Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: KAES, KEAS, KANE, KINA, KINE and KINS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 90 of the 120 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- KYAK15 points
- KECK14 points
- KHAF14 points
- KICK14 points
- KAPH13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is I (28 words), followed by A (26).
4 letter words starting with…
- 4 letter words starting with a190 words
- 4 letter words starting with b249 words
- 4 letter words starting with c227 words
- 4 letter words starting with d232 words
- 4 letter words starting with e102 words
- 4 letter words starting with f189 words
- 4 letter words starting with g190 words
- 4 letter words starting with h189 words
- 4 letter words starting with i58 words
- 4 letter words starting with j86 words
- k120
- 4 letter words starting with l208 words
- 4 letter words starting with m209 words
- 4 letter words starting with n103 words
- 4 letter words starting with o106 words
- 4 letter words starting with p253 words
- 4 letter words starting with q14 words
- 4 letter words starting with r181 words
- 4 letter words starting with s346 words
- 4 letter words starting with t246 words
- 4 letter words starting with u37 words
- 4 letter words starting with v74 words
- 4 letter words starting with w166 words
- x1
- 4 letter words starting with y70 words
- 4 letter words starting with z31 words
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Questions
How many 4 letter words start with K?
There are 120 4 letter words that start with K in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with K?
KYAK, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with K make good guesses?
KEAS, KAES and KINS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

