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

The 22 6-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and R as the 6th letter include three 17-point scorers: YAKKER, JOKIER, and YIKKER.

22 wordsTop pick LEKKERHighest score YAKKER 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 22 · most-used first

  • LEKKER14
  • ICKLER12
  • HOKIER13
  • ICKIER12
  • YAKKER17
  • CAKIER12
  • COKIER12
  • DIKIER11
  • DYKIER14
  • FAKEER13
  • FIKIER13
  • INKIER10
  • JOKIER17
  • LAKIER10
  • LEKVAR13
  • OAKIER10
  • POKIER12
  • PUKIER12
  • ROKIER10
  • TAKIER10
  • YIKKER17
  • YUKIER13
All valid words 22

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

  • CAKIER12
  • COKIER12
  • DIKIER11
  • DYKIER14
  • FAKEER13
  • FIKIER13
  • HOKIER13
  • ICKIER12
  • ICKLER12
  • INKIER10
  • JOKIER17
  • LAKIER10
  • LEKKER14
  • LEKVAR13
  • OAKIER10
  • POKIER12
  • PUKIER12
  • ROKIER10
  • TAKIER10
  • YAKKER17
  • YIKKER17
  • YUKIER13
Letters by positionIn 95% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. I14%
  2. L14%
  3. Y14%
2nd letter
  1. A27%
  2. O23%
  3. I14%
4th letter
  1. I73%
  2. K14%
  3. E5%
5th letter
  1. E95%
  2. A5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; YAKKER tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 5 words
  2. 11 points: 1 words
  3. 1212 points: 6 words
  4. 13 points: 5 words
  5. 1414 points: 2 words
  6. 15 points: 0 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YAKKER1716All three
JOKIER1719All three
YIKKER1716Collins only
LEKKER1415Collins only
DYKIER1413Collins only
HOKIER1312All three
FAKEER1313All three
LEKVAR1315All three
FIKIER1313Collins only
YUKIER1313Collins only
ICKLER1214Collins only
ICKIER1213All three

Only 22 tournament-dictionary entries match, and none falls within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. The final R never changes; the starting letter varies across eight values, with I, L, and Y tied for the lead at three each. Expect obscure forms rather than familiar everyday vocabulary.

At a glance the K-third, R-last pattern

  • Twenty-two entries match the K-third, R-last pattern.
  • Collins includes 21; NWL2023 includes 12; ENABLE includes 10.
  • YAKKER, JOKIER, and YIKKER tie at 17 points.
  • LEKKER and DYKIER each score 14.
  • No match falls in the common-word frequency band.

Which K-third, R-final words score highest?

YAKKER, JOKIER, and YIKKER each score 17, the highest value among these entries. Their high-value letters lift them above LEKKER and DYKIER, which each score 14.

The top score is a three-way tie, not a single standout. When your rack holds a Y, J, or K, check these spellings before you pass up a premium square; the rare-letter payoff is easy to overlook.

The three-way tie makes each of their patterns worth remembering.

Where do the matching words start?

Eight starting letters appear among the 22 matches. I, L, and Y each lead three entries; C, D, F, and P each lead two; H appears once. With the K and R positions fixed, that first-letter spread gives you a quick way to sort possible rack fits.

ICKLER and ICKIER sit alongside YAKKER and YIKKER, while HOKIER is the only H-starting entry. By comparison, six-letter words with N third and R last number 229, making K a sharp bottleneck in this pattern. HOKIER adds a rare H start to the candidate set.

Why dictionary coverage matters for this pattern

Note

For this K-third, R-final pattern, Collins has 21 matches, NWL2023 has 12, and ENABLE has 10. Counts overlap, so do not add them.

Questions people ask

Are these 6-letter words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. This pattern has 21 Collins entries, 12 NWL2023 entries, and 10 ENABLE entries, with overlap among those counts. The accepted words vary by dictionary, so a word such as YAKKER or LEKKER may not be available in every game.
Are any of these words common in everyday English?
None of the 22 matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so this is an unusually obscure set. YAKKER, LEKKER, and ICKIER are tournament-list entries, but their familiarity can vary by region and word-game dictionary.
Which first letters can fit this pattern?
Eight starting letters occur: I, L, Y, C, D, F, P, and H. I, L, and Y each have three entries; C, D, F, and P each have two, while H contributes one. ICKLER, LEKKER, YAKKER, and HOKIER show the range.

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