Words by starting letters

Words Starting With ALK

There are 88 words that start with ALK, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is ALKALINIZATIONS at 28 points in Scrabble, and 16 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Words Starting With ALK: What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • ALKALINE adjective relating to or containing an alkali
  • ALKY noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  • ALKYD noun a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
  • ALKYL noun any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
  • ALKALI noun any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
  • ALKANE noun a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
  • ALKENE noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
  • ALKIES noun form of ALKY: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  • ALKYDS noun form of ALKYD: a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
  • ALKYLS noun form of ALKYL: any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

ABA · ABB · ABD · ABH · ABJ · ABL · ABN · ABO · ABR · ABS · ABU · ABY · ACA · ACC · ACE · ACH · ACK · ACQ · ACR · ACT · ACU · ACY · ADA · ADD

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