How many words end in KE?

This page lists 652 words ending in KE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -KE words useful?

Words ending in KE are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With KE

All 652 words in our dictionary that end in KE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

652 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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keystroke20 kittiwake20 knifelike20 lawyerlike20 lemminglike20 marchlike20 marlinespike20 muckrake20 okeydoke20 orchidlike20 ostrichlike20 powderlike20 puppetlike20 rainbowlike20 sharklike20 sparrowlike20 unbusinesslike20 velvetlike20 whiplike20 wideawake20 willowlike20 wraithlike20 beefcake19 bladderlike19 canvaslike19 childlike19 counterstrike19 counterstroke19 fairylike19 folklike19 forklike19 fortresslike19 friedcake19 handspike19 heathlike19 helmetlike19 hemplike19 hooklike19 housebroke19 husklike19 marlinspike19 schnecke19 sheaflike19 shelflike19 shrewlike19 smokelike19 snowflake19 spikelike19 statesmanlike19 sticklike19 swoopstake19 trumpetlike19 whalelike19 archduke18 artichoke18 beaklike18 berrylike18 breaststroke18 businesslike18 clambake18 comblike18 corklike18 cowpoke18 doughlike18 downstroke18 enokidake18 fawnlike18 fingerlike18 fishlike18 forespoke18 fruitcake18 hooflike18 humanlike18 jetlike18 keepsake18 knoblike18 leatherlike18 leechlike18 masklike18 masterstroke18 mosaiclike18 mouthlike18 necklike18 oversmoke18 parklike18 peaklike18 pincerlike18 pumplike18 puttylike18 quake18 ribbonlike18 rocklike18 rubberlike18 rufflike18 sacklike18 screwlike18 shortcake18 summerlike18 threadlike18 unladylike18 vandyke18 waiflike18 wapentake18 wavelike18 wifelike18 wolflike18 womanlike18 axlike17 bowllike17 bristlelike17 bushlike17 calflike17 canebrake17 cartoonlike17 cavelike17 clawlike17 claylike17 corncrake17 cupcake17 daggerlike17 disklike17 firedrake17 foamlike17 fumelike17 ghostlike17 heatstroke17 herblike17 homelike17 hooplike17 ivylike17 kinglike17 kishke17 lobsterlike17 lookalike17 mothlike17 motorbike17 overbake17 overstrike17 playlike17 rubylike17 sheldrake17 shunpike17 slowpoke17 snakelike17 spiderlike17 springlike17 suchlike17 sunchoke17 superstrike17 swordlike17 wasplike17 wisplike17 wormlike17 yarmelke17 yarmulke17 adobelike16 animallike16 balmlike16 beamlike16 bladelike16 boardlike16 bowlike16 convoke16 cormlike16 corncake16 craterlike16 dawnlike16 dishlike16 dovelike16 dreamlike16 earthlike16 epiclike16 fanglike16 flintlike16 flutelike16 froglike16 gnomelike16 granitelike16 grapelike16 grubstake16 gulflike16 handlike16 herdlike16 hiplike16 hoblike16 hoecake16 hoodlike16 horselike16 hotcake16 kidlike16 kitelike16 knotlike16 ladderlike16 ladylike16 lakelike16 lamblike16 mameluke16 millcake16 minibike16 mirrorlike16 misspoke16 misyoke16 nooklike16 palmlike16 pikake16 pipelike16 planetlike16 plumlike16 popelike16 poststrike16 provoke16 saucerlike16 scablike16 scumlike16 seamanlike16 shedlike16 sheetlike16 sighlike16 silklike16 skinlike16 tanklike16 thornlike16 tomblike16 toothlike16 towerlike16 trancelike16 tusklike16 twiglike16 unchoke16 unwarlike16 weblike16 weedlike16 winglike16 aerobrake15 antismoke15 beadlike15 besmoke15 bespake15 bespoke15 biblike15 birdlike15 cordlike15 cuplike15 dirgelike15 disclike15 disyoke15 domelike15 drumlike15 faunlike15 feltlike15 fernlike15 footlike15 gamelike15 hairlike15 halolike15 harelike15 hoglike15 hornlike15 inklike15 jake15 joke15 juke15 karaoke15 lapstrake15 lavalike15 leaflike15 lifelike15 lilylike15 loftlike15 mandrake15 maplike15 mismake15 misstrike15 muspike15 needlelike15 novalike15 oaklike15 ovenlike15 overtake15 pancake15 petallike15 plantlike15 platelike15 prebake15 prestrike15 purselike15 rampike15 rashlike15 rattlesnake15 reinvoke15 rooflike15 rushlike15 sambuke15 scalelike15 seedcake15 serflike15 shiitake15 sidestroke15 sleeplike15 snowlike15 soundalike15 spinelike15 surflike15 swanlike15 tonguelike15 tumorlike15 turflike15 vaselike15 veillike15 veinlike15 vestlike15 viselike15 wartlike15 wiglike15 wirelike15 woollike15 adultlike14 antistrike14 barnlike14 beanlike14 bearlike14 bedlike14 boatlike14 budlike14 caretake14 choke14 comake14 cultlike14 elflike14 eyelike14 fanlike14 fatlike14 finlike14 forsake14 fyke14 garpike14 gemlike14 giantlike14 goadlike14 gonglike14 grasslike14 gumlike14 hatlike14 henlike14 hoelike14 hutlike14 lacelike14 lawlike14 mastlike14 moatlike14 moonlike14 mopoke14 mosslike14 namesake14 outsmoke14 outspoke14 owllike14 peglike14 piglike14 pinelike14 podlike14 poetlike14 pusslike14 raylike14 reawake14 reawoke14 reevoke14 ropelike14 sawlike14 seamlike14 shitake14 slablike14 soaplike14 sparlike14 stagelike14 stemlike14 steplike14 tapelike14 tigerlike14 toylike14 traplike14 tubelike14 tunnellike14 turnpike14 undertake14 upstroke14 wacke14 warlike14 aguelike13 apelike13 armlike13 batlike13 beelike13 catlike13 deerlike13 doglike13 dunelike13 dustlike13 gatelike13 glenlike13 gluelike13 gnatlike13 goatlike13 godlike13 icelike13 invoke13 lardlike13 liplike13 lordlike13 manlike13 mislike13 mistake13 niblike13 oatcake13 outbake13 partake13 pealike13 potlike13 puslike13 ranpike13 reedlike13 respoke13 revoke13 rewake13 rewoke13 riblike13 ringlike13 saclike13 saintlike13 sandlike13 seedlike13 shrike13 slatelike13 snaglike13 snaillike13 songlike13 sunstroke13 teacake13 tidelike13 toadlike13 tublike13 unbrake13 unbroke13 unspoke13 unyoke13 antinuke12 auntlike12 awake12 awoke12 belike12 berake12 betake12 dislike12 dyke12 evoke12 flake12 fluke12 gutlike12 instroke12 ironlike12 kike12 leglike12 linelike12 lionlike12 nestlike12 noselike12 peruke12 rebuke12 remake12 restrike12 rodlike12 rootlike12 roselike12 ruglike12 runelike12 saltlike12 seallike12 shake12 soullike12 splake12 starlike12 suitlike12 taglike12 taillike12 tentlike12 tilelike12 treelike12 uncake12 unmake12 uptake12 airlike11 antlike11 asslike11 bloke11 brake11 broke11 burke11 crake11 eellike11 fake11 hake11 hike11 hoke11 minke11 netlike11 netsuke11 nunlike11 nutlike11 oarlike11 oatlike11 outtake11 ratlike11 restoke11 ryke11 smoke11 sonlike11 spake11 spike11 spoke11 sunlike11 syke11 tealike11 tinlike11 toelike11 tyke11 unalike11 urnlike11 wake11 woke11 yoke11 alsike10 ananke10 bake10 bike10 cake10 coke10 cuke10 drake10 intake10 make10 mike10 moke10 peke10 pike10 poke10 puke10 retake10 strake10 strike10 stroke10 unlike10 alike9 deke9 dike9 duke9 latke9 slake9 snake9 stake9 stoke9 trike9 troke9 lake8 leke8 like8 nuke8 rake8 sake8 sike8 soke8 take8 tike8 toke8 eke7 oke7 uke7

Hooking with -KE words

Endings like -KE let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 652 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (222 words), 28 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 120 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is JAZZLIKE, worth 37.

The five biggest scorers on the page: JAZZLIKE (37), MICROEARTHQUAKE (35), PIZZALIKE (33), JOHNNYCAKE (29), YOUTHQUAKE (29). At 15 letters, MICROEARTHQUAKE is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 16. If you are fishing for these words, keep E (652 appearances), K (652) and I (484) on your rack.

Start with these three

Playing ALSIKE across a double-word square turns its base 10 points into 20 — solid value for 6 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, ANANKE (6 letters, 10 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
INTAKE — 6 letters for 10 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: RETAKE (10), STRAKE (10), STRIKE (10), STROKE (10), UNLIKE (10).

Back-hooking with -KE

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -KE word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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Narrow it down

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