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5 Letter Words With A and K

Most people think of thank, black, taken, break first. The full list of five-letter words with A and K is longer: 360 words. Of those, 76 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 284 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: snake.

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Common 5-letter words with A and K (76)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

A and K sit side by side in 185 of these words (51%), most often as AK. On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 94 words). 23% repeat a letter, like awake. The most common first letter is K (91 words).

All 5-letter words with A and K (360)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aback abaka ackee acock aduki akees akela akene alack alike alkyd alkyl amoks amuck ankhs ankle ankus apeak apeek araks asked asker askew askoi askos awake awoke babka backs baked baker bakes balks balky banks barks barky basks batik baulk beaks beaky black blank bleak borak brake braky brank break burka caked cakes cakey calks carks casks casky caulk chalk chark clack clank cloak crack crake crank creak croak darks dawks dhaks drake drank dumka eskar faked faker fakes fakey fakie fakir flack flake flaky flank flask frack frank freak gawks gawky gopak hacek hacks haika haiks haiku hakas hakes hakim hakus hanks hanky harks hawks hooka ikats jacks jacky jakes jauks kabab kabar kabob kadis kagus kaiak kaifs kails kains kajal kakas kakis kalam kales kalif kalis kalpa kames kamik kanas kanes kanga kanji kanzu kaons kapas kaphs kapok kappa kaput karat karma karns karoo karst karts kasha katas kauri kaury kavas kayak kayos kazoo kbars kebab kebar kenaf khadi khafs khaki khans khaph khats khazi kheda kiang kibla kinas kinda kipah kippa kivas knack knaps knars knaur knave knead koala koans kofta kolas koppa korai korat korma kraal kraft krait kraut krona kulak kunas kurta kvass kwela kyack kyaks kyars kyats lacks laked laker lakes lakhs lanky larks larky latke lawks leaks leaky macks makar maker makes makos manky marka marks masks mikra mikva muzak naked naker nakfa narks narky oaken oakum okapi okays okras packs paiks panko parka parks parky pawky peaks peaky pekan pikas plack plank polka pooka prank pucka pukka punka quack quake quaky quark racks raked rakee raker rakes rakis ranks sacks saker sakes sakis samek sarks sarky sevak shack shake shako shaky shank shark sikas skags skald skank skate skats skean skoal skuas slack slake slank smack snack snake snaky snark sneak soaks spake spank spark speak stack stake stalk stank stark steak swank tacks tacky takas taken taker takes takin talks talky taluk tanka tanks tarok tasks teaks thack thank tikka tilak tokay track traik trank troak tweak ukase umiak vakil vodka wacke wacko wacks wacky waked waken waker wakes walks wanks warks wauks wekas whack wrack wreak yacks yakka yanks yapok

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More 5-letter word lists with A or K

Starting with A (512)Starting with K (227)Ending in A (406)Ending in K (192) With A and S (1,573)With A and E (1,283)With A and R (1,140)With A and L (961)With A and T (817)With A and N (769)With A and I (680)With A and O (585)With A and D (580)With A and C (566)With A and M (549)With A and P (507)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both A and K?

Our dictionary has 360, which is 4% of all five-letter words. 76 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try snake. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 23% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do A and K sit side by side?

A and K sit side by side in 185 of these words (51%), most often as AK.

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