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

With K in slot three and N in slot four, the pattern is __KN___. All 12 matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary: Collins has 12, ENABLE has 6, and NWL2023 has 7, with overlap between the lists. UNKNOWN is the everyday anchor; most companions are less familiar.

How many 7-letter words have K third and N fourth?

• Exactly 12 tournament-dictionary words fit the fixed KN pattern.
• Eight end in S, three end in N, and one ends in E.
• Four begin with U; B begins three of the words.
• PYKNICS scores 18 points, the highest score among these entries.

Which letters start and end these words?

The first two positions vary, but the middle pair never changes: every answer has K immediately followed by N. UNKNOWN, UNKNOTS, and UNKNITS show how U fills the opening slots; BEKNOWN and BEKNOTS give the B-starting group.

The endings are strikingly concentrated. Eight words finish with S, including ACKNOWS, REKNITS, and UPKNITS; only three finish with N, and just one ends in E. If your clue gives a final S, check those candidates first.

The single E-ending entry stands apart from the dominant plural-looking finish.

Which entries score best?

For 7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter, PYKNICS is the scoring standout at 18 points. BEKNOWN, ACKNOWN, ACKNOWS, and BEKNAVE each score 16; UNKNOWN scores 14. The familiar word is not the strongest play, so compare the whole rack before settling on it.

The small pool also has a real dictionary limit: Collins lists all 12, while ENABLE lists 6 and NWL2023 lists 7. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to a larger set. PYKNICS and BEKNAVE are less familiar than UNKNOWN; confirm an unfamiliar word in the word list used by your game.