What is the highest-scoring 4-letter word ending with K?

ZACK scores 19 points, the highest of the 273 valid 4-letter words ending with K in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 4-letter words ending with K are there in Scrabble?

There are 273 valid 4-letter words ending with K in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter K worth in Scrabble?

K is worth 5 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

4 Letter Words Ending with K

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 273 valid 4-letter words ending with K in the SOWPODS dictionary. K is a mid-to-high value tile worth 5 points, and the highest-scoring option here is ZACK at 19 points. That's above average for 4-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 236.

Why K at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

K's 5 points are a reasonable chunk of a 4-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because K lands last, 4-letter words ending with K are naturally suited to hooking: adding K onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: ZACK is worth 19 points — K's 5 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: CHIK (13 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 273 valid 4-letter words ending with K exist in SOWPODS — well above the ~236 typical for this slot, so this is a productive letter to search on.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

ZACK works as a hook too: if ZAC is already on the board, adding the final K to reach ZACK lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.