Word list

5 Letter Words Containing K

637 five-letter words containing K, with the most likely Wordle answers first.

Last updated By the Wordle Helper team

Best Wordle guesses containing K

SLACK · SNACK · SHACK · STACK · CRANK · CLANK · SLAKE · SLICK

  • There are 242 common five-letter words containing K, the kind Wordle picks as answers, and 637 in total with rare words.
  • The letters that most often appear with K here are A (42%), E (34%), C (30%). They're great letters to test next.
  • 54 of the common words repeat a letter, so don't rule out doubles.
  • 135 have only one vowel (A, E, I, O or U).

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Common 5 letter words containing K (242)

  • aback
  • alike
  • ankle
  • askew
  • awake
  • awoke
  • baker
  • balky
  • batik
  • biker
  • black
  • blank
  • bleak
  • blink
  • block
  • brake
  • break
  • brick
  • brink
  • brisk
  • broke
  • brook
  • bulky
  • burka
  • caulk
  • chalk
  • check
  • cheek
  • chick
  • chock
  • choke
  • chuck
  • chunk
  • clack
  • clank
  • clerk
  • click
  • clink
  • cloak
  • clock
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • cocky
  • crack
  • crank
  • creak
  • creek
  • crick
  • croak
  • crock
  • crook
  • dinky
  • dorky
  • drake
  • drank
  • drink
  • drunk
  • dusky
  • eking
  • evoke
  • faker
  • fakir
  • flack
  • flake
  • flaky
  • flank
  • flask
  • fleck
  • flick
  • flock
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • flunk
  • frack
  • frank
  • freak
  • frisk
  • frock
  • funky
  • gawky
  • gecko
  • geeky
  • haiku
  • hiker
  • hokey
  • hokum
  • hooky
  • husky
  • jerky
  • joker
  • kapok
  • kaput
  • karat
  • karma
  • kayak
  • kazoo
  • kebab
  • ketch
  • khaki
  • kicky
  • kiddo
  • kinda
  • kinky
  • kiosk
  • kitty
  • klutz
  • knack
  • knave
  • knead
  • kneel
  • knell
  • knelt
  • knife
  • knock
  • knoll
  • known
  • koala
  • kooky
  • krone
  • kudzu
  • lanky
  • leaky
  • liken
  • liker
  • lucky
  • maker
  • milky
  • mucky
  • murky
  • musky
  • naked
  • oaken
  • oakum
  • parka
  • pekoe
  • perky
  • pesky
  • picky
  • piker
  • plank
  • pluck
  • plunk
  • poker
  • pokey
  • polka
  • prank
  • quack
  • quake
  • quark
  • quick
  • quirk
  • risky
  • rocky
  • shack
  • shake
  • shaky
  • shank
  • shark
  • shirk
  • shock
  • shook
  • shuck
  • silky
  • skate
  • skeet
  • skein
  • skier
  • skiff
  • skill
  • skimp
  • skirt
  • skulk
  • skull
  • skunk
  • slack
  • slake
  • sleek
  • slick
  • slink
  • slunk
  • smack
  • smirk
  • smock
  • smoke
  • smoky
  • snack
  • snake
  • snaky
  • sneak
  • spake
  • spank
  • spark
  • speak
  • speck
  • spike
  • spiky
  • spoke
  • spook
  • spunk
  • stack
  • stake
  • stalk
  • stank
  • stark
  • steak
  • stick
  • stink
  • stock
  • stoke
  • stork
  • stuck
  • stunk
  • sulky
  • swank
  • tacky
  • taken
  • taker
  • thank
  • thick
  • think
  • token
  • track
  • trick
  • trike
  • truck
  • trunk
  • tweak
  • twerk
  • umiak
  • vodka
  • wacko
  • wacky
  • waken
  • whack
  • whelk
  • whisk
  • woken
  • wrack
  • wreak
  • wreck
  • yokel
  • yucky

Rare 5 letter words containing K (395)

Accepted as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

  • akees
  • akene
  • alack
  • alkyd
  • alkyl
  • ankhs
  • ankus
  • apeak
  • araks
  • asked
  • asker
  • backs
  • baked
  • bakes
  • balks
  • banks
  • barks
  • basks
  • beaks
  • becks
  • berks
  • biked
  • bikes
  • bilks
  • bloke
  • bonks
  • books
  • borak
  • bosky
  • brock
  • bucko
  • bucks
  • bulks
  • bunks
  • burke
  • busks
  • caked
  • cakes
  • calks
  • carks
  • casks
  • chirk
  • chook
  • cleek
  • clonk
  • cocks
  • coked
  • cokes
  • conks
  • cooks
  • corks
  • corky
  • crake
  • cronk
  • cruck
  • cukes
  • cusks
  • decks
  • dekko
  • desks
  • dicks
  • diked
  • dikes
  • dirks
  • disks
  • docks
  • dorks
  • ducks
  • ducky
  • dukes
  • dunks
  • eikon
  • esker
  • faked
  • fakes
  • finks
  • folks
  • forks
  • fucks
  • funks
  • gawks
  • geeks
  • gopak
  • gucks
  • gunky
  • hacek
  • hacks
  • hakes
  • hakim
  • hanks
  • harks
  • hawks
  • hicks
  • hiked
  • hikes
  • hocks
  • hoick
  • hoked
  • hokes
  • hokku
  • honks
  • honky
  • hooks
  • hulks
  • hulky
  • hunks
  • hunky
  • husks
  • inked
  • inkle
  • irked
  • jacks
  • jakes
  • jerks
  • jinks
  • jocko
  • jocks
  • joked
  • jokes
  • jokey
  • junks
  • kafir
  • kaiak
  • kails
  • kakis
  • kalif
  • kalis
  • kalpa
  • kanji
  • kanzu
  • kaons
  • kaphs
  • kappa
  • karst
  • karts
  • kasha
  • kauri
  • kavas
  • kayos
  • kedge
  • keels
  • keens
  • keeps
  • kelly
  • kenaf
  • kendo
  • kente
  • kepis
  • kerne
  • kevel
  • keyed
  • khans
  • kheda
  • khoum
  • kiang
  • kibes
  • kicks
  • kills
  • kilns
  • kilos
  • kilts
  • kinas
  • kinds
  • kines
  • kings
  • kinin
  • kinks
  • kinos
  • kited
  • kites
  • kiwis
  • klong
  • kloof
  • knaps
  • kneed
  • knees
  • knish
  • knits
  • knobs
  • knots
  • knout
  • knows
  • knurl
  • kobos
  • kohls
  • koine
  • kolas
  • kooks
  • kopje
  • korma
  • koses
  • kotos
  • kraal
  • kraft
  • krait
  • kraut
  • krill
  • kroon
  • kudos
  • kudus
  • kukri
  • kulak
  • kurus
  • kvass
  • kyats
  • kyles
  • kylix
  • lacks
  • laker
  • lakes
  • lakhs
  • larks
  • latke
  • leaks
  • leeks
  • licks
  • liked
  • likes
  • links
  • locks
  • looks
  • lucks
  • lurks
  • makes
  • makos
  • manky
  • marka
  • marks
  • masks
  • micks
  • miked
  • mikes
  • mikva
  • milks
  • minke
  • minks
  • mocks
  • mokes
  • monks
  • mucks
  • mujik
  • murks
  • muzak
  • naker
  • nakfa
  • narky
  • necks
  • nicks
  • nocks
  • nooks
  • nooky
  • nuked
  • nukes
  • ocker
  • oinks
  • okapi
  • okays
  • okras
  • packs
  • parks
  • parky
  • peaks
  • peaky
  • pecks
  • peeks
  • pekan
  • pekes
  • perks
  • picks
  • pikas
  • piked
  • pikes
  • pinko
  • pinks
  • plonk
  • pocks
  • pocky
  • poked
  • pokes
  • pooka
  • porky
  • prick
  • prink
  • pucka
  • pucks
  • puked
  • pukes
  • pukka
  • punks
  • quaky
  • racks
  • raked
  • raker
  • rakes
  • ranks
  • reeks
  • reeky
  • ricks
  • rinks
  • risks
  • rocks
  • rooks
  • rooky
  • rucks
  • rusks
  • sacks
  • saker
  • sakes
  • sarky
  • seeks
  • shako
  • sicko
  • sicks
  • sikas
  • silks
  • sinks
  • skald
  • skean
  • skegs
  • skelp
  • skeps
  • skews
  • skids
  • skied
  • skies
  • skims
  • skink
  • skins
  • skint
  • skips
  • skirl
  • skirr
  • skite
  • skits
  • skive
  • skoal
  • skosh
  • skuas
  • smoko
  • sneck
  • snick
  • snook
  • soaks
  • socks
  • souks
  • stirk
  • stook
  • sucks
  • sulks
  • swink
  • tacks
  • takas
  • takes
  • takin
  • talks
  • talky
  • taluk
  • tanka
  • tanks
  • tasks
  • teaks
  • ticks
  • tokay
  • toked
  • tokes
  • torsk
  • treks
  • tucks
  • tusks
  • twink
  • tykes
  • ukase
  • wacke
  • wacks
  • waked
  • wakes
  • walks
  • wanks
  • weeks
  • wekas
  • wicks
  • wikis
  • winks
  • wonks
  • wonky
  • works
  • yakka
  • yanks
  • yapok
  • yikes
  • yoked
  • yokes
  • yolks
  • yonks
  • yukky

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words are containing K?

Our Wordle dictionary has 242 common five-letter words containing K, and 637 including rare ones.

What's a good Wordle guess containing K?

SLACK, SNACK, SHACK are strong picks. They use the letters that appear most often in the other words on this list, so they rule out the most options.