7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter

That fixed K sharply narrows the choices: DESKTOP and DOCKING are familiar examples, while DOCKIZE leads the scoring list. The final letter is most often S, appearing on 34 words, with G next at 13. So if you have the full pattern but not the ending, try S before other possibilities.

7-letter words with D as the 1st and K as the 4th letter

• The pattern has 73 tournament-dictionary entries.
• Only four entries meet the common-word frequency measure.
• S is the most frequent ending: 34 words finish with S.
• G is a distant second ending, with 13 matches.
• DOCKIZE tops the Scrabble scoring list at 23 points.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

DESKTOP is the clearest everyday match, and DARKEST gives you another familiar shape. DOCKING, DECKING, and DUCKING share the same fourth-letter K but take different routes through the remaining slots.

Plural endings dominate the pattern: 34 of the 73 words end in S. DOCKERS, DONKEYS, and DOCKETS show that common shape, while DOCKING, DUNKING, and DUCKING illustrate the smaller G-ending group. Check the last letter first when the rest of your crossings are uncertain.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

DOCKIZE scores 23 points before board bonuses, the highest entry in the scoring examples. DUKKAHS and DUKKHAS each score 19, while DIKKOPS and DUHKHAS reach 18. Those are less familiar plays, so check your game's word list before committing them.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 71 matches, NWL2023 has 53, and ENABLE has 50. The counts overlap, so they do not add up to the 73-word total.

Frequency is another filter: just four entries count as common, making the full set much broader than everyday vocabulary. The average match scores 14.1 points, and 58 of the 73 have definitions. Length matters too: the same D-first, K-fourth frame has 36 five-letter and 65 six-letter matches.