5-Letter Words With A and K
There are 325 five-letter words containing both A and K in our dictionary; 172 of them are common words.
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All 325 words
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- awake12 points
- thank12 points
- walks12 points
- blank11 points
- break11 points
- lacks11 points
- makes11 points
- marks11 points
- speak11 points
- track11 points
- asked10 points
- taken9 points
- takes9 points
- talks9 points
- tanks9 points
- tasks9 points
- shaky15 points
- chalk14 points
- hacks14 points
- crack13 points
- packs13 points
- waked13 points
- baked12 points
- frank12 points
- freak12 points
- shake12 points
- wakes12 points
- bakes11 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- brake11 points
- cakes11 points
- maker11 points
- parks11 points
- peaks11 points
- racks11 points
- sacks11 points
- snack11 points
- stack11 points
- tacks11 points
- drank10 points
- naked10 points
- alike9 points
- ranks9 points
- sneak9 points
- stake9 points
- stark9 points
- taker9 points
- quack20 points
- jacks18 points
- quake18 points
- quark18 points
- whack17 points
- gawky16 points
- kayak16 points
- khaki16 points
- flaky15 points
- hawks15 points
- knack15 points
- shack14 points
- tacky14 points
- aback13 points
- clack13 points
- faked13 points
- gawks13 points
- smack13 points
- vodka13 points
- askew12 points
- awoke12 points
- caked12 points
- fakes12 points
- flake12 points
- flank12 points
- flask12 points
- harks12 points
- lanky12 points
- leaky12 points
- okays12 points
- shark12 points
- tweak12 points
- waken12 points
- wreak12 points
- yanks12 points
- baker11 points
- balks11 points
- basks11 points
- beaks11 points
- bleak11 points
- calks11 points
- casks11 points
- caulk11 points
- clank11 points
- cloak11 points
- crank11 points
- creak11 points
- croak11 points
- masks11 points
- parka11 points
- plank11 points
- polka11 points
- prank11 points
- slack11 points
- spank11 points
- spark11 points
- knead10 points
- raked10 points
- ankle9 points
- karat9 points
- koala9 points
- lakes9 points
- larks9 points
- leaks9 points
- okras9 points
- rakes9 points
- skate9 points
- slake9 points
- snake9 points
- soaks9 points
- stalk9 points
- stank9 points
- steak9 points
- teaks9 points
- wacky17 points
- hanky15 points
- swank12 points
- kaput11 points
- karma11 points
- drake10 points
- kazoo18 points
- kapok15 points
- balky14 points
- flack14 points
- wacko14 points
- wacks14 points
- wrack14 points
- kebab13 points
- ankhs12 points
- faker12 points
- fakir12 points
- haiku12 points
- hakes12 points
- hanks12 points
- khans12 points
- knave12 points
- shank12 points
- snaky12 points
- batik11 points
- oakum11 points
- spake11 points
- umiak11 points
- oaken9 points
- pukka15 points
- peaky14 points
- narky12 points
- sarky12 points
- karts9 points
- skuas9 points
- quaky21 points
- kanji16 points
- alkyd13 points
- kappa13 points
- kayos12 points
- talky12 points
- alack11 points
- okapi11 points
- kolas9 points
- kraal9 points
- kraut9 points
- skoal9 points
- ukase9 points
- jakes16 points
- hacek14 points
- hakim14 points
- kaphs14 points
- wacke14 points
- yapok14 points
- darky13 points
- kaiak13 points
- kakis13 points
- kheda13 points
- kulak13 points
- pucka13 points
- alkyl12 points
- kafir12 points
- kalif12 points
- kasha12 points
- kavas12 points
- kenaf12 points
- kraft12 points
- kvass12 points
- kyats12 points
- lakhs12 points
- shako12 points
- tokay12 points
- wekas12 points
- apeak11 points
- carks11 points
- crake11 points
- kalpa11 points
- knaps11 points
- makos11 points
- pekan11 points
- pikas11 points
- kiang10 points
- skald10 points
- akees9 points
- akene9 points
- ankus9 points
- araks9 points
- asker9 points
- kails9 points
- kaons9 points
- karst9 points
- kauri9 points
- kinas9 points
- krait9 points
- laker9 points
- latke9 points
- raker9 points
- saker9 points
- sakes9 points
- skean9 points
- takin9 points
- taluk9 points
- tanka9 points
- jacky21 points
- kyack18 points
- khaph17 points
- pawky17 points
- jauks16 points
- kyaks16 points
- fakey15 points
- kamik15 points
- khafs15 points
- barky14 points
- beaky14 points
- braky14 points
- cakey14 points
- casky14 points
- chark14 points
- thack14 points
- yacks14 points
- acock13 points
- amuck13 points
- babka13 points
- dawks13 points
- dhaks13 points
- kabab13 points
- kabob13 points
- kakas13 points
- khadi13 points
- koppa13 points
- macks13 points
- plack13 points
- dumka12 points
- haika12 points
- haiks12 points
- hooka12 points
- kaifs12 points
- kaury12 points
- khats12 points
- kivas12 points
- kyars12 points
- larky12 points
- vakil12 points
- waker12 points
- warks12 points
- wauks12 points
- abaka11 points
- ackee11 points
- amoks11 points
- apeek11 points
- baulk11 points
- brank11 points
- kabar11 points
- kalam11 points
- kames11 points
- kapas11 points
- kbars11 points
- kebar11 points
- kibla11 points
- makar11 points
- mikra11 points
- paiks11 points
- punka11 points
- samek11 points
- darks10 points
- kadis10 points
- kagus10 points
- laked10 points
- skags10 points
- akela9 points
- askoi9 points
- askos9 points
- eskar9 points
- ikats9 points
- kains9 points
- kales9 points
- kanas9 points
- kanes9 points
- karns9 points
- karoo9 points
- katas9 points
- knars9 points
- knaur9 points
- koans9 points
- korai9 points
- korat9 points
- krona9 points
- kurta9 points
- narks9 points
- rakee9 points
- rakis9 points
- sakis9 points
- sarks9 points
- skats9 points
- slank9 points
- snark9 points
- tarok9 points
- tilak9 points
- traik9 points
- trank9 points
- troak9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 325
- By usage: 124 very common, 48 common, 153 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jacky 21
- quaky 21
- quack 20
- jacks 18
- kazoo 18
- kyack 18
- quake 18
- quark 18
- khaph 17
- pawky 17
Most common
- backs
- black
- awake
- thank
- walks
- blank
- break
- lacks
- makes
- marks
Definitions
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- awake (adjective)
- Not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
- thank (verb)
- Express gratitude or show appreciation to.
- blank (adjective)
- (of a surface) not written or printed on.
This page lists every one of the 325 five-letter words containing both A and 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 BACKS, BLACK and AWAKE 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
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
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 five-letter words containing both A and K?
JACKY scores 21 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?
153 of the 325 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.