7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter

11 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter appear in tournament dictionaries; PACHAKS leads the Scrabble scores at 18.

11 wordsTop pick UNCORKSHighest score PACHAKS 18

With C in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (374 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • UNCORKS13
  • UNCOCKS15
  • UNCHOKE16
  • RECORKS13
  • RECOOKS13
  • MOCOCKS17
  • MOCUCKS17
  • PACHAKS18
  • RECOCKS15
  • SACLIKE13
  • SICLIKE13
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • MOCOCKS17
  • MOCUCKS17
  • PACHAKS18
  • RECOCKS15
  • RECOOKS13
  • RECORKS13
  • SACLIKE13
  • SICLIKE13
  • UNCHOKE16
  • UNCOCKS15
  • UNCORKS13

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PACHAKS1819Collins only
MOCOCKS1720Collins only
MOCUCKS1721Collins only
UNCHOKE1618All three
UNCOCKS1519All three
RECOCKS1517All three
UNCORKS1316All three
RECORKS1314All three
RECOOKS1314All three
SACLIKE1315All three
SICLIKE1315Collins only

The pattern is unusually tight: the third slot must be C and the sixth K, leaving only four positions free. The 11 matches range from recognizable forms such as UNCHOKE, UNCORKS, and RECOOKS to less familiar plays such as PACHAKS. Every entry appears in at least one tournament dictionary, but none falls in our common-word group.

7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter

  • Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words match the C-third, K-sixth pattern, a narrow set for a seven-tile rack.
  • Eight end in S, while just three end in E; S endings form the clear majority.
  • R and U lead the opening slots with three words each; M and S contribute two apiece.
  • P is the only other first letter, represented by PACHAKS.
  • The common-word count is zero, so expect several unfamiliar rack options.

Which entries offer the strongest tile scores?

Among the scored entries, PACHAKS tops this pattern at 18 points. MOCOCKS and MOCUCKS each score 17, and UNCHOKE reaches 16. PACHAKS is the first candidate to inspect when your rack has the right letters, though the fixed positions still matter.

Dictionary coverage narrows your choices: Collins lists 11 matches, while ENABLE lists 7 and NWL2023 lists 7. Those totals do not mean each set contains the same words, so check your game's lexicon before playing an unfamiliar form. The zero common-word count explains why recognizing a playable word can be harder than spotting its pattern.

How should you use these seven-letter rack options?

A seven-tile play earns a 50-point bonus under standard Scrabble rules. The letter pattern alone does not guarantee a bingo: you still need the exact letters and a legal board placement. PACHAKS scores 18 before that bonus, making it the top scorer here.

For 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter, treat the pattern as a filter, not a promise of an available move.

Questions people ask

Do all 11 matching words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins contains 11 matching entries, while ENABLE lists 7 and NWL2023 lists 7. The two smaller totals need not refer to the same words, so check the dictionary used in your game before relying on a less familiar form.
How many of these words end in S?
Eight of the 11 matches end in S, compared with three ending in E. That makes an S ending the stronger expectation when you have the C and K positions fixed, though it does not reveal which letters fill the remaining slots.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
PACHAKS leads at 18 Scrabble points, ahead of MOCOCKS and MOCUCKS at 17 each. A high tile score is not the same as an easy play: the word still has to fit the C-third, K-sixth pattern and an open board position.

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