5 Letter Words That Start With KN

All 33 five-letter words beginning with KN, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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Letter run takes _ as a one-letter gap, so E_O finds lemon. Dictionary keeps only the words your game accepts.

All words · 33
knack15
knags10
knaps11
knarl9
knars9
knaur9
knave12
knawe12
knead10
kneed10
kneel9
knees9
knell9
knelt9
knife12
knish12
knits9
knive12
knobs11
knock15
knoll9
knops11
knosp11
knots9
knout9
knowe12
known12
knows12
knubs11
knurl9
knurr9
knurs9
knuts9

5 letter words beginning KN

There are 33 5 letter words beginning with KN in our dictionary — about 9% of the 376 5 letter words that start with K.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 33:27 are valid in Scrabble US, 33 are valid in Scrabble UK and 33 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is knack at 15 points. The top of the table:

  • knack · 15 pts
  • knock · 15 pts
  • known · 12 pts
  • knive · 12 pts
  • knish · 12 pts
  • knife · 12 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

12 of them end with S, 5 of them end with L and 5 of them end with E.9of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.