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6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and K as the 5th letter

Sixteen 6-letter words with L as the 3rd and K as the 5th letter match this pattern; UNLIKE is the lone common entry.

16 wordsTop pick UNLIKEHighest score AXLIKE 17

1 of 16 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With L in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (422 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • UNLIKE10
  • TALUKA10
  • KULAKS14
  • SALUKI10
  • BELIKE12
  • TALUKS10
  • MALIKS12
  • ASLAKE10
  • AXLIKE17
  • KULAKI14
  • MELIKS12
  • OXLIKE17
  • SPLAKE12
  • TALAKS10
  • TALCKY15
  • TILAKS10
All valid words 16

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

  • ASLAKE10
  • AXLIKE17
  • BELIKE12
  • KULAKI14
  • KULAKS14
  • MALIKS12
  • MELIKS12
  • OXLIKE17
  • SALUKI10
  • SPLAKE12
  • TALAKS10
  • TALCKY15
  • TALUKA10
  • TALUKS10
  • TILAKS10
  • UNLIKE10
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
1st letter
  1. T31%
  2. A13%
  3. K13%
2nd letter
  1. A38%
  2. X13%
  3. E13%
4th letter
  1. I38%
  2. A38%
  3. U19%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. S38%
  3. I13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AXLIKE1718All three
OXLIKE1718Collins · NWL
TALCKY1516All three
KULAKS1416All three
KULAKI1416All three
BELIKE1214All three
MALIKS1214Collins only
SPLAKE1214All three
MELIKS1214Collins only
UNLIKE1013All three
TALUKA1012All three
SALUKI1012All three

The pattern is _ _ L _ K _, a narrow search that turns up a striking mix: familiar UNLIKE alongside words such as TALUKA, KULAKS, and SPLAKE. The total changes by dictionary: all 16 appear in Collins, while NWL2023 accepts 12 and ENABLE accepts 11. Most entries are uncommon.

At a glance: the L-and-K pattern

  • Sixteen tournament-dictionary words fit the six-letter pattern _ _ L _ K _.
  • Collins includes all 16 matches; NWL2023 has 12, and ENABLE has 11.
  • Only one match falls in the common-frequency group; UNLIKE is the familiar standout.
  • The most frequent final letters are E and S, with six words ending in each.
  • AXLIKE and OXLIKE lead the listed Scrabble scores at 17 points apiece.

Which words fit L in third and K in fifth?

UNLIKE is the easiest entry to recognize, but it is an exception in a list dominated by less familiar forms. Other matches include BELIKE, SALUKI, TALUKA, and KULAKS. Use the fixed letters to check a candidate’s shape, then confirm its spelling and game dictionary.

The first letter offers a useful sorting clue: five matches start with T, more than any other initial. At the other end, the list splits evenly between E and S endings, while only two end in I. That makes a final-letter clue especially valuable when you have already placed K fifth.

A close pattern comparison shows how restrictive the K is here: with L third and E fifth, the six-letter list has 422 matches, far more than this pattern’s 16. Keep the fifth letter fixed rather than treating any K near the end as a match.

6-letter words with L as the 3rd and K as the 5th letter

AXLIKE and OXLIKE each score 17 points in Scrabble before board bonuses, thanks to the X and K. TALCKY follows at 15, while KULAKS and KULAKI score 14 each. Those totals make the unusual X-words more valuable than the recognizable UNLIKE, which scores 10.

The list is a pattern filter for clue-solving and tile games; favor a familiar fit such as UNLIKE over a high-scoring word your opponent may challenge.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have L third and K fifth?
Sixteen tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern. Collins includes all 16, compared with 12 in NWL2023 and 11 in ENABLE, so the accepted total depends on the word list used in your game.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
AXLIKE and OXLIKE tie for the top listed Scrabble score at 17 points each. Their X and K carry the word values, but the final board score changes with letter and word premiums.
Which familiar words fit this pattern?
UNLIKE is the clearest common-frequency match, while UPLINK and UNLINK are recognizable alternatives. Only one of the 16 entries falls in the common group, so most candidates are specialist vocabulary and may be challenged in some games.

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