5-Letter Words Starting With KN
There are 38 five-letter words starting with KN, including 10 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With KN
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.
- KNOWN Recognized, familiar, or aware of through experience or information
- KNIFE A cutting tool with a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- KNOCK Deliver a sharp blow or push
- KNACK A special way of doing something
- KNEEL Rest one's weight on one's knees
- KNOLL A small natural hill
- KNELT Rest one's weight on one's knees
- KNELL The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or funeral
- KNEAD Press and work dough or clay with the hands
- KNAVE A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (32%), E (16%), L (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: O, in 34% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, O, E, A, U
- Most have 1 vowel (63%)
- 29% contain a repeated letter
- 10 of the 38 are common puzzle answers (26%)
Other Valid Words
28 additional dictionary words start with KN — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- KNOWS
- KNEES
- KNOTS
- KNOBS
- KNICK
- KNITS
- KNEED
- KNOWE
- KNOOP
- KNISH
- KNOPS
- KNIVE
- KNURL
- KNOUT
- KNUTS
- KNARS
- KNURS
- KNULE
- KNAPS
- KNOUD
- KNAGS
- KNAWE
- KNAUR
- KNURR
- KNARL
- KNUBS
- KNOWD
- KNOSP
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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.