Scrabble Words with K but no E

There are 5,706 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter K but not a single E, ranging up to 15 letters. They're grouped by length below, longest first. Every word is valid in the NWL (NASPA Word List), the official North American Scrabble tournament dictionary.

15-letter words

6 words

alkalinizations28
ankylostomiasis24
kitschification29
lackadaisically27
in an idle and lackadaisical manner
phytoplanktonic31
unmistakability26

14-letter words

19 words

alkalinization27
backwardations26
balkanizations29
blackguardisms26
blacksmithings28
brinksmanships27
glycoalkaloids25
hydrocrackings30
karyotypically31
laughingstocks25
microplanktons24
multitrackings23
nannoplanktons20
outpoliticking23
phytoplanktons28
shrinkflations24
stickhandlings25
swashbucklings29
unthinkability26

13-letter words

62 words

antiblackisms23
antihijacking30
backgrounding24
the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
backlightings26
backslappings26
backstabbings26
backstitching27
backstraights25
backwardation25
balkanization28
blackcurrants23
blackguarding24
blackguardism25
blacksmithing27
blockbustings24
brinkmanships26
brinksmanship26
buttonhooking23
cockfightings29
glycoalkaloid24
gobsmackingly28
hydrocracking29
the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
jacklightings31
kinnikinnicks27
kurchatoviums27
lackadaisical22
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; ; - P.G.Wodehouse
laughingstock24
a victim of ridicule or pranks
loansharkings21
locksmithings25
lockstitching25
marksmanships26
microplankton23
multitaskings20
multitracking22
nannoplankton19
nanoplanktons19
painstakingly23
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
parkinsonians19
parkinsonisms21
phytoplankton27
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
planktivorous22
policymakings27
rockhoundings24
scrapbookings24
shrinkflation23
soundtracking21
sparkplugging24
spatchcocking29
spitchcocking29
stickhandling24
stockbrokings26
stockholdings24
a specific number of stocks or shares owned
stockjobbings31
stockmanships26
swashbuckling28
flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
switchbacking30
thanksgivings25
unknowability25
unsinkability22
unworkability25

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12-letter words

110 words

alkalinizing26
ankylosaurus19
having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
antibacklash23
antiblackism22
antikickback30
apparatchiki25
apparatchiks25
backcourtman24
backcrossing23
backdropping26
backflipping28
backlighting25
lighting from behind
backpackings29
backpaddling25
backslapping25
backstabbing25
backstamping25
backstopping25
backstraight24
backtracking27
backwoodsman26
a man who lives on the frontier
blackballing23
blackbirding24
blackcurrant22
blackguardly25
lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray
blackjacking34
blacklisting21
blackmailing23
blacktopping25
a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
blockbusting23
bloodsucking22
drawing blood from the body of another
bookbindings22
bootlickings21
bricklayings24
brinkmanship25
the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
bushwhacking30
lying in ambush
chikungunyas25
chuckawallas26
clockmakings27
cockfighting28
participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight
cornhuskings22
diamondbacks24
drinkability22
flatpickings24
folkloristic21
folksingings21
galligaskins18
glassmakings20
goldbricking23
the evasion of work or duty
hitchhikings28
ironworkings20
jacklighting30
karyological22
karyotypings25
kickstarting23
kinnikinnick26
kitschifying28
kurchatovium26
kwashiorkors26
loansharking20

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11-letter words

231 words

alkalifying22
alkylations18
ankylosaurs18
antismoking18
apparatchik24
a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
backbitings22
backcombing26
backcountry24
backfilling23
backfitting23
backgammons24
backgrounds21
backhanding24
backhauling23
backlashing23
backlisting20
backloading21
backlogging22
backpacking28
carrying something in a pack on the back
backsliding21
a failure to maintain a higher state
backspacing24
backwashing26
backwinding24
bakshishing24
balkanising18
balkanizing27
ballparking20
bankability22
bankrolling18
bankrupting20
barrackings20
biohackings23
bivouacking23
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
blackboards22
blackguards21
blackshirts22
blacksmiths24
blackstraps21
blackthorns22
blockboards22
blockchains24
bloodstocks20
bookbinding21
the craft of binding books
bookmakings24
bookmarking24
bootlicking20
attempting to win favor by flattery
bradykinins21
brainsickly22
bricklaying23
the craft of laying bricks
brightworks24
broomsticks21
buttonhooks20
canvasbacks24
carjackings27
chalkboards23
chalkbroods23
chikungunya24
chockablock30
packed full to capacity
chuckawalla25
chucklingly26

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10-letter words

498 words

alkalinity17
pH values above 7
alkalising15
alkalizing24
alkaloidal15
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids
alkylating18
alkylation17
amsinckias18
ankylosaur17
having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
ankylosing18
antalkalis14
anticaking17
antihijack26
antiknocks20
antiquarks23
antishocks19
artmakings17
astrakhans17
audiobooks17
autarkical16
of countries; not relying on imports
autarkists14
backbiting21
backblocks26
backboards21
backcloths23
backcourts20
backdating20
backdrafts22
backfiring22
backgammon23
a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
background20
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
backlights22
backsplash23
backsplits20
backstabby25
backstairs18
a second staircase at the rear of a building
backstamps22
backstitch23
an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
backstraps20
backswings22
backswords22
backtracks24
backwardly25
backwoodsy25
bailiwicks21
balalaikas16
bankruptcy23
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
barmbracks22
barnbracks20
barracking19
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
billycocks23
biohacking22
birchbarks23
birthmarks21
blackballs20
blackbirds21
blackboard21
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
blackbucks26
blackcocks26
blackdamps23
blackguard20
someone who is morally reprehensible

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9-letter words

932 words

aardvarks17
alackaday19
algonkian14
a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
alkaloids14
alkalosis13
abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
alkalotic15
marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)
almanacks17
amsinckia17
rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
ankylosis16
abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
ankylotic18
relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis
antalkali13
antiblack17
discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
anticking16
anticrack17
antikings14
antiknock19
any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
antimasks15
antiquark22
the antiparticle of a quark
antishark16
antishock18
antistick15
artmaking16
astrakhan16
a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
attacking16
disposed to attack
attackman17
audiobook16
autarkist13
awkwardly23
in an awkward manner
baaskaaps17
baasskaps17
babushkas20
backblock25
backboard20
a board used to support the back of someone or something
backcasts19
backchats22
backcloth22
scenery hung at back of stage
backcombs23
backcourt19
backcross19
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
backdowns21
backdraft21
backdrops20
backdropt20
backfills20
backflips22
backflows23
backhands21
backhauls20
backlands18
backlight21
backlists17
backloads18
backpacks25
backrooms19
backslaps19
backslash20
backspins19
backsplit19
backstabs19
backstair17
secret and sly or sordid; ; - A.L.Guerard

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8-letter words

1,193 words

aardvark16
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
airlocks14
airparks14
akrasias12
akvavits18
alkalify18
turn basic and less acidic
alkaloid13
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
almanack16
amautiks14
amtracks16
angakoks17
antiking13
antilock14
antimask14
antirock14
antiskid13
antitank12
designed for defense against armored vehicles
armlocks16
artworks15
autarkic14
of countries; not relying on imports
baaskaap16
baaskaps16
baasskap16
babushka19
a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
backbars18
backcast18
backchat21
light teasing repartee
backcomb22
backdoor17
a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
backdown20
a retraction of a previously held position
backdrop19
scenery hung at back of stage
backfats19
backfill19
backfits19
backflip21
backflow22
a flow that returns toward its source
backhand20
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
backhaul19
backings17
backland17
backlash19
a movement back from an impact
backlist16
backload17
backlogs17
backlots16
backmost18
located farthest to the rear
backouts16
backpack24
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
backroom18
the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
backrush19
backsaws19
backslap18
display excessive cordiality (towards)
backslid17
backspin18
spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
backstab18
backstay19
a stay that supports the back of something
backstop18
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
backtalk20
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
backward20
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
backwash22
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

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7-letter words

965 words

adsukis12
adzukis21
aikidos12
airlock13
a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
airpark13
airsick13
experiencing motion sickness
akrasia11
akratic13
akvavit17
Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
alaskas11
alfakis14
alkalic13
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkalin11
alkalis11
alkylic16
of or related to an alkyl
alliaks11
amautik13
amtrack15
amtraks13
angakok16
ankling12
anoraks11
anticks13
arcking14
arkosic13
armlock15
arracks13
artwork14
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
askaris11
askings12
attacks13
autarky14
economic independence as a national policy
awaking15
awkward18
causing inconvenience
baaskap15
backbar17
backbit17
backfat18
backfit18
backing16
financial resources provided to make some project possible
backlit15
backlog16
an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
backlot15
backout15
backsaw18
a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
backups17
bakings14
baklava16
rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
baklawa16
balkily16
balking14
stopping short and refusing to go on
bangkok18
the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
banking14
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
bankits13
banksia13
any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
bannock15
a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
barking14
barrack15
a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
bashlyk19
basking14

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6-letter words

682 words

abakas12
adsuki11
adzuki20
aikido11
a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
akimbo14
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
alaska10
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
alfaki13
alkali10
a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
alkoxy20
alkyds14
alkyls13
alliak10
amtrak12
amucks14
ankush13
anorak10
a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
antick12
arrack12
any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
askant10
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen
askari10
asking11
the verbal act of requesting
attack12
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
azukis19
babkas14
backup16
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
baking13
cooking by dry heat in an oven
bankit12
batiks12
battik12
baulks12
baulky15
bhakta15
bhakti15
(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
biking13
bikini12
a woman's very brief bathing suit
bipack16
blacks14
blanks12
blinks12
small Indian lettuce of northern regions
blocks14
blocky17
resembling a block in shape
bodkin13
a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
bookoo12
branks12
bricks14
bricky17
brinks12
brisks12
brocks14
brooks12
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
buckos14
bumkin14
bunkos12
bunkum14
unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
bupkis14
bupkus14
burkas12
burkha15
buskin12
a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
buzuki21

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5-letter words

647 words

aback13
by surprise
abaka11
acock13
alack11
alkyd13
a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
alkyl12
any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
amoks11
amuck13
frenzied as if possessed by a demon
ankhs12
ankus9
an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
araks9
askoi9
askos9
azuki18
babka13
a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
backs13
balks11
balky14
stopping short and refusing to go on
banks11
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
barks11
barky14
resembling the rough bark of a tree
basks11
batik11
a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
baulk11
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
bawks14
bilks11
birks11
bisks11
black13
(board games) the darker pieces
blank11
a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
blink11
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
block13
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
bocks13
bonks11
books11
borks11
bosks11
bosky14
covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; - Jack Beatty
braky14
abounding with bracken; - William Browne
brank11
brick13
a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
brink11
a region marking a boundary
brisk11
become brisk
brock13
brook11
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
brusk11
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
bucko13
bucks13
bulks11
bulky14
of large size for its weight
bunko11
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunks11
burka11
a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
burks11
busks11
calks11
carks11
casks11
casky14
caulk11
a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight

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4-letter words

317 words

akin8
related by blood
alky11
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
amok10
frenzied as if possessed by a demon
ankh11
arak8
any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
arks8
asks8
auks8
back12
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
balk10
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
bank10
a building in which the business of banking transacted
bark10
a noise resembling the bark of a dog
bask10
be exposed
bawk13
bilk10
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
birk10
bisk10
bock12
a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
bonk10
have sexual intercourse with
book10
a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
bork10
bosk10
a small wooded area
buck12
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
bulk10
the property of something that is great in magnitude
bunk10
a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
burk10
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
busk10
play music in a public place and solicit money for it
caky13
calk10
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
cark10
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
cask10
a cylindrical container that holds liquids
cock12
adult male bird
coky13
conk10
informal term for the nose
cook10
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
cork10
(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
cusk10
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
daks9
dank9
unpleasantly cool and humid
dark9
absence of light or illumination
dawk12
dhak12
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
dick11
obscene terms for penis
dink9
a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
dirk9
a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
disk9
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
dock11
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dork9
a dull stupid fatuous person
duck11
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
dunk9
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
dusk9
the time of day immediately following sunset
filk11
fink11
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
flak11
a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
folk11
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
fork11
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
funk11
United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
gank9
gawk12
an awkward stupid person
gink9

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3-letter words

41 words

ack9
ark7
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
ask7
address a question to and expect an answer from
auk7
black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
dak8
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
ick9
ilk7
a kind of person
ink7
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
irk7
irritate or vex
kab9
kaf10
kas7
kat7
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
kay10
khi10
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
kid8
English dramatist (1558-1594)
kif10
kin7
a person having kinship with another or others
kip9
a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
kir7
kis7
kit7
a case for containing a set of articles
koa7
kob9
an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
koi7
kop9
kor7
an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
kos7
(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
oak7
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
oik7
oka7
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
pak9
ska7
ski7
narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
sky10
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
suk7
tsk7
utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
wok10
pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
yak10
large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
yok10
yuk10