7-letter words with K as the 1st letter and E as the 6th letter

Fix K in the first spot and E in the sixth, and the final letter sharply narrows the choices. KITCHEN, KNOCKED, and KNITTED are recognizable examples, while the full set spans several tournament dictionaries. Only four entries rank among common English words, so expect many less familiar plays.

How many 7-letter words have K first and E sixth?

• The pattern has 157 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• KITCHEN, KNOCKED, and KNITTED are familiar examples that fit both fixed positions.
• The final letter is S for 67 matches, far more than any other ending.
• KLEZMER leads the Scrabble scores at 22 points; KNOCKED scores 18.
• Only four matches are common by our frequency measure.

Which words fit the K-and-E pattern?

Every match starts with K and places E in the sixth position, leaving five letters between those clues to sort through. KITCHEN and KETONES end in N; KNOCKED and KNITTED end in D. KITTIES and KETTLES show how often an S ending appears in the examples.

The ending counts make a useful shortlist: 67 matches end in S, while 35 end in R and 34 end in D. Just three end in E, L, or T apiece. If your last tile is known, check that ending before scanning the less common patterns.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

KLEZMER is the standout scorer at 22 points, with KYLIXES at 21. KREUZER, KLUTZES, KARZIES, KOKOBEH, and KRANZES each reach 20. Those are stronger scoring candidates than familiar KNOCKED, which scores 18, but some are far less likely to be recognized across game dictionaries.

The set contains 153 Collins entries, 105 in NWL2023, and 92 in ENABLE, so a match is not automatically accepted in every game. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar scorer. Collins covers all but four of the 157, while NWL2023 leaves out 52 and ENABLE leaves out 65.