Wordle game help: 5-letter words with 'K'

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).