Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: KANES, KINAS, KAINS, KINES, KALES and KAONS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 114 of the 204 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- KUDZU19 points
- KYLIX19 points
- KAZOO18 points
- KICKY18 points
- KLUTZ18 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is A (41 words), followed by I (38).
5 letter words starting with…
- 5 letter words starting with a496 words
- 5 letter words starting with b582 words
- 5 letter words starting with c662 words
- 5 letter words starting with d454 words
- 5 letter words starting with e192 words
- 5 letter words starting with f428 words
- 5 letter words starting with g414 words
- 5 letter words starting with h333 words
- 5 letter words starting with i118 words
- 5 letter words starting with j134 words
- k204
- 5 letter words starting with l401 words
- 5 letter words starting with m444 words
- 5 letter words starting with n198 words
- 5 letter words starting with o181 words
- 5 letter words starting with p555 words
- 5 letter words starting with q53 words
- 5 letter words starting with r416 words
- 5 letter words starting with s1,046 words
- 5 letter words starting with t545 words
- 5 letter words starting with u117 words
- 5 letter words starting with v160 words
- 5 letter words starting with w295 words
- 5 letter words starting with x13 words
- 5 letter words starting with y94 words
- 5 letter words starting with z51 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 5 letter words start with K?
There are 204 5 letter words that start with K in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with K?
KUDZU, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with K?
KANES, KAINS and KINAS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

