5-Letter Words Starting With KU
There are 10 five-letter words starting with KU in our dictionary; 2 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 10 words
- kudos10 points
- kudzu19 points
- kukri13 points
- kulak13 points
- kudus10 points
- kurus9 points
- kumys14 points
- kugel10 points
- kurta9 points
- kusso9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 1 very common, 1 common, 8 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- kudzu 19
- kumys 14
- kukri 13
- kulak 13
- kudos 10
- kudus 10
- kugel 10
- kurta 9
- kurus 9
- kusso 9
Most common
- kudos
- kudzu
- kukri
- kulak
- kudus
- kurus
- kumys
- kugel
- kurta
- kusso
Definitions
- kudos (noun)
- An expression of approval and commendation.
- kudzu (noun)
- Fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States.
- kurus (noun)
- 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
- kurta (noun)
- A loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama).
This page lists every one of the 10 five-letter words starting with KU 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 KUDOS, KUDZU and KUKRI 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
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with KU are there?
Our dictionary has 10 five-letter words starting with KU, of which 2 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with KU?
KUDZU scores 19 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.