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5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending in A
Every five-letter word that fits K _ _ _ A — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With K and End in A?
26 words start with K and end with A, 3 of them answer-eligible. KOALA is the most efficient probe from here, clearing about 89.8%.
The second letter stays open here — A is the most common at only 31% (KAPPA, KARMA). Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 3 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit K _ _ _ A
Once K and A are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 KOALA — eliminates about 89.8% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 KARMA — eliminates about 86.5% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 KAPPA — eliminates about 73.6% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: KA·8 KO·6 KE·3 KH·3 KI·3 +2 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 26-word column.
K···A Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 2 words with K and ending in A have been the answer: KOALA (#574, 2023-01-14), KARMA (#13, 2021-07-02). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — KAPPA.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #574 | 2023-01-14 | KOALA |
| #13 | 2021-07-02 | KARMA |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible K···A word has never been the solution: KAPPA . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 23 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
K···A Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 26 K···A words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 20 | 77% |
| 3 or more | 6 | 23% |
And the most common second letters among K···A words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after K:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| KA···A | 8 |
| KO···A | 6 |
| KE···A | 3 |
| KH···A | 3 |
| KI···A | 3 |
| KR···A | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after K splits the list fastest — KA alone accounts for 8 of the 26 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 12 of the 26 words here use five different letters and 14 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used K···A word above remains the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with K and end in A?
There are 26 valid five-letter words that start with K and end in A in our Wordle dictionary, and 3 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the K···A list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best K···A words for Wordle?
KOALA, KARMA, KAPPA are the strongest. KOALA eliminates about 89.8% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed K and A, guessing KOALA both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which K to A words have been Wordle answers?
2 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was KOALA (#574) on 2023-01-14, and the first was KARMA on 2021-07-02. 1 answer-eligible K···A word has never come up, including KAPPA. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these K···A words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once K and A are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 12 of the 26 words use five distinct letters and 14 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in K···A words?
A — KA accounts for 8 of the 26 words (31%), ahead of KO with 6. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do K···A words usually have?
100% of these 26 words carry two or more vowels — 20 have exactly two and 6 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With K and A already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.