Five-letter words starting with K

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KAPPA Likely KARMA Possible used KAYAK Very unlikely used KAZOO Very unlikely used KEBAB Possible used KEFIR Very unlikely used KHAKI Very unlikely used KINKY Likely KIOSK Very unlikely used KITTY Likely KNACK Very unlikely used KNAVE Very unlikely used KNEAD Very unlikely used KNEED Likely KNEEL Very unlikely used KNELL Very unlikely used KNELT Very unlikely used KNIFE Very unlikely used KNOCK Very unlikely used KNOLL Very unlikely used KNOWN Very unlikely used KOALA Very unlikely used KRILL Very unlikely used KANJI Very unlikely KEEPS Very unlikely KELLY Very unlikely KERRY Very unlikely KICKS Very unlikely KIDDO Possible KILLS Very unlikely KILOS Very unlikely KINDA Possible KINDS Very unlikely KINGS Very unlikely KINKS Very unlikely KIRBY Very unlikely KNEES Very unlikely KNOBS Very unlikely KNOTS Very unlikely KNOWS Very unlikely KORAN Possible KRAFT Very unlikely KUDOS Possible KYLIE Very unlikely KYRIE Very unlikely KAAMA Very unlikely KABAB Very unlikely KABAR Very unlikely KABOB Possible KACHA Very unlikely KACKS Very unlikely KADAI Very unlikely KADES Very unlikely KADIS Very unlikely KAFIR Very unlikely KAGOS Very unlikely KAGUS Very unlikely KAHAL Very unlikely KAIAK Very unlikely KAIDS Very unlikely KAIES Very unlikely KAIFS Very unlikely KAIKA Very unlikely KAIKS Very unlikely KAILS Very unlikely KAIMS Very unlikely KAING Very unlikely KAINS Very unlikely KAJAL Very unlikely KAKAS Very unlikely KAKIS Very unlikely KALAM Very unlikely KALAS Very unlikely KALES Very unlikely KALIF Very unlikely KALIS Very unlikely KALPA Very unlikely KALUA Very unlikely KAMAS Very unlikely KAMES Very unlikely KAMIK Very unlikely KAMIS Very unlikely KAMME Very unlikely KANAE Very unlikely KANAL Very unlikely KANAS Very unlikely KANAT Very unlikely KANDY Very unlikely KANEH Very unlikely KANES Very unlikely KANGA Very unlikely KANGS Very unlikely KANTS Very unlikely KANZU Very unlikely KAONS Very unlikely KAPAI Very unlikely KAPAS Very unlikely KAPHA Very unlikely KAPHS Very unlikely KAPOK Very unlikely KAPOW Very unlikely KAPUR Very unlikely KAPUS Very unlikely KAPUT Possible KARAI Very unlikely KARAS Very unlikely KARAT Possible KAREE Very unlikely KAREZ Very unlikely KARKS Very unlikely KARNS Very unlikely KAROO Very unlikely KAROS Very unlikely KARRI Very unlikely KARST Very unlikely KARSY Very unlikely KARTS Very unlikely KARZY Very unlikely KASHA Very unlikely KASME Very unlikely KATAL Very unlikely KATAS Very unlikely KATIS Very unlikely KATTI Very unlikely KAUGH Very unlikely KAURI Very unlikely KAURU Very unlikely KAURY Very unlikely KAVAL Very unlikely KAVAS Very unlikely KAWAS Very unlikely KAWAU Very unlikely KAWED Very unlikely KAYLE Very unlikely KAYOS Very unlikely KAZIS Very unlikely KBARS Very unlikely KCALS Very unlikely KEAKI Very unlikely KEBAR Very unlikely KEBOB Very unlikely KECKS Very unlikely KEDGE Very unlikely KEDGY Very unlikely KEECH Very unlikely KEEFS Very unlikely KEEKS Very unlikely KEELS Very unlikely KEEMA Very unlikely KEENO Very unlikely KEENS Very unlikely KEETS Very unlikely KEEVE Very unlikely KEHUA Very unlikely KEIRS Very unlikely KELEP Very unlikely KELIM Very unlikely KELLS Very unlikely KELPS Very unlikely KELPY Very unlikely KELTS Very unlikely KELTY Very unlikely KEMBO Very unlikely KEMBS Very unlikely KEMPS Very unlikely KEMPT Possible KEMPY Very unlikely KENAF Very unlikely KENCH Very unlikely KENDO Very unlikely KENOS Very unlikely KENTE Very unlikely KENTS Very unlikely KEPIS Very unlikely KERBS Very unlikely KEREL Very unlikely KERFS Very unlikely KERKY Very unlikely KERMA Very unlikely KERNE Very unlikely KERNS Very unlikely KEROS Very unlikely KERVE Very unlikely KESAR Very unlikely KESTS Very unlikely KETAS Very unlikely KETCH Very unlikely KETES Very unlikely KETOL Very unlikely KEVEL Very unlikely KEVIL Very unlikely KEXES Very unlikely KEYED Possible KEYER Very unlikely KHADI Very unlikely KHADS Very unlikely KHAFS Very unlikely KHANA Very unlikely KHANS Very unlikely KHAPH Very unlikely

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AROSE leaves 25.6699 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 429 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, KAPPA has a 11.7% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 143.0234 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

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How many five-letter words start with K?
There are 429 five-letter words that start with K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 23 words are possible answers.