5 Letter Words Starting With K
All 206 5-letter words that start with K, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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206 words
- knows/ˈnoʊz/
- known/ˈnoʊn/apprehended with certainty
- knock/ˈnɑk/the act of hitting vigorously
- keeps/ˈkips/
- knife/ˈnaɪf/edge tool used as a cutting instrument
- kelly/ˈkɛɫi/United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
- knees/ˈniz/
- kinds/ˈkaɪndz/
- kills/ˈkɪɫz/
- kitty/ˈkɪti/informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- kings/ˈkɪŋz/
- kicks/ˈkɪks/
- kiddo
- karma/ˈkɑɹmə/(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- kneel/ˈniɫ/supporting yourself on your knees
- kilos/ˈkiˌɫoʊz/
- knots/ˈnɑts/
- kerry/ˈkɛɹi/
- kinky/ˈkɪŋki/(informal) strikingly unconventional
- kappa/ˈkæpə/the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
- knack/ˈnæk/a special way of doing something
- kebab/kəˈbɑb/cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
- kraut/ˈkɹaʊt/offensive term for a person of German descent
- kraft/ˈkɹæft/strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
- koala/koʊˈɑɫə/sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
- kites/ˈkaɪts/
- kiosk/ˈkiˌɔsk/small area set off by walls for special use
- knave/ˈneɪv/one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
- kudos/ˈkudoʊs/an expression of approval and commendation
- kinks/ˈkɪŋks/
- klutz/ˈkɫəts/(Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
- knobs/ˈnɑbz/
- kooky/ˈkuki/informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- kaput
- knoll/ˈnoʊɫ/a small natural hill
- kanji/ˈkændʒi/
- keyed/ˈkid/fitted with or secured by a key
- khaki/ˈkæki/a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
- kayak/ˈkaɪæk/a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins
- knelt/ˈnɛɫt/
- kissy
- kendo
- kiddy/ˈkɪdi/informal term for a young child
- krill/ˈkɹɪɫ/shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
- kazoo/kəˈzu/a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
- knead/ˈnid/manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- knell/ˈnɛɫ/the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- kooks/ˈkuks/
- karat/ˈkɛɹət/the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
- krone/ˈkɹoʊnə/the basic unit of money in Denmark
- knits/ˈnɪts/
- kugel/ˈkuɡəɫ/
- ketch/ˈkɛtʃ/a sailing vessel with two masts
- kilts/ˈkɪɫts/
- kurtaa loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
- kerns/ˈkɝnz/
- kiwis/ˈkiwiz/
- khans
- kyrie
- kabobcubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
- keels/ˈkiɫz/
- kalam
- kluge/ˈkɫudʒ/
- knish(Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese
- kneed/ˈnid/
- kasha/ˈkɑʃə/boiled or baked buckwheat
- kikes
- krona/ˈkɹoʊnə/the basic unit of money in Iceland
- kulak
- kilns/ˈkɪɫnz/
- kyats
- kefir
- khadia coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
- kudzu/ˈkədzu/fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods…
- kraala pen for livestock in southern Africa
- kiangwild ass of Tibet and Mongolia
- kafira member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
- kalifthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
- karoo
- kvassfermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley
- kanes
- kabab
- kopek/ˈkoʊpək/100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
- kroon/ˈkɹun/the basic unit of money in Estonia
- kapokmassive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss
- keeks
- kecks
- kicky
- karts
- kalpa
- kains
- kempt(of hair) neat and tidy
- kivas
- korat
- kraitbrightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
- kukri
- kemps
- karst/ˈkɑɹst/
- kilim
- kirks/ˈkɝks/
5-letter words starting with K
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How many 5 letter words start with K?
There are 206 5-letter words starting with K in our dictionary.