Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'K'

High-scoring words: JOKEY (19 pts), YUKKY (19 pts), JOKED (17 pts), JUKED (17 pts), DYKEY (16 pts)

This page lists all 158 valid five-letter Scrabble words with K as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

158 Total Words

11.4 Avg Score (pts)

JOKEY Top Word (19 pts)

117 Words ≥ 10 pts

ACKEE11 ALKIE9 ALKYD13 ALKYL12 ANKHS12 ANKLE9 ANKUS9 ASKED10 ASKER9 ASKEW12 ASKOI9 ASKOS9 BAKED12 BAKER11 BAKES11 BIKED12 BIKER11 BIKES11 BIKIE11 CAKED12 CAKES11 CAKEY14 COKED12 COKES11 CUKES11 DEKED11 DEKES10 DEKKO14 DIKED11 DIKER10 DIKES10 DIKEY13 DUKED11 DUKES10 DYKED14 DYKES13 DYKEY16 EIKON9 ESKAR9 ESKER9 FAKED13 FAKER12 FAKES12 FAKEY15 FAKIR12 FYKES15 HAKES12 HAKIM14 HAKUS12 HIKED13 HIKER12 HIKES12 HOKED13 HOKES12 HOKEY15 HOKKU16 HOKUM14 ICKER11 INKED10 INKER9 INKLE9 IRKED10 JAKES16 JOKED17 JOKER16 JOKES16 JOKEY19 JUKED17 JUKES16 JUKUS16 KAKAS13 KAKIS13 KIKES13 KUKRI13 LAKED10 LAKER9 LAKES9 LAKHS12 LIKED10 LIKEN9 LIKER9 LIKES9 MAKAR11 MAKER11 MAKES11 MAKOS11 MIKED12 MIKES11 MIKRA11 MOKES11 NAKED10 NAKFA12 NUKED10 NUKES9 OAKEN9 OAKUM11 OCKER11 PEKAN11 PEKES11 PEKIN11 PEKOE11 PIKAS11 PIKED12 PIKER11 PIKES11 PIKIS11 POKED12 POKER11 POKES11 POKEY14 PUKED12 PUKES11 PUKKA15 RAKED10 RAKEE9 RAKER9 RAKES9 RAKIS9 RAKUS9 REKEY12 RYKED13 RYKES12 SAKER9 SAKES9 SAKIS9 SIKAS9 SIKER9 SIKES9 SOKES9 SOKOL9 SYKES12 TAKAS9 TAKEN9 TAKER9 TAKES9 TAKIN9 TIKES9 TIKIS9 TIKKA13 TOKAY12 TOKED10 TOKEN9 TOKER9 TOKES9 TSKED10 TYKES12 VAKIL12 WAKED13 WAKEN12 WAKER12 WAKES12 WEKAS12 WOKEN12 YIKES12 YOKED13 YOKEL12 YOKES12 YUKKY19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have K as the middle letter?

There are 158 valid five-letter Scrabble words with K as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'K''?

The highest-scoring word is JOKEY with 19 Scrabble points. Out of 158 words, 117 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 11.4 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 41 score between 6 and 9 points, and 117 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.