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

15 6-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter fit this pattern, from ALKENE to WAKANE.

15 wordsTop pick ALKENEHighest score KEKSYE 17

With K in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (108 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • ALKENE10
  • ALKANE10
  • ALKYNE13
  • WAKAME15
  • BAKKIE16
  • ARKOSE10
  • TAKAHE13
  • BIKKIE16
  • PIKAKE16
  • ALKINE10
  • ARKITE10
  • DEKARE11
  • KEKSYE17
  • TEKKIE14
  • WAKANE13
All valid words 15

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ALKANE10
  • ALKENE10
  • ALKINE10
  • ALKYNE13
  • ARKITE10
  • ARKOSE10
  • BAKKIE16
  • BIKKIE16
  • DEKARE11
  • KEKSYE17
  • PIKAKE16
  • TAKAHE13
  • TEKKIE14
  • WAKAME15
  • WAKANE13
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A40%
  2. T13%
  3. B13%
2nd letter
  1. L27%
  2. A27%
  3. E20%
4th letter
  1. A40%
  2. K20%
  3. I13%
5th letter
  1. N33%
  2. I20%
  3. S7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KEKSYE1716Collins only
BAKKIE1617Collins only
BIKKIE1617Collins only
PIKAKE1617All three
WAKAME1516Collins · NWL
TEKKIE1414Collins · NWL
ALKYNE1314All three
TAKAHE1312All three
WAKANE1314Collins only
DEKARE1111All three
ALKENE1012All three
ALKANE1012All three

Only 15 tournament-dictionary words fit this fixed pattern, and every one ends in E. Six begin with A, including ALKENE, ALKANE, ALKYNE, and ALKINE; BAKKIE and BIKKIE give the B opening a different feel. None falls in our common-word group, so the strongest clues are the letter positions and the specialized entries.

What stands out in this K-and-E pattern?

  • All 15 matches put K third and E sixth; every match therefore ends in E.
  • Six start with A; B, T, and W each account for two.
  • ALKENE, ALKANE, and ALKYNE are three A-starting examples.
  • KEKSYE leads the scoring table at 17 points.
  • Collins lists 15 matches, compared with 10 in NWL2023 and 8 in ENABLE.

Why are there so few matches?

Only 15 words fit because K must stay in the third slot and E in the last, leaving four positions to vary. The results cluster around a few starting letters: A accounts for six matches, while B, T, and W contribute two apiece.

D, K, and P each begin one. That skew makes a known first letter especially valuable; A narrows the options more than B, T, or W.

The vocabulary ranges beyond everyday words. ALKENE, ALKANE, ALKYNE, and ARKOSE sit alongside WAKAME, TAKAHE, and PIKAKE. The list has 11 entries with definitions, but its common-word count is zero.

Treat it as a pattern-solving pool rather than a set of likely everyday answers; dictionary coverage differs among game lists.

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

  • Write the fixed pattern as _ _ K _ _ E and discard candidates that shift either known letter.
  • Test A first when the opening letter is unknown: six matches start there, versus two each for B, T, and W.
  • For Scrabble scoring, KEKSYE leads at 17; BAKKIE, BIKKIE, and PIKAKE each score 16.
  • Keep ALKENE, ALKANE, and ALKYNE together as related-looking options, but check each spelling separately.

Questions people ask

How many of these six-letter words start with A?
Six of the 15 matches start with A. ALKENE, ALKANE, ALKYNE, ALKINE, ARKOSE, and ARKITE are among the A-openers. If your clue gives the first letter as A, begin with those options rather than testing every starting letter.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
KEKSYE scores the most, with 17 points in the scoring table. BAKKIE, BIKKIE, and PIKAKE follow at 16 points each. Those are base word scores, so board bonuses can change the total you earn during a game.
Are all 15 words accepted in every word game?
No single count applies across all three tournament dictionaries: Collins has 15 matches, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has 8. Those are separate dictionary totals, so check which word list your game uses before playing an unfamiliar entry such as KEKSYE.

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