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

6-letter words with N as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter have 17 matches, including familiar picks NICKEL and NAPKIN.

17 wordsTop pick NICKELHighest score NICKUM 14

2 of 17 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (53 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • NICKEL12
  • NAPKIN12
  • NECKED13
  • NICKED13
  • NECKER12
  • NICKLE12
  • NOOKIE10
  • NICKER12
  • NANKIN10
  • NARKED11
  • NOCKED13
  • NICKAR12
  • NACKET12
  • NERKAS10
  • NICKUM14
  • NOCKET12
  • NONKIN10
All valid words 17

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

  • NACKET12
  • NANKIN10
  • NAPKIN12
  • NARKED11
  • NECKED13
  • NECKER12
  • NERKAS10
  • NICKAR12
  • NICKED13
  • NICKEL12
  • NICKER12
  • NICKLE12
  • NICKUM14
  • NOCKED13
  • NOCKET12
  • NONKIN10
  • NOOKIE10
Letters by positionIn 65% of these words the 3rd letter is C.
2nd letter
  1. I35%
  2. A24%
  3. O24%
3rd letter
  1. C65%
  2. N12%
  3. R12%
5th letter
  1. E53%
  2. I24%
  3. A12%
6th letter
  1. D24%
  2. N18%
  3. R18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NICKUM1418Collins only
NECKED1315All three
NICKED1315All three
NOCKED1315All three
NICKEL1215All three
NAPKIN1215All three
NECKER1214All three
NICKLE1215All three
NICKER1214All three
NICKAR1214Collins only
NACKET1214Collins only
NOCKET1214Collins only

Only 17 tournament-dictionary words fit this exact pattern, so a fixed K narrows the search quickly. Collins includes 16, NWL2023 includes 12, and ENABLE includes 10; those dictionary sets overlap, so their counts should not be added together. Just 2 matches are common by frequency and 12 have definitions; the remaining entries are specialist vocabulary, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar one.

At a glance: the N-and-K pattern

  • Exactly 17 six-letter entries start with N and put K in position four.
  • NICKEL and NAPKIN are recognizable examples; NANKIN and NOCKET are less familiar options.
  • Final D is the most frequent ending: 4 words finish with D, while N and R each finish 3.
  • 12 entries have definitions, while only 2 count as common by frequency.
  • The average score is 11.8, and NICKUM tops the scoring list at 14.

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

NICKEL and NAPKIN are the clearest everyday choices in a set that also includes NECKER, NICKED, and NOCKED. The four -ed endings are NECKED, NICKED, NARKED, and NOCKED; spotting that shared ending can make a partly remembered word easier to identify.

For scoring, NICKUM leads at 14 points. NECKED, NICKED, and NOCKED each score 13, while NICKEL and NAPKIN score 12. The K is the standout tile: if it lands on a double-letter square, that square boosts the K rather than the more common low-value letters around it.

How can you narrow this letter pattern?

Keep the K fixed in slot four, then use the ending as your next clue. D is the strongest first check, with 4 matches; N and R each account for 3. If none fits, test endings E or T, which occur twice apiece, before checking the single-word endings.

  • For a broader search, compare the 17 K-fourth matches with 53 words that put I in the fourth position after N.
  • For the same N-and-K pattern at another length, the five-letter group has 14 matches and the seven-letter group has 22.
  • When a clue supplies only N and K, avoid assuming the ending is D: 13 of the 17 words end in something else.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with N and have K as the fourth letter?
There are 17 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. NICKEL and NAPKIN are familiar examples, while the remaining entries include forms such as NECKER, NICKAR, and NACKET. The dictionary counts overlap, so Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE totals are not separate groups to add.
Which word in this group scores the most?
NICKUM scores the most, with 14 points. NECKED, NICKED, and NOCKED are next at 13 points each, followed by several 12-point entries including NICKEL and NAPKIN. Board bonuses can change a play's total, but these figures compare the words' base scores.
Are these words all common in everyday English?
No. Only 2 of the 17 matches count as common by frequency, although examples such as NICKEL and NAPKIN are familiar. The set also contains less familiar entries, and 12 words have definitions. Check the word list for your game before relying on a rare form.

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