SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with K

201 four-letter words begin with K.

Every four-letter word that begins with K in SOWPODS: 201 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a K already on the board.

Highest scorer: KAZI at 17 points. 201 words total.
4-letter words starting with KA (48)
  • KAAL8
  • KAAS8
  • KABS10
  • KADE9
  • KADI9
  • KAED9
  • KAES8
  • KAFS11
  • KAGO9
  • KAGU9
  • KAID9
  • KAIE8
  • KAIF11
  • KAIK12
  • KAIL8
  • KAIM10
  • KAIN8
  • KAIS8
  • KAKA12
  • KAKI12
  • KAKS12
  • KALE8
  • KALI8
  • KAMA10
  • KAME10
  • KAMI10
  • KANA8
  • KANE8
  • KANG9
  • KANS8
  • KANT8
  • KAON8
  • KAPA10
  • KAPH13
  • KARA8
  • KARK12
  • KARN8
  • KARO8
  • KART8
  • KATA8
  • KATI8
  • KATS8
  • KAVA11
  • KAWA11
  • KAWS11
  • KAYO11
  • KAYS11
  • KAZI17
4-letter words starting with KB (1)
  • KBAR10
4-letter words starting with KE (37)
  • KEAS8
  • KEBS10
  • KECK14
  • KEDS9
  • KEEF11
  • KEEK12
  • KEEL8
  • KEEN8
  • KEEP10
  • KEET8
  • KEFS11
  • KEGS9
  • KEIR8
  • KEKS12
  • KELL8
  • KELP10
  • KELT8
  • KEMB12
  • KEMP12
  • KENO8
  • KENS8
  • KENT8
  • KEPI10
  • KEPS10
  • KEPT10
  • KERB10
  • KERF11
  • KERN8
  • KERO8
  • KESH11
  • KEST8
  • KETA8
  • KETE8
  • KETO8
  • KETS8
  • KEWL11
  • KEYS11
4-letter words starting with KH (7)
  • KHAF14
  • KHAN11
  • KHAT11
  • KHET11
  • KHIS11
  • KHOR11
  • KHUD12
4-letter words starting with KI (35)
  • KIBE10
  • KICK14
  • KIDS9
  • KIEF11
  • KIER8
  • KIFF14
  • KIFS11
  • KIKE12
  • KILD9
  • KILL8
  • KILN8
  • KILO8
  • KILP10
  • KILT8
  • KINA8
  • KIND9
  • KINE8
  • KING9
  • KINK12
  • KINO8
  • KINS8
  • KIPE10
  • KIPP12
  • KIPS10
  • KIRK12
  • KIRN8
  • KIRS8
  • KISH11
  • KISS8
  • KIST8
  • KITE8
  • KITH11
  • KITS8
  • KIVA11
  • KIWI11
4-letter words starting with KL (2)
  • KLAP10
  • KLIK12
4-letter words starting with KN (13)
  • KNAG9
  • KNAP10
  • KNAR8
  • KNEE8
  • KNEW11
  • KNIT8
  • KNOB10
  • KNOP10
  • KNOT8
  • KNOW11
  • KNUB10
  • KNUR8
  • KNUT8
4-letter words starting with KO (27)
  • KOAN8
  • KOAP10
  • KOAS8
  • KOBO10
  • KOBS10
  • KOEL8
  • KOFF14
  • KOHA11
  • KOHL11
  • KOIS8
  • KOJI15
  • KOLA8
  • KOLO8
  • KOND9
  • KONK12
  • KONS8
  • KOOK12
  • KOPH13
  • KOPS10
  • KORA8
  • KORE8
  • KORO8
  • KORS8
  • KORU8
  • KOSS8
  • KOTO8
  • KOWS11
4-letter words starting with KR (2)
  • KRAB10
  • KRIS8
4-letter words starting with KS (1)
  • KSAR8
4-letter words starting with KU (16)
  • KUDO9
  • KUDU9
  • KUEH11
  • KUES8
  • KUFI11
  • KUIA8
  • KUKU12
  • KULA8
  • KUNA8
  • KUNE8
  • KURI8
  • KURU8
  • KUTA8
  • KUTI8
  • KUTU8
  • KUZU17
4-letter words starting with KV (1)
  • KVAS11
4-letter words starting with KY (11)
  • KYAK15
  • KYAR11
  • KYAT11
  • KYBO13
  • KYES11
  • KYLE11
  • KYND12
  • KYNE11
  • KYPE13
  • KYTE11
  • KYUS11

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201 four-letter words that begin with K

201 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with K, which is 3.7% of the list. That makes K the 15th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are A (48), E (37) and I (35). Most of the words end in S (41), with A next at 18.

49 repeat a letter, like KAAL and KAAS, and 152 use four different letters. The top scorer is KAZI at 17 points in Scrabble, followed by KUZU on 17.

Questions about four-letter words starting with K

How many four-letter words start with K?

There are 201 four-letter words that start with K in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with K scores the most in Scrabble?

KAZI is worth 17 points, the highest of the 201 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with K?

A is the most common second letter, with 48 words (KA...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.