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

Start by looking at the placement of those two letters.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Nov 9, 2022 09:52 pm

By now, most longtime players have found or developed their favorite strategies to guarantee a win on Wordle. Some, for example, have a specific set of two to four words, all comprised of different letters, that they always start with, while some always try to find the vowels first.

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

ACKEE
ACKER
AKEES
AKELA
AKENE
ALIKE
ANKER
ARKED
ASKED
ASKER

ASKEW
ATOKE
AWAKE
AWOKE
BAKED
BAKEN
BAKER
BAKES
BECKE
BIKED

BIKER
BIKES
BLOKE
BOKED
BOKEH
BOKES
BRAKE
BROKE
BUKES
BURKE

BYKED
BYKES
CAKED
CAKES
CAKEY
CHOKE
CLOKE
COKED
COKES
CRAKE

CUKES
DAKER
DEKED
DEKES
DIKED
DIKER
DIKES
DIKEY
DIRKE
DRAKE

DROKE
DUKED
DUKES
DYKED
DYKES
DYKEY
EIKED
ESKER
EUKED
EVOKE

EWKED
FAKED
FAKER
FAKES
FAKEY
FIKED
FIKES
FLAKE
FLUKE
FYKED

FYKES
GLIKE
GRIKE
GRYKE
HAKEA
HAKES
HIKED
HIKER
HIKES
HOKED

HOKES
HOKEY
HYKES
ICKER
INKED
INKER
IRKED
JAKER
JAKES
JAKEY

JOKED
JOKER
JOKES
JOKEY
JUKED
JUKES
KEBAB
KEBAR
KEBOB
KECKS

KEDGE
KEDGY
KEECH
KEEFS
KEEKS
KEELS
KEEMA
KEENO
KEENS
KEEPS

KEETS
KEEVE
KEFIR
KEHUA
KEIRS
KELEP
KELIM
KELLS
KELLY
KELPS

KELPY
KELTS
KELTY
KEMBO
KEMBS
KEMPS
KEMPT
KEMPY
KENAF
KENCH

KENDO
KENOS
KENTE
KENTS
KEPIS
KERBS
KEREL
KERFS
KERKY
KERMA

KERNE
KERNS
KEROS
KERRY
KERVE
KESAR
KESTS
KETAS
KETCH
KETES

KETOL
KEVEL
KEVIL
KEXES
KEYED
KEYER
KIKES
KOKER
LAKED
LAKER

LAKES
LATKE
LIKED
LIKEN
LIKER
LIKES
LOKES
MAKER
MAKES
MIKED

MIKES
MINKE
MOKES
NAKED
NAKER
NUKED
NUKES
OAKED
OAKEN
OAKER

OCKER
OKEHS
PECKE
PEKES
PIKED
PIKER
PIKES
PIKEY
POAKE
POKED

POKER
POKES
POKEY
POUKE
PROKE
PUKED
PUKER
PUKES
PUKEY
QUAKE

RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER
RAKES
RANKE
REKED
REKES
REKEY
ROKED
ROKER

ROKES
RYKED
RYKES
SAKER
SAKES
SHAKE
SIKER
SIKES
SKEAN
SKEAR

SKEDS
SKEED
SKEEF
SKEEN
SKEER
SKEES
SKEET
SKEGG
SKEGS
SKEIN

SKELF
SKELL
SKELM
SKELP
SKENE
SKENS
SKEOS
SKEPS
SKERS
SKETS

SKEWS
SLAKE
SMEKE
SMOKE
SNAKE
SNOKE
SOKEN
SOKES
SPAKE
SPIKE

SPOKE
STAKE
STOKE
SYKER
SYKES
TAKEN
TAKER
TAKES
TIKES
TOKED

TOKEN
TOKER
TOKES
TRIKE
TROKE
TRYKE
TSKED
TYKES
UNKED
UNKET

WACKE
WAKED
WAKEN
WAKER
WAKES
WEEKE
WELKE
WOKEN
WOKER
WROKE

YIKED
YIKES
YLIKE
YLKES
YOKED
YOKEL
YOKER
YOKES
YUKED
YUKES
ZINKE

Knowing where exactly the “KE” is in the word—which is probably the case for you, considering you know the two letters are together in that order—saves you some trouble. Start by crossing out all the words where that sequence does not appear in the same place you found, as well as all the words containing letters that came out gray in your earlier guesses.

That leaves a much shorter list to begin the process with.

Your next goal will be finding the remaining three letters. It is a relatively simple task that requires you to focus on letters that haven’t been used yet, trying as many at once as possible. Mix vowels like “A” or “O” with common consonants like “L,” “R,” or “S.” You can even set the “KE” aside if you’re not playing hard mode, which allows for testing more new letters at once.

Following each guess, cross out more options from the list based on which letters came out gray or yellow. If nothing seems to be working, check the remaining words carefully to see if the blank spaces in your game can be filled with any repeated letters, whether it’s the “K,” the “E,” or any other.

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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