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

The pattern is _K_E_, and almost every match begins with S: 13 start SK, while AKEES is the sole A-starting entry. Only two of the 14 are common by frequency, so familiar-looking options such as SKIES and SKIER sit alongside rarer forms. The final letter offers another quick way to sort the choices.

The _K_E_ pattern at a glance

• Fourteen entries match _K_E_ across tournament dictionaries, and Collins includes all fourteen.
• Thirteen words begin SK; AKEES is the only match that starts with A.
• SKYEY leads the scoring list at 15 points, ahead of SKYED at 13.
• Just two entries are common by frequency, so most matches are specialist vocabulary.

Which matching words are familiar, and which score well?

SKIES, SKIER, and SKIED are recognizable examples in this compact pattern. Their shared SKI opening makes them easy to test first when a clue points toward skiing or the sky. Other matches include SKEEN, SKEES, SKEER, and SKEED, but most entries are not common everyday words.

SKYEY leads at 15 points, followed by SKYED at 13; SKYER, SKEEF, and SKIEY each score 12. The 15-point SKYEY beats the more familiar-looking SKIES, which scores 9. Those are letter-tile totals before premium squares change a play's value.

Do these K-and-E words work in Wordle and tournament games?

5-letter words with K as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter have one Wordle answer, and all fourteen matches are allowed guesses. That single answer narrows the solution set, but the other allowed guesses are not answers.

Dictionary choice matters for the rarer forms: Collins includes 14 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 11 each. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate; the dictionary totals are not interchangeable.

The scarcity is specific to K: changing the second letter to I produces 350 five-letter matches with E fourth. Treat K as the main filter, then use the ending to narrow candidates; D, R, and S each finish three words, while Y finishes two.