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

The pattern fixes K at the opening and I in the fifth slot, leaving three positions to vary. KILLING, KEEPING, and KNOWING show familiar ways those letters combine. Only 7 matches meet the common group, so many entries are less everyday. The counts also differ across tournament dictionaries, which matters when you take a candidate to a game.

At a glance: the K-and-I pattern

• 132 words fit; just 7 qualify as common by our frequency threshold.
• KILLING, KEEPING, and KNOWING are recognizable examples with I in position five.
• Collins has 127 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023 and 75 in ENABLE.
• G is the most frequent ending: 53 words end in G, while 42 end in S.

What defines 7-letter words with K first and I fifth?

The fixed letters leave the second, third, fourth, sixth, and final positions open. That still produces a compact group: 132 matches, compared with 648 seven-letter words beginning with S and placing I fifth. K is a much narrower opener for this pattern.

Many familiar examples finish with G: KILLING, KEEPING, KNOWING, KICKING, and KEENING. The ending counts back that up, with 53 G endings. KITTIES and KIDDIES illustrate the next common ending, S, which appears on 42 matches.

Which matching words score highest?

• KIBBITZ leads the scoring list at 24 points; its unusual letters make it a standout.
• KYANIZE scores 23, while KUNZITE and KARZIES each score 20.
• KICKING scores 18, pairing a familiar word with a strong tile total.