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

This fixed pattern has a small, distinctive word set: every entry begins with K and finishes with D. Collins holds 39 of the 40 matches, NWL2023 31 and ENABLE 28. Only 4 count as common words, and 35 have definitions.

What stands out in the K-to-D pattern

• 40 tournament-listed words start with K and finish with D.
• KAYAKED is the top scorer at 19 Scrabble points.
• KNOCKED, KEYWORD, and KNACKED each score 18 points.
• Only 4 of the matches are common by word-frequency ranking.
• The average tile score across the set is 14.4.

Which K-first, D-last words are worth spotting?

KAYAKED tops the scoring list at 19 points, while KNOCKED, KEYWORD, KNACKED, and KECKLED each score 18. KEYCARD follows at 17. The high values come partly from K, worth 5 Scrabble points, and the useful placement of a second K in KAYAKED.

Several familiar entries are past-tense forms: KNITTED, KNOTTED, KINDLED, KNEADED, KNEELED, and KNOCKED. That shared ending is a pattern clue, not a guarantee: KEYWORD and KINDRED fit the same letter positions without being past-tense verbs.

The K-and-D constraint is unusually tight beside other starting-letter patterns: 587 words fit S first and D last. For K-first words, changing the final letter to S gives 269 matches, compared with 40 ending in D.

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

Treat these 40 entries as a pattern-specific shortlist, not a measure of everyday vocabulary. Only 4 are common, and 35 have definitions; unusual forms such as KVELLED and KILORAD are less likely to come to mind during a quick solve.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins contains 39 matches, NWL2023 has 31, and ENABLE has 28. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry; inclusion in one tournament dictionary does not mean every game accepts it.