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

This tight pattern turns up familiar forms such as RELOCK, UPLINK, and UNLINK alongside much rarer entries. All 17 matches end in K, but only one meets the common-word cutoff. That contrast matters when you are solving from a clue: a precise letter fit does not guarantee an obvious word.

How many 6-letter words have L third and K last?

• Exactly 17 tournament-dictionary words fit: L sits third, and K is the final letter.
• Every match ends in K; no other ending appears in this fixed-position set.
• Collins includes 15 entries, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 9; dictionary totals overlap.
• U leads as the first letter with 5 examples, followed by R with 3 and E with 2.
• Only 1 entry meets the common-word cutoff, despite several recognizable forms.

Which matches are familiar, and which score most?

RELOOK, UPLINK, UNLINK, RELOCK, and RELINK offer recognizable starting points. Yet only one match qualifies as common, so most of the set is specialist vocabulary rather than words you should expect to recall quickly. Every candidate must keep K in the final slot.

Scoring changes the shortlist. KALPAK leads at 16 points, SHLOCK follows at 15, and MELICK, GALYAK, and UPLOCK each score 14. RELOCK scores 12, a reminder that the most familiar candidate is not the top raw scorer.

The ending is always K.

How to use 6-letter words with L third and K last

Lock in the known letters first, then compare the remaining slots against recognizable candidates like RELOCK and UPLINK. The opening-letter counts favor U, with R and E also represented; that narrows a search without pretending the list is evenly distributed.

Treat dictionary membership as a separate check from pattern fit. Collins has 15 matches, while ENABLE has 9, so some words do not carry across every game. Check the word list your game uses before committing to an unfamiliar option.