7-letter words with K as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

Lock in K _ _ _ E _ _ before searching: the fifth tile is E, and every match has seven letters. The group is far smaller than nearby patterns: 137 K-first words have I in fifth place, and 47 have A there. Just four matches meet the common-frequency cutoff, so expect a game-word list rather than a shelf of everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: fixed letters, ending, and score

• 68 tournament-dictionary words fit K _ _ _ E _ _.
• Collins includes all 68 matches; NWL2023 has 41, and ENABLE has 37.
• S is the final letter in 56 matches; T follows with four, while N and Y each appear twice.
• Only four matches fall within the common-frequency group.
• The average score is 13.4 points; khazens leads the score table at 23.

Why the S ending matters

S is the dominant ending: 56 of the 68 matches finish with it. The next option is T, with four; N and Y have two each. When a board or clue leaves the final tile open, test S before spending time on a rarer ending.

Familiar examples show the pattern: killers, kidneys, kittens, keepers, kernels, and kickers all finish in S. They offer different middle-letter arrangements around the fixed K and E. Still, not every S-ending choice is a simple plural; kindest is another match, and it ends in T.

Which 7-letter words with K first and E fifth score highest?

Khazens leads at 23 points, ahead of kaizens at 20; kibbehs follows at 18. Kickers, knavery, keffels, and kurveys each score 17. That ranking favors high-value letters rather than familiarity, so check the board placement before choosing a play.

Only four matches are common by frequency, and dictionary totals diverge: Collins has 68, NWL2023 has 41, and ENABLE has 37. That is the main limitation of the pattern: a word accepted in one game may fail in another. Check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar option.