7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter
7-letter words with B in position 1 and K in position 5 number 64; examples include BLOCKED, BLANKET, BANGKOK, and BUZUKIA scores 22 points.
8 of 64 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With B in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (516 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- BLOCKED16
- BLANKET13
- BANGKOK18
- BRACKET15
- BREAKUP15
- BREAKER13
- BLACKED16
- BLOCKER15
- BLINKED14
- BRISKET13
- BRACKEN15
- BLACKER15
- BLANKLY16
- BRISKLY16
- BLANKED14
- BRICKED16
- BLINKER13
- BLACKEN15
- BREKKIE17
- BUMPKIN17
- BLANKIE13
- BLEAKER13
- BLEAKLY16
- BROOKIE13
- BROCKET15
- BRISKER13
- BAULKED14
- BLACKLY18
- BRODKIN14
- BROOKED14
- BETOKEN13
- BRICKLE15
- BETAKEN13
- BRICKIE15
- BOINKED14
- BRICKEN15
- BLANKER13
- BROCKED16
- BRUSKER13
- BLUNKED14
- BLUNKER13
- BAASKAP15
- BARMKIN15
- BATIKED14
- BAULKER13
- BAWDKIN17
- BEINKED14
- BERAKED14
All valid words 64
- BAASKAP15
- BANGKOK18
- BARMKIN15
- BATIKED14
- BAULKED14
- BAULKER13
- BAWDKIN17
- BEINKED14
- BERAKED14
- BERAKES13
- BETAKEN13
- BETAKES13
- BETOKEN13
- BLACKED16
- BLACKEN15
- BLACKER15
- BLACKLY18
- BLANKED14
- BLANKER13
- BLANKET13
- BLANKIE13
- BLANKLY16
- BLEAKER13
- BLEAKLY16
- BLINKED14
- BLINKER13
- BLOCKED16
- BLOCKER15
- BLOCKIE15
- BLUNKED14
- BLUNKER13
- BODIKIN14
- BOINKED14
- BOOMKIN15
- BOORKAS13
- BOURKHA16
- BRACKEN15
- BRACKET15
- BRANKED14
- BREAKER13
- BREAKUP15
- BREKKIE17
- BRICKED16
- BRICKEN15
- BRICKIE15
- BRICKLE15
- BRISKED14
- BRISKEN13
- BRISKER13
- BRISKET13
- BRISKLY16
- BROCKED16
- BROCKET15
- BROCKIT15
- BRODKIN14
- BROOKED14
- BROOKIE13
- BRUCKLE15
- BRUSKER13
- BUBUKLE15
- BUMPKIN17
- BUZUKIA22
- BUZUKIS22
- BYCOKET18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUZUKIA | 22 | 25 | All three |
| BUZUKIS | 22 | 25 | All three |
| BANGKOK | 18 | 21 | All three |
| BLACKLY | 18 | 21 | All three |
| BYCOKET | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| BREKKIE | 17 | 18 | NWL only |
| BUMPKIN | 17 | 22 | All three |
| BAWDKIN | 17 | 19 | Collins only |
| BLOCKED | 16 | 19 | All three |
| BLACKED | 16 | 19 | All three |
| BLANKLY | 16 | 19 | All three |
| BRISKLY | 16 | 17 | All three |
7-letter words with B in position 1 and K in position 5 gives you 64 tournament-dictionary entries. BLOCKED, BLANKET, BANGKOK anchor the pattern with recognizable spellings. The 14.8 average score is this batch’s highest, while only 8 entries are common. D ends 15 words, ahead of N at 12 and R at 10. This set has its own shape: the fixed positions stay constant while the last-letter counts determine where a search is most productive.
How many 7-letter words with B in position 1 and K in position 5?
- There are 64 matches for the fixed B 1st and K 5th pattern.
- 8 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- Ending leaders are D with 15, N with 12, R with 10.
- BUZUKIA is the top scorer at 22 points.
What the ending counts reveal
8 average score is this batch’s highest, while only 8 entries are common. D ends 15 words, ahead of N at 12 and R at 10.
BLOCKED, BLANKET, and BRISKET make the frame easy to recognize. This distribution gives a solver a sensible sequence: hold the required positions, test the largest ending group, and then widen the search.
BLOCKED is a concrete check that the pattern has been read correctly.
Where the examples and scores differ
BUZUKIA and BUZUKIS tie at 22 points apiece. The top-value entries sit far from ordinary words such as BREAKUP.
Unfamiliar candidates call for a game-list check before a play. Letter value explains the scoring lead, but the pattern itself does not promise an easy board placement.
Check cross-letters before spending a turn on a rare candidate.
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