Five-letter words matching K_BA_

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KEBAB

A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.

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Past Wordle answer: October 5, 2021.

KABAB

Alternative form of kebab.

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KABAR

One of the Khazar rebels who joined Magyar tribes and the Rus' khaganate confederations in the 9th century CE.

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KEBAR

Synonym of Mpur (“a language of New Guinea”).

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KOBAN

An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan.

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5 five-letter words match K_BA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.