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

The fixed pattern is _ _ E _ K _ _. CHECKED, SPEAKER, BREAKUP, and MEERKAT all fit, but the endings are sharply uneven: D is far ahead. Only six matches rank among common English words, so expect a mix of familiar forms and specialist vocabulary. Dictionary coverage also varies by game: Collins includes more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE.

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

• The pattern has 55 matches across the tournament dictionaries used for this count.
• CHECKUP is the top scorer at 20 points; CHECKED follows at 19.
• D is the most frequent last letter, appearing on 25 matches.
• S begins 17 matches, more than any other first letter.

Which endings and starting letters appear most?

D dominates the final position: 25 words end in D, including CHECKED, WRECKED, FREAKED, and TWEAKED. R is a distant second with 11, represented by SPEAKER, BREAKER, and SNEAKER. Together, those endings account for 36 of the 55 matches.

S is the leading starting letter with 17 matches, while C contributes 10 and T contributes seven. That makes S-led choices worth checking first when your other known letters fit. The list also includes compactly recognizable options such as CHECKUP and CHECKER, alongside less everyday entries like SHEIKHS.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

CHECKUP tops the scoring list at 20 points, with CHECKED and FRECKLY tied at 19. CHECKER and WHELKED score 18, while WRECKED, CHEEKED, FLECKED, SHEIKHS, and BREKKIE each reach 17. The average score is 14.7, so the high-scoring words stand out rather than representing every entry.

Coverage changes by dictionary: Collins has 53 matches, NWL2023 has 43, and ENABLE has 41. Only six qualify as common by frequency, so an unfamiliar-looking match is not automatically a mistake. Confirm the word list for your game before playing, especially with less familiar forms. For a nearby comparison, the same pattern with E third and I fifth has 421 matches.