355 Words Starting With KE
The prefix KE appears in 355 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 74 entries. Average word length: 7.3 letters.
K is a quiet starter in English, often overshadowed by C. But it owns essential everyday words: keep, know, kind, key. Many K-words trace back to Old Norse or Dutch.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with KE: KERATINIZATIONS (28 pts), KERATINIZATION (27 pts), KERATINIZING (26 pts), KEYPUNCHING (26 pts), KEFFIYAHS (25 pts). The shortest is KEA (3 letters) and the longest is KERATINIZATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in IST.
Notable words: KEAS — a large New Zealand parrot [n].; KEBAB — cubes of meat cooked on a skewer [n, v].; KEBABS — to skewer [v].; KEBBIES — a shepherd's crook [n]. Browse words starting with HY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with KE?
KERATINIZATIONS scores 28 points. Runner-up: KERATINIZATION at 27 points. See words ending in XT for more high-value options.
How many words start with KE?
Our dictionary has 355 words that start with KE. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (74).
What is the shortest word that starts with KE?
KEA at just 3 letters. It means: a big New Zealand parrot [n].
Three-Letter Words (7)
KEAKEFKEGKENKEPKEXKEY
Four-Letter Words (25)
KEASKECKKEEFKEEKKEELKEENKEEPKEETKEFSKEGSKEIRKELPKELTKEMPKENOKENSKENTKEPIKEPSKEPTKERBKERFKERNKETOKEYS
Five-Letter Words (39)
KEBABKEBARKEBOBKECKSKEDGEKEEFSKEEKSKEELSKEENSKEEPSKEETSKEEVEKEFIRKEIRSKELEPKELIMKELLYKELPSKELPYKELTSKEMPSKEMPTKENAFKENCHKENDOKENOSKENTEKEPISKERBSKERFSKERNEKERNSKERRYKETCHKETOLKEVELKEVILKEXESKEYED
Six-Letter Words (58)
KEBABSKEBARSKEBBIEKEBLAHKEBOBSKECKEDKECKLEKEDDAHKEDGEDKEDGESKEEKEDKEELEDKEENEDKEENERKEENLYKEEPERKEEVESKEFIRSKEGGEDKEGGERKEGLERKELEPSKELIMSKELOIDKELPEDKELPIEKELSONKELTERKELVINKENAFSKENDOSKENNEDKENNELKENTESKEPPEDKEPPENKERBEDKERFEDKERMESKERMISKERNEDKERNELKERNESKERRIAKERSEYKETENEKETOLSKETONEKETOSEKETTLEKEVELSKEVILSKEWPIEKEYINGKEYPADKEYPALKEYSETKEYWAY
Seven-Letter Words (74)
KEBBIESKEBBOCKKEBBUCKKEBLAHSKECKINGKECKLEDKECKLESKEDDAHSKEDGINGKEEKINGKEELAGEKEELINGKEELSONKEENERSKEENESTKEENINGKEEPERSKEEPINGKEESTERKEGELERKEGGERSKEGGINGKEGLERSKEGLINGKEISTERKEITLOAKELLIESKELOIDSKELPIESKELPINGKELSONSKELTERSKELVINSKENCHESKENNELSKENNINGKENOSISKENOTICKEPPINGKERAMICKERATINKERBINGKERCHOOKERFINGKERMESSKERNELSKERNINGKERNITEKEROGENKERRIASKERRIESKERSEYSKERYGMAKESTRELKETCHESKETCHUPKETENESKETONESKETONICKETOSESKETOSISKETOTICKETTLESKEWPIESKEYCARDKEYHOLEKEYLESSKEYNOTEKEYPADSKEYPALSKEYSETSKEYSTERKEYWAYSKEYWORD
Eight-Letter Words (57)
KEBBOCKSKEBBUCKSKECKLINGKEDGEREEKEELAGESKEELBOATKEELHALEKEELHAULKEELLESSKEELSONSKEENNESSKEEPABLEKEEPINGSKEEPSAKEKEESHONDKEESTERSKEFFIYAHKEFFIYEHKEGELERSKEGLINGSKEIRETSUKEISTERSKEITLOASKELOIDALKENNELEDKENNINGSKENOTRONKEPHALINKERAMICSKERATINSKERATOIDKERATOMAKERATOSEKERCHIEFKERMESSEKERMISESKERNELEDKERNELLYKERNITESKEROGENSKEROSENEKEROSINEKERPLUNKKERYGMASKESTRELSKETAMINEKETCHUPSKEYBOARDKEYCARDSKEYHOLESKEYNOTEDKEYNOTERKEYNOTESKEYPUNCHKEYSTERSKEYSTONEKEYWORDS
Nine-Letter Words (42)
KEDGEREESKEELBOATSKEELHALEDKEELHALESKEELHAULSKEEPSAKESKEESHONDSKEFFIYAHSKEFFIYEHSKEIRETSUSKENNELINGKENNELLEDKENOSISESKENOTRONSKENTLEDGEKEPHALINSKERATITISKERATOMASKERATOSESKERATOSICKERATOSISKERATOTICKERCHIEFSKERFLOOEYKERFUFFLEKERMESSESKERNELINGKERNELLEDKEROSENESKEROSINESKERPLUNKSKERYGMATAKETAMINESKETOGENICKETONEMIAKETONURIAKEYBOARDSKEYBUTTONKEYNOTERSKEYNOTINGKEYSTONESKEYSTROKE
Ten-Letter Words (28)
KEELHALINGKEELHAULEDKEENNESSESKEESHONDENKENNELLINGKENSPECKLEKENTLEDGESKERATINIZEKERATINOUSKERATOMATAKERCHIEFEDKERCHIEVESKERFUFFLESKERNELLINGKERPLUNKEDKERSEYMEREKERYGMATICKETONEMIASKETONURIASKETTLEDRUMKEYBOARDEDKEYBOARDERKEYBUTTONSKEYPUNCHEDKEYPUNCHERKEYPUNCHESKEYSTROKEDKEYSTROKES
Eleven-Letter Words (17)
KEELHAULINGKERATINIZEDKERATINIZESKERATITIDESKERATITISESKERPLUNKINGKERSEYMERESKETOGENESESKETOGENESISKETOSTEROIDKETTLEDRUMSKEYBOARDERSKEYBOARDINGKEYBOARDISTKEYPUNCHERSKEYPUNCHINGKEYSTROKING
Twelve-Letter Words (4)
KERATINIZINGKERATOPLASTYKETOSTEROIDSKEYBOARDISTS
Fourteen-Letter Words (3)
KERATINIZATIONKERATINOPHILICKERATOPLASTIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (1)
KERATINIZATIONS