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6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and K as the 3rd letter

There are 10 6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and K as the 3rd letter, including ACKERS, ICKERS and UCKERS.

10 wordsTop pick ACKERSHighest score ACKNOW 15
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With C in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (60 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • ACKERS12
  • UCKERS12
  • ICKERS12
  • ICKLER12
  • ACKNOW15
  • OCKERS12
  • ICKIER12
  • ACKEES12
  • ACKNEW15
  • ICKILY15
All valid words 10

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

  • ACKEES12
  • ACKERS12
  • ACKNEW15
  • ACKNOW15
  • ICKERS12
  • ICKIER12
  • ICKILY15
  • ICKLER12
  • OCKERS12
  • UCKERS12

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ACKNOW1517Collins only
ICKILY1516All three
ACKNEW1517Collins only
ACKERS1213Collins only
UCKERS1214Collins only
ICKERS1213All three
ICKLER1214Collins only
OCKERS1213All three
ICKIER1213All three
ACKEES1213All three

This narrow pattern gives you ten tournament-dictionary entries, and none falls within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. Every answer starts with a vowel: four begin with A, four with I, and one each with O and U. The endings are just as concentrated: five finish in S, while R and W appear twice each.

How many six-letter words fit this pattern?

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words put C second and K third.
  • All 10 appear in Collins; five appear in ENABLE and five in NWL2023.
  • ACKERS, ICKERS and UCKERS are three examples from the list.
  • Five words end in S; R and W each finish two.
  • Eight of the ten entries have dictionary definitions to check.
  • ACKNOW, ICKILY and ACKNEW tie for the top score at 15 points.

Which of these C-K words score the most?

ACKNOW, ICKILY and ACKNEW each score 15 points, making them the top scorers in this group. ACKERS, UCKERS, ICKERS, ICKLER, OCKERS, ICKIER and ACKEES each score 12. The average score across the ten entries is 12.9.

A practical solving clue is the opening vowel: this set starts only with A, I, O or U. Once C and K are fixed in the middle, checking those four starts narrows the pattern quickly. Then use the endings as a second filter: S is the most frequent, while Y occurs once.

Which dictionaries accept these six-letter words?

Collins carries all ten entries, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each stop at five. Pattern fit and dictionary acceptance are separate tests, so an entry valid in one title can be rejected in another.

The zero common-word count is the main limitation for everyday play; ACKNOW and ACKNEW are especially unfamiliar-looking options. For a broader search, compare other second-letter choices before changing the fixed C-K pair.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have C second and K third?
Ten matches put C in slot two and K in slot three. Every one opens with a vowel, either A, I, O or U, and half the set ends in S.
What is the highest-scoring word with C second and K third?
ACKNOW, ICKILY and ACKNEW share the highest score at 15 points each. ACKERS and UCKERS score 12 points, as do the other seven entries below the top-scoring tie.
Are all 10 words accepted in every word game?
No. Only Collins carries the full ten; ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept five. Rejection is common for words this rare, so test any unfamiliar pick against the exact list your game uses.

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