7-letter words with K as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

This is a narrow pattern: none of the 11 entries is common by our frequency measure, yet Collins accepts every one. NWL2023 lists 8 and ENABLE lists 6, so dictionary coverage changes with the game. The concentration is striking too: AKEAKES is the only match that does not begin with S.

At a glance for a tight K/K pattern

• Collins lists all 11 matches to the two K positions.
• Ten start with S; AKEAKES is the sole A-starting entry.
• Five end in D, three in R, two in S, and one in M.
• SKOOKUM scores 17; several words tie at 16.

Why do 10 matches start with S?

Ten of the 11 matches start with S, leaving AKEAKES as the lone exception. The S group includes SKUNKED, SKULKED, SKULKER, SKINKED, and SKINKER, putting several familiar-looking forms beside rarer entries.

Endings narrow the set further: five finish in D, three in R, two in S, and one in M. A final D is a useful confirmation after the double-K pattern, but it does not identify one answer; SKUNKED and SKULKED both fit.

That concentration is unusual beside the 119 words with R in position two and K in position five. An S-first solve is the quickest filter: lock the opening, then check position five instead of treating any two-K word as a match. For a seven-letter rack, keep the K pair together until you test both fixed positions.

The S-ending pair is easy to overlook: AKEAKES breaks the S-starting run, while SKRIKES keeps it.

7-letter words with K as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

SKOOKUM leads the scoring at 17 points. SKUNKED, SKULKED, SKINKED, and SKRIKED each score 16, while SKULKER, SKINKER, and AKEAKES each score 15.

That makes SKOOKUM the sole entry above the 16-point tie; its two K tiles do much of the scoring work. A premium square changes the play's result, so treat these as base scores rather than a promise of the final board total.

Ten entries have dictionary definitions, but that does not make every form familiar or accepted in every competition. For 7-letter words with K as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter, Collins has all 11, NWL2023 has 8, and ENABLE has 6. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure form such as SKRIKED.