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6-letter words with K as the 5th letter and Y as the 6th letter

6-letter words with K as the 5th letter and Y as the 6th letter: 79 matches, from TRICKY to STICKY, with QUACKY leading the score list.

79 wordsTop pick TRICKYHighest score QUACKY 24

11 of 79 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With K in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (236 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 79 · most-used first

  • TRICKY15
  • STICKY15
  • WHISKY19
  • QUIRKY22
  • SPOOKY15
  • SNEAKY13
  • CHEEKY18
  • FREAKY16
  • CHUNKY18
  • CRANKY15
  • STINKY13
  • SPARKY15
  • CLUNKY15
  • SNARKY13
  • CHUCKY20
  • FRISKY16
  • STOCKY15
  • CHALKY18
  • SLINKY13
  • SWANKY16
  • PLUCKY17
  • BLOCKY17
  • SPUNKY15
  • CREAKY15
  • WHACKY21
  • FLUNKY16
  • BREKKY19
  • TWINKY16
  • BLANKY15
  • STALKY13
  • SNACKY15
  • CROAKY15
  • SHONKY16
  • SKUNKY17
  • JANSKY20
  • SPECKY17
  • SMIRKY15
  • CRACKY17
  • BRICKY17
  • CLUCKY17
  • PLINKY15
  • CLANKY15
  • THICKY18
  • QUACKY24
  • TWEAKY16
  • CHONKY18
  • TWANKY16
  • PRICKY17

Showing the top 48 of 79 words. See every valid word

All valid words 79

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

  • BAULKY15
  • BLANKY15
  • BLEAKY15
  • BLOCKY17
  • BRANKY15
  • BREKKY19
  • BRICKY17
  • BRISKY15
  • CHALKY18
  • CHECKY20
  • CHEEKY18
  • CHINKY18
  • CHONKY18
  • CHUCKY20
  • CHUNKY18
  • CLANKY15
  • CLECKY17
  • CLONKY15
  • CLUCKY17
  • CLUNKY15
  • CRACKY17
  • CRANKY15
  • CREAKY15
  • CREEKY15
  • CRICKY17
  • CROAKY15
  • DRECKY16
  • DREKKY18
  • DROSKY14
  • EUROKY13
  • FLECKY18
  • FLISKY16
  • FLOCKY18
  • FLUNKY16
  • FREAKY16
  • FRISKY16
  • JANSKY20
  • KNACKY19
  • MUZAKY24
  • PLINKY15
  • PLISKY15
  • PLONKY15
  • PLOOKY15
  • PLOUKY15
  • PLUCKY17
  • PLUNKY15
  • PRANKY15
  • PRICKY17
  • QUACKY24
  • QUIRKY22
  • SHACKY18
  • SHONKY16
  • SKANKY17
  • SKUNKY17
  • SLEEKY13
  • SLINKY13
  • SMIRKY15
  • SNACKY15
  • SNARKY13
  • SNEAKY13
  • SPARKY15
  • SPECKY17
  • SPOOKY15
  • SPUNKY15
  • STALKY13
  • STICKY15
  • STINKY13
  • STOCKY15
  • SWANKY16
  • TALCKY15
  • THICKY18
  • TRICKY15
  • TWANKY16
  • TWEAKY16
  • TWINKY16
  • WHACKY21
  • WHELKY19
  • WHISKY19
  • ZINCKY24
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 4th letter is C.
1st letter
  1. S24%
  2. C23%
  3. P11%
2nd letter
  1. L27%
  2. R23%
  3. H16%
3rd letter
  1. I23%
  2. A23%
  3. E20%
4th letter
  1. C32%
  2. N29%
  3. A9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 15 in Scrabble; QUACKY tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 7 words
  2. 14 points: 1 words
  3. 1515 points: 28 words
  4. 16 points: 10 words
  5. 1717 points: 11 words
  6. 18 points: 10 words
  7. 1919 points: 4 words
  8. 20 points: 3 words
  9. 2121 points: 1 words
  10. 22 points: 1 words
  11. 2323 points: 0 words
  12. 24 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUACKY2425Collins · NWL
ZINCKY2425All three
MUZAKY2425Collins only
QUIRKY2222All three
WHACKY2120All three
CHUCKY2021All three
JANSKY2022Collins only
CHECKY2020Collins only
WHISKY1917All three
BREKKY1919Collins only
KNACKY1920Collins only
WHELKY1918All three

A KY ending often gives a six-letter word an adjective-like snap. TRICKY, QUIRKY, and CHEEKY sound familiar, but the same slots admit rarer spellings with much larger tile totals. Separate words you know from words you can verify; those are different advantages in a rack game.

A quick profile of KY endings

  • TRICKY, STICKY, and QUIRKY make familiar anchors.
  • SPOOKY and CHEEKY broaden the adjective group.
  • QUACKY, ZINCKY, and MUZAKY each score 24.
  • QUIRKY reaches 22; WHISKY reaches 19.
  • The mean score is 16.5 across 79 matches.

Which adjectives finish in KY?

TRICKY, STICKY, and QUIRKY are familiar examples with a final KY.

QUACKY, ZINCKY, and MUZAKY each score 24 points.

Using KY words without overrating the mean

Tip

Keep the familiar adjective candidates separate from the unusual score leaders. The 16.5-point mean is boosted by high tile values and should not be mistaken for typical word familiarity. Tile value and word familiarity are separate checks.

Questions people ask

Which KY words are familiar examples?
TRICKY, STICKY, QUIRKY, SPOOKY, and CHEEKY are among the recognizable matches. The full set has 79 entries, including many less common forms alongside the everyday adjectives.
What is the top Scrabble score?
QUACKY, ZINCKY, and MUZAKY each score 24 points. QUIRKY follows at 22, showing how uncommon letters can push a KY word well above the group’s 16.5-point average.
Are the high scorers common words?
Not necessarily. The three 24-point leaders are less familiar than anchors such as TRICKY or STICKY, and only 11 of the 79 matches are classed as common. Confirm an unusual entry before playing it.

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