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

The pattern is _K__E_: K is fixed in the second slot, and E is fixed in the fifth. Most matches start with S, including familiar words such as SKATER, SKATES, and SKEWED. The total covers words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so a match here is not automatically accepted in every game.

The pattern at a glance

• 27 matches qualify across at least one tournament dictionary.
• 23 begin with S; the other four start with A, O, or U.
• SKATER, SKATES, SKEWED, and SKATED are familiar-looking entries.
• SKYFED leads the scoring table at 17 points; SKYMEN follows at 15.
• Only 3 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

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

These 6-letter words with K as the 2nd letter and E as the 5th letter total 27, and their opening pattern is unusually narrow: 23 start with S. Try SKATER, SKATES, SKEWED, SKATED, and SKEWER first when your board already confirms K and E.

Four matches begin with A, O, or U: AKATEA and AKENES start with A, and OKAYED starts with O. SKIVER and SKIVED show how much the remaining letters can vary, even when two positions are fixed.

The dictionary split matters. The matches include 15 words in ENABLE, 26 in Collins, and 18 in NWL2023. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to the number of distinct matches.

Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.

Which endings and scores stand out?

D is the most common final letter, with 10 matches; S follows with 9, then R with 5. Two end in N, and one ends in A. SKATED, SKATES, and SKEWER show three of the leading endings, a useful second filter when the final tile is known.

SKYFED scores 17, the top score; SKYMEN scores 15. SKEWED, OKAYED, SKIVED, and SKYRED each score 14. The expert trap is treating this as a common-word list: only 3 entries count as common, although 24 have dictionary definitions.