5-Letter Words Containing K and N
There are 349 five-letter words containing K and N, including 60 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters K and N anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing K and N
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- THINK To use the mind to form thoughts, make decisions, or reach conclusions
- THANK To express gratitude or appreciation to someone
- KNOWN Recognized, familiar, or aware of through experience or information
- TAKEN Grasped, seized, or gotten hold of (past participle of take)
- DRINK A liquid that you swallow, such as water, juice, or alcohol
- FRANK Characterized by directness in manner or speech; honest and open
- DRUNK Someone who is intoxicated by alcohol
- KNIFE A cutting tool with a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- KNOCK Deliver a sharp blow or push
- SNAKE A limbless scaly reptile with an elongated body
- BLANK Empty or not filled in
- TRUNK The main stem of a tree, usually covered with bark
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SNEAK
- ANKLE
- DRANK
- SNACK
- TOKEN
- BLINK
- PRANK
- CHUNK
- FLANK
- FUNKY
- CRANK
- BRINK
- STINK
- PLANK
- PINKY
- WOKEN
- SNUCK
- KNACK
- KNEEL
- SKUNK
- SHANK
- KANJI
- KNOLL
- WONKY
- KNELT
- STANK
- LANKY
- CLANK
- SWANK
- SPUNK
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- SNARK
- DINKY
- CLINK
- THUNK
- KNELL
- LIKEN
- KNEAD
- KNAVE
- STUNK
- SLINK
- CLUNK
- FLUNK
- PLUNK
- SLUNK
- EKING
- OAKEN
- SNAKY
- GUNKY
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: K (31%), S (12%), N (9%)
- Most common last letter: S (30%), K (23%), N (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 38% of these words
- K is most often the first letter (31%)
- N is most often the third letter (34%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, A, I, E, O
- Most have 1 vowel (58%)
- 17% contain a repeated letter
- 60 of the 349 are common puzzle answers (17%)
Other Valid Words
289 additional dictionary words contain both K and N — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- KNOWS
- LINKS
- BANKS
- KINDA
- KINDS
- NAKED
- KINGS
- TANKS
- RANKS
- KNEES
- SKINS
- MONKS
- KNOTS
- NICKY
- SINKS
- NECKS
- KINKY
- KORAN
- HANKS
- TAKIN
- KINKS
- NUKES
- INKED
- SPANK
- NICKS
- YANKS
- KNOBS
- PUNKS
- TWINK
- PINKS
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- WINKS
- DUNKS
- HUNKY
- KILNS
- KNICK
- SKANK
- BUNKS
- KONDO
- KHANS
- KNITS
- NOOKS
- KANDY
- RINKS
- ANKER
- HUNKS
- KENDO
- SNOOK
- WINKY
- LINKY
- KNEED
- KRONE
- SKINT
- JINKS
- JUNKY
- BINKS
- NUKED
- TONKS
- HANKY
- BINKY
- TONKA
- PUNKY
- SKEIN
- PEKIN
- WAKEN
- MINKE
- SPINK
- CRONK
- KLANG
- KISAN
- HONKS
- KERNS
- CRUNK
- KRONA
- JUNKS
- TANKA
- KRANZ
- KANGA
- PLONK
- MAKAN
- ZINKE
- SKINK
- KANAL
- MINKS
- LAKIN
- MIKAN
- DINKS
- DANKS
- KENTS
- SKENE
- JANKY
- PINKO
- BANKY
- PANKO
- FINKS
- NKOSI
- KIANG
- SKEEN
- SNOKE
- WONKS
- KHANA
- AKING
- NOKES
- KRANG
- NIKAH
- KOINE
- MANKY
- WANKS
- KINDY
- KROON
- PLINK
- LIKIN
- KLONG
- KANAE
- EIKON
- KOHEN
- RANKE
- HINKY
- WANKY
- KENTE
- TRANK
- BUNKO
- KARNS
- KANES
- BOINK
- SNICK
- INKER
- BONKS
- KNOWE
- ENOKI
- KNOOP
- YONKS
- SWINK
- KNISH
- KOANS
- KYLIN
- FUNKS
- KRUNK
- KEENS
- NATAK
- SANKO
- PRONK
- TANKY
- CONKY
- KANAS
- NAMAK
- CONKS
- KENCH
- SKARN
- SNOEK
- TINKS
- SOKEN
- KOBAN
- KINES
- CLONK
- INKLE
- KRANS
- PEKAN
- SLANK
- CHANK
- SHONK
- KINGY
- IKONS
- KENAF
- NARKS
- NARKY
- KNOPS
- KANGS
- KANTS
- KNIVE
- KAONS
- NOCKS
- KERNE
- KNURL
- TWONK
- STONK
- KINOS
- NORKS
- YOKAN
- KUNAS
- BAKEN
- NERKA
- KNOUT
- NOOKY
- KEENO
- GANKS
- KNUTS
- OKING
- PRINK
- BRANK
- OINKS
- KANAT
- KAINS
- KULAN
- KONBU
- KININ
- QUINK
- NAKAS
- MANKS
- PANKS
- PONKS
- SINKY
- PENKS
- SKENS
- KINAS
- FANKS
- CRINK
- LANKS
- RENKS
- GINKS
- UNKED
- SKEAN
- SUNKS
- FENKS
- KAING
- AKENE
- GONKS
- ALKIN
- BANAK
- LUNKS
- KENOS
- GUNKS
- NERKS
- BLUNK
- TRONK
- NAKER
- ANKUS
- UNKID
- KYANG
- DEINK
- REINK
- UNKEY
- UNKET
- ZINKY
- QUANK
- OSKIN
- KNARS
- TWANK
- KIRNS
- NUNKS
- KRENG
- ONKUS
- ENSKY
- KONKS
- PUNKA
- SNECK
- ZONKS
- NUNKY
- KUNDS
- IKANS
- AWKIN
- SKRAN
- KNURS
- KORUN
- NGAKA
- EBANK
- NAIKS
- MIRKN
- DONKO
- KYNDE
- QUONK
- KNULE
- NESKI
- KNAPS
- KWINK
- KNOUD
- KYNDS
- UNKUT
- RONUK
- KNAGS
- ANKHS
- KNAWE
- KNAUR
- KREEN
- KNURR
- KNARL
- KNUBS
- NEUKS
- KNOWD
- DUKUN
- SNOWK
- KANEH
- NEBEK
- KNOSP
- DYKON
- NIKAB
- NABKS
- NIKAU
- NAKFA
- KANZU
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