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.

25 wordsTop pick SHRINKSHighest score CHACHKA 21

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.

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Best words to play first 25 · most-used 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

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 72% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S64%
  2. C16%
  3. T8%
3rd letter
  1. R24%
  2. T16%
  3. A12%
4th letter
  1. O20%
  2. I20%
  3. A12%
5th letter
  1. C44%
  2. O12%
  3. A12%
7th letter
  1. S72%
  2. Y16%
  3. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; CHACHKA tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1414 points: 7 words
  2. 15 points: 2 words
  3. 1616 points: 5 words
  4. 17 points: 1 words
  5. 1818 points: 4 words
  6. 19 points: 3 words
  7. 2020 points: 0 words
  8. 21 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHACHKA2121Collins · NWL
SHMUCKY2122NWL only
CHYACKS2121Collins only
THWACKS1919All three
SHTICKY1918Collins · NWL
SHLOCKY1919Collins · NWL
SHMUCKS1820All three
CHABUKS1820All three
CHIACKS1819Collins only
SHMOCKS1819Collins only
SHRIEKY1715All three
PHREAKS1616Collins · 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.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have H second and K sixth?
There are 25 tournament-dictionary matches with H in the second position and K in the sixth. The set is uncommon in everyday English: none of its words falls within the top 25,000 by wordfreq frequency. SHRINKS and SHRIEKS are recognizable examples among the matches.
Which words with this pattern score the most?
CHACHKA, SHMUCKY, and CHYACKS tie for the highest score at 21 points. THWACKS, SHTICKY, and SHLOCKY score 19. These are strong tile-value candidates, but the best play still depends on board placement and whether your game accepts the word.
Are any of these words Wordle answers?
No words in this pattern match the Wordle answer list. The list is also unusually obscure, with zero entries in the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. For Wordle, use the pattern to test letter positions rather than treating these entries as likely solutions.

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