Kudos is a five-letter word for award, but it starts with k.
Skunk
Five letter words that end in K are:blackblockbreakbrookchalkcheckchinkchuckchunkclickclockcluckclunkcrankcreekcroakcrookdrankdrinkdrunkflackflankflaskfleckflickflockflunkfrankfreakfriskfrockGreekkayakkioskknackknockquackquarkquickquirkshackshanksharksheikshirkshockshookshuckskulkskunkslacksleekslickslunksmacksmirksmocksnacksneakspanksparkspeakspeckspookspunkstackstalkstunkstarksteakstickstinkstockstorkstuckswank
Some five letter words that end with K are:blackblinkblockbrickbrinkbrookchickchuckchunkclerkclickclockcluckclunkcrackcrankcreekcrookdrankdrinkdrunkflankflaskfleckflickfrankfreakfriskfrockknockKodakprickquickquirkshirkshookslinkskunksparkstarksteakstickstinkstorkstucktricktruckwhisk
Some five letter words ending in k include:slackstackstinkstunktrucktrunk
Kudos is a five-letter word for award, but it starts with k.
Skunk
Some five letter words that start with K are:kabobkaputkarmakayakkazooketchkhakikiddokinkykioskkittyklutzknackknavekneelknifeknishknockknollknownkoalakookykrillkronakronekudzukayak
Five letter words that end in K are:blackblockbreakbrookchalkcheckchinkchuckchunkclickclockcluckclunkcrankcreekcroakcrookdrankdrinkdrunkflackflankflaskfleckflickflockflunkfrankfreakfriskfrockGreekkayakkioskknackknockquackquarkquickquirkshackshanksharksheikshirkshockshookshuckskulkskunkslacksleekslickslunksmacksmirksmocksnacksneakspanksparkspeakspeckspookspunkstackstalkstunkstarksteakstickstinkstockstorkstuckswank
Some five letter words that end with K are:blackblinkblockbrickbrinkbrookchickchuckchunkclerkclickclockcluckclunkcrackcrankcreekcrookdrankdrinkdrunkflankflaskfleckflickfrankfreakfriskfrockknockKodakprickquickquirkshirkshookslinkskunksparkstarksteakstickstinkstorkstucktricktruckwhisk
Some five letter words ending in k include:slackstackstinkstunktrucktrunk
Some five letter words that start with K are:kabobkaputkarmakayakkazookelly (green)ketchkhakikiddokinkykioskkittyklutzknackknavekneadkneelknifeknockknollknownkoalakookykrautkrill
Five letter words beginning with K:KabobKapokKaratKarmaKayakKazooKetchKhakiKiddoKiddyKioskKittyKlutzKnackKnaveKneelKneesKnellKneltKnifeKnockKnollKnownKnowsKoalaKrill
Some six letter words with second letter U and fourth letter K are:bucketbucklebunkercuckooduckedduckiehunkerhuskedjunkedjunkerjunketluckedlurkedmuckedmusketmuskoxpuckerpunkedquakesruckussuckersulkedsunkentuckedturkey
A five letter word containing N, K, and U is: plunk
knead
kitty