7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

This pattern fixes E and K in a familiar frame: _E_K___, while leaving four positions open. Only 11 entries are common by frequency, so WEEKEND and DESKTOP stand out from many less familiar choices. Counts include entries found in at least one tournament dictionary; Collins accepts 103, NWL2023 accepts 83, and ENABLE accepts 70.

At a glance: where the pattern stands

• A total of 108 words match the seven-letter pattern _E_K___.
• Eleven matches are common by frequency, including WEEKEND and DESKTOP.
• Final S is most frequent: 36 entries end that way; 23 end in G.
• P leads the first-letter count with 16 entries, ahead of R at 12.
• ZELKOVA scores 23, the top listed Scrabble value; JERKILY follows at 21.

7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

Among seven-letter patterns that keep E second, K fourth is unusually selective: 108 matches, compared with 500 for T fourth, 449 for I, and 428 for A. The fixed K narrows the field sharply, so check the fourth square before trying familiar E-second words.

Useful anchors span everyday words and inflections. WEEKEND and WEEKDAY are recognizable, while LEAKING, PEAKING, PEEKING, and PECKING share the -ing ending but differ at the fifth letter. The pattern fixes positions two and four, not a suffix.

The first-letter breakdown has a smaller surprise: P starts 16 matches, while R and D account for 12 and 11. P leads despite the fact that no starting letter is fixed.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

ZELKOVA leads at 23 points, followed by JERKILY at 21; JERKING and HECKUVA each score 19. The mean score is 14.4, but the top totals come from J and Z rather than from the common words. Save a high-value tile for a premium square instead of spending it early.

For 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter, the main limitation is vocabulary: only 11 matches are common, so many choices are less familiar. Collins includes 103, NWL2023 83, and ENABLE 70; eligibility changes by game. Check your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar entry such as ZELKOVA.