7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ K _ H _ _, and the 11 matches are rakshas, rikshaw, pakehas, lokshen, bukshee, bukshis, dukkhas, mokshas, pakahis, pakihis, and takahes. None is a common word, so expect specialized vocabulary rather than everyday choices. Their endings and dictionary coverage offer the quickest ways to sort them.

At a glance: this K-H pattern

• Exactly 11 seven-letter words place K third and H fifth.
• All 11 appear in Collins; 3 also appear in ENABLE, and 4 appear in NWL2023.
• Eight end in S; the remaining endings are E, N, and W.
• DUKKHAS tops the score list at 19 points; RIKSHAW follows at 17.
• Nine of the 11 words have definitions.

How do these seven-letter matches differ?

The final S is the clearest pattern inside this small group: 8 of the 11 words share it. If your rack or crossing letters point to an S ending, check DUKKHAS, RAKSHAS, BUKSHIS, or MOKSHAS before testing the less common E, N, and W endings.

The opening letters spread across seven choices. P begins 3 entries, B and R begin 2 each, while D, L, M, and T each begin 1. That makes the first tile a useful filter, but it does not make these words familiar: none ranks among our common English vocabulary.

How to use 7-letter words with K third and H fifth

For a word-game check, lock in the known positions first, then compare the first and last letters. DUKKHAS is the scoring standout at 19 points, while RIKSHAW reaches 17; PAKEHAS, BUKSHEE, BUKSHIS, MOKSHAS, PAKAHIS, and PAKIHIS each score 16.

The mean score is 15.8, but that figure hides a practical distinction: most of the words are niche spellings, and only 3 of the 11 appear in ENABLE. Collins includes every match, while NWL2023 includes 4. Check your game's word list before relying on an entry, especially if your game uses ENABLE or NWL2023.

Treat the ending S as a clue, not a guarantee that a word will be accepted in every game. The dictionary split is substantial, and the pattern itself produces no common entries. For nearby searches, changing K to I or L in the third position yields much larger groups.