5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

The pattern is _E_K_: the first and last letters stay open, but the fixed E and K sharply narrow your choices. WEEKS, SEEKS, LEAKS, and PEAKS show the common S ending; JERKY and PESKY show that Y can finish the word instead. Just 12 entries are common, so expect plenty of less familiar game vocabulary.

At a glance: E in position two, K in position four

• 63 tournament-dictionary words fit the fixed E-second, K-fourth pattern.
• 40 end in S; Y is next, with 11 matches.
• P starts 10 entries, more than any other first letter.
• JERKY scores 19 points, ahead of ZERKS at 18.

Why do so many matches end in S?

Forty of the 63 matches end in S, making a known final S the strongest quick filter. WEEKS, SEEKS, LEAKS, PEAKS, PERKS, DECKS, NECKS, DESKS, and GEEKS show how often an S-ending form appears. Y accounts for 11 more, including JERKY, PESKY, LEAKY, PERKY, and GEEKY.

With the last letter unknown, check S before burning a guess on a rarer ending: E and O each finish four words, while A finishes two. The six remaining final letters are much rarer; I and T each appear once.

Which first letters are most common?

• P leads with 10 words; PEAKS, PERKS, and PESKY are familiar examples.
• B and R tie at six each, including BEAKS, BERKS, REEKS, and REIKI.
• W and Y each start five entries in this pattern.
• D and G have four apiece; DECKS, DESKS, GEEKS, and GECKO illustrate both groups.

How to use 5-letter words with E 2nd and K 4th

JERKY scores 19 points, ahead of ZERKS at 18; JERKS, PECKY, and KERKY each score 16. Those are standout raw word totals, but a premium letter square can change the board result, so don't choose by face value alone.

Six matching words occur in Wordle's answer list, while 62 are allowed guesses. That larger guess pool is not a list of past answers; use the pattern alongside your green and yellow feedback instead of treating every legal guess as a solution candidate.

Across tournament dictionaries, 63 words are counted: Collins includes 62, NWL2023 has 44, and ENABLE has 41. Coverage differs, so some entries won't work in every app; check your game's word list before contesting a rejection. Collins has the widest coverage in this trio, but still omits one union entry.