7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and K as the 4th letter

With A in position three and K in position four, every match contains the same AK hinge, but the words around it vary sharply. SHAKING, LEAKING, and QUAKING show familiar routes into the pattern; OMAKASE is a less predictable match. Just 8 entries are common by our frequency measure.

The A–K pattern at a glance

• 59 words match the fixed third-letter A and fourth-letter K pattern.
• Collins accepts 57, NWL2023 accepts 51, and ENABLE accepts 46.
• Only 8 matches are common by our frequency measure.
• QUAKILY leads the score table at 23 points, ahead of QUAKING at 21.
• Initial S is the largest group, with 19 words; final S appears on 18.

Which letters begin and end the matches?

Initial S dominates: 19 matches start with S, while B begins 7 and F begins 6. That makes SHAKING, SHAKERS, and STAKING better pattern examples than Q-starting QUAKING and QUAKERS. The spread is narrow enough to focus your scan on S first, then check B, F, and L.

Word endings split between S forms and -ing forms: 18 entries end in S and 15 end in G. LEAKERS and SHAKERS illustrate the first group; LEAKING and SOAKING show the second. Other endings trail off, with R next at 9, so don’t assume every match ends in S or G.

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and K as the 4th letter

These matches often reward checking familiar word families before testing obscure strings. SHAKING, SOAKING, PEAKING, and BRAKING share the visible “-aking” sequence, while LEAKAGE and SHAKEUP show that the final letters can break away from -ing. Compare the whole pattern, not just a tempting suffix.

For Scrabble, QUAKILY scores 23 points before premium squares, and QUAKING scores 21; QUAKERS and QUAKIER each score 20. Q words offer strong rack value, but a score does not guarantee a legal play: only 46 matches appear in ENABLE, versus 57 in Collins and 51 in NWL2023. Check your game's list before committing.

The total counts words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary.