5-letter words containing a, l, k
- karel — Language featured in Karel the Robot: A Gentle Introduction to Computer Programming, Richard E. Pattis, Wiley 1981.
- karla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- karol — a female given name.
- katal — the derived SI unit of catalytic activity equal to one mole per second
- katla — an ice-capped volcano in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in south Iceland. Its last major eruption was in 1918. Height: 1512 m (4961 ft)
- kaval — an end-blown flute played in SE Europe
- kayla — a female given name.
- kayle — A pin used in kayles or skittles.
- ketal — (chemistry) any acetal derived from a ketone.
- kibla — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- klang — a tone composed of several notes sounding together
- klaus — Vaclav. born 1941, Czech politician: prime minister of the Czech Republic (1993–97); president (2003–13)
- koala — a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- kogal — (in Japan) a teenage girl or young woman noted for her busy social life and her purchase of designer clothes, accessories, and the latest electronic gadgets
- kolar — a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- koloa — a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- kraal — an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- kulak — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- kulan — the Asiatic wild ass of the Russian steppes, probably a variety of kiang or onager
- kulas — Plural form of kula.
- kulla — the Sumerian and Akkadian god of bricks.
- kwela — a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
- lack- — lacking
- lacks — deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill.
- laika — a small Russian, Siberian or Nordic hunting dog, or any dog belonging to one of the breeds developed from this
- laked — Simple past tense and past participle of lake.
- laker — a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
- lakhs — Plural form of lakh.
- lakin — Obsolete. ladykin.
- lakme — an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- laksa — A Malaysian dish of Chinese origin, consisting of rice noodles served in a curry sauce or hot soup.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larky — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- lasik — a surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which a laser is used to remove inner layers of corneal tissue.
- laski — Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lasky — Jesse Louis, 1880–1958, U.S. film producer.
- latka — Alternative spelling of latke.
- latke — a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- lawks — an expression of surprise or dismay
- leaks — Plural form of leak.
- leaky — allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container.
- lokma — A pastry made of fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, typically shaped into a ring or ball. (used especially of the Turkish variant of this pastry).
- lukan — of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
- lukas — Paul, 1895–1971, U.S. actor, born in Hungary.
- malik — Adam, 1917–84, Indonesian politician and diplomat.
- malky — (Scotland, slang) To physically assault.
- ntalk — (chat) ("new talk") An update of the Unix "talk" program, old versions of "talk" being referred to as "old talk". New talk and old talk are generally incompatible, and attempts to get them to communicate result in entirely unhelpful error messages. On most modern Unix systems, the program "talk" is new talk, with some SunOS versions being a notable and annoying exception to this.
- okla. — Oklahoma