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5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 3rd letter: 15 tournament-dictionary entries, including RAKED, REKEY and RYKED.

15 wordsTop pick RAKEDHighest score RYKED 13

With R in 1st place, N is the most common 3rd letter (52 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • RAKED10
  • RAKES9
  • ROKER9
  • RAKER9
  • REKEY12
  • RAKIS9
  • RUKHS12
  • RAKEE9
  • RAKUS9
  • REKED10
  • REKES9
  • ROKED10
  • ROKES9
  • RYKED13
  • RYKES12
All valid words 15

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

  • RAKED10
  • RAKEE9
  • RAKER9
  • RAKES9
  • RAKIS9
  • RAKUS9
  • REKED10
  • REKES9
  • REKEY12
  • ROKED10
  • ROKER9
  • ROKES9
  • RUKHS12
  • RYKED13
  • RYKES12
Letters by positionIn 80% of these words the 4th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. A40%
  2. E20%
  3. O20%
4th letter
  1. E80%
  2. I7%
  3. U7%
5th letter
  1. S47%
  2. D27%
  3. R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
RYKED1312All three
REKEY1211All three
RUKHS1212Collins · NWL
RYKES1211All three
RAKED1010All three
REKED1010Collins only
ROKED1010Collins only
RAKES99All three
ROKER99Collins only
RAKER99All three
RAKIS99All three
RAKEE99All three

The fixed pattern is R _ K _ _: R stays in the opening slot, K in the middle, and the other three letters vary. RAKED and RAKES are familiar-looking choices; several entries are much less common. The set has no common words by the frequency measure, so treat it as a constraint-solving list rather than everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the R-K pattern

  • 15 five-letter words match R in position one and K in position three.
  • RAKED and RAKES are two recognizable entries in the set.
  • Seven words end in S, making S the most frequent final letter.
  • RYKED leads the listed Scrabble scores at 13 points.
  • All 15 appear in Collins; 10 appear in NWL2023 and eight in ENABLE.

Which endings and scores stand out?

S is the strongest finishing clue: seven entries end in S, including RAKES, ROKES and RYKES. Four end in D, among them RAKED, REKED and RYKED. The remaining endings are less common here: ROKER and RAKER end in R, while RAKEE ends in E and REKEY ends in Y.

For Scrabble scoring, RYKED is the top scorer at 13, while REKEY, RUKHS and RYKES each score 12. RAKED scores 10, so the most familiar-looking option is not the highest scorer. Scores are base word values; board premiums can change the points you actually earn.

How should you choose among these pattern matches?

Start with the letters already confirmed, then use the ending distribution to narrow the search: try S first, followed by D. That approach quickly separates common-looking forms such as RAKES from less familiar entries like RYKES. The list contains no words in the top 25,000 by English frequency, so an unusual-looking match is not automatically an error.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins includes all 15 entries, while NWL2023 includes 10 and ENABLE includes eight. A word accepted in one list may fail in another, so check the word list used by your game before relying on an obscure match. For another constraint, 5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and I as the 3rd letter form a larger neighboring pattern.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have R first and K third?
There are 15 tournament-dictionary words with R in the first position and K in the third. Examples include RAKED, RAKES, REKEY and RYKED. The list also contains less familiar forms, so use the dictionary specified by your game when checking a proposed answer.
What are the highest-scoring R-K words in Scrabble?
RYKED scores 13 points, the highest value among these pattern matches. REKEY, RUKHS and RYKES each score 12. Those are base word scores before premium squares, so a lower-scoring word can still earn more on a particular board.
Which letter appears most often at the end of these words?
S is the most common ending, appearing in seven of the 15 words. D comes next with four. The other four entries end in R, E or Y, so checking S and D first is a quick way to narrow a puzzle with this pattern.

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