5-Letter Words With K as the Fourth Letter
There are 325 five-letter words with K as the fourth letter in our dictionary; 211 of them are common words.
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All 325 words
- lucky14 points
- backs13 points
- picks13 points
- awake12 points
- folks12 points
- walks12 points
- weeks12 points
- works12 points
- books11 points
- broke11 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- marks11 points
- spoke11 points
- links9 points
- looks9 points
- seeks9 points
- talks9 points
- tanks9 points
- tasks9 points
- kicks15 points
- shaky15 points
- hacks14 points
- bucks13 points
- mucks13 points
- packs13 points
- ducks12 points
- hooks12 points
- risky12 points
- shake12 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- brake11 points
- cooks11 points
- nicks11 points
- parks11 points
- peaks11 points
- racks11 points
- rocks11 points
- sacks11 points
- smoke11 points
- socks11 points
- spike11 points
- tacks11 points
- alike9 points
- lurks9 points
- ranks9 points
- risks9 points
- sinks9 points
- stake9 points
- jerky19 points
- jacks18 points
- quake18 points
- cocky16 points
- gawky16 points
- jerks16 points
- junks16 points
- khaki16 points
- kinky16 points
- picky16 points
- flaky15 points
- hawks15 points
- husky15 points
- bulky14 points
- choke14 points
- hicks14 points
- hocks14 points
- milky14 points
- murky14 points
- perky14 points
- pesky14 points
- rocky14 points
- smoky14 points
- tacky14 points
- wicks14 points
- cocks13 points
- dusky13 points
- gawks13 points
- kinks13 points
- mocks13 points
- pecks13 points
- pucks13 points
- vodka13 points
- awoke12 points
- decks12 points
- docks12 points
- evoke12 points
- flake12 points
- fluke12 points
- forks12 points
- harks12 points
- honks12 points
- hulks12 points
- hunks12 points
- husks12 points
- lanky12 points
- leaky12 points
- sulky12 points
- winks12 points
- yanks12 points
- yolks12 points
- balks11 points
- basks11 points
- beaks11 points
- bulks11 points
- bunks11 points
- calks11 points
- casks11 points
- corks11 points
- licks11 points
- lucks11 points
- masks11 points
- milks11 points
- minks11 points
- monks11 points
- necks11 points
- parka11 points
- peeks11 points
- perks11 points
- pinks11 points
- polka11 points
- punks11 points
- sicks11 points
- sucks11 points
- ticks11 points
- tucks11 points
- desks10 points
- disks10 points
- dunks10 points
- larks9 points
- leaks9 points
- leeks9 points
- nooks9 points
- reeks9 points
- rinks9 points
- rooks9 points
- silks9 points
- slake9 points
- snake9 points
- soaks9 points
- stoke9 points
- sulks9 points
- teaks9 points
- treks9 points
- tusks9 points
- jocks18 points
- wacky17 points
- yucky17 points
- funky15 points
- hanky15 points
- fucks14 points
- dorky13 points
- geeky13 points
- dicks12 points
- funks12 points
- silky12 points
- dorks10 points
- drake10 points
- geeks10 points
- oinks9 points
- trike9 points
- kicky18 points
- kooky16 points
- mucky16 points
- fluky15 points
- hooky15 points
- balky14 points
- musky14 points
- spiky14 points
- wacko14 points
- wacks14 points
- becks13 points
- dinky13 points
- kooks13 points
- pocks13 points
- finks12 points
- gecko12 points
- haiku12 points
- hanks12 points
- snaky12 points
- bilks11 points
- conks11 points
- murks11 points
- ricks11 points
- spake11 points
- dirks10 points
- gooks10 points
- rusks9 points
- jinks16 points
- ducky15 points
- honky15 points
- hunky15 points
- pukka15 points
- wonky15 points
- peaky14 points
- porky14 points
- micks13 points
- narky12 points
- nooky12 points
- sarky12 points
- wonks12 points
- bloke11 points
- bonks11 points
- busks11 points
- pinko11 points
- rucks11 points
- sicko11 points
- souks9 points
- quaky21 points
- gunky13 points
- talky12 points
- jocko18 points
- hokku16 points
- pocky16 points
- hulky15 points
- bosky14 points
- corky14 points
- dekko14 points
- wacke14 points
- bucko13 points
- darky13 points
- pucka13 points
- gucks12 points
- reeky12 points
- rooky12 points
- shako12 points
- burke11 points
- carks11 points
- crake11 points
- cusks11 points
- minke11 points
- nocks11 points
- araks9 points
- latke9 points
- tanka9 points
- jacky21 points
- zinky21 points
- junky19 points
- zerks18 points
- zonks18 points
- zooks18 points
- choky17 points
- pawky17 points
- jauks16 points
- jouks16 points
- kyaks16 points
- pecky16 points
- dicky15 points
- dumky15 points
- folky15 points
- forky15 points
- howks15 points
- kecks15 points
- yeuky15 points
- yolky15 points
- barky14 points
- beaky14 points
- braky14 points
- casky14 points
- conky14 points
- cooky14 points
- fecks14 points
- hecks14 points
- hucks14 points
- mirky14 points
- pinky14 points
- punky14 points
- yacks14 points
- yocks14 points
- yucks14 points
- babka13 points
- bocks13 points
- dawks13 points
- dhaks13 points
- gooky13 points
- gowks13 points
- keeks13 points
- kirks13 points
- konks13 points
- macks13 points
- dumka12 points
- ensky12 points
- gecks12 points
- haika12 points
- haiks12 points
- holks12 points
- hooka12 points
- larky12 points
- linky12 points
- warks12 points
- wauks12 points
- yelks12 points
- yerks12 points
- yeuks12 points
- abaka11 points
- amoks11 points
- birks11 points
- bisks11 points
- bosks11 points
- bunko11 points
- merks11 points
- mirks11 points
- mosks11 points
- musks11 points
- paiks11 points
- porks11 points
- punka11 points
- recks11 points
- socko11 points
- spiks11 points
- darks10 points
- dinks10 points
- dreks10 points
- dusks10 points
- ginks10 points
- gunks10 points
- enoki9 points
- iroko9 points
- lunks9 points
- narks9 points
- neuks9 points
- sarks9 points
- sooks9 points
- troke9 points
- turks9 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 325
- By usage: 145 very common, 66 common, 114 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jacky 21
- quaky 21
- zinky 21
- jerky 19
- junky 19
- jacks 18
- jocko 18
- jocks 18
- kicky 18
- quake 18
Most common
- lucky
- backs
- picks
- awake
- folks
- walks
- weeks
- works
- books
- broke
Definitions
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- awake (adjective)
- Not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
- folks (noun)
- Your parents.
- works (noun)
- Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
Words that have K in the fourth position come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 325 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. JACKY is the top scorer here, worth 21 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that have K in the fourth position, 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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words with K as the fourth letter once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words with K as the fourth letter are there?
Our dictionary has 325 five-letter words with K as the fourth letter, of which 211 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 with K as the fourth letter?
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.