Four-letter words starting with K
120 four-letter words begin with the letter K. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with K
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- know
- keep
- kids
- king
- kind
- knew
- kept
- kill
- kits
- keys
- kent
- kiss
- kick
- knee
- keen
- keno
- kirk
- knit
- khan
- kane
- knob
- knot
- kris
- kite
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with K
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- kyak 15
- keck 14
- khaf 14
- kick 14
- kaph 13
- koph 13
- kaka 12
- kaki 12
- keek 12
- kemp 12
- kink 12
- kirk 12
- konk 12
- kook 12
- kafs 11
- kaif 11
- kava 11
- kayo 11
- kays 11
- keef 11
- kefs 11
- kerf 11
- keys 11
- khan 11
All 120 four-letter words starting with K
KA 26
- kaas
- kabs
- kadi
- kaes
- kafs
- kagu
- kaif
- kail
- kain
- kaka
- kaki
- kale
- kame
- kami
- kana
- kane
- kaon
- kapa
- kaph
- karn
- kart
- kata
- kats
- kava
- kayo
- kays
KB 1
- kbar
KE 24
- keas
- keck
- keef
- keek
- keel
- keen
- keep
- keet
- kefs
- kegs
- keir
- kelp
- kemp
- keno
- kens
- kent
- kepi
- keps
- kept
- kerb
- kerf
- kern
- keto
- keys
KH 5
- khaf
- khan
- khat
- khet
- khis
KI 28
- kibe
- kick
- kids
- kief
- kier
- kifs
- kill
- kiln
- kilo
- kilt
- kina
- kind
- kine
- king
- kink
- kino
- kins
- kips
- kirk
- kirn
- kirs
- kiss
- kist
- kite
- kith
- kits
- kiva
- kiwi
KN 10
- knap
- knar
- knee
- knew
- knit
- knob
- knop
- knot
- know
- knur
KO 16
- koan
- koas
- kobo
- kobs
- koel
- kohl
- kola
- kolo
- konk
- kook
- koph
- kops
- kore
- kors
- koss
- koto
KR 1
- kris
KU 4
- kudo
- kudu
- kues
- kuru
KV 1
- kvas
KY 4
- kyak
- kyar
- kyat
- kyte
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with K?
There are 120 four-letter words beginning with K, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with K?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: know, keep, kids, king, kind, knew, kept, kill. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with K in Scrabble?
kyak scores 15 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.