7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and A as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is __KA___: K sits in the third slot, and A follows it. Only 33 tournament-dictionary words match, and none ranks among the top 25,000 common English words. That makes the pattern a narrow clue, not a source of everyday vocabulary.

Quick facts about the K-A pattern

• The pattern has 33 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• KOKAKOS leads the scoring list at 19 points.
• Sixteen entries end in S, nearly half of all matches.
• A is the most common first letter, with eight matches.
• No matching word falls in the common-word group.

Which K-A words are easiest to recognize?

LIKABLE is a familiar adjective, while WAKANDA is recognizable as a proper name; both fit the pattern exactly. ASKANCE and ALKANES offer more ordinary word-game possibilities, and TOKAMAK stands out as a science term. The range explains why a fixed letter pattern can still produce an uneven mix of familiar and specialist vocabulary.

For score-focused play, KOKAKOS tops the list at 19 points. TOKAMAK, KAKAPOS, and PIKAKES each score 17, while PAKAHIS, WAKAMES, and LIKABLY reach 16. These are scores, so board bonuses can change the result; do not assume the longest-looking or most familiar word scores highest.

How to use 7-letter words with K third and A fourth

Dictionary coverage varies: 32 matches appear in Collins, 23 in NWL2023, and 17 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total. KOKAKOS is the top scorer here, but an unfamiliar entry still needs to be accepted by your game's word list.

The endings give a quick narrowing rule: 16 of the 33 words end in S, and six end in E. Among starting letters, A leads with eight, followed by P with five and T with four. Use those patterns to test likely candidates first, then compare the five-letter and six-letter versions if the clue length changes.