10 points
- monk10 points
- mosk10 points
- murk10 points
- musk10 points
- neck10 points
- nick10 points
- nock10 points
- paik10 points
- park10 points
- peak10 points
- peek10 points
- peke10 points
- perk10 points
- pika10 points
- pike10 points
- piki10 points
- pink10 points
- poke10 points
- pork10 points
- puke10 points
- punk10 points
- rack10 points
- reck10 points
- rick10 points
- rock10 points
- ruck10 points
- sack10 points
- sick10 points
- skep10 points
- skim10 points
- skip10 points
- sock10 points
- spik10 points
- suck10 points
- tack10 points
- tick10 points
- tuck10 points
- daks9 points
- dank9 points
- dark9 points
- deke9 points
- desk9 points
- dike9 points
- dink9 points
- dirk9 points
- disk9 points
- dork9 points
- drek9 points
- duke9 points
- dunk9 points
- dusk9 points
- eked9 points
- geek9 points
- gink9 points
- gook9 points
- gunk9 points
- kadi9 points
- kagu9 points
- kegs9 points
- kids9 points
- kind9 points
- king9 points
- kudo9 points
- kudu9 points
- skag9 points
- skeg9 points
- skid9 points
- akee8 points
- akin8 points
- arak8 points
- arks8 points
- asks8 points
- auks8 points
- ekes8 points
- elks8 points
- ikat8 points
- ikon8 points
- ilka8 points
- ilks8 points
- inks8 points
- irks8 points
- kaas8 points
- kaes8 points
- kail8 points
- kain8 points
- kale8 points
- kana8 points
- kane8 points
- kaon8 points
- karn8 points
- kart8 points
- kata8 points
- kats8 points
- keas8 points
- keel8 points
- keen8 points
- keet8 points
- keir8 points
- keno8 points
- kens8 points
- kent8 points
- kern8 points
- keto8 points
- kier8 points
- kill8 points
- kiln8 points
- kilo8 points
- kilt8 points
- kina8 points
- kine8 points
- kino8 points
- kins8 points
- kirn8 points
- kirs8 points
- kiss8 points
- kist8 points
- kite8 points
- kits8 points
- knar8 points
- knee8 points
- knit8 points
- knot8 points
- knur8 points
- koan8 points
- koas8 points
- koel8 points
- kola8 points
- kolo8 points
- kore8 points
- kors8 points
- koss8 points
- koto8 points
- kris8 points
- kues8 points
- kuru8 points
- lake8 points
- lank8 points
- lark8 points
- leak8 points
- leek8 points
- leke8 points
- leks8 points
- leku8 points
- like8 points
- link8 points
- look8 points
- lunk8 points
- lurk8 points
- nark8 points
- neuk8 points
- nook8 points
- nuke8 points
- oaks8 points
- oink8 points
- okas8 points
- okes8 points
- okra8 points
- rake8 points
- raki8 points
- rank8 points
- reek8 points
- rink8 points
- risk8 points
- rook8 points
- rusk8 points
- sake8 points
- saki8 points
- sank8 points
- sark8 points
- seek8 points
- sike8 points
- silk8 points
- sink8 points
- skas8 points
- skat8 points
- skee8 points
- skin8 points
- skis8 points
- skit8 points
- skua8 points
- soak8 points
- soke8 points
- sook8 points
- souk8 points
- sulk8 points
- sunk8 points
- taka8 points
- take8 points
- talk8 points
- tank8 points
- task8 points
- teak8 points
- tike8 points
- tiki8 points
- toke8 points
- took8 points
- trek8 points
- tsks8 points
- turk8 points
- tusk8 points
- ukes8 points
3-letter words (51)
- zek16 points
- kex14 points
- kaf10 points
- kay10 points
- kef10 points
- key10 points
- khi10 points
- kif10 points
- sky10 points
- wok10 points
- yak10 points
- yok10 points
- yuk10 points
- ick9 points
- kab9 points
- kep9 points
- kip9 points
- kob9 points
- kop9 points
- dak8 points
- keg8 points
- kid8 points
- ark7 points
- ask7 points
- auk7 points
- eke7 points
- elk7 points
- ilk7 points
- ink7 points
- irk7 points
- kae7 points
- kas7 points
- kat7 points
- kea7 points
- ken7 points
- kin7 points
- kir7 points
- kit7 points
- koa7 points
- koi7 points
- kor7 points
- kos7 points
- kue7 points
- lek7 points
- oak7 points
- oka7 points
- oke7 points
- ska7 points
- ski7 points
- tsk7 points
- uke7 points
2-letter words (1)
- ka6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 461
- By usage: 200 very common, 64 common, 197 rare
- Longest: joke, junk, hack, back, pack
- Shortest: ka
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- joky 18
- jack 17
- jock 17
- zeks 17
- zerk 17
- zonk 17
- zek 16
- jake 15
- jauk 15
- jerk 15
Most common
- joke
- junk
- hack
- back
- pack
- pick
- folk
- keys
- knew
- know
Definitions
- joke (noun)
- A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
- junk (noun)
- The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
- hack (noun)
- One who works hard at boring tasks.
- back (adjective)
- Related to or located at the back.
How to use this page
The list is computed from the full dictionary using the rule described above, so it is complete. Words are shown with their classic tile scores, and any word with a link opens a page of everything its letters can make.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the short words with k?
JOKY scores 18 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
197 of the 461 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.