Scrabble Words with K but no R

There are 8,744 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter K but not a single R, 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

30 words

acknowledgeable28
capable of being acknowledged
acknowledgement28
a statement acknowledging something or someone
acknowledgments28
alkalinizations28
ankylostomiases24
ankylostomiasis24
blockheadedness28
childlikenesses25
cholecystokinin29
a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
kaffeeklatsches34
kinesthetically27
in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia
kitschification29
kittenishnesses22
lackadaisically27
in an idle and lackadaisical manner
leukaemogeneses22
leukaemogenesis22
musculoskeletal23
relating to muscles and skeleton
outspokennesses21
painstakingness22
the trait of being painstaking and careful
phytoplanktonic31
plainspokenness23
seakindlinesses20
talkativenesses22
telekinetically24
thanklessnesses22
thinkablenesses24
unknowabilities24
unknowledgeable26
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
unmistakability26
unsinkabilities21

14-letter words

46 words

acknowledgedly29
acknowledgment27
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
alkalinization27
balkanizations29
blacksmithings28
cabinetmakings25
cockeyednesses26
fecklessnesses23
gemutlichkeits26
glycoalkaloids25
homesicknesses25
kinesiologists19
knightlinesses22
laughingstocks25
leukemogeneses21
leukemogenesis21
lifelikenesses21
likeablenesses20
lovesicknesses23
lucklessnesses20
nannoplanktons20
omphaloskepses27
omphaloskepsis27
literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
outpoliticking23
panleukopenias22
phosphokinases28
phytoplanktons28
pickpocketings31
shockingnesses24
shuttlecocking26
skillessnesses18
skillfulnesses21
skittishnesses21
spokesmanships27
stickhandlings25
swashbucklings29
thankfulnesses24
thinkingnesses22
ticklishnesses23
unacknowledged26
not openly acknowledged
unbusinesslike20
unkindlinesses19
unlikelinesses18
unskillfulness21
a lack of cognitive skill
unthankfullest24
unthinkability26

13-letter words

126 words

acknowledging25
antiblackisms23
anticlockwise24
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
antihijacking30
backcheckings33
backlightings26
backpedalling25
backslappings26
backstabbings26
backstitching27
backwoodsiest25
balkanization28
bankabilities21
blacksmithing27
blockbustings24
bluestockings22
bookishnesses22
bottlenecking22
buttonhooking23
cabinetmaking24
the craft of a joiner
chameleonlike24
childlikeness23
chuckleheaded29
cockfightings29
cytoskeletons22
detectivelike23
endoskeletons18
finickinesses22
folkishnesses23
gawkishnesses24
gemutlichkeit25
gentlemanlike20
befitting a man of good breeding
glockenspiels22
glycoalkaloid24
gobbledegooks24
gobbledygooks27
gobsmackingly28
godlikenesses19
hawkishnesses26
housekeepings23
jacklightings31
kaffeeklatsch32
kaleidoscopes22
kaleidoscopic24
continually shifting or rapidly changing
ketoconazoles28
kinaesthesias20
kinematically24
kinesiologies18
kinesiologist18
kinnikinnicks27
kitschinesses22
kittenishness20
kleptomaniacs23
knowingnesses21
knowledgeable24
alert and fully informed
knowledgeably27
knuckleheaded28
lackadaisical22
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; ; - P.G.Wodehouse
laughingstock24
a victim of ridicule or pranks
likablenesses19

+ 66 more 13-letter words

12-letter words

254 words

acknowledged24
generally accepted
acknowledges23
alkalinities16
alkalinizing26
aniseikonias16
antibacklash23
antiblackism22
antikickback30
antileukemic20
backchecking32
backflipping28
backhandedly28
backlighting25
lighting from behind
backpackings29
backpaddling25
backpedaling24
backpedalled24
backsheeshes26
backslapping25
backsplashes25
backstabbing25
backstamping25
backstitched26
backstitches25
backstopping25
backwoodsman26
a man who lives on the frontier
backwoodsmen26
biofeedbacks26
blackballing23
blackjacking34
blackleading22
blacklegging23
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
bluestocking21
a woman having literary or intellectual interests
bodychecking30
bookbindings22
bookkeepings25
booksellings19
bootlickings21
bottlenecked21
bucketmouths25
bushwhacking30
lying in ambush
businesslike18
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
buttonhooked22
candlesticks21
chalkinesses21
checklisting24
cheekinesses21
cheesesteaks21
chikungunyas25
chuckawallas26
chuckleheads27
chunkinesses21
clockmakings27
cockeyedness24
cockfighting28
participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight

+ 194 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

493 words

acknowledge22
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
alikenesses15
alkalifying22
alkalinized25
alkalinizes24
alkylations18
alpenstocks19
aniseikonia15
visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes
aniseikonic17
relating to or characteristic of the visual defect aniseikonia
antalkalies15
antismoking18
askewnesses18
backbenches26
backbitings22
backchecked31
backcombing26
backfilling23
backfitting23
backflipped27
backgammons24
backhanding24
backhauling23
backlashing23
backlighted24
backlisting20
backloading21
backlogging22
backpacking28
carrying something in a pack on the back
backpaddled24
backpaddles23
backpedaled23
backslapped24
backslashes22
backslidden21
backsliding21
a failure to maintain a higher state
backspacing24
backstabbed24
backstamped24
backstopped24
backwashing26
backwinding24
baksheeshes23
bakshishing24
balkanising18
balkanizing27
balkinesses17
bankability22
basketballs19
beckoningly23
beekeepings20
beknighting22
belsnickles19
biofeedback25
a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
biohackings23
bivouacking23
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
blackballed22
blackbodies22
blackenings20
blackfishes25
blackjacked33

+ 433 more 11-letter words

10-letter words

802 words

alkahestic19
of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
alkalified18
alkalifies17
alkalinity17
pH values above 7
alkalinize23
become alkaline
alkalising15
alkalizing24
alkaloidal15
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids
alkylating18
alkylation17
alpenstock18
a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
amsinckias18
animallike16
anklebones16
ankylosing18
antalkalis14
anticaking17
antihijack26
antiknocks20
antishocks19
applejacks27
audiobooks17
awakenings18
backbiting21
backbitten20
backblocks26
backchecks29
backcloths23
backcombed25
backdating20
backfields22
backfilled22
backfitted22
backgammon23
a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
backhanded23
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
backhauled22
backhoeing22
backhouses21
backlashed22
backlashes21
backlights22
backlisted19
backloaded20
backlogged21
backpacked27
backpaddle22
backpedals21
backplanes20
backplates20
backsheesh24
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
backslides19
backspaced23
backspaces22
backsplash23
backsplits20
backstabby25
backstages19
backstamps22
backstitch23
an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
backswings22

+ 742 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

1,452 words

abelmosks17
adobelike16
adultlike14
akinesias13
alackaday19
algonkian14
a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
alikeness13
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
alkahests16
alkalised14
alkalises13
alkalized23
alkalizes22
alkaloids14
alkaloses13
alkalosis13
abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
alkalotic15
marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)
alkoxides21
alkylated17
alkylates16
almanacks17
amsinckia17
rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
anklebone15
the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
ankylosed17
ankyloses16
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
antikings14
antiknock19
any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
antimasks15
antinukes13
antishock18
antismoke15
antistick15
applejack26
distilled from hard cider
askewness16
attacking16
disposed to attack
attackman17
attackmen17
audiobook16
awakening17
the act of waking
baaskaaps17
baasskaps17
babushkas20
backaches22
backbeats19
backbench24
any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
backbends20
backbites19
backblock25
backboned20
backbones19
backcasts19
backchats22
backcheck28
backcloth22
scenery hung at back of stage
backcombs23
backdated19

+ 1,392 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

1,818 words

abelmosk16
bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
aguelike13
akinesia12
motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
akinetic14
akvavits18
alkahest15
hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
alkalies12
alkalify18
turn basic and less acidic
alkaline12
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
alkalise12
turn basic and less acidic
alkalize21
turn basic and less acidic
alkaloid13
natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
alkanets12
alkoxide20
alkylate15
almanack16
amautiks14
angakoks17
ankushes15
ankylose15
produce ankylosis by surgery
anticked15
antiking13
antileak12
antilock14
antimask14
antinuke12
antiskid13
antitank12
designed for defense against armored vehicles
ashcakes17
attacked15
auntlike12
awakened16
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
baaskaap16
baaskaps16
baasskap16
babushka19
a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
babylike19
backache21
an ache localized in the back
backbeat18
a loud steady beat
backbend19
an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
backbite18
say mean things
backbone18
a central cohesive source of support and stability
backcast18
backchat21
light teasing repartee
backcomb22
backdate17
make effective from an earlier date
backdown20
a retraction of a previously held position
backends17
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
backhoed20
backhoes19
backings17
backland17
backlash19
a movement back from an impact

+ 1,758 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

1,507 words

adsukis12
adzukis21
aikidos12
akebias13
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
alkanes11
alkanet11
perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
alkenes11
alkines11
alkylic16
of or related to an alkyl
alkynes14
alliaks11
alsikes11
amautik13
anankes11
angakok16
anklets11
a sock that reaches just above the ankle
ankling12
ankuses11
anticks13
antlike11
apelike13
being or given to servile imitation
ashcake16
corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
askance13
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen
askeses11
askesis11
askings12
asslike11
attacks13
auklets11
awakens14
awaking15
baaskap15
backbit17
backend16
backfat18
backfit18
backhoe18
an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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
backset15
backups17
baglike14
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

+ 1,447 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

1,024 words

abakas12
ackees12
adsuki11
adzuki20
aikido11
a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
akebia12
akelas10
akenes10
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
alkane10
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
alkene10
any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
alkies10
alkine10
alkoxy20
alkyds14
alkyls13
alkyne13
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
alliak10
alsike10
amucks14
ananke10
ankled11
ankles10
anklet10
a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
ankush13
antick12
askant10
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen
asking11
the verbal act of requesting
attack12
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
auklet10
any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
awaked14
awaken13
cause to become awake or conscious
awakes13
awoken13
axlike17
azukis19
babkas14
backed15
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
backup16
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
baking13
cooking by dry heat in an oven
balked13
banked13
bankit12
basked13
basket12
a container that is usually woven and has handles
batiks12
battik12
baulks12
baulky15
beaked13
having or resembling a beak
becked15
becket14
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
beckon14
appear inviting
bedeck15
decorate
bekiss12
beknot12
belike12
with considerable certainty; without much doubt

+ 964 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

757 words

aback13
by surprise
abaka11
ackee11
red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
acock13
akees9
akela9
akene9
alack11
alike9
having the same or similar characteristics
alkie9
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
ankle9
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
ankus9
an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
apeak11
apeek11
asked10
askew12
turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton
askoi9
askos9
awake12
stop sleeping
awoke12
azuki18
babka13
a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
backs13
baked12
(bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)
bakes11
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)
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
beaks11
beaky14
becks13
biked12
bikes11
bikie11
bilks11
bisks11
black13
(board games) the darker pieces
blank11
a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
bleak11
offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge
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
bloke11
a boy or man
bocks13
bokeh14
bonks11
books11
bosks11
bosky14
covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; - Jack Beatty
bucko13
bucks13
bulks11

+ 697 more 5-letter words

4-letter words

378 words

akee8
red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
akin8
related by blood
alky11
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
amok10
frenzied as if possessed by a demon
ankh11
asks8
auks8
back12
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
bake10
be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
balk10
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
bank10
a building in which the business of banking transacted
bask10
be exposed
bawk13
beak10
a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
beck12
a beckoning gesture
bike10
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
bilk10
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
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
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
busk10
play music in a public place and solicit money for it
cake10
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
caky13
calk10
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
cask10
a cylindrical container that holds liquids
cock12
adult male bird
coke10
Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
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)
cuke10
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
cusk10
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
daks9
dank9
unpleasantly cool and humid
dawk12
deck11
a pack of 52 playing cards
deke9
desk9
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
dhak12
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
dick11
obscene terms for penis
dike9
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
dink9
a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
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
duck11
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
duke9
a British peer of the highest rank
dunk9
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
dusk9
the time of day immediately following sunset
dyke12
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
eked9
ekes8
ekka12
elks8
fake11
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
feck13

+ 318 more 4-letter words

3-letter words

54 words

ack9
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
eek7
eke7
elk7
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
ick9
ilk7
a kind of person
ink7
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
kab9
kae7
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
kea7
large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
kef10
keg8
small cask or barrel
ken7
range of what one can know or understand
kep9
kex14
key10
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
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
kis7
kit7
a case for containing a set of articles
koa7
kob9
an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
koi7
kop9
kos7
(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
kue7
kye10
lek7
the basic unit of money in Albania
oak7
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
oik7
oka7
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
oke7
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
uke7
a small guitar having four strings
wok10
pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
yak10
large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
yok10
yuk10
zek16