5-Letter Words With G and K
There are 25 five-letter words containing both G and K in our dictionary; 9 of them are common words.
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All 25 words
- kings10 points
- gawky16 points
- gawks13 points
- eking10 points
- geeky13 points
- geeks10 points
- gecko12 points
- gooks10 points
- gunky13 points
- gucks12 points
- kedge11 points
- kiang10 points
- klong10 points
- skegs10 points
- gooky13 points
- gowks13 points
- gecks12 points
- ginks10 points
- gleek10 points
- greek10 points
- gunks10 points
- kagus10 points
- kluge10 points
- kugel10 points
- skags10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 25
- By usage: 4 very common, 5 common, 16 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- gawky 16
- gawks 13
- geeky 13
- gooky 13
- gowks 13
- gunky 13
- gecko 12
- gecks 12
- gucks 12
- kedge 11
Most common
- kings
- gawky
- gawks
- eking
- geeky
- geeks
- gecko
- gooks
- gunky
- gucks
Definitions
- gawky (adjective)
- Lacking grace in movement or posture.
- gecko (noun)
- Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless.
Looking for five-letter words containing both G and K? You are in the right place. This list has 25 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as KINGS and GAWKY appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both G and K, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both G and K?
GAWKY scores 16 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?
16 of the 25 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.