5-Letter Words With K and N
There are 196 five-letter words containing both K and N in our dictionary; 121 of them are common words.
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All 196 words
- knock15 points
- known12 points
- knows12 points
- thank12 points
- think12 points
- blank11 points
- drink10 points
- kinds10 points
- links9 points
- taken9 points
- tanks9 points
- token9 points
- trunk9 points
- chunk14 points
- frank12 points
- knife12 points
- woken12 points
- banks11 points
- blink11 points
- nicks11 points
- snack11 points
- drank10 points
- drunk10 points
- kings10 points
- naked10 points
- knees9 points
- ranks9 points
- sinks9 points
- sneak9 points
- junks16 points
- kinky16 points
- knack15 points
- chink14 points
- kinks13 points
- skunk13 points
- flank12 points
- flunk12 points
- honks12 points
- hunks12 points
- lanky12 points
- waken12 points
- winks12 points
- yanks12 points
- brink11 points
- bunks11 points
- clank11 points
- clink11 points
- crank11 points
- knobs11 points
- minks11 points
- monks11 points
- necks11 points
- pinks11 points
- plank11 points
- prank11 points
- punks11 points
- spank11 points
- spunk11 points
- dunks10 points
- eking10 points
- inked10 points
- knead10 points
- kneed10 points
- ankle9 points
- keens9 points
- kilns9 points
- kneel9 points
- knelt9 points
- knits9 points
- knoll9 points
- knots9 points
- liken9 points
- nooks9 points
- rinks9 points
- skein9 points
- skins9 points
- slink9 points
- slunk9 points
- snake9 points
- stank9 points
- stink9 points
- stunk9 points
- funky15 points
- hanky15 points
- funks12 points
- swank12 points
- clunk11 points
- plunk11 points
- nuked10 points
- nukes9 points
- oinks9 points
- dinky13 points
- ankhs12 points
- finks12 points
- hanks12 points
- khans12 points
- knave12 points
- shank12 points
- snaky12 points
- conks11 points
- knell9 points
- krone9 points
- oaken9 points
- jinks16 points
- honky15 points
- hunky15 points
- wonky15 points
- narky12 points
- nooky12 points
- wonks12 points
- bonks11 points
- clonk11 points
- pinko11 points
- plonk11 points
- snick11 points
- skint9 points
- kanji16 points
- gunky13 points
- knish12 points
- kines9 points
- knurl9 points
- skink13 points
- kenaf12 points
- swink12 points
- knaps11 points
- minke11 points
- nocks11 points
- pekan11 points
- prink11 points
- sneck11 points
- kendo10 points
- kiang10 points
- klong10 points
- akene9 points
- ankus9 points
- eikon9 points
- inkle9 points
- kaons9 points
- kerne9 points
- kinas9 points
- kinin9 points
- kinos9 points
- knout9 points
- koine9 points
- kroon9 points
- skean9 points
- snook9 points
- takin9 points
- tanka9 points
- zinky21 points
- junky19 points
- zonks18 points
- conky14 points
- kench14 points
- pinky14 points
- punky14 points
- konks13 points
- ensky12 points
- linky12 points
- thunk12 points
- brank11 points
- bunko11 points
- knops11 points
- knosp11 points
- pekin11 points
- plink11 points
- punka11 points
- snuck11 points
- dinks10 points
- ginks10 points
- gunks10 points
- enoki9 points
- ikons9 points
- inker9 points
- kains9 points
- kanas9 points
- kanes9 points
- karns9 points
- kenos9 points
- kerns9 points
- kirns9 points
- knars9 points
- knaur9 points
- knurs9 points
- koans9 points
- korun9 points
- krona9 points
- lunks9 points
- narks9 points
- neuks9 points
- reink9 points
- skeen9 points
- skene9 points
- slank9 points
- snark9 points
- trank9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 196
- By usage: 82 very common, 39 common, 75 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zinky 21
- junky 19
- zonks 18
- jinks 16
- junks 16
- kanji 16
- kinky 16
- funky 15
- hanky 15
- honky 15
Most common
- knock
- known
- knows
- thank
- think
- blank
- drink
- kinds
- links
- taken
Definitions
- knock (noun)
- The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).
- known (adjective)
- Apprehended with certainty.
- thank (verb)
- Express gratitude or show appreciation to.
- think (noun)
- An instance of deliberate thinking.
The five-letter words that contain both K and N number 196 in our dictionary. About 121 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZINKY, at 21 points.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
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
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both K and N?
ZINKY 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?
75 of the 196 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.