7-letter words containing k, e, r, l
- grackle — any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
- grockle — (slang, British, various parts of the South West) A tourist from elsewhere in the country.
- hackler — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- heckler — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- jerkily — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- karelia — a region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, comprising Lake Ladoga and Onega Lake and the adjoining area along the E border of Finland.
- kastler — Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1902–84, French physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1966.
- keerful — Eye dialect of careful.
- keglers — Plural form of kegler.
- kerbela — a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.
- kerflop — with or as if with a flop: He fell kerflop.
- kernels — Plural form of kernel.
- kerulen — a river in NE Mongolia, flowing S and E to Kulun Lake, in NE China: a headstream of the Amur River 785 miles (1263 km) long.
- kestral — Misspelling of kestrel.
- kestrel — a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind.
- kildare — a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 654 sq. mi. (1695 sq. km). County seat: Naas.
- kilgore — a city in NE Texas.
- killers — Plural form of killer.
- kilvert — Francis. 1840–79, British clergyman and diarist. His diary (published 1938–40) gives a vivid account of life in the Welsh Marches in the 1870s
- kindler — to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
- kirtles — Plural form of kirtle.
- kittler — Comparative form of kittle.
- klavern — a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
- klavier — any musical instrument having a keyboard, especially a stringed keyboard instrument, as a harpsichord, clavichord, or piano.
- kleiber — Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1890–1956, Austrian orchestra conductor.
- klezmer — a Jewish folk musician traditionally performing in a small band.
- klister — a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
- klunker — clunker (def 2).
- knarled — Alternative form of gnarled.
- kneeler — a person or thing that kneels.
- kneller — Sir Godfrey, 1646–1723, English painter, born in Germany.
- knoller — to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
- knurled — having small ridges on the edge or surface; milled.
- korolev — Sergei Pavlovich [sur-gey pav-lohvich;; Russian syir-gyey puh-vlaw-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ pæv loʊvɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ pəˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–66, Russian aeronautical and rocket scientist.
- krefeld — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, NW of Cologne.
- kremlin — the Kremlin. the executive branch of the government of Russia or of the Soviet Union, especially in regard to its foreign affairs. the citadel of Moscow, including within its walls the chief offices of the Russian and, formerly, of the Soviet government.
- kringle — A Scandinavian pastry, a Nordic variety of pretzel.
- kruller — a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
- kyriale — a liturgical book containing the text and musical notations for parts of the ordinary of the Mass.
- lackers — Plural form of lacker.
- lankier — Comparative form of lanky.
- leakers — Plural form of leaker.
- leakier — Comparative form of leaky.
- legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- lerwick — a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.
- lickers — Plural form of licker.
- lineker — Gary (Winston). born 1960, English footballer and TV presenter: a striker, he scored 48 goals in 80 matches for England (1984–92); his clubs included Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur
- linkers — Plural form of linker.
- lockers — Plural form of locker.
- lockyer — Sir Joseph Norman, 1836–1920, English astronomer and author.