7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

This fixed-letter pattern is unusually narrow: none of its 21 matches ranks as a common English word. The words range from familiar-looking forms such as BIKEWAY and OAKLEAF to specialist entries such as KAKIVAK and ZIKURAT. Dictionary coverage also varies, so check your game’s word list before building a play around an unfamiliar entry.

At a glance: the K-A pattern

• There are 21 tournament-dictionary words with K third and A sixth.
• KAKIVAK scores 22 points, the highest score among these matches.
• Six words end in S; four end in N.
• None of the matches counts as a common word.

Which words fit the pattern?

The pattern produces far fewer matches than many other third-letter choices: 7-letter words with R third and A sixth number 224, compared with 21 for K. That makes the fixed K a strong filter when you already know the sixth tile is A.

The endings cluster too. Six matches finish with S, including RAKSHAS, PAKORAS, and MOKSHAS; four finish with N, including WAKEMAN, PIKEMAN, and SOKEMAN. KAKIVAK, TOKAMAK, and BIKeway show that K can also close the word, while YUKATAS ends in S despite its unusual opening.

7-letter words with K third and A sixth

KAKIVAK tops the scoring list at 22 points. ZIKURAT follows at 20, while BIKEWAY and DUKKHAS each score 19. The group averages 16.3 points, so even a lower-scoring match carries a substantial tile value. In Scrabble, using all seven rack tiles earns the standard 50-point bingo bonus.

Coverage differs by dictionary: Collins contains 20 matches, NWL2023 has 13, and ENABLE has 8; those counts overlap. Fifteen of the 21 have definitions. The limitation is practical: rare forms such as TOKOMAK and YAKHDAN can be difficult to recognize, and dictionary acceptance is not identical across games.