9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| kidnapped | 19 | - | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| kilometer | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| knackered | 20 | very tired | - |
| knowingly | 20 | with full knowledge and deliberation | - |
| kilometre | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| kitchener | 18 | British field marshal (1850-1916) | - |
| kundalini | 14 | - | - |
| knockdown | 23 | a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet | - |
| kerfuffle | 22 | a disorderly outburst or tumult | - |
| keystroke | 20 | the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard | the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work |
| kidnaping | 17 | - | - |
| kickstand | 20 | a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden | - |
| kilohertz | 25 | one thousand periods per second | - |
| kinkiness | 17 | - | - |
| kababbing | 20 | - | - |
| kabalisms | 17 | - | - |
| kabalists | 15 | - | - |
| kabbalahs | 20 | - | - |
| kabbalism | 19 | adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation | - |
| kabbalist | 17 | a student of the Jewish Kabbalah | - |
| kabeljous | 22 | - | - |
| kabeljouw | 25 | - | - |
| kabloonas | 15 | - | - |
| kabloonat | 15 | - | - |
| kabobbing | 20 | - | - |
| kaboodles | 16 | - | - |
| kachahris | 21 | - | - |
| kachumber | 22 | - | - |
| kadaitcha | 19 | - | - |
| kaddishes | 18 | - | - |
| kaddishim | 20 | - | - |
| kaffiyahs | 25 | - | - |
| kaffiyehs | 25 | - | - |
| kafuffles | 22 | - | - |
| kahikatea | 20 | New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood | - |
| kahikatoa | 20 | - | - |
| kaikawaka | 24 | - | - |
| kaikomako | 23 | - | - |
| kailyaird | 17 | - | - |
| kailyards | 17 | - | - |
| kaimakams | 21 | - | - |
| kairomone | 15 | - | - |
| kaiserdom | 16 | - | - |
| kaiserins | 13 | - | - |
| kaiserism | 15 | - | - |
| kakarikis | 21 | - | - |
| kakemonos | 19 | - | - |
| kakiemons | 19 | - | - |
| kalamansi | 15 | - | - |
| kalamatas | 15 | - | - |
| kalamdans | 16 | - | - |
| kalamkari | 19 | - | - |
| kalanchoe | 18 | - | - |
| kalendars | 14 | - | - |
| kalewives | 19 | - | - |
| kaleyards | 17 | - | - |
| kalifates | 16 | - | - |
| kalinites | 13 | - | - |
| kaliphate | 18 | - | - |
| kallidins | 14 | - | - |
| kallitype | 18 | - | - |
| kalookies | 17 | - | - |
| kalotypes | 18 | - | - |
| kalsomine | 15 | - | - |
| kalumpits | 17 | - | - |
| kalyptras | 18 | - | - |
| kamaainas | 15 | - | - |
| kamacites | 17 | - | - |
| kameraded | 17 | - | - |
| kamikazes | 28 | - | - |
| kamokamos | 21 | - | - |
| kanamycin | 20 | antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections | - |
| kangaroos | 14 | - | - |
| kantikoys | 20 | - | - |
| kaoliangs | 14 | - | - |
| kaolinise | 13 | - | - |
| kaolinite | 13 | a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin | - |
| kaolinize | 22 | - | - |
| karabiner | 15 | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes | - |
| karangaed | 15 | - | - |
| karateist | 13 | - | - |
| karatekas | 17 | - | - |
| kareareas | 13 | - | - |
| karyogamy | 22 | - | - |
| karyogram | 19 | - | - |
| karyology | 20 | - | - |
| karyosome | 18 | - | - |
| karyotins | 16 | - | - |
| karyotype | 21 | the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) | - |
| kashering | 17 | - | - |
| kashruses | 16 | - | - |
| kashruths | 19 | - | - |
| katabases | 15 | - | - |
| katabasis | 15 | - | - |
| katabatic | 17 | of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night | - |
| katabolic | 17 | relating to or characterized by catabolism | - |
| katakanas | 17 | - | - |
| katchinas | 18 | - | - |
| kathakali | 20 | - | - |
| katharses | 16 | - | - |
| katharsis | 16 | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | - |
| kaumatuas | 15 | - | - |
| kavakavas | 23 | - | - |
| kawakawas | 23 | - | - |
| kayakings | 21 | - | - |
| kazachocs | 29 | - | - |
| kazachoks | 31 | - | - |
| kazatzkas | 35 | - | - |
| kazillion | 22 | - | - |
| kebabbing | 20 | - | - |
| kebobbing | 20 | - | - |
| kecklings | 20 | - | - |
| kedgerees | 15 | - | - |
| keelboats | 15 | - | - |
| keelhaled | 17 | - | - |
| keelhales | 16 | - | - |
| keelhauls | 16 | - | - |
| keelivine | 16 | - | - |
| keelyvine | 19 | - | - |
| keepsakes | 19 | - | - |
| keeshonds | 17 | - | - |
| keffiyahs | 25 | - | - |
| keffiyehs | 25 | - | - |
| kefuffled | 23 | - | - |
| kefuffles | 22 | - | - |
| keiretsus | 13 | - | - |
| kekerengu | 18 | - | - |
| kendoists | 14 | - | - |
| kenneling | 14 | - | - |
| kennelled | 14 | - | - |
| kennelman | 15 | - | - |
| kennelmen | 15 | - | - |
| kennetted | 14 | - | - |
| kenosises | 13 | - | - |
| kenotrons | 13 | - | - |
| kentledge | 15 | - | - |
| kephalics | 20 | - | - |
| kephalins | 18 | - | - |
| keratitis | 13 | inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision | - |
| keratomas | 15 | - | - |
| keratoses | 13 | - | - |
| keratosic | 15 | - | - |
| keratosis | 13 | a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin | - |
| keratotic | 15 | - | - |
| kerblooey | 18 | - | - |
| kerbsides | 16 | - | - |
| kerbstone | 15 | a paving stone forming part of a curb | - |
| kerchiefs | 21 | - | - |
| kerflooey | 19 | - | - |
| kermesite | 15 | - | - |
| kermesses | 15 | - | - |
| kerneling | 14 | - | - |
| kernelled | 14 | - | - |
| kerosenes | 13 | - | - |
| kerosines | 13 | - | - |
| kerplunks | 19 | - | - |
| kerygmata | 19 | - | - |
| ketamines | 15 | - | - |
| ketogenic | 16 | - | - |
| ketonemia | 15 | an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | - |
| ketonuria | 13 | excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | - |
| ketoximes | 22 | - | - |
| kettleful | 16 | the quantity a kettle will hold | - |
| keyboards | 19 | - | - |
| keybugles | 19 | - | - |
| keybutton | 18 | - | - |
| keyframes | 21 | - | - |
| keylogger | 18 | - | - |
| keynoters | 16 | - | - |
| keynoting | 17 | - | - |
| keystoned | 17 | - | - |
| keystones | 16 | - | - |
| keyworker | 23 | - | - |
| khakilike | 24 | - | - |
| khalifahs | 22 | - | - |
| khalifate | 19 | - | - |
| khalifats | 19 | - | - |
| khamseens | 18 | - | - |
| khansamah | 21 | - | - |
| khansamas | 18 | - | - |
| khedivate | 20 | - | - |
| khedivial | 20 | - | - |
| khilafats | 19 | - | - |
| kibbitzed | 27 | - | - |
| kibbitzer | 26 | - | - |
| kibbitzes | 26 | - | - |
| kibbutzim | 28 | - | - |
| kibibytes | 20 | - | - |
| kibitzers | 24 | - | - |
| kibitzing | 25 | - | - |
| kiboshing | 19 | - | - |
| kickabout | 21 | - | - |
| kickbacks | 27 | - | - |
| kickballs | 21 | - | - |
| kickboard | 22 | - | - |
| kickboxed | 29 | - | - |
| kickboxer | 28 | - | - |
| kickboxes | 28 | - | - |
| kickdowns | 23 | - | - |
| kickflips | 24 | - | - |
| kickplate | 21 | - | - |
| kickshaws | 25 | - | - |
| kickstart | 19 | - | - |
| kiddingly | 19 | - | - |
| kiddushes | 18 | - | - |
| kiddushim | 20 | - | - |
| kiddywink | 25 | - | - |
| kidnapees | 16 | - | - |
| kidnapers | 16 | - | - |
| kidnappee | 18 | - | - |
| kidstakes | 18 | - | - |
| kielbasas | 15 | - | - |
| kieselgur | 14 | - | - |
| kieserite | 13 | a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines | - |
| kilderkin | 18 | an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons | - |
| kilikitis | 17 | - | - |
| killadars | 14 | - | - |
| killcrops | 17 | - | - |
| killdeers | 14 | - | - |
| killifish | 19 | small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control | - |
| killingly | 17 | in a very humorous manner | - |
| killogies | 14 | - | - |
| kilobases | 15 | - | - |
| kilobauds | 16 | - | - |
| kilobytes | 18 | - | - |
| kilocurie | 15 | - | - |
| kilocycle | 20 | one thousand periods per second | - |
| kilogauss | 14 | - | - |
| kilograms | 16 | - | - |
| kilograys | 17 | - | - |
| kilojoule | 20 | - | - |
| kiloliter | 13 | a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters | - |
| kilolitre | 13 | a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters | - |
| kilomoles | 15 | - | - |
| kiloponds | 16 | - | - |
| kilotonne | 13 | - | - |
| kilovolts | 16 | - | - |
| kilowatts | 16 | - | - |
| kinakinas | 17 | - | - |
| kindliest | 14 | - | - |
| kindlings | 15 | - | - |
| kinematic | 17 | - | - |
| kinescope | 17 | a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen | - |
| kinesises | 13 | - | - |
| kinetical | 15 | - | - |
| kingbirds | 17 | - | - |
| kingbolts | 16 | - | - |
| kingcraft | 19 | - | - |
| kingdomed | 18 | - | - |
| kinghoods | 18 | - | - |
| kingklips | 20 | - | - |
| kingliest | 14 | - | - |
| kinglings | 15 | - | - |
| kingmaker | 20 | English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) | - |
| kingposts | 16 | - | - |
| kingships | 19 | - | - |
| kingsides | 15 | - | - |
| kingsnake | 18 | any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals | - |
| kingwoods | 18 | - | - |
| kinkajous | 24 | - | - |
| kinsfolks | 20 | - | - |
| kinswoman | 18 | a female relative | - |
| kinswomen | 18 | - | - |
| kintledge | 15 | - | - |
| kipperers | 17 | - | - |
| kippering | 18 | - | - |
| kirbigrip | 18 | - | - |
| kirigamis | 16 | - | - |
| kirkyaird | 21 | - | - |
| kirkyards | 21 | - | - |
| kirmesses | 15 | - | - |
| kiskadees | 18 | - | - |
| kissagram | 16 | - | - |
| kissogram | 16 | - | - |
| kistvaens | 16 | - | - |
| kitchened | 19 | - | - |
| kitchenet | 18 | - | - |
| kiteboard | 16 | - | - |
| kitschier | 18 | - | - |
| kitschify | 24 | - | - |
| kitschily | 21 | - | - |
| kittenier | 13 | - | - |
| kittening | 14 | - | - |
| kittenish | 16 | playful like a lively kitten | - |
| kittiwake | 20 | small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe | - |
| kittliest | 13 | - | - |
| kiwifruit | 19 | - | - |
| klatsches | 18 | - | - |
| klaxoning | 21 | - | - |
| kleenexes | 20 | - | - |
| kleftikos | 20 | - | - |
| klendusic | 16 | - | - |
| klephtism | 20 | - | - |
| klezmorim | 26 | - | - |
| klinostat | 13 | - | - |
| klipdases | 16 | - | - |
| klondiked | 19 | - | - |
| klondiker | 18 | - | - |
| klondikes | 18 | - | - |
| klondyked | 22 | - | - |
| klondyker | 21 | - | - |
| klondykes | 21 | - | - |
| kloochman | 20 | - | - |
| kloochmen | 20 | - | - |
| klootches | 18 | - | - |
| kludgiest | 15 | - | - |
| klutziest | 22 | - | - |
| klystrons | 16 | - | - |
| knackiest | 19 | - | - |
| knaggiest | 15 | - | - |
| knaidlach | 19 | - | - |
| knappling | 18 | - | - |
| knapsacks | 21 | - | - |
| knapweeds | 19 | - | - |
| knarliest | 13 | - | - |
| knarriest | 13 | - | - |
| knaveries | 16 | - | - |
| knaveship | 21 | - | - |
| knavishly | 22 | in an artful manner | - |
| kneadable | 16 | - | - |
| kneeboard | 16 | - | - |
| kneeholes | 16 | - | - |
| kneepiece | 17 | - | - |
| kneerooms | 15 | - | - |
| kneesocks | 19 | - | - |
| kneidlach | 19 | - | - |
| knevelled | 17 | - | - |
| knickered | 20 | - | - |
| knifeless | 16 | - | - |
| knifelike | 20 | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | knifelike cold |
| kniferest | 16 | - | - |
| knightage | 18 | - | - |
| knighting | 18 | - | - |
| kniphofia | 21 | a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers | - |
| knitbones | 15 | - | - |
| knittable | 15 | - | - |
| knittings | 14 | - | - |
| knitwears | 16 | - | - |
| knobbiest | 17 | - | - |
| knobblier | 17 | - | - |
| knobbling | 18 | - | - |
| knobheads | 19 | - | - |
| knobstick | 21 | - | - |
| knockback | 27 | - | - |
| knockings | 20 | - | - |
| knockless | 19 | - | - |
| knockoffs | 25 | - | - |
| knockouts | 19 | - | - |
| knolliest | 13 | - | - |
| knotgrass | 14 | low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems | - |
| knotheads | 17 | - | - |
| knotholes | 16 | - | - |
| knottiest | 13 | - | - |
| knottings | 14 | - | - |
| knotweeds | 17 | - | - |
| knotworks | 20 | - | - |
| knowinger | 17 | - | - |
| knubbiest | 17 | - | - |
| knubblier | 17 | - | - |
| knubbling | 18 | - | - |
| knucklers | 19 | - | - |
| knucklier | 19 | - | - |
| knuckling | 20 | - | - |
| knurliest | 13 | - | - |
| knurlings | 14 | - | - |
| koftgaris | 17 | - | - |
| koftworks | 23 | - | - |
| kohekohes | 23 | - | - |
| kohlrabis | 18 | - | - |
| kolackies | 19 | - | - |
| kolbassas | 15 | - | - |
| kolbassis | 15 | - | - |
| kolkhoses | 20 | - | - |
| kolkhozes | 29 | - | - |
| komissars | 15 | - | - |
| komitajis | 22 | - | - |
| komondors | 16 | - | - |
| kompromat | 19 | - | - |
| konimeter | 15 | - | - |
| koniology | 17 | - | - |
| koniscope | 17 | - | - |
| kookiness | 17 | - | - |
| kopasetic | 17 | - | - |
| koreroing | 14 | - | - |
| korfballs | 18 | - | - |
| korimakos | 19 | - | - |
| koromikos | 19 | - | - |
| koshering | 17 | - | - |
| koumisses | 15 | - | - |
| koumysses | 18 | - | - |
| kowtowers | 19 | - | - |
| kowtowing | 20 | - | - |
| krakowiak | 24 | - | - |
| kramerias | 15 | - | - |
| krautrock | 19 | - | - |
| kreasoted | 14 | - | - |
| kreasotes | 13 | - | - |
| kreatines | 13 | - | - |
| kreosoted | 14 | - | - |
| kreosotes | 13 | - | - |
| kreutzers | 22 | - | - |
| krumhorns | 18 | - | - |
| krumkakes | 23 | - | - |
| krummholz | 29 | - | - |
| krummhorn | 20 | a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) | - |
| krumpings | 18 | - | - |
| kryolites | 16 | - | - |
| kryoliths | 19 | - | - |
| kryometer | 18 | - | - |
| kumarahou | 18 | - | - |
| kumikumis | 21 | - | - |
| kunekunes | 17 | - | - |
| kurbashed | 19 | - | - |
| kurbashes | 18 | - | - |
| kurfuffle | 22 | - | - |
| kurrajong | 21 | widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle | - |
| kurveying | 20 | - | - |
| kurveyors | 19 | - | - |
| kvetchers | 21 | - | - |
| kvetchier | 21 | - | - |
| kvetchily | 24 | - | - |
| kvetching | 22 | - | - |
| kyanising | 17 | - | - |
| kyanizing | 26 | - | - |
| kyboshing | 22 | - | - |
| kymograms | 21 | - | - |
| kymograph | 24 | scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) | - |
| kyrielles | 16 | - | - |
