6-letter words with K as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

K _ _ P _ _ matches 30 six-letter words, with just one inside the common-frequency cutoff. Collins lists 28, NWL2023 24, and ENABLE 16; keypad scores 16, while khaphs leads at 18. Together, these examples range from familiar play to specialist word-game vocabulary.

K and P in fixed slots

• There are 30 six-letter matches with K first and P fourth.
• Keeper, keypad, kipper, and kelpie are among the listed examples.
• Only 1 match is common by our frequency measure.
• Final S is most frequent, with 6 words; D follows with 5.
• The leading score is khaphs at 18 points.

Which K-and-P words score highest?

Khaphs tops the scoring list at 18 points, followed by kippah at 17. Both are far less familiar than keypad, which scores 16 and is a more recognizable candidate to keep in mind.

Kalpak also scores 16, while kewpie and kipped each score 15. These are tile scores before board bonuses; a premium square can change the total. Don't assume a familiar-looking word is accepted everywhere: khaphs is a strong score, but dictionary coverage varies across the three tournament lists.

How can you narrow the K _ _ P _ _ pattern?

Start by testing the two open middle slots against letters you already have, then check the final letter. S is the most common ending among these matches, with D next; endings E and R each appear 4 times. That makes the final slot a quick way to prune possibilities.

The pattern is unusually compact: the six-letter K-first, P-fourth set has 30 matches, while the same pattern has 17 five-letter matches and 36 seven-letter matches. Among six-letter words with K first, putting P fourth is also narrower than putting N fourth, which has 34 matches.

Treat the set as a clue list, not a promise of everyday vocabulary. Just 1 entry is common, and a word accepted by Collins may not appear in ENABLE or NWL2023. Check the word list for your game before committing a rare option.