7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and K as the 6th letter

The pattern leaves the first, third, fourth, fifth, and final letters open, but the results are not evenly distributed. P begins 17 words, while only 3 qualify as common by our frequency measure. The endings are more concentrated: E and S lead the group, with A a distant third.

The A–K pattern at a glance

• The pattern matches 91 tournament-dictionary words.
• P is the leading first letter, starting 17 matches.
• E is the most frequent ending, appearing on 42 words.
• S is next with 26 endings; A follows with 13.
• The dictionaries differ in coverage: Collins includes 85, NWL2023 60, and ENABLE 50.

Which 7-letter A-second, K-sixth words stand out?

Karaoke, pancake, paprika, and bazooka are recognizable examples that fit the pattern. They show how different the open positions can be: the list includes a food, a spice, and a familiar loanword, all with A second and K sixth.

The ending counts sharpen the picture. Karaoke, pancake, and partake end in E, the leading final letter with 42 matches; words such as damasks show the S ending, represented 26 times. Just 13 matches finish in A.

How do the pattern and scores help in word games?

For Scrabble scoring, zakuski and zakuska top the examples at 24 points each. Bazooka and mazurka each score 22. Those high values come from letters such as Z and K, so a rare-looking answer can matter more than a familiar one.

The 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and K as the 6th letter are not all everyday vocabulary: only 3 meet the common-word cutoff. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE also have different coverage, so check your game's dictionary before relying on a less familiar entry.