5-Letter Words Ending In K
Looking for five-letter words that end in K? This page lists all 182 of them, from ABACK to YAPOK. The most common are THINK, SPEAK and BREAK.
QUACK and QUICK score the most in Scrabble, at 20 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (55 words). For Wordle, SPEAK is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 182
- Top score
- QUACK · 20
- Groups
- 17
Common 5-letter words ending in K and their meanings
- think12 pts
- verb: judge or regard
- speak11 pts
- verb: express in speech
- break11 pts
- verb: terminate
- check16 pts
- verb: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- black13 pts
- adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
- drink10 pts
- verb: take in liquids
- block13 pts
- noun: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- stock11 pts
- noun: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
- thick14 pts
- adjective: not thin
- quick20 pts
- adjective: accomplished rapidly and without delay
- greek10 pts
- adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
- crack13 pts
- verb: become fractured
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 182 5-letter words ending in K
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 6
- aback13
- acock13
- alack11
- amuck13
- apeak11
- apeek11
Starting with B 15
- batik11
- baulk11
- black13
- blank11
- bleak11
- blink11
- block13
- brank11
- break11
- brick13
- brink11
- brisk11
- brock13
- brook11
- brusk11
Starting with C 32
- caulk11
- chalk14
- chark14
- check16
- cheek14
- chick16
- chink14
- chirk14
- chock16
- chook14
- chuck16
- chunk14
- clack13
- clank11
- cleek11
- clerk11
- click13
- clink11
- cloak11
- clock13
- clonk11
- cluck13
- clunk11
- crack13
- crank11
- creak11
- creek11
- crick13
- croak11
- crock13
- crook11
- cruck13
Starting with D 5
- drank10
- dreck12
- drink10
- drouk10
- drunk10
Starting with F 11
- flack14
- flank12
- flask12
- fleck14
- flick14
- flock14
- flunk12
- frank12
- freak12
- frisk12
- frock14
Starting with G 2
- gleek10
- greek10
Starting with H 2
- hacek14
- hoick14
Starting with K 10
- kaiak13
- kamik15
- kapok15
- kayak16
- kiosk13
- knack15
- knock15
- kopek15
- kulak13
- kyack18
Starting with M 1
- mujik18
Starting with P 10
- plack13
- plank11
- plink11
- plonk11
- pluck13
- plunk11
- prank11
- prick13
- prink11
- pulik11
Starting with Q 4
- quack20
- quark18
- quick20
- quirk18
Starting with R 1
- reink9
Starting with S 55
- samek11
- sculk11
- shack14
- shank12
- shark12
- sheik12
- shirk12
- shock14
- shook12
- shtik12
- shuck14
- skink13
- skulk13
- skunk13
- slack11
- slank9
- sleek9
- slick11
- slink9
- slunk9
- smack13
- smeek11
- smerk11
- smirk11
- smock13
- snack11
- snark9
- sneak9
- sneck11
- snick11
- snook9
- snuck11
- spank11
- spark11
- speak11
- speck13
- spick13
- spook11
- spunk11
- stack11
- stalk9
- stank9
- stark9
- steak9
- steek9
- stick11
- stink9
- stirk9
- stock11
- stook9
- stork9
- stuck11
- stunk9
- swank12
- swink12
Starting with T 19
- taluk9
- tarok9
- thack14
- thank12
- thick14
- think12
- thunk12
- tilak9
- torsk9
- track11
- traik9
- trank9
- trick11
- troak9
- trock11
- truck11
- trunk9
- tupik11
- tweak12
Starting with U 1
- umiak11
Starting with W 7
- whack17
- whelk15
- whisk15
- wrack14
- wreak12
- wreck14
- wrick14
Starting with Y 1
- yapok14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in K are there?
There are 182 five-letter words that end in K in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in K in Scrabble?
QUACK and QUICK are tied for the highest score at 20 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in K?
Common examples include THINK, SPEAK, BREAK, CHECK, BLACK and DRINK.
Which 5-letter words ending in K have no repeated letters?
137 of them use each letter only once, such as THINK, SPEAK, BREAK and BLACK.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like THINK, SPEAK and BREAK. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.