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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘K’

Still a long way to go.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Aug 13, 2022 09:27 am

Since its October 2021 release, Wordle has become a popular way for players to start or end the day with a fun challenge. Each day, the game will pick a new five-letter mystery word, and you have a maximum of six tries and 24 hours to guess it. There are no clues to start; all you need to do is enter a valid word as the first guess, and the letters in it will change colors if they are present in the answer.

Five-letter words with “K” to try on Wordle

ABACK
ABAKA
ACKEE
ACOCK
AKEES
AKELA
AKENE
ALACK
ALIKE
ALKIE

ALKYD
ALKYL
AMOKS
AMUCK
ANKHS
ANKLE
ANKUS
APEAK
APEEK
ARAKS

ASKED
ASKER
ASKEW
ASKOI
ASKOS
AWAKE
AWOKE
AZUKI
BABKA
BACKS

BAKED
BAKER
BAKES
BALKS
BALKY
BANKS
BARKS
BARKY
BASKS
BATIK

BAULK
BAWKS
BEAKS
BEAKY
BECKS
BERKS
BIKED
BIKER
BIKES
BIKIE

BILKS
BIRKS
BISKS
BLACK
BLANK
BLEAK
BLINK
BLOCK
BLOKE
BOCKS

BOKEH
BONKS
BOOKS
BORKS
BOSKS
BOSKY
BRAKE
BRAKY
BRANK
BREAK

BRICK
BRINK
BRISK
BROCK
BROKE
BROOK
BRUSK
BUCKO
BUCKS
BULKS

BULKY
BUNKO
BUNKS
BURKA
BURKE
BURKS
BUSKS
CAKED
CAKES
CAKEY

CALKS
CARKS
CASKS
CASKY
CAULK
CHALK
CHARK
CHECK
CHEEK
CHICK

CHOCK
CHOKE
CHOKY
CHOOK
CHUCK
CHUNK
CLACK
CLANK
CLEEK
CLERK

CLICK
CLINK
CLOAK
CLOCK
CLONK
CLUCK
CLUNK
COCKS
COCKY
COKED

COKES
CONKS
CONKY
COOKS
COOKY
CORKS
CORKY
CRACK
CRAKE
CRANK

CREAK
CREEK
CRICK
CROAK
CROCK
CROOK
CRUCK
CRUNK
CUKES
CUSKS

DARKS
DAWKS
DECKS
DEKED
DEKES
DEKKO
DESKS
DHAKS
DHIKR
DICKY

DIKED
DIKER
DIKES
DINKS
DINKY
DIRKS
DISKS
DOCKS
DORKS
DORKY

DRAKE
DRANK
DRECK
DREKS
DRINK
DROKE
DROUK
DRUNK
DUCKS
DUCKY

DUKED
DUKES
DUMKA
DUMKY
DUNKS
DUSKS
DUSKY
DYKED
DYKES
EBOOK

EIKON
EKING
EKKAS
ENOKI
ENSKY
ESKAR
ESKER
EVOKE
FAKED
FAKER

FAKES
FAKEY
FAKIE
FAKIR
FECKS
FILKS
FINKS
FLACK
FLAKE
FLAKY

FLANK
FLASK
FLECK
FLICK
FLOCK
FLUKE
FLUKY
FLUNK
FOLKS
FOLKY

FORKS
FORKY
FRACK
FRANK
FREAK
FRISK
FROCK
FUNKS
FUNKY
FYKES

GAWKS
GAWKY
GECKO
GECKS
GEEKS
GEEKY
GINKS
GLEEK
GOOKY
GOPIK

GOWKS
GREEK
GROKS
GUCKS
GUNKS
GUNKY
HACEK
HACKS
HAICK
HAIKA

HAIKS
HAIKU
HAKES
HAKIM
HAKUS
HANKS
HANKY
HARKS
HAWKS
HECKS

HICKS
HIKED
HIKER
HIKES
HINKY
HOCKS
HOICK
HOKED
HOKES
HOKEY

HOKKU
HOKUM
HOLKS
HONKS
HOOKA
HOOKS
HOOKY
HOPAK
HORKS
HOWKS

HUCKS
HULKS
HULKY
HUNKS
HUNKY
HUSKS
HUSKY
ICKER
IKATS
IKONS

INKED
INKER
INKLE
IRKED
IROKO
JACKS
JACKY
JAKES
JAUKS
JERKS

JERKY
JINKS
JOCKO
JOCKS
JOCKY
JOKED
JOKER
JOKES
JOKEY
JOOKS

JOUKS
JUKED
JUKES
JUKUS
JUNKS
JUNKY
KABAB
KABAR
KABOB
KADIS

KAFIR
KAGUS
KAIAK
KAIFS
KAILS
KAINS
KAKAS
KAKIS
KALAM
KALES

KALIF
KALPA
KAMES
KAMIK
KANAS
KANES
KANJI
KANZU
KAONS
KAPAS

KAPHS
KAPOK
KAPOW
KAPPA
KAPUS
KAPUT
KARAT
KARMA
KARNS
KAROO

KARRI
KARST
KARTS
KASHA
KATAS
KAURI
KAURY
KAVAS
KAYAK
KAYOS

KAZOO
KBARS
KEBAB
KEBAR
KEBOB
KECKS
KEDGE
KEEFS
KEEKS
KEELS

KEENS
KEEPS
KEETS
KEEVE
KEFIR
KEIRS
KELEP
KELIM
KELLY
KELPS

KELPY
KELTS
KEMPS
KEMPT
KEMPY
KENAF
KENCH
KENDO
KENOS
KENTE

KEPIS
KERBS
KERFS
KERNE
KERNS
KERRY
KETAS
KETCH
KETOL
KEVEL

KEVIL
KEXES
KEYED
KEYER
KHADI
KHAFS
KHAKI
KHANS
KHAPH
KHATS

KHEDA
KHETH
KHETS
KHOUM
KIACK
KIANG
KIBBE
KIBBI
KIBEI
KIBES

KIBLA
KICKS
KICKY
KIDDO
KIDDY
KIEFS
KIERS
KILIM
KILLS
KILNS

KILOS
KILTS
KILTY
KINAS
KINDS
KINES
KINGS
KININ
KINOS
KIOSK

KIPPA
KIRKS
KIRNS
KISSY
KISTS
KITED
KITER
KITES
KITHE
KITHS

KITTY
KIVAS
KIWIS
KLICK
KLIEG
KLIKS
KLONG
KLOOF
KLUGE
KLUTZ

KNACK
KNAPS
KNARS
KNAUR
KNAVE
KNAWE
KNEAD
KNEED
KNEEL
KNEES

KNELL
KNELT
KNIFE
KNISH
KNITS
KNOBS
KNOCK
KNOLL
KNOPS
KNOSP

KNOTS
KNOUT
KNOWN
KNOWS
KNURL
KNURR
KNURS
KOALA
KOANS
KOBOS

KOELS
KOFTA
KOHLS
KOINE
KOJIS
KOKAM
KOKUM
KOLAS
KOLOS
KOMBU

KONKS
KOOKS
KOOKY
KOPEK
KOPHS
KOPJE
KOPPA
KORAI
KORAS
KORAT

KORMA
KORUN
KOTOS
KOTOW
KRAAL
KRAFT
KRAIS
KRAIT
KRAUT
KRAYS

KREEP
KREWE
KRILL
KRONA
KRONE
KROON
KRUBI
KUBIE
KUDOS
KUDUS

KUDZU
KUFIS
KUGEL
KUKRI
KULAK
KULFI
KUMIS
KUMYS
KURTA
KURUS

KUSSO
KVASS
KVELL
KYACK
KYAKS
KYARS
KYATS
KYLIN
KYLIX
KYRIE

KYTES
KYTHE
LACKS
LAKED
LAKER
LAKES
LAKHS
LANKY
LARKS
LARKY

LATKE
LEAKS
LEAKY
LEEKS
LICKS
LIKED
LIKEN
LIKER
LIKES
LINKS

LINKY
LOCKS
LOOKS
LOOKY
LUCKS
LUCKY
LUNKS
LURKS
MACKS
MAKAR

MAKER
MAKES
MAKIS
MAKOS
MANKY
MARKA
MARKS
MASKS
MERKS
MICKY

MIKED
MIKES
MIKRA
MIKVA
MILKS
MILKY
MINKE
MINKS
MIRKS
MIRKY

MOCKS
MOKES
MONKS
MOOKS
MOSKS
MUCKS
MUCKY
MUJIK
MURKS
MURKY

MUSKS
MUSKY
MUZAK
NAKED
NAKFA
NARKS
NARKY
NECKS
NEUKS
NICKS

NIKAH
NOCKS
NOOKS
NUKED
NUKES
OAKED
OAKEN
OAKUM
OCKER
OINKS

OKAPI
OKAYS
OKEHS
OKRAS
OTAKU
PACKS
PAIKS
PARKA
PARKS
PARKY

PASKA
PAWKY
PEAKS
PEAKY
PECKS
PECKY
PEEKS
PEKAN
PEKES
PEKIN

PEKOE
PERKS
PERKY
PESKY
PICKS
PICKY
PIKAS
PIKED
PIKER
PIKES

PIKIS
PINKO
PINKS
PINKY
PLACK
PLANK
PLINK
PLONK
PLUCK
PLUNK

POCKS
POCKY
POKED
POKER
POKES
POKEY
POLKA
POOKA
PORKS
PORKY

PRANK
PRICK
PRINK
PUCKA
PUCKS
PUKED
PUKES
PUKEY
PUKKA
PULIK

PULKA
PULKS
PUNKA
PUNKS
PUNKY
QAPIK
QUACK
QUAKE
QUAKY
QUARK

QUICK
QUIRK
RACKS
RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER
RAKES
RAKIS
RAKUS
RANKS

RECKS
REEKS
REEKY
REIKI
REINK
REKEY
RICKS
RINKS
RISKS
RISKY

ROCKS
ROCKY
ROOKS
ROOKY
RUCKS
RUKHS
RUSKS
RYKED
RYKES
SACKS

SAKER
SAKES
SAKIS
SAKTI
SAMEK
SARKS
SARKY
SCULK
SEEKS
SHACK

SHAKE
SHAKO
SHAKY
SHANK
SHARK
SHEIK
SHIRK
SHOCK
SHOOK
SHTIK

SHUCK
SICKO
SICKS
SIKAS
SIKER
SIKES
SILKS
SILKY
SINKS
SKAGS

SKALD
SKANK
SKATE
SKATS
SKEAN
SKEDS
SKEED
SKEEN
SKEES
SKEET

SKEGS
SKEIN
SKELL
SKELM
SKELP
SKENE
SKEPS
SKEWS
SKIDS
SKIED

SKIER
SKIES
SKIEY
SKIFF
SKILL
SKIMP
SKIMS
SKINK
SKINS
SKINT

SKIPS
SKIRL
SKIRR
SKIRT
SKITE
SKITS
SKIVE
SKOAL
SKOLS
SKORT

SKOSH
SKUAS
SKULK
SKULL
SKUNK
SKYED
SKYEY
SLACK
SLAKE
SLANK

SLEEK
SLICK
SLINK
SLUNK
SMACK
SMEEK
SMERK
SMIRK
SMOCK
SMOKE

SMOKY
SNACK
SNAKE
SNAKY
SNARK
SNEAK
SNECK
SNICK
SNOOK
SNUCK

SOAKS
SOCKO
SOCKS
SOKES
SOKOL
SOOKS
SOUKS
SPAKE
SPANK
SPARK

SPEAK
SPECK
SPIKE
SPIKY
SPOKE
SPOOK
SPUNK
STACK
STAKE
STALK

STANK
STARK
STEAK
STEEK
STICK
STINK
STIRK
STOCK
STOKE
STONK

STOOK
STORK
STUCK
STUNK
SUCKS
SUCKY
SUKHS
SULKS
SULKY
SWANK

SWINK
SYKES
TACKS
TACKY
TAIKO
TAKAS
TAKEN
TAKER
TAKES
TAKIN

TALKS
TALKY
TALUK
TANKA
TANKS
TAROK
TASKS
TEAKS
THACK
THANK

THICK
THINK
THUNK
TICKS
TIKES
TIKIS
TIKKA
TILAK
TOCKS
TOKAY

TOKED
TOKEN
TOKER
TOKES
TORSK
TRACK
TRAIK
TRANK
TREKS
TRICK

TRIKE
TROAK
TROCK
TROKE
TRUCK
TRUNK
TSKED
TUCKS
TUPIK
TURKS

TUSKS
TUSKY
TWEAK
TWERK
TWINK
TYKES
UKASE
UMIAK
VAKIL
VODKA

VOLKS
WACKE
WACKO
WACKS
WACKY
WAKED
WAKEN
WAKER
WAKES
WALKS

WARKS
WAUKS
WEEKS
WEKAS
WHACK
WHELK
WHISK
WICKS
WIKIS
WINKS

WOKEN
WOKER
WONKS
WONKY
WORKS
WRACK
WREAK
WRECK
WRICK
YACKS

YANKS
YAPOK
YARAK
YELKS
YERKS
YEUKS
YEUKY
YIKES
YOCKS
YOKED

YOKEL
YOKES
YOLKS
YOLKY
YONKS
YUCKS
YUCKY
YUKED
YUKES
YUKKY
ZAKAT
ZERKS
ZINKY
ZONKS
ZOOKS
ZOUKS

Even though “K” is not the most common letter in the alphabet, there are still hundreds of options left, which means you still have a long way to go. Start narrowing down the list first by crossing out words containing the “K” in positions where you know it can’t be, like the same place that made it appear yellow. If you have not found any other letters, at least some came out gray, which means you can also cross out all the words that contain any of those.

Then, focus on trying as many different letters as possible, starting from the ones that can give you the most information, and keep changing the position of the “K” until it comes out green. If a space still seems missing, check if one of the letters you already have might be repeated, like the “O” in “SPOOK.” But watch out for the plural forms on the list; they are valid guesses, but Wordle will never pick them as the answer to the challenge.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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