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

The fixed pattern is K _ _ D _ _ _, so the fourth letter rules out many otherwise familiar K words. KIDDING, KINDRED, and KINDEST are recognizable examples; KHODJAS is the top Scrabble scorer. Only two entries fall in the common-word group, so expect a mix of everyday forms and less familiar tournament vocabulary.

Which K-D words stand out?

• There are 30 seven-letter matches with K first and D fourth.
• Kidding, kindred, and kindest are among the familiar examples.
• Khodjas scores 22 points, the highest score in the group.
• The most frequent final letter is S, found on 13 entries.

How rare is this K-and-D pattern?

The 30 matches make this a narrow pattern, not a broad K-word search. For comparison, the same first and fourth letters produce 205 matches with S in the first position. Keeping K first but changing the fourth letter to T gives 54 matches; L gives 47.

The ending distribution is lopsided: 13 words finish in S, while 4 finish in D. KIDDIES and KINDERS show the S ending; KINDRED and KINDED illustrate D. When a clue gives the final letter too, test that constraint early rather than sorting through every K-D option.

How should you choose among 7-letter words with K and D?

For Scrabble, KHODJAS leads at 22 points. KHEDIVE, KHEDAHS, and KHEDIVA each score 18, while KADDISH, KIDDUSH, and KIDDISH each score 16. Those unusual spellings carry the highest totals, but a high score is no use if you cannot place the word confidently.

KIDDING and KINDRED are easier to recognize, while KHE­DIVE and KHODJAS are less familiar choices. The average score across the matches is 14.4, so the top scorer sits well above the group average. Check your rack and board before choosing a high-value word.

Which word list accepts these entries?

Collins includes all 30 matches; NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 18. That difference matters in tournament play: do not assume an entry accepted in one dictionary is accepted in another.

Only two of the 30 entries are classed as common, so obscure-looking options are part of the pattern rather than exceptions. Use the familiar examples to solve a clue, then verify an unfamiliar candidate against the word list used in your game.