6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is L _ _ K _ _: L anchors the opening tile, while K sits in slot four. The 41 matches differ across game dictionaries: Collins accepts 39, NWL2023 accepts 31, and ENABLE accepts 28. Familiar options such as LOOKED, LOCKED, and LEAKED sit beside less familiar entries, so the pattern narrows your search without making every result equally playable.

At a glance: the L _ _ K _ _ pattern

• 41 six-letter entries fit L _ _ K _ _ across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 39 matches; NWL2023 has 31, while ENABLE has 28.
• LOOKED, LINKED, LOCKED, and LEAKED are recognizable examples in the results.
• Fourteen matches end in D and 12 end in R; the other endings occur less often.
• Only seven matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so many entries are unfamiliar.

How do the final letters narrow the choices?

D and R dominate the final-letter pattern: 14 matches end in D and 12 in R. LOOKED, LOCKED, and LACKED show the D group; LOCKER, LEAKER, and LURKER show the R group.

The next cluster is much smaller: N, P, and T appear three times each, while E, S, and Y appear twice. If a puzzle reveals its final tile, test D or R before checking these less frequent endings; LOCKUP is a recognizable P-ending exception.

The L-starting group is narrower than B- or S-starting matches with K in the same position: those patterns have 88 and 86 words, compared with 41 here.

6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter

LACKEY and LEKKED lead the raw tile scores at 15 points each. LOCKUP and LEKKER score 14, while LOCKED, LACKED, LICKED, and LUCKED each score 13.

For a clue-solving shortcut, use the final tile to sort the dominant D and R endings before trying the smaller groups. That split cuts down the search while keeping the fixed L and K positions intact.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts 39 matches, compared with 31 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE. Niche entries may not work in every game, so check your game's word list before playing one.