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

The pattern is M _ _ K _ _: the fourth tile is fixed, while the other three slots vary. Familiar choices such as MARKET, MARKED, MONKEY, and MARKER sit beside less common entries; a clue match does not guarantee acceptance in every game. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 47 matches, compared with 37 in NWL2023 and 33 in ENABLE, a gap that matters most when you reach beyond everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: the M___K pattern

• The pattern is M _ _ K _ _, with 48 matches in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Seven entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency; MARKET and MONKEY are familiar examples.
• Collins lists 47 matches, NWL2023 lists 37, and ENABLE lists 33.
• MUSKOX leads the Scrabble scores at 19 points, ahead of MICKEY at 17.

Which M___K words score most in Scrabble?

MUSKOX tops the Scrabble list at 19 points; MICKEY scores 17, while MOCKUP and MARKKA each score 16. MONKEY, MOCKED, MEEKLY, MUCKED, and MURKLY each land at 15.

That ordering rewards tile value, not familiarity: the X and K make MUSKOX's raw total stand out, while MARKET does not appear among the leading scores. Board premiums change the final result, so weigh placement as well as the printed score.

Only 7 matches fall within the common-word band, making an unfamiliar high scorer a risky play if you have not checked your game's dictionary. Collins has 47 matches, but ENABLE has 33.

6-letter words with M first and K fourth: endings

R is the most frequent final letter, with 8 matches; E and N have 7 each, followed by D at 6. S and Y tie at 5, then T appears 3 times and G twice. Use the ending as a tie-breaker: once you have M___K_, check the last tile before testing middle letters.

This 48-word set is tighter than six-letter patterns beginning with B (88) or S (86), and just below H (51); C also has 48.

Keep M fixed and change K's fourth-position slot to I, though, and the count jumps to 167; T gives 100. That contrast shows how sharply K narrows the search. Treat this as a targeted clue list, not a general bank of M words.