6-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and A as the 5th letter

This pattern is unusually narrow: only 18 words qualify, and none rank among the most common English words. The endings give you a strong clue: 12 entries finish with S, while four finish with H. For a playable option with a striking score, start with PUKKAH, the top scorer at 19 Scrabble points.

At a glance for the K-and-A pattern

• Exactly 18 six-letter words place K third and A fifth.
• DIKTAT is one of the more recognizable entries; it ends in T.
• Twelve matches end in S, including TIKKAS, DUKKAS and YAKKAS.
• Four matches end in H, including PUKKAH, MIKVAH and SUKKAH.
• PUKKAH scores 19 Scrabble points, ahead of MIKVAH and DUKKAH at 18.

How many 6-letter words have K third and A fifth?

There are 18 qualifying words across the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes 16, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes four; those groups overlap, so their counts do not add up to 18.

Only 13 entries have definitions in the source set, and none meet the common-word cutoff. DIKTAT is a familiar-looking exception among less everyday choices such as Hakeas, Kokras and Wukkas. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Which K-third, A-fifth words score highest?

PUKKAH leads at 19 points, with MIKVAH and DUKKAH tied at 18. SUKKAH, WUKKAS and YAKKAS each score 17. The repeated K is doing the heavy lifting: each K is worth five base points in standard English-language Scrabble.

The pattern is much rarer than nearby choices: putting R third with A fifth yields 247 matches, while this K pattern has 18. A fifth letter other than A also opens the field; K third and N fifth has 68 matches. Treat this as a precise clue, not a broad word-finding strategy.

That leaves two other endings in this 18-word group: R and T.