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

The 48 5-letter words with K as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter include familiar choices such as SMOKE, SHAKE, and STAKE.

48 wordsTop pick BROKEHighest score QUAKE 18

20 of 48 are everyday words (42%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

  • 5th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With K in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (274 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 5
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  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Common words 20 · most-used first

All valid words 48

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 3rd letter is O.
1st letter
  1. S21%
  2. B10%
  3. A8%
2nd letter
  1. R25%
  2. L17%
  3. E8%
3rd letter
  1. O31%
  2. A25%
  3. I13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; QUAKE tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 11 words
  2. 10 points: 5 words
  3. 1111 points: 14 words
  4. 12 points: 11 words
  5. 1313 points: 3 words
  6. 14 points: 2 words
  7. 1515 points: 0 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUAKE1819All three
ZINKE1819Collins only
CHOKE1414All three
WACKE1415All three
BECKE1315Collins only
GRYKE1313Collins only
PECKE1315Collins only
SHAKE1211All three
AWAKE1212All three
EVOKE1213All three
FLAKE1213All three
AWOKE1212All three

That fixed ending leaves the first three letters to do all the work: BROKE, SMOKE, and SPOKE share a vowel-and-consonant shape, while AWAKE and ALIKE take a different route. Twenty entries are common by frequency, and 19 also appear in the Wordle answer list. The mix ranges from everyday words to less familiar options, so the opening letters are a useful place to narrow the pattern.

At a glance: 5-letter words with K fourth and E fifth

  • The pattern ___KE has 48 words accepted in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Twenty of the 48 are common by frequency, including BROKE, SMOKE, and SHAKE.
  • Nineteen matching words are Wordle answers, and all 19 are in tournament dictionaries.
  • QUAKE and ZINKE tie for the highest listed Scrabble score at 18 points.

Which first letters produce the most matches?

S leads with 10 words, twice the five beginning with B. A, P, and W each contribute four, while C, D, and G each contribute three. With the pattern ___KE, checking an S-start first covers the largest single starting-letter group.

Familiar examples make that concentration easy to use. SMOKE and SPOKE are S starters with distinct vowel patterns; BROKE supplies a B option, and AWAKE begins with A. These are recognizable choices within a set of 48, not the entire list.

Which matches work for Wordle or score well?

Nineteen words in this pattern appear in Wordle’s answer list, while all 48 are allowed guesses. That makes the pattern relevant to both answer checking and guess building, but a matching word is not automatically an answer.

For Scrabble, QUAKE and ZINKE lead at 18 points each; CHOKE and WACKE score 14, while SHAKE, AWAKE, and EVOKE each score 12. Collins includes 47 words, NWL2023 29, and ENABLE 28, with dictionary counts overlapping. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

How to solve 5-letter words with K fourth and E fifth

Tip

Keep the final KE fixed and test the first three letters. Start with S, the largest group at 10, then try B, A, P, or W. Use SMOKE, BROKE, and AWAKE as familiar anchors before testing ZINKE.

Questions people ask

Are all 48 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No, the 48 words do not all appear in every dictionary. Collins includes 47, NWL2023 includes 29, and ENABLE includes 28, with overlap among those counts. Check the word list for your version of Scrabble before playing an unfamiliar match such as ZINKE.
Which familiar words have K as the fourth letter and E as the fifth?
SMOKE, BROKE, SPOKE, SHAKE, and STAKE are familiar matches. AWAKE and ALIKE fit too, though their first three letters differ from the more obvious SMOKE and BROKE pattern. All of these examples end in KE and have five letters.
Can I use these words as Wordle guesses?
Yes, all 48 matching words are allowed guesses, and 19 also appear in the Wordle answer list. The shared ending narrows the pattern, but the first three letters still vary widely. Try familiar options such as SMOKE or SHAKE when they fit your known clues.

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