Scrabble Words with K but no U

There are 12,258 valid Scrabble words that contain the letter K but not a single U, 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

47 words

acknowledgeable28
capable of being acknowledged
acknowledgement28
a statement acknowledging something or someone
acknowledgments28
alkalinizations28
ankylostomiases24
ankylostomiasis24
backscatterings26
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
disembarkations24
electrokinetics23
electroshocking27
greensicknesses22
heartbreakingly28
heartsicknesses24
internetworking23
kaffeeklatsches34
keratinizations28
kindergarteners21
kindheartedness24
sympathy arising from a kind heart
kinesthetically27
in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia
kitschification29
kittenishnesses22
kremlinologists22
lackadaisically27
in an idle and lackadaisical manner
lickerishnesses24
marketabilities23
monkeywrenchers32
monkeywrenching33
painstakingness22
the trait of being painstaking and careful
persnicketiness23
pharmacokinetic30
phytoplanktonic31
plainspokenness23
prekindergarten23
schlockmeisters28
seakindlinesses20
stockbrokerages28
straightjackets32
straitjacketing29
strikebreakings26
talkativenesses22
telekinetically24
thanklessnesses22
thinkablenesses24
tracklessnesses21

14-letter words

105 words

acknowledgedly29
acknowledgment27
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
alkalinization27
backscattering25
backwardations26
backwardnesses26
balkanizations29
blacksmithings28
blanketflowers26
brackishnesses25
breaststrokers20
breathtakingly27
brinksmanships27
cabinetmakings25
checkerberries27
chickenhearted29
easily frightened
cockeyednesses26
crackerberries24
cyberattackers27
cyberstalkings26
disembarkation23
the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
drinkabilities21
earthshakingly28
electrokinetic22
electroshocked26
fecklessnesses23
fingerpickings27
foreknowledges26
forsakennesses21
freakishnesses24
glycoalkaloids25
halterbreaking24
handkerchieves30
heterokaryoses24
heterokaryosis24
heterokaryotic26
homesicknesses25
hydrocrackings30
hyperkeratoses26
hyperkeratosis26
hyperkeratotic28
kapellmeisters22
karyotypically31
keratinization27
organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
keratinophilic25
keratoplasties20
kindergartener20
a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
kindergartners20
kinesiologists19
knickerbockers32
trousers ending above the knee
knightlinesses22
kremlinologies21
kremlinologist21
lifelikenesses21
likeablenesses20
lovesicknesses23
marketizations29
megakaryocytes29
megakaryocytic31
of or pertaining to large bone marrow cells
microplanktons24

+ 45 more 14-letter words

13-letter words

243 words

acknowledging25
airsicknesses19
alkalimetries19
antiblackisms23
anticlockwise24
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
antihijacking30
awkwardnesses24
backcheckings33
backlightings26
backpedalling25
backscattered24
backslappings26
backstabbings26
backstitching27
backstraights25
backstretches26
backwardation25
backwoodsiest25
balkanization28
bankabilities21
basketballers21
benchmarkings27
blackberrying27
blacksmithing27
bladderwracks26
blanketflower25
blatherskites22
bookbinderies22
bookishnesses22
bottlenecking22
breakdancings23
breaststroker19
someone who swims the breaststroke
breaststrokes19
brinkmanships26
brinksmanship26
brokenhearted23
full of sorrow
cabinetmakers23
cabinetmaking24
the craft of a joiner
carsicknesses21
chameleonlike24
checkerboards27
childlikeness23
chokecherries27
chokersetters22
cockfightings29
craftsmanlike24
crookednesses20
cyberattacker26
cyberstalking25
cytoskeletons22
detectivelike23
electroshocks24
endoskeletons18
enterokinases17
farkleberries22
feathersticks25
fingerpickers25
fingerpicking26
finickinesses22
folkishnesses23

+ 183 more 13-letter words

12-letter words

515 words

acknowledged24
generally accepted
acknowledges23
aftermarkets21
alkalimeters18
alkalinities16
alkalinizing26
aniseikonias16
antibacklash23
antiblackism22
antikickback30
antitakeover19
apparatchiki25
apparatchiks25
asteriskless16
backbenchers27
backbreakers26
backbreaking27
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
backcatchers27
backcheckers31
backchecking32
backcrossing23
backdropping26
backfielders24
backflipping28
backhandedly28
backlighting25
lighting from behind
backpackings29
backpaddling25
backpedaling24
backpedalled24
backscatters22
backsheeshes26
backslappers24
backslapping25
backsplashes25
backstabbers24
backstabbing25
backstamping25
backstitched26
backstitches25
backstopping25
backstraight24
backstrokers24
backswimmers27
backtracking27
backwardness24
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
backwoodsier24
backwoodsman26
a man who lives on the frontier
backwoodsmen26
basketballer20
benchmarking26
besprinkling21
biofeedbacks26
blackballing23
blackberried23
blackberries22
blackbirders23
blackbirding24
blackhanders24
blackjacking34

+ 455 more 12-letter words

11-letter words

939 words

acknowledge22
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
aerobraking18
aftermarket20
aftershocks23
airsickness17
motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
alikenesses15
alkalifying22
alkalimeter17
alkalimetry20
volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
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
antimarkets17
antismokers17
antismoking18
antiwrinkle18
apparatchik24
a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
askewnesses18
asterisking16
awestricken20
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
awkwardness22
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
backbencher26
a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
backbenches26
backbitings22
backbreaker25
backcatcher26
backchecked31
backchecker30
backcombing26
backcrossed22
backcrosses21
backdropped25
backfielder23
backfilling23
backfitting23
backflipped27
backgammons24
backhanders23
backhanding24
backlashers22
backlashing23
backlighted24
backlisting20
backloading21
backlogging22
backpackers27
backpacking28
carrying something in a pack on the back
backpaddled24
backpaddles23
backpedaled23
backroomers21
backscatter21
scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
backslapped24
backslapper23
someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
backslashes22
backslidden21

+ 879 more 11-letter words

10-letter words

1,459 words

adblockers19
aerobraked17
aerobrakes16
afterdecks20
aftershock22
a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
airstrikes14
alkahestic19
of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist
alkalified18
alkalifies17
alkalinity17
pH values above 7
alkalinize23
become alkaline
alkalising15
alkalizers23
alkalizing24
alkaloidal15
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids
alkylating18
alkylation17
alpenstock18
a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
amberjacks27
amsinckias18
animallike16
anklebones16
ankylosing18
antalkalis14
anticaking17
antihijack26
antiknocks20
antimarket16
antishocks19
antismoker16
antistrike14
applejacks27
artichokes19
artmakings17
asterisked15
marked with an asterisk
astrakhans17
awakenings18
awkwardest21
backbiters20
backbiting21
backbitten20
backblocks26
backboards21
backchecks29
backcloths23
backcombed25
backdating20
backdrafts22
backfields22
backfilled22
backfiring22
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
backhander22
a backhanded blow
backhoeing22
backlashed22
backlasher21
backlashes21
backlights22

+ 1,399 more 10-letter words

9-letter words

2,198 words

aardvarks17
abelmosks17
adblocker18
adobelike16
aerobrake15
afterdeck19
a deck abaft of midships
airchecks20
airstrike13
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
alkalizer22
an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
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
amberjack26
any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
amsinckia17
rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
ankerites13
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
anticrack17
antikings14
antiknock19
any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking
antimasks15
antishark16
antishock18
antismoke15
antistick15
applejack26
distilled from hard cider
apronlike15
arrowlike16
artichoke18
Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
artmakers15
artmaking16
askewness16
asterisks13
astrakhan16
a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
attackers15
attacking16
disposed to attack
attackman17
attackmen17
awakeners16
awakening17
the act of waking

+ 2,138 more 9-letter words

8-letter words

2,435 words

aardvark16
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
abelmosk16
bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
aircheck19
airlocks14
airparks14
akinesia12
motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
akinetic14
akrasias12
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
amtracks16
angakoks17
ankerite12
ankylose15
produce ankylosis by surgery
anticked15
antiking13
antileak12
antilock14
antimask14
antirock14
antiskid13
antitank12
designed for defense against armored vehicles
arabesks14
armlocks16
artmaker14
artworks15
ashcakes17
asparkle14
asterisk12
a star-shaped character * used in printing
attacked15
attacker14
someone who attacks
awakened16
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
awakener15
baaskaap16
baaskaps16
baasskap16
babylike19
backache21
an ache localized in the back
backbars18
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
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

+ 2,375 more 8-letter words

7-letter words

1,859 words

aikidos12
airlike11
resembling air or having the form of air
airlock13
a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
airpark13
airsick13
experiencing motion sickness
akebias13
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
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
amtrack15
amtraks13
anankes11
angakok16
anklets11
a sock that reaches just above the ankle
ankling12
anoraks11
anticks13
antlike11
apelike13
being or given to servile imitation
arabesk13
arcking14
arkoses11
arkosic13
armlike13
resembling an arm
armlock15
arracks13
artwork14
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
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
askaris11
askeses11
askesis11
askings12
asslike11
attacks13
awakens14
awaking15
awkward18
causing inconvenience
baaskap15
backbar17
backbit17
backend16
backers15
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

+ 1,799 more 7-letter words

6-letter words

1,196 words

abakas12
ackees12
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
amtrak12
ananke10
ankled11
ankles10
anklet10
a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
anorak10
a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
antick12
arcked13
arkose10
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
askers10
asking11
the verbal act of requesting
attack12
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
awaked14
awaken13
cause to become awake or conscious
awakes13
awoken13
axlike17
babkas14
backed15
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
backer14
invests in a theatrical production
bakers12
bakery15
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
baking13
cooking by dry heat in an oven
balked13
balker12
a person who refuses to comply
banked13
banker12
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
bankit12
barked13
barker12
informal terms for dogs
basked13
basket12
a container that is usually woven and has handles
batiks12
battik12
beaked13
having or resembling a beak
beaker12
a cup (usually without a handle)
becked15

+ 1,136 more 6-letter words

5-letter words

822 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
ankhs12
ankle9
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
apeak11
apeek11
araks9
asked10
asker9
someone who asks a question
askew12
turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton
askoi9
askos9
awake12
stop sleeping
awoke12
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)
baker11
someone who bakes bread or cake
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)
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
bawks14
beaks11
beaky14
becks13
berks11
biked12
biker11
bikes11
bikie11
bilks11
birks11
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
borks11

+ 762 more 5-letter words

4-letter words

384 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
arak8
any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
arks8
asks8
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
bark10
a noise resembling the bark of a dog
bask10
be exposed
bawk13
beak10
a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
beck12
a beckoning gesture
berk10
a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
bike10
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
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
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
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
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)
cork10
(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
daks9
dank9
unpleasantly cool and humid
dark9
absence of light or illumination
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)
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
drek9
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

+ 324 more 4-letter words

3-letter words

53 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
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
irk7
irritate or vex
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
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
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
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
zek16