6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern has only three entries that count as common under our frequency cutoff, so most matches are less familiar. BROKEN, BRAKES, and BROKER are recognizable starting points; other examples range from BRAKED to unusual forms such as GRYKES. The matches appear in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, not necessarily all three, so acceptance depends on your game's dictionary.

The pattern and its strongest clues

• 27 six-letter entries fit the R-second, K-fourth pattern.
• Only 3 count as common under our frequency measure.
• BROKEN, BRAKES, and BROKER are recognizable examples.
• 12 words end in S, while 6 end in D.
• BREKKY scores 19, ahead of DREKKY at 18; Collins has 25 matches, NWL2023 15, and ENABLE 13.

Which starting and ending letters dominate?

B starts 7 of the 27 words, more than any other initial; T follows with 4. C, D, G, and P each contribute 3, while A and I appear once apiece. That skew makes B the most productive first-letter clue when the remaining blanks are open.

At the other end, S closes 12 entries and D closes 6; N and Y close 3 each. BROKEN ends in N, BRAKES in S, and BRAKED in D, showing how a final-letter clue separates otherwise related candidates. The R-second, A-fourth sibling pattern has 190 matches, a much broader pool.

Check the first letter before spending guesses on obscure forms: 7 candidates begin with B, while only one begins with A and one with I. The S-ending group is twice the size of the D-ending group, so an S clue leaves a larger set to sort.

Which words score highest?

BREKKY tops the scoring list at 19, with DREKKY at 18; CRIKEY scores 15, while KRAKEN and GRYKES each score 14. The two K-heavy spellings at the top stand out, but score does not track familiarity: just 3 entries count as common by frequency.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts 25 matches, NWL2023 accepts 15, and ENABLE accepts 13. Those totals overlap rather than add to 27, and 24 entries have definitions. Check the word list used in your game before committing an unfamiliar form; acceptance in one dictionary does not guarantee acceptance in another.