How many words with KING are there?

This page lists 836 words with KING from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

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Words With KING

All 836 words in our dictionary that contain KING — sorted by Scrabble score.

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

blackjacking34 highjacking32 quarterbacking32 skyjackings32 skyjacking31 bodychecking30 bushwhacking30 checkmarking30 hydrocrackings30 switchbacking30 counterchecking29 hydrocracking29 pickabacking29 backpacking28 earthshakingly28 heartbreakingly28 jaywalking28 motherfucking28 piggybacking28 backbreaking27 backtracking27 breathtakingly27 carjackings27 dezincking27 fingerpickings27 forechecking27 hijackings27 hitchhiking27 pitchforking27 placekicking27 shipwrecking27 walkingsticks27 watchmakings27 carjacking26 duckwalking26 fingerpicking26 flyspecking26 hijacking26 matchmakings26 mythmakings26 pockmarking26 shuttlecocking26 sjamboking26 squawking26 stockbrokings26 strikebreakings26 thumbtacking26 walkingstick26 watchmaking26 cabinetmakings25 cakewalking25 mafficking25 matchmaking25 mythmaking25 packinghouses25 phrasemakings25 physicking25 prechecking25 safecrackings25 stockbroking25 strikebreaking25 workingwoman25 workingwomen25 bookmakings24 cabinetmaking24 freethinkings24 halterbreaking24 handpicking24 housebreakings24 hummocking24 medevacking24 merrymakings24 mockingbirds24 moneymakings24 moviemakings24 packinghouse24 pathbreaking24 pawnbrokings24 phrasemaking24 provokingly24 quacking24 rubbernecking24 safecracking24 spacewalking24 thunderstriking24 ticktacking24 ticktocking24 tomahawking24 trafficking24 upchucking24 wisecracking24 woodworkings24 zincking24 bivouacking23 bookmaking23 buttonhooking23 coldcocking23 earthshaking23 filmmakings23 freethinking23 goldbricking23 groundbreaking23 hardworking23 heartbreaking23 homemakings23 hoodwinking23 hopsackings23 housebreaking23 jokingly23 keystroking23 mammocking23 meatpackings23 merrymaking23 metalworkings23 miskicking23 mockingbird23 moneymaking23 moviemaking23 muckraking23 outpoliticking23 overthinking23 painstakingly23 papermakings23 pawnbroking23 peacemakings23 playmakings23 shockingly23 shylocking23 squeaking23 stocktakings23 troublemakings23 unthinkingly23 woodworking23 bechalking22 beflecking22 bloodsucking22 bluestockings22 bottlenecking22 breathtaking22 chokingly22 cornhuskings22 disembarking22 disfrocking22 filmmaking22 forespeaking22 gimmicking22 havocking22 henpecking22 homemaking22 hopsacking22 kerplunking22 kingfishers22 lawbreakings22 meatpacking22 metalworking22 mountebanking22 multitracking22 overdecking22 overstocking22 overworking22 pacemakings22 papermaking22 peacemaking22 pinpricking22 playmaking22 preshrinking22 quirking22 racewalkings22 rechecking22 roadblocking22 shellackings22 skylarking22 sleepwalking22 stocktaking22 streetwalkings22 thinkingnesses22 thwacking22 troublemaking22 unblinkingly22 watermarking22 bluestocking21 cornhusking21 countersinking21 defrocking21 forelocking21 hallmarking21 interworkings21 jacking21 kayakings21 kingfisher21 kingfishes21 kingmakers21 lawbreaking21 linebackings21 lovemakings21 mapmakings21 misthinking21 mockingly21 outkicking21 overbooking21 overcooking21 overdrinking21 overmilking21 oversmoking21 pacemaking21 paddocking21 peacocking21 picnicking21 pigsticking21 platemakings21 prefranking21 prepacking21 printmakings21 quaking21 racewalking21 shellacking21 shunpikings21 streetwalking21 subkingdoms21 thinkingly21 whacking21 winemakings21 zonking21 bemocking20 bethanking20 bethinking20 bootlicking20 bulwarking20 checking20 chocking20 chucking20 clankingly20 deadlocking20 dressmakings20 fossicking20 frolicking20 glassmakings20 gridlocking20 interworking20 kayaking20 kingcrafts20 kingmaker20 lawmakings20 linebacking20 lovemaking20 mapmaking20 mimicking20 misspeaking20 motorbiking20 multitaskings20 nonthinkings20 overbaking20 overstriking20 padlocking20 platemaking20 politicking20 postmarking20 printmaking20 reembarking20 shunpiking20 sidetracking20 snowmaking20 subkingdom20 thinkingness20 topworking20 trademarking20 unfrocking20 winemaking20 workingman20 workingmen20 barracking19 becloaking19 bedecking19 bespeaking19 convoking19 dressmaking19 finicking19 flockings19 glassmaking19 grubstaking19 hawkings19 interlocking19 jauking19 jerking19 jinking19 jouking19 junking19 kingcraft19 kingfish19 kingships19 knacking19 knocking19 lawmaking19 magicking19 miscooking19 mismarking19 misyoking19 mosaicking19 multitasking19 networkings19 nitpicking19 noisemakings19 nonthinking19 outflanking19 outthanking19 outthinking19 overlooking19 oversoaking19 overtalking19 overtasking19 painstakings19 prebooking19 precooking19 provoking19 rackingly19 ringbarking19 shuckings19 steelmakings19 tictacking19 tictocking19 unblocking19 unchoking19 whisking19 wreckings19 yakking19 yukking19 aerobraking18 antismoking18 besmoking18 blackings18 caretakings18 chalking18 charking18 cheeking18 chinking18 chirking18 chunking18 crackings18 disyoking18 embanking18 embarking18 embosking18 flacking18 flecking18 flicking18 flocking18 frocking18 hawking18 hoicking18 howking18 imbarking18 imparking18 joking18 juking18 kecking18 kicking18 kinghoods18 kingship18 kingwoods18 mismaking18 misstriking18 networking18 noisemaking18 nonspeaking18 nonworking18 outslicking18 outspeaking18 outtricking18 outwalking18 outworking18 overtaking18 painstaking18 pancaking18 panicking18 prebaking18 prickings18 rainmakings18 reattacking18 recocking18 reinvoking18 repacking18 rethinking18 shocking18 shucking18 smockings18 sneakingly18 spelunkings18 steelmaking18 stinkingly18 stockinged18 strikingly18 thacking18 toolmakings18 tsktsking18 uncocking18 undertakings18 unkinking18 unpacking18 unpicking18 unthinking18 wickings18 wracking18 wrecking18 wricking18 anticaking17 backings17 blacking17 blocking17 bricking17 caretaking17 choking17 clacking17 clicking17 clocking17 clucking17 comaking17 cracking17 cricking17 crocking17 damasking17 debarking17 debeaking17 debunking17 demarking17 deticking17 earmarking17 forsaking17 fucking17 hacking17 hocking17 interlinking17 kingbirds17 kingcups17 kinghood17 kinglike17 kinglinesses17 kingwood17 nonbanking17 nondrinking17 nonsmoking17 outbarking17 outbulking17 outcooking17 outdrinking17 outrocking17 outsmoking17 packings17 pickings17 plucking17 presoaking17 pricking17 rainmaking17 ransacking17 reawaking17 redocking17 reevoking17 respeaking17 restacking17 restocking17 retracking17 reworking17 rollicking17 shrieking17 shrinking17 skinking17 skulking17 skunking17 smacking17 smocking17 specking17 spelunking17 thinkings17 toolmaking17 trekking17 unblinking17 uncloaking17 undertaking17 undocking17 unhooking17 unhusking17 unspeaking17 unstacking17 unsticking17 wicking17 yacking17 yocking17 yucking17 anticking16 asterisking16 attacking16 backing16 becking16 breakings16 bucking16 caulkings16 cocking16 deckings16 finiking16 flanking16 flunking16 franking16 freaking16 frisking16 gawking16 huskings16 invoking16 keeking16 kingbird16 kingbolts16 kingcup16 kingdoms16 kingposts16 kinking16 konking16 misliking16 mistaking16 mocking16 mucking16 noncaking16 noncoking16 outbaking16 packing16 partaking16 pecking16 picking16 plankings16 pocking16 rebooking16 recooking16 recorking16 relocking16 remarking16 reparking16 reperking16 reracking16 retacking16 revoking16 rewaking16 screaking16 shanking16 sharking16 shirking16 spankings16 speakings16 stockings16 swanking16 swinking16 takingly16 thanking16 thinking16 thunking16 trackings16 truckings16 tweaking16 unbraking16 uncorking16 unkingly16 unlocking16 unmasking16 untacking16 untucking16 unyoking16 walkings16 workings16 wreaking16 awaking15 bankings15 baulking15 beraking15 betaking15 blanking15 blinking15 bookings15 breaking15 brisking15 brokings15 brooking15 caulking15 clanking15 cleeking15 clerking15 clinking15 cloaking15 clonking15 clunking15 cookings15 cranking15 creaking15 croaking15 crooking15 decking15 dicking15 disliking15 docking15 ducking15 dyking15 evoking15 finking15 flaking15 fluking15 forking15 funking15 gecking15 hanking15 harking15 holking15 honking15 hooking15 hulking15 husking15 kingbolt15 kingdom15 kingliness15 kingpins15 kingpost15 kingsides15 lickings15 markings15 maskings15 neckings15 outranking15 outsulking15 outtalking15 outtasking15 parkings15 pinkings15 planking15 plinking15 plonking15 plunking15 pranking15 prinking15 rebuking15 remaking15 restriking15 sackings15 sculking15 shaking15 slacking15 slicking15 smeeking15 smerking15 smirking15 snacking15 snicking15 spanking15 sparking15 speaking15 spooking15 spunking15 stacking15 sticking15 stocking15 streakings15 talcking15 tickings15 tracking15 tricking15 trocking15 trucking15 uncaking15 unmaking15 vikings15 walking15 warking15 wauking15 winking15 working15 yanking15 yerking15 yeuking15 antikings14 arcking14 bakings14 balking14 banking14 barking14 basking14 bilking14 bonking14 booking14 braking14 broking14 bulking14 bunking14 burking14 busking14 calking14 carking14 casking14 conking14 cooking14 corking14 drinking14 drouking14 faking14 gaskings14 gleeking14 hiking14 hoking14 kingliest14 kingly14 kingpin14 kingside14 lacking14 licking14 locking14 lucking14 makings14 marking14 masking14 milking14 necking14 nicking14 nocking14 onlooking14 outasking14 paiking14 parking14 peaking14 peeking14 perking14 pinking14 racking14 recking14 relinking14 relooking14 reseeking14 resoaking14 restoking14 ricking14 rocking14 rucking14 ryking14 sacking14 sicking14 smoking14 socking14 spiking14 spoking14 streaking14 streeking14 sucking14 tacking14 ticking14 tucking14 unlinking14 viking14 waking14 yoking14 antiking13 baking13 biking13 caking13 coking13 darking13 dinking13 dirking13 disking13 dunking13 dusking13 erlkings13 gasking13 kinging13 kingless13 kinglets13 kinglier13 making13 miking13 piking13 poking13 puking13 rankings13 reinking13 retaking13 sleeking13 slinking13 sneaking13 snooking13 stalking13 steeking13 stinking13 stooking13 striking13 stroking13 talkings13 traiking13 troaking13 askings12 deking12 diking12 duking12 erlking12 kinged12 kinglet12 lakings12 larking12 leaking12 likings12 linking12 looking12 lurking12 narking12 oinking12 ranking12 reeking12 risking12 rooking12 seeking12 silking12 sinking12 slaking12 snaking12 soaking12 staking12 stoking12 sulking12 takings12 talking12 tanking12 tasking12 troking12 tusking12 asking11 inking11 irking11 laking11 liking11 nuking11 raking11 taking11 toking11 tsking11 eking10 kings10 king9

Why KING words matter

Words containing KING are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 836 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 181 words. Five-letter picks number 2 and seven-letter picks 160. Nothing here outscores BLACKJACKING — 34 points from 12 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: BLACKJACKING (34), HIGHJACKING (32), QUARTERBACKING (32), SKYJACKINGS (32), SKYJACKING (31). COUNTERCHECKING (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 18 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep I (836 appearances), N (836) and G (836) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

Playing ASKING across a double-word square turns its base 11 points into 22 — solid value for 6 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, INKING (6 letters, 11 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
IRKING — 6 letters for 11 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: LAKING (11), LIKING (11), NUKING (11), RAKING (11), TAKING (11).

Learning words through KING

If you are studying English, KING is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the KING pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the KING sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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