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

With K fixed in position three and E in position five, the choices shrink to 49 six-letter entries across the tournament dictionaries. ANKLES and UPKEEP are the two common words; many other matches are rarer forms such as MIKVEH, YAKKED, and LEKKER. This is a pattern-solving list, not a guide to each word's meaning.

At a glance: this K-and-E pattern

• Exactly 49 tournament-dictionary words have K third and E fifth.
• Only two entries count as common by English word-frequency ranking: ANKLES and UPKEEP.
• R is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 21 words; S is next with 11.
• MIKVEH, YAKKED, YUKKED, and YOKKED share the top Scrabble score: 18 points.
• Collins includes 46 matches, NWL2023 includes 32, and ENABLE includes 27.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

ANKLES and UPKEEP are the two comparatively familiar choices, but the pattern quickly turns specialized. INKJET is recognizable, while HAKEEM, MIKVEH, and LEKKER show how names and less everyday vocabulary sit beside familiar entries.

Only two words in the set count as common, so expect a clue list more obscure than ordinary conversation. The final letter narrows the search faster than the first: 21 entries finish in R and 11 in S.

The remaining words use other endings. Start by checking R when scanning a candidate list, then confirm K in position three and E in position five. For comparison, the same E-fifth pattern with R in position three has 662 matches, far more than K's 49.

6-letter words with K third and E fifth: scores and limits

MIKVEH, YAKKED, YUKKED, and YOKKED lead the Scrabble scoring list at 18 points each. INKJET, YAKKER, JOKIER, and YIKKER follow at 17. The top scores cluster around less familiar spellings, rather than the two common entries.

The 6-letter words with K third and E fifth have uneven dictionary coverage: Collins accepts 46, NWL2023 accepts 32, and ENABLE accepts 27. A match in one tournament dictionary does not guarantee acceptance in another, so check your game's word list before playing a rare form.