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

Those two openings cover 13 of the 20 words, seven under TAK and six under TOK. Taken, takes, taker, takin and token are the common entries, and taken, taker and token also appear on the Wordle answer list. A five-point K pushes the average score up to 9.8.

What the K in slot three costs and pays

• Twenty tournament words fix T in slot one and K in slot three.
• The TAK string leads with seven entries, and TOK follows with six.
• Tikka's repeated K carries it to a 13-point top score.
• Taken, taker and token are the three answers Wordle can pick.
• Nine matches close on S, three on N and two each on D and R.
• Four matches begin TIK, and single TUK, TYK and TSK forms close the set.

Which T-K words are common enough to play?

Taken, takes, taker, takin and token are the five entries inside the 25,000 most common English words, and all of them begin TAK or TOK. Two of the five, taken and token, also serve as Wordle answers, which is rare for such a small set.

The uncommon edge of the list sits in the TIK, TYK and TUK strings, where tikes, tykes, tikis, tikka and tuktu keep the same skeleton but drift out of everyday vocabulary.

Where does the five-point K send the scores?

Tikka tops the list at 13 points because its K appears twice. Tykes, tokay and takhi follow at 12, and toked plus tsked land on 10.

NWL2023 lists 15 of the 20 matches and ENABLE lists 13, while Collins holds every one. Takhi is a Collins-only entry, so it will not travel into every game. Nine matches close in S, which puts takis, tikes and tykes among the easiest to spot on a rack.

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