7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and K as the 5th letter

Lock in the pattern _ _ A _ K _ _ and you get a mix of everyday words and less familiar plays. Only 16 of the 125 matches rank among the most common English words, so expect many entries to feel unusual. The counts include words recognized by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 125 matches for the seven-letter pattern _ _ A _ K _ _.
• S begins 45 matches; C is next with 23.
• D is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 43 matches.
• CZAPKAS scores 24 points, the top of the highest-scoring examples.

Which letters appear most often at the ends?

D dominates the final position: 43 words end in D, including CRACKED, TRACKED, THANKED, and STACKED. R comes next with 24, as in TRACKER and CRACKER, and E ends 13 more, so a last-tile E is still worth a quick look. The D-heavy ending reflects how often this pattern catches past-tense forms.

The first letter is just as lopsided: S leads with 45 matches, nearly twice C's 23, and B starts 13 more. BLANKET and BRACKET show that the pattern still has familiar B-words. When your first tile is blank, trying S before rarer openings gives you the broadest group.

7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and K as the 5th letter

For a recognizable fit, try BLANKET, FRANKLY, BRACKET, or SPARKLE. CRACKED, TRACKED, and STACKED share the common -ACKED ending, while STALKER and TRACKER turn the same fixed letters into agent nouns. Another 99 entries carry definitions, so a lookup rarely comes back empty.

The average score is 15, but the top end includes some obscure choices: CZAPKAS scores 24 and QUACKED scores 23. Only 16 matches are common by frequency, so a tournament-valid entry may still be unfamiliar. Check your game's word list once before relying on a less common play.