6-letter words containing k, r
- kaross — a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa.
- karpas — a piece of parsley, celery, or similar green vegetable that is dipped in salt water and eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- karpov — Anatoly [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Russian chess player.
- karree — (South African English) A plant root which produces honey beer when powdered and fermented.
- karrer — Paul, 1889–1971, Swiss chemist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1937.
- karroo — a dry tableland, esp. one in S Africa
- karter — a person who drives a kart
- karuna — the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
- karyo- — indicating the nucleus of a cell
- karyon — (cytology) The nucleus of a cell.
- karzai — Hamid. born 1957, Afghan military and political leader: acting president (2001–04); president (2004–2014)
- kasher — kosher.
- kasper — a male given name, form of Caspar.
- kastro — Mytilene (def 2).
- kauris — Plural form of kauri.
- kaveri — a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- kaviar — Archaic form of caviar.
- kayser — A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.
- kearns — a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- kearny — Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.
- kediri — a city on E Java, in Indonesia.
- kedron — Kidron.
- keeker — someone who peeps, such as a peeping Tom
- keeler — William H ("Wee Willy") 1872–1923, U.S. baseball player.
- keener — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- keeper — a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
- kegger — a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- kegler — a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.
- keifer — Joseph Warren, 1836–1932, U.S. lawyer and politician: Speaker of the House 1881–83.
- keiren — type of track cycling event
- keirin — a cycling race originating in Japan, in which groups of cyclists follow a pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race
- keizer — a town in NW Oregon.
- keller — Gottfried [got-freed;; German gawt-freet] /ˈgɒt frid;; German ˈgɔt frit/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, Swiss novelist.
- kelper — a native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands.
- kelter — kilter.
- kemari — An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air.
- kemper — One who kemps, or strives, for superiority.
- kenner — a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- kepler — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1630, German astronomer.
- kerala — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- kerana — (musical instrument) A long Persian trumpet.
- kerbed — curb (defs 1, 15).
- kereru — (NZ) The New Zealand pigeon (species Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).
- kerfed — Simple past tense and past participle of kerf.
- kerion — (medicine) A response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.
- kerman — a city in SE Iran.
- kermes — a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region.
- kermis — (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
- kermit — a male given name.
- kernal — kernel