6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and K as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ A K _, leaving the first three letters and final letter open. Familiar entries include BREAKS, SPEAKS, INTAKE, REMAKE, and RETAKE; the set also contains less familiar forms such as KANAKA and KULAKS. Tournament-dictionary coverage varies, so a match is not automatically accepted in every game.

A quick read on the A-K pattern

• 72 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern.
• 11 matches fall within our common-word frequency range.
• BREAKS, SPEAKS, INTAKE, and REMAKE are recognizable examples.
• S is the most frequent ending, ahead of E.
• K is the most frequent first letter, with nine matches.

How many 6-letter words have A fourth and K fifth?

S endings lead with 28 matches, followed by 19 ending in E. Another eight end in A and seven in Y, so the final letter quickly narrows the candidates.

BREAKS, SPEAKS, FREAKS, STEAKS, and SNEAKS show the S-heavy pattern clearly. REMAKE, RETAKE, UPTAKE, and UNMAKE offer a different family of familiar words, all keeping A and K in their fixed positions.

Scores, starting letters, and dictionary coverage

MUZAKY tops the Scrabble scores at 24, followed by MUZAKS at 21 and KOKAKO at 18. KAYAKS scores 17, while FREAKY scores 16; the top score does not make an entry the likeliest word to recognize.

K begins nine matches, while B and S begin eight each and U begins seven. That spread makes the first letter less decisive than the fixed AK pair; do not reject an unfamiliar opening just because examples such as BREAKS and SPEAKS come to mind first.

The nearest same-length comparison is the C-fourth, K-fifth pattern, with 101 matches against this pattern's 72. Keeping A fourth but changing the fifth letter gives 29 matches at five letters and 88 at seven letters.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 68 matches, NWL2023 includes 47, and ENABLE includes 42. Only 57 matches have a definition, so obscure entries are a real limitation; check your game's word list before relying on one.