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6-letter words with K as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with K as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter: 501 matches, from MARKET to WORKED, with JOCKEY leading the score list.

501 wordsTop pick MARKETHighest score JOCKEY 22

104 of 501 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With K in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (501 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 104 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 104 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 501

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

  • ARCKED13
  • ASHKEY16
  • ATOKES10
  • AWAKED14
  • AWAKEN13
  • AWAKES13
  • AWOKEN13
  • BACKED15
  • BACKER14
  • BACKET14
  • BALKED13
  • BALKER12
  • BANKED13
  • BANKER12
  • BANKET12
  • BARKED13
  • BARKEN12
  • BARKER12
  • BASKED13
  • BASKET12
  • BAUKED13
  • BEAKED13
  • BEAKER12
  • BECKED15
  • BECKES14
  • BECKET14
  • BICKER14
  • BILKED13
  • BILKER12
  • BIRKEN12
  • BLOKES12
  • BLOKEY15
  • BOAKED13
  • BOCKED15
  • BOKKEN16
  • BONKED13
  • BOOKED13
  • BOOKER12
  • BORKED13
  • BOSKER12
  • BOSKET12
  • BRAKED13
  • BRAKES12
  • BROKED13
  • BROKEN12
  • BROKER12
  • BROKES12
  • BUBKES14
  • BUCKED15
  • BUCKER14
  • BUCKET14
  • BULKED13
  • BULKER12
  • BUNKED13
  • BUNKER12
  • BUPKES14
  • BURKED13
  • BURKER12
  • BURKES12
  • BUSKED13
  • BUSKER12
  • BUSKET12
  • CALKED13
  • CALKER12
  • CANKER12
  • CARKED13
  • CASKED13
  • CASKET12
  • CAUKER12
  • CAWKER15
  • CHOKED16
  • CHOKER15
  • CHOKES15
  • CHOKEY18
  • CLOKED13
  • CLOKES12
  • COCKED15
  • COCKER14
  • COCKET14
  • CONKED13
  • CONKER12
  • COOKED13
  • COOKER12
  • COOKEY15
  • CORKED13
  • CORKER12
  • COWKED16
  • CRAKED13
  • CRAKES12
  • CRIKEY15
  • CUCKED15
  • DACKED14
  • DACKER13
  • DAIKER11
  • DANKER11
  • DARKED12
  • DARKEN11
  • DARKER11
  • DARKEY14
  • DECKED14
  • DECKEL13
  • DECKER13
  • DICKED14
  • DICKER13
  • DICKEY16
  • DINKED12
  • DINKER11
  • DINKEY14
  • DIRKED12
  • DIRKES11
  • DISKED12
  • DISKER11
  • DOCKED14
  • DOCKEN13
  • DOCKER13
  • DOCKET13
  • DONKEY14
  • DOOKED12
  • DOOKET11
  • DOUKED12
  • DRAKES11
  • DROKES11
  • DUCKED14
  • DUCKER13
  • DUIKER11
  • DUNKED12
  • DUNKER11
  • DUSKED12
  • DUSKEN11
  • DUSKER11
  • DUYKER14
  • EVOKED14
  • EVOKER13
  • EVOKES13
  • FAIKED14
  • FAIKES13
  • FECKED16
  • FINKED14
  • FIRKED14
  • FISKED14
  • FLAKED14
  • FLAKER13
  • FLAKES13
  • FLAKEY16
  • FLUKED14
  • FLUKES13
  • FLUKEY16
  • FORKED14
  • FORKER13
  • FUCKED16
  • FUCKER15
  • FUNKED14
  • FUNKER13
  • GANKED12
  • GASKET11
  • GAWKED15
  • GAWKER14
  • GECKED14
  • GEEKED12
  • GLIKES11
  • GRIKES11
  • GRYKES14
  • GUNKED12
  • HACKED16
  • HACKEE15
  • HACKER15
  • HANKED14
  • HANKER13
  • HARKED14
  • HARKEN13
  • HAWKED17
  • HAWKER16
  • HAWKEY19
  • HICKER15
  • HICKEY18
  • HOCKED16
  • HOCKER15
  • HOCKEY18
  • HOIKED14
  • HOLKED14
  • HONKED14
  • HONKER13
  • HONKEY16
  • HOOKED14
  • HOOKER13
  • HOOKEY16
  • HORKED14
  • HORKEY16
  • HOWKED17
  • HOWKER16
  • HUCKED16
  • HULKED14
  • HUNKER13
  • HUNKEY16
  • HUSKED14
  • HUSKER13
  • JACKED20
  • JACKER19
  • JACKET19
  • JANKER17
  • JAUKED18
  • JERKED18
  • JERKER17
  • JINKED18
  • JINKER17
  • JOCKEY22
  • JOOKED18
  • JOUKED18
  • JUNKED18
  • JUNKER17
  • JUNKET17
  • KARKED15
  • KECKED17
  • KEEKED15
  • KEEKER14
  • KICKED17
  • KICKER16
  • KINKED15
  • KIRKED15
  • KONKED15
  • KOOKED15
  • KRAKEN14
  • LACKED13
  • LACKER12
  • LACKEY15
  • LAIKED11
  • LAIKER10
  • LANKED11
  • LANKER10
  • LARKED11
  • LARKER10
  • LASKET10
  • LATKES10
  • LEAKED11
  • LEAKER10
  • LEKKED15
  • LEKKER14
  • LIBKEN12
  • LICKED13
  • LICKER12
  • LINKED11
  • LINKER10
  • LIRKED11
  • LOCKED13
  • LOCKER12
  • LOCKET12
  • LOOKED11
  • LOOKER10
  • LUCKED13
  • LUCKEN12
  • LUNKER10
  • LURKED11
  • LURKER10
  • LUSKED11
  • MARKED13
  • MARKER12
  • MARKET12
  • MASKED13
  • MASKEG13
  • MASKER12
  • MEEKEN12
  • MEEKER12
  • MICKEY17
  • MILKED13
  • MILKEN12
  • MILKER12
  • MINKES12
  • MIRKER12
  • MISKEN12
  • MISKEY15
  • MOCKED15
  • MOCKER14
  • MONKEY15
  • MUCKED15
  • MUCKER14
  • MURKER12
  • MUSKED13
  • MUSKEG13
  • MUSKET12
  • NACKET12
  • NARKED11
  • NECKED13
  • NECKER12
  • NICKED13
  • NICKEL12
  • NICKER12
  • NOCKED13
  • NOCKET12
  • OFFKEY19
  • OINKED11
  • PACKED15
  • PACKER14
  • PACKET14
  • PAIKED13
  • PALKEE12
  • PARKED13
  • PARKEE12
  • PARKER12
  • PEAKED13
  • PECKED15
  • PECKER14
  • PECKES14
  • PEEKED13
  • PERKED13
  • PICKED15
  • PICKER14
  • PICKET14
  • PINKED13
  • PINKEN12
  • PINKER12
  • PINKEY15
  • POAKES12
  • POCKED15
  • POCKET14
  • POLKED13
  • PONKED13
  • PORKED13
  • PORKER12
  • POUKES12
  • PROKED13
  • PROKER12
  • PROKES12
  • PUCKED15
  • PUCKER14
  • PUNKED13
  • PUNKER12
  • PUNKEY15
  • QUAKED20
  • QUAKER19
  • QUAKES19
  • RACKED13
  • RACKER12
  • RACKET12
  • RAIKED11
  • RANKED11
  • RANKER10
  • RANKES10
  • RARKED11
  • REAKED11
  • RECKED13
  • REEKED11
  • REEKER10
  • RENKER10
  • RESKEW13
  • RICKED13
  • RICKER12
  • RICKEY15
  • RINKED11
  • RISKED11
  • RISKER10
  • ROCKED13
  • ROCKER12
  • ROCKET12
  • ROOKED11
  • RUCKED13
  • SACKED13
  • SACKER12
  • SAIKEI10
  • SECKEL12
  • SEEKER10
  • SEIKER10
  • SHAKED14
  • SHAKEN13
  • SHAKER13
  • SHAKES13
  • SHEKEL13
  • SICKED13
  • SICKEE12
  • SICKEN12
  • SICKER12
  • SILKED11
  • SILKEN10
  • SINKER10
  • SLAKED11
  • SLAKER10
  • SLAKES10
  • SLOKEN10
  • SMOKED13
  • SMOKER12
  • SMOKES12
  • SMOKEY15
  • SNAKED11
  • SNAKES10
  • SNAKEY13
  • SNOKED11
  • SNOKES10
  • SOAKED11
  • SOAKEN10
  • SOAKER10
  • SOCKED13
  • SOCKET12
  • SOOKED11
  • SOUKED11
  • SPIKED13
  • SPIKER12
  • SPIKES12
  • SPIKEY15
  • SPOKED13
  • SPOKEN12
  • SPOKES12
  • STAKED11
  • STAKER10
  • STAKES10
  • STOKED11
  • STOKER10
  • STOKES10
  • SUCKED13
  • SUCKEN12
  • SUCKER12
  • SUCKET12
  • SULKED11
  • SULKER10
  • SUNKEN10
  • SUNKER10
  • SUNKET10
  • TACKED13
  • TACKER12
  • TACKET12
  • TACKEY15
  • TALKED11
  • TALKER10
  • TANKED11
  • TANKER10
  • TASKED11
  • TASKER10
  • TECKEL12
  • TICKED13
  • TICKEN12
  • TICKER12
  • TICKET12
  • TICKEY15
  • TINKED11
  • TINKER10
  • TOCKED13
  • TONKED11
  • TONKER10
  • TOUKED11
  • TRIKES10
  • TROKED11
  • TROKES10
  • TRYKES13
  • TUCKED13
  • TUCKER12
  • TUCKET12
  • TUNKET10
  • TURKEY13
  • TUSKED11
  • TUSKER10
  • VACKED16
  • WACKED16
  • WACKER15
  • WACKES15
  • WALKED14
  • WALKER13
  • WANKED14
  • WANKER13
  • WARKED14
  • WAUKED14
  • WAUKER13
  • WEAKEN13
  • WEAKER13
  • WEEKES13
  • WELKED14
  • WELKES13
  • WICKED16
  • WICKEN15
  • WICKER15
  • WICKET15
  • WINKED14
  • WINKER13
  • WISKET13
  • WORKED14
  • WORKER13
  • WROKEN13
  • YACKED16
  • YACKER15
  • YAKKED18
  • YAKKER17
  • YANKED14
  • YANKER13
  • YARKED14
  • YERKED14
  • YESKED14
  • YEUKED14
  • YICKER15
  • YIKKER17
  • YIRKED14
  • YOCKED16
  • YOKKED18
  • YOLKED14
  • YONKER13
  • YORKED14
  • YORKER13
  • YOUKED14
  • YUCKED16
  • YUCKER15
  • YUKKED18
  • ZINKED20
  • ZINKES19
  • ZONKED20
  • ZONKEY22
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 6th letter is D.
1st letter
  1. S12%
  2. B11%
  3. D8%
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O19%
  3. I16%
3rd letter
  1. C28%
  2. N16%
  3. R11%
6th letter
  1. D41%
  2. R28%
  3. S9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; JOCKEY tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 45 words
  2. 11 points: 54 words
  3. 1212 points: 105 words
  4. 13 points: 113 words
  5. 1414 points: 72 words
  6. 15 points: 50 words
  7. 1616 points: 25 words
  8. 17 points: 12 words
  9. 1818 points: 12 words
  10. 19 points: 7 words
  11. 2020 points: 4 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JOCKEY2224All three
ZONKEY2222NWL only
JACKED2023All three
ZONKED2021All three
QUAKED2021All three
ZINKED2021Collins only
JACKET1922All three
QUAKER1920All three
QUAKES1920All three
HAWKEY1917All three
JACKER1922All three
OFFKEY1918All three

MARKET and POCKET show how easily this interior pair appears in ordinary vocabulary. The same fixed positions also accept inflections such as WORKED and TALKED. A six-letter match can therefore be a familiar verb, a noun, or an unusual scoring play; the score table rewards checking beyond the obvious examples.

The K-E slot snapshot

  • MARKET and POCKET place K-E inside familiar nouns.
  • WORKED, LOOKED, and TALKED add common verb forms.
  • JOCKEY and ZONKEY both reach 22 points.
  • JACKED, ZONKED, and QUAKED score 20.
  • The 501 matches include 104 common words.

Which familiar words contain the K-E pair?

MARKET, POCKET, and ROCKET put the K-E pair inside familiar nouns.

JOCKEY and ZONKEY reach 22 points; JACKED and QUAKED each score 20.

When does the K-E frame score well?

Tip

For this roomy frame, test common nouns and past-tense forms before exploring rarer score leaders. The large match count gives you alternatives, but the exact letters still determine whether a candidate fits.

Questions people ask

How many words fit K fourth and E fifth?
There are 501 six-letter matches. Familiar choices include MARKET, WORKED, LOOKED, and POCKET, while the broader pool also contains less familiar forms that need checking before play.
Which matches score the most?
JOCKEY and ZONKEY lead at 22 Scrabble points each. JACKED, ZONKED, and QUAKED follow at 20, making the top of the score table much stronger than the average score of 13.2.
Does every match look familiar?
No. Although 104 words are in the common group, the 501-word pool also includes many specialized or less frequent entries. Use familiar examples to narrow a rack, then confirm unfamiliar spellings in your game’s dictionary.

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