5-Letter Words With K as the Second Letter
There are 114 five-letter words with K as the second letter, including 11 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _K___ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With K as the Second Letter
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.
- SKILL An ability that has been acquired by training
- SKULL The bony skeleton of the head
- SKIRT A garment hanging from the waist, worn mainly by girls and women
- SKATE To glide on ice or another surface wearing special footwear
- SKIER Someone who skis
- SKUNK A black and white mammal that sprays foul-smelling fluid when threatened
- SKEET A shooting sport involving clay targets launched into the air
- SKIFF A small boat propelled by oars, sails, or a motor
- SKIMP Provides or uses less than is needed; is sparing or stingy
- EKING Supplementing something to make it last or be enough
- SKULK To move stealthily or lurk in a sneaky and secretive manner
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: S (74%), A (11%), O (8%)
- Most common last letter: S (33%), E (9%), L (6%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 46% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, E, I, A, O
- Most have 1 vowel (47%)
- 56% contain a repeated letter
- 11 of the 114 are common puzzle answers (10%)
Other Valid Words
103 additional dictionary words have K as the second letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SKIES
- SKINS
- SKIPS
- SKITS
- SKIDS
- SKANK
- AKITA
- SKIED
- SKINT
- SKEIN
- SKOOL
- SKEWS
- SKINK
- SKIMS
- SKENE
- NKOSI
- SKEEN
- AKING
- AKELA
- OKAPI
- SKOAL
- SKELL
- OKIES
- OKAYS
- SKIVE
- SKUAS
- AKOYA
- SKALD
- SKORT
- AKARA
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- OKRUG
- SKARN
- UKASE
- AKKER
- IKONS
- SKIRL
- SKEES
- SKELP
- SKAGS
- OKING
- SKIMO
- SKITE
- SKEEZ
- AKSED
- SKERS
- SKEDS
- SKENS
- SKEED
- SKETS
- SKEAR
- AKEES
- SKEAN
- AKSES
- SKEER
- AKENE
- SKATS
- SKYED
- SKEPS
- SKIOS
- SKIEY
- SKERM
- SKYER
- SKART
- SKEGS
- SKEOS
- SKIVY
- SKEGG
- SKATT
- SKOLS
- SKYRS
- SKIRR
- SKYRE
- IKANS
- SKRAN
- SKAIL
- SKYEY
- SKAWS
- IKATS
- SKOBE
- OKOLE
- SKOSH
- SKLIM
- SKODY
- SKELM
- SKUGS
- SKYTE
- SKELF
- SKOGS
- OKRAS
- SKEEF
- SKROO
- SKOFS
- SKOFF
- OKTAS
- SKRIK
- AKOIA
- AKKAS
- OKEHS
- SKEEV
- AKOJA
- SKYFS
- EKKAS
- EKDAM
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.