7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 6th letter
7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 6th letter: 25 tournament-dictionary matches, with SH and TH among the opening patterns.
With H in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (495 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- SHRINKS14
- SHRIEKS14
- SHITAKE14
- THANGKA15
- THWACKS19
- SHMUCKS18
- SHRIEKY17
- CHACHKA21
- PHREAKS16
- SHTICKY19
- SHTICKS16
- SHREIKS14
- CHABUKS18
- CHIACKS18
- CHYACKS21
- DHOLAKS15
- RHEBOKS16
- SHLOCKS16
- SHLOCKY19
- SHMOCKS18
- SHMUCKY21
- SHNOOKS14
- SHREEKS14
- SHTOOKS14
- SHTUCKS16
All valid words 25
- CHABUKS18
- CHACHKA21
- CHIACKS18
- CHYACKS21
- DHOLAKS15
- PHREAKS16
- RHEBOKS16
- SHITAKE14
- SHLOCKS16
- SHLOCKY19
- SHMOCKS18
- SHMUCKS18
- SHMUCKY21
- SHNOOKS14
- SHREEKS14
- SHREIKS14
- SHRIEKS14
- SHRIEKY17
- SHRINKS14
- SHTICKS16
- SHTICKY19
- SHTOOKS14
- SHTUCKS16
- THANGKA15
- THWACKS19
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHACHKA | 21 | 21 | Collins · NWL |
| SHMUCKY | 21 | 22 | NWL only |
| CHYACKS | 21 | 21 | Collins only |
| THWACKS | 19 | 19 | All three |
| SHTICKY | 19 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| SHLOCKY | 19 | 19 | Collins · NWL |
| SHMUCKS | 18 | 20 | All three |
| CHABUKS | 18 | 20 | All three |
| CHIACKS | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| SHMOCKS | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| SHRIEKY | 17 | 15 | All three |
| PHREAKS | 16 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
The pattern is sparse: only 25 words match, and none rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. That makes this more of a board-play and crossword search than an everyday vocabulary list. You’ll see familiar-looking forms such as SHRINKS and SHRIEKS alongside less common entries, all with H in position two and K in position six.
7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and K as the 6th letter
- Exactly 25 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern.
- Sixteen begin with S; C is next with four matches.
- Eighteen end in S, while four end in Y.
- Collins includes 23 matches, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 11 in ENABLE.
- None rank in the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
Which letters start and finish these words?
S dominates the first position: SH appears in examples such as SHRINKS and SHRIEKS, while CH appears in CHACHKA and CHYACKS. The remaining starts are T, D, P, and R, each represented by fewer matches than C. If your rack or clue fixes the first letter, S is the strongest place to begin.
The final letter is even more concentrated. Eighteen of the 25 matches end in S, against four ending in Y, two in A, and one in E. That makes plural-looking endings common, but don’t assume every S-final entry is an ordinary plural: forms such as THWACKS and SHMACKS can be unfamiliar, and the letter pattern alone doesn’t settle a game’s dictionary ruling.
Where do the strongest scores come from?
CHACHKA, SHMUCKY, and CHYACKS share the highest score at 21 points. THWACKS, SHTICKY, and SHLOCKY follow at 19. Their value comes from the harder letters packed into a seven-letter play, so check the board for premium squares before choosing between a high-value word and a placement that blocks an opponent.
These 25 matches are obscure overall, and no word here appears among the Wordle answer matches. Treat the set as a pattern-solving resource, not a list of likely guesses. For a narrower search, compare the H-second, K-sixth results with the same pattern using I in position two or I in position six; the neighboring sets are substantially larger.
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