6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

The fixed letters leave four open slots, but the words are not evenly spread across starting letters. C leads with 26 matches, followed by S with 17; endings cluster even more sharply, with S on 34 words. That makes the final letter a fast filter once you lock in H and K.

The pattern at a glance

• Every match has H in slot two and K in slot five; the other four positions vary.
• THANKS, THINKS, CHECKS, SHARKS, and CHICKS are familiar examples.
• C begins 26 matches, while S begins 17; together, those starts dominate the list.
• An S ending leads with 34 words, compared with 13 ending in Y.
• WHACKY tops the scores at 21 points.

6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

Among these 59 words, the opening letter is more concentrated than the spelling clue might suggest. C alone contributes 26, including CHECKS, CHEEKS, CHICKS, CHUNKS, and CHUCKS; S adds 17, with SHARKS, SHOCKS, and SHUCKS showing its range.

T supplies 8 matches and W supplies 7, while J appears just once. That makes a C or S opening a better-supported first check than spending an early guess on J.

Collins accepts 56 of these words, NWL2023 accepts 46, and ENABLE accepts 42. Those totals overlap: they show membership in each dictionary, not separate groups to add together. The overall count includes words found in at least one of those tournament lists.

Which endings and scores stand out?

The 6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter most often end in S. THANKS, THINKS, and CHECKS show that pattern; 13 words end in Y, including CHEEKY, CHUNKY, and WHISKY. An S or Y clue narrows the options quickly.

WHACKY leads at 21 points, ahead of CHUCKY and JHATKA at 20 each. The practical limitation is familiarity: only 12 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so many choices will feel obscure. Check your game's word list before playing.