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8-Letter Words Starting with K (96 words)

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kailyard (16 points)

""A kitchen garden, also KALEYARD""

K·5+A·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts

kaiserin (12 points)

The wife of a German emperor

Former German ruler.

K·5+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts

kaleyard (16 points)

""A kitchen garden, also KAILYARD""

K·5+A·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts

kalyptra (17 points)

A thin veil

K·5+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 17 pts

kangaroo (13 points)

Would anorak go on the animal (wordplay)

Marsupial (two friends of 19)

Kind of court for a bounder (wordplay)

K·5+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts

karakuls (16 points)

Sheep of Central Asia.

Valuable furs

Persian lambs.

K·5+A·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+U·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts

karosses (12 points)

Kaross

K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

kartings (13 points)

Karting

K·5+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts

karyotin (15 points)

The nuclear material of a cell

K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts

kashered (16 points)

Kasher

K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

kashmirs (17 points)

Kashmir

K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts

kashruth (18 points)

""The Jewish laws of diet and food preparation, also KASHRUS, KASHRUT""

K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+T·1+H·4 = 18 pts

kashruts (15 points)

Kashrut

K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts

kayakers (19 points)

Rapid negotiators (wordplay)

They're self-propelled

Paddlers at the Olympics

K·5+A·1+Y·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 19 pts

kedgeree (14 points)

Gee! Derek has made a meal!

Endlessly continue holding tool in dish

Dish of rice, smoked fish and eggs

K·5+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts

keesters (12 points)

Keester

K·5+E·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

kegelers (13 points)

Kegeler

K·5+E·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts

keisters (12 points)

Bums' American counterparts

Rears

K·5+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

kenotron (12 points)

Vacuum tube used in television

K·5+E·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts

keramics (16 points)

Keramic

K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 16 pts

keratins (12 points)

Keratin

K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts

keratoid (13 points)

Horny

K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts

keratoma (14 points)

A skin disease

K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 14 pts

keratose (12 points)

Hornlike.

Hornlike

K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts

kerchief (20 points)

Piece of cloth tied round the neck

Child that is clothed in cut cloth

Hanky for the boss at last

K·5+E·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+F·4 = 20 pts

kermises (14 points)

Kermis

K·5+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

kerneled (13 points)

Enclosed, as in a shell

Took shape, as corn.

Enclosed in a shell

K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

kernites (12 points)

Kernite

K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

kerogens (13 points)

Kerogen

K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts

kerosene (12 points)

Paraffin oil (E, not I)

Camper's fuel, perhaps

Sore knee (anagram)

K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

kerosine (12 points)

Cattle without love for oil

Aircraft fuel; paraffin oil

Love-god found among cattle, gathering fuel

K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

kerplunk (18 points)

Plop's kin

With a thud.

With a thud

K·5+E·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 18 pts

kestrels (12 points)

Old World falcons

Predatory birds wore out steelworkers

Birds once called 'windfuckers'

K·5+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts

keyboard (18 points)

Body rake (anagram)

Federal Reserve, for example (wordplay)

QWERTY, for one

K·5+E·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 18 pts

keycards (18 points)

Front desk collection

Hotel door openers

K·5+E·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 18 pts

keynoter (15 points)

Important convention speaker

One who gives an address

One with an address

K·5+E·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

keysters (15 points)

Keyster

K·5+E·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts

keywords (19 points)

Musician's parlance (wordplay)

Data-searching needs

... o'er the ramparts...

K·5+E·1+Y·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 19 pts

khaddars (17 points)

Khaddar

K·5+H·4+A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts

khirkahs (22 points)

Khirkah

K·5+H·4+I·1+R·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 22 pts

kibitzer (23 points)

Fifth wheel at the card table.

Pest of a sort

Poker pest

K·5+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts

kidnaper (15 points)

Ransom seeker (var.)

Detainer of a kind.

Certain criminal

K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

kiesters (12 points)

Kiester

K·5+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

killdeer (13 points)

Plover to have mammal as prey (wordplay)

Plover with a shrill cry

North American ring-necked plover

K·5+I·1+L·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

kilobars (14 points)

Kilobar

K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

kilogram (15 points)

Weight of milk Argo shifted

Metric ton fraction

Measure of weight

K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 15 pts

kilorads (13 points)

Kilorad

K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts

kindlers (13 points)

Kindler

K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts

kindlier (13 points)

More genial

More sympathetic

More agreeable

K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

kindreds (14 points)

Groups of relatives

Family groups

K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts

kingbird (16 points)

Tyrant flycatcher.

Flycatcher

K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts

kinglier (13 points)

More regal

K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

kippered (17 points)

Processed, as applied to fish.

Like some herring

Salted and smoked, as herring

K·5+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts

kipperer (16 points)

Herring curer

K·5+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

kirigami (15 points)

Japanese paper folding

K·5+I·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1 = 15 pts

kirsches (17 points)

Cherry brandies

K·5+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts

kitharas (15 points)

Kithara

K·5+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts

klaverns (15 points)

Klavern

K·5+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts

klisters (12 points)

Klister

K·5+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

klutzier (21 points)

Klutzy

K·5+L·1+U·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts

klystron (15 points)

Type of electron tube

Amplifying electron tube

Electron tube

K·5+L·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts

knackers (18 points)

Horse slaughterers

K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 18 pts

knackery (21 points)

A knacker's yard

K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 21 pts

knappers (16 points)

Knapper

K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts

kneaders (13 points)

Workers making lots of dough (wordplay)

Bread makers, at times

Dough handlers

K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts

kneelers (12 points)

They may have proposals

Proposers, when traditional

Churchgoers, at times

K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

knickers (18 points)

Footballers perhaps accept new clothes!

Elasticated items creating bother!

Risk neck (anagram)

K·5+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 18 pts

knitters (12 points)

Those who purl

They make bootees

Those often seen with stitches

K·5+N·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

knitwear (15 points)

Cast-off clothes (wordplay)

King has designed a winter scarf, say

Ink and water ruined jumper, perhaps

K·5+N·1+I·1+T·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts

knobbier (16 points)

More like some knees

More covered with rounded protuberances

Less smooth

K·5+N·1+O·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

knockers (18 points)

Brass rings, maybe

Critics of these often found on the door

Alternatives to buzzers at the door

K·5+N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 18 pts

knollers (12 points)

Knoller

K·5+N·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

knotters (12 points)

Macrame creators

K·5+N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

knottier (12 points)

More complex, as a problem

More difficult for one getting married (wordplay)

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