7-letter words starting with K
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter K. This section showcases how K at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with K, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| kidding | 14 | - | - |
| killing | 12 | very funny | a killing joke |
| kitchen | 16 | a room equipped for preparing meals | - |
| keeping | 14 | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | he left his car in my keeping |
| knowing | 15 | characterized by conscious design or purpose | a knowing act of fraud |
| kingdom | 15 | the domain ruled by a king or queen | - |
| kissing | 12 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| kicking | 18 | the act of delivering a blow with the foot | the team's kicking was excellent |
| karaoke | 15 | singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs) | - |
| ketchup | 18 | thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | - |
| knuckle | 17 | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed | - |
| kashmir | 16 | an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | - |
| kingpin | 14 | bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle | - |
| kremlin | 13 | citadel of a Russian town | - |
| kibbutz | 24 | a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively | - |
| kindred | 13 | similar in quality or character | kindred souls |
| kleenex | 18 | a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief | - |
| krypton | 16 | a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air | - |
| knitted | 12 | made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving | knitted garments |
| kneecap | 15 | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | - |
| keyhole | 17 | the hole where a key is inserted | - |
| kinetic | 13 | supplying motive force | the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center |
| knotted | 12 | used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | gnarled and knotted hands |
| kinship | 16 | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | - |
| kickoff | 23 | the time at which something is supposed to begin | - |
| kestrel | 11 | small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind | - |
| knocker | 17 | a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | - |
| kindled | 13 | set afire | a kindled fire |
| keynote | 14 | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale | - |
| killick | 17 | - | - |
| killjoy | 21 | someone who spoils the pleasure of others | - |
| kaddish | 16 | - | - |
| keister | 11 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | - |
| kinsman | 13 | a male relative | - |
| koumiss | 13 | an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia | - |
| keycard | 17 | a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism | - |
| keyword | 18 | - | - |
| kinfolk | 18 | people descended from a common ancestor | - |
| kimchee | 18 | - | - |
| knacker | 17 | someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them | - |
| kumquat | 22 | any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp | - |
| kitschy | 19 | effusively or insincerely emotional | - |
| kachina | 16 | a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift | - |
| khedive | 18 | one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914 | - |
| kiddush | 16 | - | - |
| katydid | 16 | large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings | - |
| keening | 12 | - | - |
| kiloton | 11 | a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT | - |
| knavish | 17 | marked by skill in deception | - |
| knobbed | 16 | used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | a knobbed stick |
| kampong | 16 | a native village in Malaysia | - |
| knifing | 15 | - | - |
| kolkhoz | 27 | a collective farm owned by the communist state | - |
| kaffirs | 17 | - | - |
| kindler | 12 | - | - |
| kinkier | 15 | - | - |
| knavery | 17 | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | - |
| keratin | 11 | a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves | - |
| keyless | 14 | lacking or not requiring a key | a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons |
| khalifa | 17 | - | - |
| kneeing | 12 | - | - |
| knesset | 11 | the Israeli unicameral parliament | - |
| knitter | 11 | someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread | - |
| kabaddi | 15 | - | - |
| kabakas | 17 | - | - |
| kabalas | 13 | - | - |
| kabayas | 16 | - | - |
| kabbala | 15 | an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | - |
| kabeles | 13 | - | - |
| kabikis | 17 | - | - |
| kabocha | 18 | - | - |
| kabooms | 15 | - | - |
| kabukis | 17 | - | - |
| kacchas | 18 | - | - |
| kachcha | 21 | - | - |
| kacheri | 16 | - | - |
| kachori | 16 | - | - |
| kafilas | 14 | - | - |
| kaftans | 14 | - | - |
| kagools | 12 | - | - |
| kagoule | 12 | - | - |
| kagouls | 12 | - | - |
| kahawai | 17 | - | - |
| kahunas | 14 | - | - |
| kaiaked | 16 | - | - |
| kaikais | 15 | - | - |
| kaingas | 12 | - | - |
| kainite | 11 | a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer | - |
| kainits | 11 | - | - |
| kaisers | 11 | - | - |
| kaizens | 20 | - | - |
| kajawah | 24 | - | - |
| kajeput | 20 | - | - |
| kakapos | 17 | - | - |
| kakivak | 22 | - | - |
| kakodyl | 19 | - | - |
| kakuros | 15 | - | - |
| kalends | 12 | - | - |
| kalians | 11 | - | - |
| kalimba | 15 | - | - |
| kaliphs | 16 | - | - |
| kaliums | 13 | - | - |
| kalmias | 13 | - | - |
| kalongs | 12 | - | - |
| kalooki | 15 | - | - |
| kalpacs | 15 | - | - |
| kalpaks | 17 | - | - |
| kalukis | 15 | - | - |
| kamahis | 16 | - | - |
| kamalas | 13 | - | - |
| kamelas | 13 | - | - |
| kamerad | 14 | - | - |
| kamichi | 18 | - | - |
| kamilas | 13 | - | - |
| kamises | 13 | - | - |
| kamotik | 17 | - | - |
| kamotiq | 22 | - | - |
| kamseen | 13 | - | - |
| kamsins | 13 | - | - |
| kanakas | 15 | - | - |
| kanbans | 13 | - | - |
| kandies | 12 | - | - |
| kanghas | 15 | - | - |
| kantars | 11 | - | - |
| kantela | 11 | - | - |
| kantele | 11 | - | - |
| kantens | 11 | - | - |
| kanthas | 14 | - | - |
| kanting | 12 | - | - |
| kanukas | 15 | - | - |
| kaoline | 11 | a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) | - |
| kaolins | 11 | - | - |
| kapeyka | 20 | - | - |
| kapukas | 17 | - | - |
| karahis | 14 | - | - |
| karaism | 13 | - | - |
| karaits | 11 | - | - |
| karakas | 15 | - | - |
| karakia | 15 | - | - |
| karakul | 15 | hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur | - |
| karamus | 13 | - | - |
| karanga | 12 | - | - |
| karates | 11 | - | - |
| karengo | 12 | - | - |
| karites | 11 | - | - |
| karking | 16 | - | - |
| karoros | 11 | - | - |
| karoshi | 14 | - | - |
| karroos | 11 | - | - |
| karseys | 14 | - | - |
| karsies | 11 | - | - |
| karstic | 13 | - | - |
| karters | 11 | - | - |
| karting | 12 | - | - |
| karyons | 14 | - | - |
| karzies | 20 | - | - |
| kasbahs | 16 | - | - |
| kashers | 14 | - | - |
| kashrus | 14 | - | - |
| kashrut | 14 | - | - |
| katanas | 11 | - | - |
| katcina | 13 | - | - |
| kathaks | 18 | - | - |
| kathode | 15 | - | - |
| kathump | 18 | - | - |
| kations | 11 | - | - |
| katipos | 13 | - | - |
| katorga | 12 | - | - |
| katsina | 11 | a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people | - |
| katsura | 11 | - | - |
| kaupapa | 15 | - | - |
| kauries | 11 | - | - |
| kawaiis | 14 | - | - |
| kayaked | 19 | - | - |
| kayaker | 18 | - | - |
| kaylied | 15 | - | - |
| kayoing | 15 | - | - |
| keasars | 11 | - | - |
| keavies | 14 | - | - |
| kebbies | 15 | - | - |
| kebbing | 16 | - | - |
| kebbock | 21 | - | - |
| kebbuck | 21 | - | - |
| kebeles | 13 | - | - |
| keblahs | 16 | - | - |
| kecking | 18 | - | - |
| keckled | 18 | - | - |
| keckles | 17 | - | - |
| keckses | 17 | - | - |
| keddahs | 16 | - | - |
| kedgers | 13 | - | - |
| kedgier | 13 | - | - |
| kedging | 14 | - | - |
| keeches | 16 | - | - |
| keekers | 15 | - | - |
| keeking | 16 | - | - |
| keelage | 12 | - | - |
| keelers | 11 | - | - |
| keelies | 11 | - | - |
| keeling | 12 | - | - |
| keelman | 13 | - | - |
| keelmen | 13 | - | - |
| keelson | 11 | a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it | - |
| keeners | 11 | - | - |
| keenest | 11 | - | - |
| keepers | 13 | - | - |
| keepnet | 13 | - | - |
| keester | 11 | - | - |
| keffels | 17 | - | - |
| kegeler | 12 | - | - |
| keggers | 13 | - | - |
| kegging | 14 | - | - |
| keglers | 12 | - | - |
| kegling | 13 | - | - |
| keirens | 11 | - | - |
| keirins | 11 | - | - |
| keitloa | 11 | - | - |
| kekenos | 15 | - | - |
| keksyes | 18 | - | - |
| kellaut | 11 | - | - |
| kellies | 11 | - | - |
| keloids | 12 | - | - |
| kelpers | 13 | - | - |
| kelpies | 13 | - | - |
| kelping | 14 | - | - |
| kelsons | 11 | - | - |
| kelters | 11 | - | - |
| kelties | 11 | - | - |
| kelvins | 14 | - | - |
| kembing | 16 | - | - |
| kemblas | 15 | - | - |
| kemboed | 16 | - | - |
| kempers | 15 | - | - |
| kempier | 15 | - | - |
| kemping | 16 | - | - |
| kemples | 15 | - | - |
| kenches | 16 | - | - |
| kennels | 11 | - | - |
| kenners | 11 | - | - |
| kennets | 11 | - | - |
| kennett | 11 | - | - |
| kenning | 12 | conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry | - |
| kenoses | 11 | - | - |
| kenosis | 11 | the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism | - |
| kenotic | 13 | - | - |
| kentias | 11 | - | - |
| kenting | 12 | - | - |
| kephirs | 16 | - | - |
| kepping | 16 | - | - |
| keramic | 15 | - | - |
| kerbaya | 16 | - | - |
| kerbing | 14 | - | - |
| kerchoo | 16 | - | - |
| kererus | 11 | - | - |
| kerfing | 15 | - | - |
| kerkier | 15 | - | - |
| kermess | 13 | - | - |
| kermode | 14 | - | - |
| kernels | 11 | - | - |
| kerning | 12 | - | - |
| kernish | 14 | - | - |
| kernite | 11 | a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron | - |
| kerogen | 12 | - | - |
| kerrias | 11 | - | - |
| kerries | 11 | - | - |
| kerseys | 14 | - | - |
| kerving | 15 | - | - |
| kerygma | 17 | preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church | - |
| kesting | 12 | - | - |
| ketaine | 11 | - | - |
| ketches | 16 | - | - |
| ketenes | 11 | - | - |
| ketmias | 13 | - | - |
| ketones | 11 | - | - |
| ketonic | 13 | - | - |
| ketoses | 11 | - | - |
| ketosis | 11 | an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | - |
| ketotic | 13 | - | - |
| kettled | 12 | - | - |
| kettles | 11 | - | - |
| ketubah | 16 | - | - |
| ketubot | 13 | - | - |
| kewlest | 14 | - | - |
| kewpies | 16 | - | - |
| keyings | 15 | - | - |
| keyline | 14 | - | - |
| keypads | 17 | - | - |
| keypals | 16 | - | - |
| keyring | 15 | - | - |
| keysets | 14 | - | - |
| keyster | 14 | - | - |
| keyways | 20 | - | - |
| kgotlas | 12 | - | - |
| khaddar | 16 | a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India | - |
| khalats | 14 | - | - |
| khalifs | 17 | - | - |
| khamsin | 16 | an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring | - |
| khanate | 14 | the position of a khan | - |
| khandas | 15 | - | - |
| khangas | 15 | - | - |
| khanjar | 21 | - | - |
| khanums | 16 | - | - |
| kharifs | 17 | - | - |
| khayals | 17 | - | - |
| khazens | 23 | - | - |
| khedahs | 18 | - | - |
| khediva | 18 | - | - |
| khilats | 14 | - | - |
| khilims | 16 | - | - |
| khimars | 16 | - | - |
| khirkah | 21 | - | - |
| khodjas | 22 | - | - |
| khotbah | 19 | - | - |
| khotbeh | 19 | - | - |
| khurtas | 14 | - | - |
| khutbah | 19 | - | - |
| kiaughs | 15 | - | - |
| kibbehs | 18 | - | - |
| kibbitz | 24 | make unwanted and intrusive comments | - |
| kibbled | 16 | - | - |
| kibbles | 15 | - | - |
| kibitka | 17 | - | - |
| kiblahs | 16 | - | - |
| kickbox | 26 | - | - |
| kickers | 17 | - | - |
| kickier | 17 | - | - |
| kickout | 17 | - | - |
| kickups | 19 | - | - |
| kidders | 13 | - | - |
| kiddied | 14 | - | - |
| kiddier | 13 | - | - |
| kiddies | 13 | - | - |
| kiddish | 16 | - | - |
| kiddles | 13 | - | - |
| kiddoes | 13 | - | - |
| kidgier | 13 | - | - |
| kidlets | 12 | - | - |
| kidlike | 16 | - | - |
| kidling | 13 | - | - |
| kidlits | 12 | - | - |
| kidnaps | 14 | - | - |
| kidneys | 15 | - | - |
| kidskin | 16 | soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat | - |
| kidults | 12 | - | - |
| kidvids | 16 | - | - |
| kiekies | 15 | - | - |
| kieries | 11 | - | - |
| kiester | 11 | - | - |
| kikumon | 17 | - | - |
| kikuyus | 18 | - | - |
| kilergs | 12 | - | - |
| killcow | 16 | - | - |
| killdee | 12 | - | - |
| killers | 11 | - | - |
| killies | 11 | - | - |
| killock | 17 | - | - |
| killuts | 11 | - | - |
| kilning | 12 | - | - |
| kilobar | 13 | - | - |
| kilobit | 13 | a unit of information equal to 1000 bits | - |
| kilorad | 12 | - | - |
| kilters | 11 | - | - |
| kilties | 11 | - | - |
| kilting | 12 | - | - |
| kimboed | 16 | - | - |
| kimchis | 18 | - | - |
| kimmers | 15 | - | - |
| kimonos | 13 | - | - |
| kinaras | 11 | - | - |
| kinases | 11 | - | - |
| kinchin | 16 | - | - |
| kincobs | 15 | - | - |
| kinders | 12 | - | - |
| kindest | 12 | - | - |
| kindies | 12 | - | - |
| kinding | 13 | - | - |
| kindles | 12 | - | - |
| kinemas | 13 | - | - |
| kineses | 11 | - | - |
| kinesic | 13 | - | - |
| kinesis | 11 | a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation | - |
| kinetin | 11 | - | - |
| kingcup | 16 | any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | - |
| kinging | 13 | - | - |
| kingles | 12 | - | - |
| kinglet | 12 | small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice | - |
| kinkily | 18 | - | - |
| kinking | 16 | - | - |
| kinkles | 15 | - | - |
| kinless | 11 | - | - |
| kinones | 11 | - | - |
| kinreds | 12 | - | - |
| kinsmen | 13 | - | - |
| kippage | 16 | - | - |
| kippahs | 18 | - | - |
| kippers | 15 | - | - |
| kipping | 16 | - | - |
| kipskin | 17 | - | - |
| kipunji | 20 | - | - |
| kiranas | 11 | - | - |
| kirbehs | 16 | - | - |
| kirimon | 13 | - | - |
| kirking | 16 | - | - |
| kirkman | 17 | - | - |
| kirkmen | 17 | - | - |
| kirkton | 15 | - | - |
| kirmess | 13 | - | - |
| kirning | 12 | - | - |
| kirpans | 13 | - | - |
| kirtans | 11 | - | - |
| kirtled | 12 | - | - |
| kirtles | 11 | - | - |
| kishkas | 18 | - | - |
| kishkes | 18 | - | - |
| kismats | 13 | - | - |
| kismets | 13 | - | - |
| kissels | 11 | - | - |
| kissers | 11 | - | - |
| kissier | 11 | - | - |
| kistful | 14 | - | - |
| kisting | 12 | - | - |
| kitbags | 14 | - | - |
| kitenge | 12 | - | - |
| kithara | 14 | - | - |
| kithing | 15 | - | - |
| kitings | 12 | - | - |
| kitling | 12 | - | - |
| kitsets | 11 | - | - |
| kittels | 11 | - | - |
| kittens | 11 | - | - |
| kitteny | 14 | - | - |
| kitties | 11 | - | - |
| kitting | 12 | - | - |
| kittled | 12 | - | - |
| kittler | 11 | - | - |
| kittles | 11 | - | - |
| kittuls | 11 | - | - |
| klapped | 16 | - | - |
| klatsch | 16 | - | - |
| klavern | 14 | a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan | - |
| klavier | 14 | a stringed instrument that has a keyboard | - |
| klaxons | 18 | - | - |
| kleagle | 12 | - | - |
| klephts | 16 | - | - |
| kleptos | 13 | - | - |
| klezmer | 22 | - | - |
| klinker | 15 | - | - |
| klipdas | 14 | - | - |
| klister | 11 | - | - |
| klootch | 16 | - | - |
| kludged | 14 | - | - |
| kludges | 13 | - | - |
| kludgey | 16 | - | - |
| kluging | 13 | - | - |
| klutzes | 20 | - | - |
| knacked | 18 | - | - |
| knaidel | 12 | - | - |
| knapped | 16 | - | - |
| knapper | 15 | - | - |
| knapple | 15 | - | - |
| knarred | 12 | - | - |
| knawels | 14 | - | - |
| kneaded | 13 | - | - |
| kneader | 12 | - | - |
| kneeled | 12 | - | - |
| kneeler | 11 | a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on | - |
| kneepad | 14 | - | - |
| kneepan | 13 | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | - |
| kneidel | 12 | - | - |
| knelled | 12 | - | - |
| knevell | 14 | - | - |
| knicker | 17 | - | - |
| knifers | 14 | - | - |
| knights | 15 | - | - |
| knishes | 14 | - | - |
| knittle | 11 | - | - |
| kniving | 15 | - | - |
| knobber | 15 | - | - |
| knobble | 15 | a small knob | - |
| knobbly | 18 | having knobs | had knobbly knees |
| knocked | 18 | - | - |
| knolled | 12 | - | - |
| knoller | 11 | - | - |
| knopped | 16 | - | - |
| knotter | 11 | - | - |
| knouted | 12 | - | - |
| knowers | 14 | - | - |
| knowhow | 20 | - | - |
| knubble | 15 | - | - |
| knubbly | 18 | - | - |
| knuckly | 20 | - | - |
| knurled | 12 | - | - |
| kobangs | 14 | - | - |
| kobolds | 14 | - | - |
| kochias | 16 | - | - |
| koekoea | 15 | - | - |
| koftgar | 15 | - | - |
| kohanim | 16 | - | - |
| kokakos | 19 | - | - |
| kokanee | 15 | - | - |
