Words by starting letters

Words Starting With KU

There are 128 words that start with KU, from 3 letters to 13. The highest scoring is KUVASZOK at 28 points in Scrabble, and 13 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Words Starting With KU: What They Mean

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

  • KUDOS noun an expression of approval and commendation
  • KUDU noun either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
  • KURU noun a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms
  • KUDUS noun form of KUDU: either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
  • KUDZU noun fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds
  • KURTA noun a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
  • KURUS noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
  • KUTCH noun tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
  • KUDZUS noun form of KUDZU: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds
  • KUMMEL noun liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

KA · KE · KH · KI · KL · KN · KO · KR · KV · KW · KY

Narrower still, 4 longer openings: KUL · KUM · KUN · KUR

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