6-letter words with K as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter

Both K slots create a tight pattern: just 28 entries qualify across the tournament dictionaries, and only 2 meet our common-word frequency cutoff. KNOCKS and KAYAKS are recognizable examples, while KANUKA and KOKAKO show how quickly the vocabulary turns less familiar. A fixed fifth letter narrows the search, but endings still vary sharply.

At a glance: K fixed twice

• Exactly 28 qualifying words begin with K and place K in position five.
• 13 finish in S; A follows at six, then I at four.
• Just 2 count as common under the top-25,000 English-frequency cutoff.
• Collins includes 27, NWL2023 includes 19, and ENABLE includes 16.
• KNACKY and KYACKS top the scoring list at 19 points each.

How many 6-letter words with K in the 1st and 5th positions?

There are 28, far fewer than the 100 words beginning with S that also place K fifth, or the 64 beginning with C. K-starting entries are a narrow corner of this letter-position pattern, not a broad pool to skim casually. The count includes words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.

The final letter gives you a quick sorting handle: 13 end in S, while 6 end in A and 4 in I. E appears twice; O, U, and Y appear once apiece. An S ending is more than twice as common as an A ending, a practical first split when a puzzle fixes the last tile.

Which entries score highest?

KNACKY and KYACKS each score 19 points, the top figure here; KOKAKO follows at 18. KAYAKS and KISHKE score 17, while KNOCKS and KNICKS score 16. The average is 15.7 points, so the repeated K tiles give this group a substantial base score before any premium square enters the picture.

For 6-letter words with K in the 1st and 5th positions, dictionary coverage is the main limitation: this tournament list does not promise that every game accepts all 28. Collins has 27 matches, NWL2023 has 19, and ENABLE has 16. Check your game's word list before building around KYACKS or KANUKA; only 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so recognition is a poor validity test.