5-Letter Words With K and N
Looking for five-letter words with K and N in them? There are 202 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like LINKS, THINK, TAKEN, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- links9
- think12
- taken9
- known12
- thank12
- naked10
- kinds10
- frank12
- banks11
- drink10
- knows12
- blank11
- kings10
- knife12
- trunk9
- drunk10
- tanks9
- snake9
- skins9
- ranks9
All 202 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- token 9
- funky 15
- spank 11
- blink 11
- knock 15
- hunks 12
- knees 9
- ankle 9
- snack 11
- sinks 9
- knots 9
- chunk 14
- sneak 9
- crank 11
- knobs 11
- monks 11
- drank 10
- krona 9
- brink 11
- krone 9
- shank 12
- plank 11
- hanks 12
- kanji 16
- knoll 9
- skunk 13
- flank 12
- stink 9
- prank 11
- kinks 13
- necks 11
- nukes 9
- nicks 11
- swank 12
- knits 9
- kroon 9
- pinky 14
- knack 15
- punks 11
- honky 15
- yanks 12
- snark 9
- knelt 9
- dinky 13
- winks 12
- kneel 9
- inked 10
- junky 19
- kilns 9
- takin 9
- pinks 11
- woken 12
- pekin 11
- kendo 10
- snook 9
- hanky 15
- hunky 15
- rinks 9
- snuck 11
- clank 11
- knead 10
- thunk 12
- skank 13
- pinko 11
- dunks 10
- bunks 11
- nooks 9
- skein 9
- kerns 9
- slink 9
- knell 9
- punky 14
- clink 11
- knave 12
- lanky 12
- tanka 9
- linky 12
- jinks 16
- nuked 10
- klong 10
- liken 9
- chink 14
- wonks 12
- wonky 15
- minke 11
- bunko 11
- skint 9
- plonk 11
- skeen 9
- plunk 11
- inker 9
- skink 13
- stank 9
- skene 9
- flunk 12
- karns 9
- plink 11
- stunk 9
- kneed 10
- oaken 9
- clunk 11
- kiang 10
- swink 12
- waken 12
- minks 11
- boink 11
- junks 16
- slank 9
- kente 9
- kines 9
- kenaf 12
- koans 9
- slunk 9
- koine 9
- khans 12
- kaons 9
- dinks 10
- kerne 9
- gunks 10
- finks 12
- kanes 9
- honks 12
- eking 10
- nakfa 12
- brank 11
- wanks 12
- nocks 11
- knish 12
- enoki 9
- snick 11
- kinin 9
- funks 12
- keens 9
- skean 9
- snaky 12
- kenos 9
- eikon 9
- kinas 9
- kanas 9
- hinky 15
- knops 11
- akene 9
- ankhs 12
- ankus 9
- bonks 11
- clonk 11
- conks 11
- conky 14
- ensky 12
- ginks 10
- gunky 13
- ikons 9
- inkle 9
- kains 9
- kanzu 18
- kench 14
- kinos 9
- kirns 9
- knaps 11
- knars 9
- knaur 9
- knawe 12
- knosp 11
- knout 9
- knurl 9
- knurs 9
- konks 13
- korun 9
- lunks 9
- narks 9
- narky 12
- neuks 9
- nooky 12
- oinks 9
- pekan 11
- prink 11
- punka 11
- reink 9
- sneck 11
- trank 9
- zinky 21
- zonks 18
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with K and N in them?
There are 202 five-letter words with K and N in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are LINKS, THINK, TAKEN.
What are common five-letter words with K and N in them?
LINKS, THINK, TAKEN, KNOWN, THANK are the most frequently used. The full list of 202 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.