5-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and K as the 4th letter

Adjacent K tiles make this a narrow pattern: the third and fourth letters are fixed, leaving only the first, second, and final letters to vary. The ten matches include familiar food terms such as TIKKA and less familiar entries such as DEKKO and HOKKU. Seven end in A, so the final letter quickly separates most of the set from the rest.

The __KK_ pattern at a glance

• There are 10 five-letter matches, and every one has consecutive K letters in positions three and four.
• Seven words end in A; DEKKO, HOKKU, and YUKKY account for the other endings.
• YUKKY leads the scoring list at 19 points; YAKKA, HOKKU, and WOKKA each score 16.
• The starting letters D, P, and Y each appear twice; H, M, T, and W appear once each.
• Collins lists all 10 matches, compared with 6 in NWL2023 and 3 in ENABLE.

Which double-K words are accepted?

TIKKA, PAKKA, PUKKA, MEKKA, YAKKA, DEKKO, HOKKU, WOKKA, DUKKA, and YUKKY make up the complete set. Five have definitions recorded, but none fall within the common-word frequency group, so recognition alone is a poor test of whether a game accepts one.

The dictionary split matters: every match appears in Collins, while NWL2023 accepts six and ENABLE accepts three. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; a word accepted in Collins is not automatically valid in an NWL game. TIKKA is the most familiar-looking option, but it is not the only playable food-related term.

5-letter words with K in positions 3 and 4

For a letter-pattern puzzle, lock in __KK_ first, then test the ending. A final A covers seven of the ten answers; O, U, and Y each occur once. If the first letter is known, D narrows the candidates to DEKKO or DUKKA, P to PAKKA or PUKKA, and Y to YAKKA or YUKKY.

For scoring, YUKKY is the clear standout at 19 points, three above the 16-point group. The repeated K is the defining feature, but don’t assume every double-K entry shares the same ending or starting letter. When this pattern is too restrictive, compare it with five-letter words that keep K in position three but change the fourth letter.