6-letter words with O as the 5th letter and K as the 6th letter

The shape is unusually narrow: every match ends in K, and none falls in our common-word group. Six begin with R, while S and U contribute three apiece. That makes this a pattern-solving list rather than a bank of everyday guesses; REBOOK, RETOOK, and RECOOK are the easiest entries to recognize.

At a glance: the O-K ending pattern

• 17 tournament-dictionary words fit O in position five and K in position six.
• Every match ends in K; the opening letter varies.
• R leads with 6 entries; S and U each start 3.
• JAMBOK scores 21, the highest score in this group.
• Definitions are available for 12 entries; none ranks among the common words.

How many 6-letter words with O 5th and K 6th are there?

There are 17 matches. The first-letter split gives you a quick way to sort them: R starts REBOOK, RELOOK, RETOOK, RECOOK, REEBOK, and RHEBOK. S and U each contribute three words, while B contributes two and J, N, and P contribute one apiece.

Six of 17 start with R, leaving 11 spread across six other initials. For comparison, the pattern with N in fifth place also has 17 matches, while C in fifth place has 67. O is a relatively small corner of the K-ending group.

Dictionary coverage varies: all 17 appear in Collins, compared with 10 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, so adding them does not produce a larger list. PONDOK and RHEBOK are less familiar candidates, so check your game's word list before challenging a play.

Which entries score highest, and how should you use them?

JAMBOK leads at 21 points, ahead of RHEBOK at 15 and BOSBOK at 14. UNHOOK, PONDOK, SHNOOK, and SHTOOK each score 13. JAMBOK's J and B give it the scoring edge, but its rarity makes it a poor everyday guess.

REBOOK, RETOOK, RECOOK, and UNHOOK share the OOK ending, which narrows the choices once you know the final letters. Because K is fixed at the end, use the other five positions to separate candidates rather than spending another guess confirming K. The 6-letter words with O 5th and K 6th include familiar-looking verbs and rarer entries, but none is classed as common.