New words in NWL2023 starting with K
52 words in NWL202339 words in CSW24 · switch lists at the bottom of the page
The NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023) replaced NWL2020 as the official North American Scrabble lexicon on 29 February 2024. It added 4,787 words, including OSPD7 additions and 11 to 15 letter words from the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Every new word is listed here with a short definition; click through for points, hooks and anagrams.
Four-letter words (1)(1)
- KORIa cauri
Five-letter words (2)(2)
Six-letter words (5)(4)
Seven-letter words (8)(7)
- KANAKASKANAKA, a Native Hawaiian
- KAYFABEa collective pretense of sincerity
- KETTLEDKETTLE, to corral protesters
- KEYTARSKEYTAR, a keyboard instrument slung over the shoulders
- KHARIFSKHARIF, a South Asian fall harvest
- KOBOCHAa kabocha
- KRATOMSKRATOM, a herbal medicine prepared from Mitragyna speciosa*
- KUMBAYApertaining to a belief that people can live in harmony with each other
Eight-letter words (4)(4)
Nine-letter words (9)(9)
- KABLOOEYSKABLOOEY, the sound of an explosion
- KABLOOIESKABLOOIE, kablooey
- KANTHAROIKANTHAROS, cantharus
- KANTHAROScantharus
- KETTLINGSKETTLING, the corralling of protesters
- KNITWEARSKNITWEAR, knitted clothing
- KOMBUCHASKOMBUCHA, fermented black tea
- KOMPROMATinformation used for blackmail
- KREPLACHSKREPLACH, dumplings filled with ground meat or cheese
Ten-letter words (2)(2)
- KERBLOOEYSKERBLOOEY,
- KOMPROMATSKOMPROMAT, information used for blackmail
Eleven-letter words (3)(0)
- KILOMETRAGEa number of kilometres traveled
- KITSCHINESStastelessness
- KNEEBOARDERone that uses a kneeboard
Twelve-letter words (9)(5)
- KARYOTYPINGSKARYOTYPING, the act of karyotyping
- KERATINOCYTEa cell that produces keratin
- KILOMETRAGESKILOMETRAGE, a number of kilometres traveled
- KINAESTHESIAawareness of the body
- KINAESTHETICaware of the body
- KLIPSPRINGERa dwarf antelope
- KNEEBOARDERSKNEEBOARDER, one that uses a kneeboard
- KNOWLEDGABLEintelligent
- KURCHATOVIUMrutherfordium
Thirteen-letter words (7)(4)
- KERATINOCYTESKERATINOCYTE, a cell that produces keratin
- KETTLEDRUMMERone that plays kettledrums
- KINAESTHESIASKINAESTHESIA, awareness of the body
- KITSCHINESSESKITSCHINESS, tastelessness
- KLIPSPRINGERSKLIPSPRINGER, a dwarf antelope
- KNEEBOARDINGSKNEEBOARDING, the act of kneeboarding
- KURCHATOVIUMSKURCHATOVIUM, rutherfordium
Fourteen-letter words (1)(1)
- KETTLEDRUMMERSKETTLEDRUMMER, one that plays kettledrums
Fifteen-letter words (1)(0)
- KITSCHIFICATIONmaking into kitsch
Common questions
- When did NWL2023 take effect?
- NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.