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

The pattern is _ _ K _ N, so the final N is fixed and only the first, second, and fourth letters vary. TAKEN and TOKEN are familiar choices; less common entries such as TAKIN and OAKEN also fit. Four of the 14 matches rank among common English words, while the full set includes words accepted by different tournament dictionaries.

At a glance: the _ _ K _ N pattern

• The pattern has 14 five-letter matches, and every one ends in N.
• TAKEN, TOKEN, WOKEN, and WAKEN are recognizable examples in the group.
• Four matches are common English words; the other entries are less familiar.
• WOKEN and WAKEN lead the standard-board Scrabble scores at 12 points each.
• Collins accepts all 14 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 10.

How many of these words are Wordle answers?

Five words matching this pattern appear in the raw Wordle answer list, and all five also appear in tournament dictionaries. The allowed-guess set contains 14 matches, so this pattern narrows the candidate pool substantially once K is confirmed in the third slot and N at the end.

TAKEN and TOKEN are easy to recognize, but the answer-list count does not identify which individual words are answers. Keep that distinction in mind: a matching dictionary word is not automatically a Wordle solution. The remaining entries include forms such as TAKIN, LIKIN, and SOKEN, which are less likely to come to mind during a fast solve.

What makes these 5-letter words with K and N distinctive?

The pattern is narrow, but its opening letters are not evenly distributed: L and T each begin three matches, while P and W begin two apiece. Try TAKEN and TOKEN first if you want familiar candidates; compare their shared ending before spending guesses on rarer forms.

For Scrabble, WOKEN and WAKEN score 12 points on a standard board, ahead of PEKIN, PEKAN, and BAKEN at 11. Those totals exclude premium squares, so the board can change the result. The average score is 9.9 points.