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

The 274 5-letter words with K as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter include familiar words like BOOKS and high-scoring ZACKS.

274 wordsTop pick LOOKSHighest score ZACKS 20

57 of 274 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th 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

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.

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Common words 57 · most-used first

LOOKS₉
WORKS₁₂
WEEKS₁₂
BOOKS₁₁
LINKS₉
BANKS₁₁
TALKS₉
FOLKS₁₂
MARKS₁₁
ROCKS₁₁
RISKS₉
PARKS₁₁
WALKS₁₂
TANKS₉
PICKS₁₃
RANKS₉
TASKS₉
BUCKS₁₃
SEEKS₉
BACKS₁₃
KICKS₁₅
SOCKS₁₁
LOCKS₁₁
PACKS₁₃
DUCKS₁₂
HAWKS₁₅
LACKS₁₁
LEAKS₉
MASKS₁₁
PEAKS₁₁
MONKS₁₁
TURKS₉
COOKS₁₁
HOOKS₁₂
PERKS₁₁
DECKS₁₂
SACKS₁₁
HICKS₁₄
DOCKS₁₂
SINKS₉
FORKS₁₂
HACKS₁₄
JACKS₁₈
NECKS₁₁
DESKS₁₀
DISKS₁₀
TICKS₁₁
RACKS₁₁

Showing the top 48 of 57 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 274

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

AMOKS₁₁
ARAKS₉
ATOKS₉
BACKS₁₃
BALKS₁₁
BANKS₁₁
BARKS₁₁
BASKS₁₁
BAUKS₁₁
BAWKS₁₄
BEAKS₁₁
BECKS₁₃
BERKS₁₁
BILKS₁₁
BINKS₁₁
BIRKS₁₁
BISKS₁₁
BOAKS₁₁
BOCKS₁₃
BONKS₁₁
BOOKS₁₁
BORKS₁₁
BOSKS₁₁
BOUKS₁₁
BRAKS₁₁
BRIKS₁₁
BUCKS₁₃
BUIKS₁₁
BULKS₁₁
BUNKS₁₁
BURKS₁₁
BUSKS₁₁
CALKS₁₁
CARKS₁₁
CASKS₁₁
CAUKS₁₁
CAWKS₁₄
CHIKS₁₄
COCKS₁₃
CONKS₁₁
COOKS₁₁
CORKS₁₁
COWKS₁₄
CUCKS₁₃
CUSKS₁₁
DACKS₁₂
DANKS₁₀
DARKS₁₀
DAWKS₁₃
DECKS₁₂
DESKS₁₀
DHAKS₁₃
DICKS₁₂
DINKS₁₀
DIRKS₁₀
DISKS₁₀
DOCKS₁₂
DOEKS₁₀
DOOKS₁₀
DORKS₁₀
DOUKS₁₀
DREKS₁₀
DUCKS₁₂
DUNKS₁₀
DUSKS₁₀
FAIKS₁₂
FANKS₁₂
FECKS₁₄
FENKS₁₂
FILKS₁₂
FINKS₁₂
FIRKS₁₂
FISKS₁₂
FLAKS₁₂
FOLKS₁₂
FORKS₁₂
FUCKS₁₄
FUNKS₁₂
GANKS₁₀
GAWKS₁₃
GECKS₁₂
GEEKS₁₀
GINKS₁₀
GONKS₁₀
GOOKS₁₀
GOUKS₁₀
GOWKS₁₃
GROKS₁₀
GUCKS₁₂
GUNKS₁₀
HACKS₁₄
HAIKS₁₂
HANKS₁₂
HARKS₁₂
HASKS₁₂
HAWKS₁₅
HECKS₁₄
HICKS₁₄
HOCKS₁₄
HOIKS₁₂
HOLKS₁₂
HONKS₁₂
HOOKS₁₂
HORKS₁₂
HOWKS₁₅
HUCKS₁₄
HULKS₁₂
HUNKS₁₂
HUSKS₁₂
JACKS₁₈
JARKS₁₆
JAUKS₁₆
JERKS₁₆
JINKS₁₆
JOCKS₁₈
JOOKS₁₆
JOUKS₁₆
JUNKS₁₆
KAIKS₁₃
KARKS₁₃
KECKS₁₅
KEEKS₁₃
KICKS₁₅
KINKS₁₃
KIRKS₁₃
KLIKS₁₃
KONKS₁₃
KOOKS₁₃
KYAKS₁₆
LACKS₁₁
LAIKS₉
LANKS₉
LARKS₉
LAWKS₁₂
LEAKS₉
LEEKS₉
LEWKS₁₂
LICKS₁₁
LINKS₉
LIRKS₉
LISKS₉
LOCKS₁₁
LOOKS₉
LUCKS₁₁
LUNKS₉
LURKS₉
LUSKS₉
MACKS₁₃
MAIKS₁₁
MARKS₁₁
MASKS₁₁
MAWKS₁₄
MECKS₁₃
MERKS₁₁
MICKS₁₃
MILKS₁₁
MINKS₁₁
MIRKS₁₁
MOCKS₁₃
MONKS₁₁
MOOKS₁₁
MOSKS₁₁
MUCKS₁₃
MURKS₁₁
MUSKS₁₁
NABKS₁₁
NAIKS₉
NARKS₉
NECKS₁₁
NERKS₉
NEUKS₉
NICKS₁₁
NOCKS₁₁
NOOKS₉
NORKS₉
OINKS₉
OULKS₉
PACKS₁₃
PAIKS₁₁
PARKS₁₁
PAWKS₁₄
PEAKS₁₁
PECKS₁₃
PEEKS₁₁
PENKS₁₁
PERKS₁₁
PICKS₁₃
PINKS₁₁
POCKS₁₃
POLKS₁₁
PONKS₁₁
POOKS₁₁
PORKS₁₁
POUKS₁₁
PUCKS₁₃
PULKS₁₁
PUNKS₁₁
RACKS₁₁
RAIKS₉
RANKS₉
RARKS₉
REAKS₉
RECKS₁₁
REEKS₉
REIKS₉
RICKS₁₁
RINKS₉
RISKS₉
ROCKS₁₁
ROOKS₉
RUCKS₁₁
RUSKS₉
SACKS₁₁
SARKS₉
SEEKS₉
SERKS₉
SICKS₁₁
SILKS₉
SINKS₉
SOAKS₉
SOCKS₁₁
SOOKS₉
SOUKS₉
SPEKS₁₁
SPIKS₁₁
SUCKS₁₁
SULKS₉
SUNKS₉
TACKS₁₁
TALKS₉
TANKS₉
TASKS₉
TEAKS₉
TICKS₁₁
TINKS₉
TOCKS₁₁
TONKS₉
TOUKS₉
TREKS₉
TUCKS₁₁
TURKS₉
TUSKS₉
VOLKS₁₂
WACKS₁₄
WALKS₁₂
WANKS₁₂
WARKS₁₂
WAUKS₁₂
WEEKS₁₂
WELKS₁₂
WICKS₁₄
WINKS₁₂
WOCKS₁₄
WONKS₁₂
WORKS₁₂
YACKS₁₄
YANKS₁₂
YARKS₁₂
YELKS₁₂
YERKS₁₂
YESKS₁₂
YEUKS₁₂
YIRKS₁₂
YOCKS₁₄
YOLKS₁₂
YONKS₁₂
YORKS₁₂
YOUKS₁₂
YUCKS₁₄
ZACKS₂₀
ZERKS₁₈
ZONKS₁₈
ZOOKS₁₈
ZOUKS₁₈

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

1st letter

B11%
D7%
P7%

2nd letter

O26%
A24%
I15%

3rd letter

C22%
N17%
R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZACKS tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 52 words
10 points: 21 words
1111 points: 82 words
12 points: 53 words
1313 points: 28 words
14 points: 19 words
1515 points: 4 words
16 points: 8 words
1717 points: 0 words
18 points: 6 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZACKS	20	21	Collins only
JACKS	18	21	All three
JOCKS	18	21	All three
ZOOKS	18	18	All three
ZOUKS	18	19	Collins · NWL
ZONKS	18	19	All three
ZERKS	18	18	All three
JERKS	16	18	All three
JINKS	16	19	All three
JUNKS	16	20	All three
JARKS	16	18	Collins only
JAUKS	16	19	All three

The fixed K-S ending narrows the search, but the opening letters vary widely. WORKS, LOOKS, WEEKS, and BOOKS are recognizable matches; 57 words in the set are common, while the full list includes less familiar entries. Use the examples and starting-letter counts to check a pattern before you play.

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

There are 274 matches across the tournament word lists.
BOOKS, LOOKS, WORKS, and WEEKS are familiar examples.
B is the most common first letter, with 29 matches.
D and P each begin 20 matches; H begins 19.
ZACKS scores 20 points, the highest score in the set.

Which letters start the most matches?

B leads with 29 words, while D and P tie at 20 apiece. H follows with 19, then L and M with 18 each. That spread makes the first letter a useful filter: try B if your opening tile is known, but don't rule out several other common starts.

The neighboring pattern with E in the fourth position has 719 matches, far more than this K pattern's 274. A fourth-position A has 282. K is therefore a relatively narrow clue among words ending in S, even though everyday matches such as TALKS, PARKS, and BANKS make the pattern feel familiar.

How should you use the list in a word game?

For Scrabble scoring, ZACKS tops the group at 20 points; JACKS, JOCKS, ZOOKS, ZOUKS, ZONKS, and ZERKS each score 18. JERKS, JINKS, and JUNKS score 16. Those totals reward the high-value letters, not how familiar a word is.

The tournament lists do not contain identical sets: 187 matches appear in ENABLE, 268 in Collins, and 205 in NWL2023. Their counts overlap, so they do not add up to 274. Most entries have definitions, but a word's presence in one list does not guarantee acceptance in another; check your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have K fourth and S last?

There are 274 tournament-list matches with K in the fourth position and S at the end. Common examples include WORKS, LOOKS, BOOKS, and BANKS. The total combines words found in at least one of the supported tournament dictionaries, rather than adding each dictionary's count.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ZACKS is the top scorer at 20 points. JACKS and JOCKS score 18, alongside ZOOKS, ZOUKS, ZONKS, and ZERKS. These point totals make the unusual high-value letters stand out, but dictionary acceptance depends on the word list used in your game.

Which first letter appears most often in these words?

B is the most frequent first letter, starting 29 matches. D and P each start 20, followed by H with 19. Familiar B examples include BOOKS and BANKS; the larger set also has forms such as BACKS and BUCKS.

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

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