12-Letter Words With K
There are 504 twelve-letter words containing K in our dictionary; 190 of them are common words.
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All 504 words
- acknowledged24 points
- acknowledges23 points
- workstations19 points
- blackjacking34 points
- quarterbacks29 points
- handkerchief28 points
- piggybacking28 points
- backtracking27 points
- pitchforking27 points
- shipwrecking27 points
- neckerchiefs26 points
- skyrocketing26 points
- blacktopping25 points
- breakthrough25 points
- straitjacket25 points
- corkscrewing24 points
- honeysuckles24 points
- mockingbirds24 points
- pumpernickel24 points
- stockbrokers24 points
- wisecracking24 points
- blackmailing23 points
- firecrackers23 points
- homesickness23 points
- unmistakably23 points
- bankruptcies22 points
- blackberries22 points
- blackmailers22 points
- blockbusters22 points
- breakfasting22 points
- breathtaking22 points
- disembarking22 points
- frankfurters22 points
- marketplaces22 points
- roadblocking22 points
- spokespeople22 points
- stockholders22 points
- watermarking22 points
- blacklisting21 points
- candlesticks21 points
- housekeepers21 points
- kaleidoscope21 points
- kitchenettes21 points
- wastebaskets21 points
- sidetracking20 points
- spokesperson20 points
- supermarkets20 points
- trademarking20 points
- troublemaker20 points
- unmistakable20 points
- unremarkable20 points
- interlocking19 points
- loudspeakers19 points
- multitasking19 points
- racketeering19 points
- cantankerous18 points
- kindergarten18 points
- recklessness18 points
- storekeepers18 points
- undertakings18 points
- rattlesnakes16 points
- backbreaking27 points
- pocketknives27 points
- checkerboard26 points
- gobbledygook26 points
- motherfucker26 points
- earthshaking23 points
- freethinking23 points
- peacekeeping23 points
- rubbernecked23 points
- unthinkingly23 points
- freethinkers22 points
- housekeeping22 points
- kleptomaniac22 points
- sleepwalking22 points
- windbreakers22 points
- breadbaskets21 points
- skateboarder19 points
- breaststroke18 points
- businesslike18 points
- crackerjacks33 points
- bushwhacking30 points
- bushwhackers29 points
- quarterdecks28 points
- steeplejacks27 points
- knuckleheads26 points
- sticklebacks26 points
- swashbuckler26 points
- weathercocks26 points
- backstabbing25 points
- backstopping25 points
- brinkmanship25 points
- marksmanship25 points
- backpedaling24 points
- backpedalled24 points
- backslappers24 points
- backwardness24 points
- monkeyshines24 points
- prepackaging24 points
- spacewalking24 points
- thanksgiving24 points
- blackballing23 points
- cockleshells23 points
- fiddlesticks23 points
- goldbricking23 points
- mackintoshes23 points
- overthinking23 points
- shuttlecocks23 points
- cabinetmaker22 points
- overstocking22 points
- preshrinking22 points
- thankfulness22 points
- bloodsuckers21 points
- bluestocking21 points
- frankincense21 points
- glockenspiel21 points
- griddlecakes21 points
- latticeworks21 points
- leathernecks21 points
- semiweeklies21 points
- sleepwalkers21 points
- embarkations20 points
- nonbreakable20 points
- unlikelihood20 points
- nickelodeons19 points
- rathskellers19 points
- streetwalker19 points
- countersinks18 points
- masterstroke18 points
- supertankers18 points
- interlinking17 points
- cockfighting28 points
- backwoodsman26 points
- backwoodsmen26 points
- chickenshits26 points
- hypermarkets26 points
- apparatchiks25 points
- backslapping25 points
- holidaymaker25 points
- stockbroking25 points
- blockbusting23 points
- speakerphone23 points
- freakishness22 points
- keyboardists22 points
- peacekeepers22 points
- rubbernecker22 points
- unblinkingly22 points
- fecklessness21 points
- housebreaker21 points
- scorekeepers20 points
- stakeholders20 points
- skittishness19 points
- steelworkers19 points
- deerstalkers17 points
- backhandedly28 points
- placekicking27 points
- coffeemakers26 points
- placekickers26 points
- workingwoman25 points
- workingwomen25 points
- backstabbers24 points
- diamondbacks24 points
- packinghouse24 points
- brackishness23 points
- electroshock23 points
- exoskeletons23 points
- headshrinker23 points
- pieceworkers23 points
- backgrounder22 points
- bloodsucking22 points
- floorwalkers22 points
- metalworking22 points
- newsweeklies22 points
- shellackings22 points
- unskillfully22 points
- aftermarkets21 points
- lukewarmness21 points
- metalworkers21 points
- stockbreeder21 points
- ticklishness21 points
- boilermakers20 points
- knightliness20 points
- marlinespike20 points
- unmarketable20 points
- semidarkness19 points
- skillfulness19 points
- turtlenecked19 points
- taskmistress18 points
- telemarketer18 points
- unlikeliness16 points
- katzenjammer36 points
- stockjobbers29 points
- checkerberry28 points
- breechblocks27 points
- jackanapeses27 points
- zooplanktons27 points
- alkalinizing26 points
- backstitched26 points
- cuckooflower26 points
- kinnikinnick26 points
- walkingstick26 points
- apparatchiki25 points
- backstitches25 points
- blackguardly25 points
- countercheck25 points
- flickeringly25 points
- hydrokinetic25 points
- shellshocked25 points
- hyperkinesia24 points
- pathbreaking24 points
- pickerelweed24 points
- safecracking24 points
- backcrossing23 points
- crackbrained23 points
- cracklewares23 points
- karyokinesis23 points
- leatherbacks23 points
- nightwalkers23 points
- poikilotherm23 points
- pumpkinseeds23 points
- safecrackers23 points
- unremarkably23 points
- cornhuskings22 points
- cupronickels22 points
- doublethinks22 points
- drinkability22 points
- besprinkling21 points
- blatherskite21 points
- folkloristic21 points
- heartbreaker21 points
- keratoplasty21 points
- lovesickness21 points
- photokinesis21 points
- printmakings21 points
- workableness21 points
- wunderkinder21 points
- glassworkers20 points
- pickaninnies20 points
- antitakeover19 points
- greenockites19 points
- kinesthesias19 points
- singlesticks19 points
- trestleworks19 points
- galligaskins18 points
- kilocalories18 points
- endoskeleton17 points
- unkindliness17 points
- aniseikonias16 points
- knottinesses16 points
- jackhammered33 points
- chickenpoxes32 points
- antikickback30 points
- bodychecking30 points
- checkmarking30 points
- cockneyfying30 points
- lacquerworks30 points
- quacksalvers30 points
- quicksilvers30 points
- stockjobbing30 points
- journeyworks29 points
- pickabacking29 points
- switchbacked29 points
- hydrocracked28 points
- backbenchers27 points
- chuckleheads27 points
- forechecking27 points
- gadzookeries27 points
- hydrocracker27 points
- kymographies27 points
- swashbuckled27 points
- watchmakings27 points
- zooplankters27 points
- backbreakers26 points
- backdropping26 points
- biofeedbacks26 points
- chuckawallas26 points
- forecheckers26 points
- hyperkinetic26 points
- hypokalemias26 points
- keratinizing26 points
- kwashiorkors26 points
- matchmakings26 points
- postworkshop26 points
- skeletonized26 points
- swashbuckles26 points
- thumbtacking26 points
- workmanships26 points
- archdukedoms25 points
- backlighting25 points
- backsplashes25 points
- bookkeepings25 points
- fingerpicked25 points
- jackasseries25 points
- karyokinetic25 points
- klutzinesses25 points
- overpackaged25 points
- quirkinesses25 points
- skeletonizer25 points
- skeletonizes25 points
- trackwalkers25 points
- backcourtman24 points
- backcourtmen24 points
- blackbirding24 points
- blackhanders24 points
- bricklayings24 points
- cockeyedness24 points
- hyperkineses24 points
- hyperkinesis24 points
- kitchenwares24 points
- knuckleballs24 points
- knucklebones24 points
- locksmithing24 points
- lockstitched24 points
- merrymakings24 points
- mispackaging24 points
- moneymakings24 points
- moviemakings24 points
- overpackages24 points
- pawnbrokings24 points
- phrasemaking24 points
- stockkeepers24 points
- ticktacktoes24 points
- woodworkings24 points
- workaholisms24 points
- antibacklash23 points
- backgrounded23 points
- blackbirders23 points
- blackguarded23 points
- cabinetworks23 points
- chokeberries23 points
- daydreamlike23 points
- frankpledges23 points
- gobbledegook23 points
- greenbackism23 points
- hucksterisms23 points
- karyokineses23 points
- kneecappings23 points
- lockstitches23 points
- meatpackings23 points
- misknowledge23 points
- papermakings23 points
- peacemakings23 points
- photokinetic23 points
- phrasemakers23 points
- powerbrokers23 points
- prebreakfast23 points
- rekeyboarded23 points
- rockhounding23 points
- shacklebones23 points
- shellcracker23 points
- spacewalkers23 points
- sparkplugged23 points
- speakerships23 points
- stickhandled23 points
- stocktakings23 points
- wisecrackers23 points
- antiblackism22 points
- backscatters22 points
- bookbindings22 points
- buttonhooked22 points
- computerlike22 points
- computerniks22 points
- earthshakers22 points
- forespeaking22 points
- heterokaryon22 points
- karyological22 points
- kremlinology22 points
- lawbreakings22 points
- leukoplakias22 points
- passageworks22 points
- racewalkings22 points
- safekeepings22 points
- schnorkeling22 points
- skullduggery22 points
- stickhandler22 points
- stickhandles22 points
- stringybarks22 points
- thankfullest22 points
- tracklayings22 points
- wickednesses22 points
- bottlenecked21 points
- breakfasters21 points
- cheekinesses21 points
- cytoskeletal21 points
- cytoskeleton21 points
- doublespeaks21 points
- doughnutlike21 points
- ficklenesses21 points
- folksingings21 points
- greenbackers21 points
- halterbreaks21 points
- halterbroken21 points
- kinetochores21 points
- leukemogenic21 points
- leukocytoses21 points
- leukocytosis21 points
- linebackings21 points
- misreckoning21 points
- mountebanked21 points
- multitracked21 points
- overdrinking21 points
- photokineses21 points
- plasterworks21 points
- platemakings21 points
- postcardlike21 points
- prankishness21 points
- premarketing21 points
- spatterdocks21 points
- timekeepings21 points
- trickishness21 points
- antileukemic20 points
- blacklisters20 points
- cocksureness20 points
- dressmakings20 points
- foretokening20 points
- glassmakings20 points
- interworking20 points
- kinetoscopes20 points
- kleptomanias20 points
- leukopoietic20 points
- lickspittles20 points
- marlinspikes20 points
- needleworker20 points
- nonthinkings20 points
- outpoliticks20 points
- overstriking20 points
- parkinsonism20 points
- pluckinesses20 points
- racetrackers20 points
- rockabillies20 points
- skimpinesses20 points
- sockdolagers20 points
- sockdologers20 points
- spanakopitas20 points
- spanokopitas20 points
- thinkingness20 points
- truckmasters20 points
- waterskiings20 points
- ankylosaurus19 points
- booksellings19 points
- debarkations19 points
- folksinesses19 points
- fortresslike19 points
- franklinites19 points
- freakinesses19 points
- friskinesses19 points
- glucokinases19 points
- greenkeepers19 points
- greenskeeper19 points
- lifelikeness19 points
- markednesses19 points
- multiskilled19 points
- noisemakings19 points
- outsparkling19 points
- painstakings19 points
- peakednesses19 points
- rakishnesses19 points
- slickensides19 points
- steelmakings19 points
- swankinesses19 points
- trellisworks19 points
- weaklinesses19 points
- worklessness19 points
- alkalimeters18 points
- brokennesses18 points
- crankinesses18 points
- creakinesses18 points
- keratotomies18 points
- kinetoplasts18 points
- leukopoieses18 points
- leukopoiesis18 points
- likabilities18 points
- parkinsonian18 points
- perestroikas18 points
- realpolitiks18 points
- sicklinesses18 points
- snickersnees18 points
- spookinesses18 points
- spunkinesses18 points
- stickinesses18 points
- stockinesses18 points
- stockinettes18 points
- superstrikes18 points
- trailbreaker18 points
- trickinesses18 points
- endoskeletal17 points
- interknitted17 points
- ketosteroids17 points
- kindlinesses17 points
- kinglinesses17 points
- skeletonised17 points
- unkennelling17 points
- unkindnesses17 points
- alkalinities16 points
- asteriskless16 points
- enterokinase16 points
- interleukins16 points
- leukotrienes16 points
- skeletonises16 points
- skillessness16 points
- skinninesses16 points
- slinkinesses16 points
- sneakinesses16 points
- unlikenesses16 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 504
- By usage: 61 very common, 129 common, 314 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- katzenjammer 36
- blackjacking 34
- crackerjacks 33
- jackhammered 33
- chickenpoxes 32
- antikickback 30
- bodychecking 30
- bushwhacking 30
- checkmarking 30
- cockneyfying 30
Most common
- acknowledged
- acknowledges
- workstations
- blackjacking
- quarterbacks
- handkerchief
- piggybacking
- backtracking
- pitchforking
- shipwrecking
Definitions
- acknowledged (adjective)
- Recognized or made known or admitted.
- handkerchief (noun)
- A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory.
This page lists every one of the 504 twelve-letter words containing K in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so ACKNOWLEDGED, ACKNOWLEDGES and WORKSTATIONS sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words containing K?
KATZENJAMMER scores 36 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?
314 of the 504 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.