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

17 7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter match this pattern.

17 wordsTop pick INKLINGHighest score YAKKING 19

With K in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (47 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 17 · most-used first

  • INKLING12
  • YAKKING19
  • YUKKING19
  • ANKLING12
  • OAKLING12
  • LEKKING16
  • DEKEING13
  • ANKLONG12
  • ANKLUNG12
  • ASKLENT11
  • BOKKENS17
  • MIKRONS13
  • NEKTONS11
  • PAKFONG17
  • PAKTONG14
  • TIKIING12
  • YOKKING19
All valid words 17

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ANKLING12
  • ANKLONG12
  • ANKLUNG12
  • ASKLENT11
  • BOKKENS17
  • DEKEING13
  • INKLING12
  • LEKKING16
  • MIKRONS13
  • NEKTONS11
  • OAKLING12
  • PAKFONG17
  • PAKTONG14
  • TIKIING12
  • YAKKING19
  • YOKKING19
  • YUKKING19
Letters by positionIn 76% of these words the 7th letter is G.
1st letter
  1. A24%
  2. Y18%
  3. P12%
2nd letter
  1. N24%
  2. A24%
  3. E18%
4th letter
  1. L35%
  2. K29%
  3. T12%
5th letter
  1. I53%
  2. O29%
  3. E12%
7th letter
  1. G76%
  2. S18%
  3. T6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YAKKING1920All three
YUKKING1921All three
YOKKING1920Collins only
PAKFONG1720Collins only
BOKKENS1719NWL only
LEKKING1619Collins · NWL
PAKTONG1417Collins only
DEKEING1315Collins · NWL
MIKRONS1315All three
INKLING1216All three
ANKLING1216All three
OAKLING1215Collins only

This is a tight letter-position filter: K must sit in slot three, N in slot six, and every answer has seven letters. The 17 matches range from the recognizable inkling to less familiar entries such as pakfong and asklent. Their uneven endings and high-scoring K words give you quick ways to search or sort a rack.

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

  • Only 17 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern, so every match matters when a puzzle fixes both letter positions.
  • Four words begin with A, while Y contributes three; P supplies two, and five other initials appear once each.
  • Thirteen matches end in G, compared with three ending in S and one ending in T.
  • Yakking, yukking, and yokking share the top listed Scrabble score: 19 points apiece.

What patterns stand out in the matching words?

Inkling is the most recognizable entry in this small group. Yakking, yukking, lekking, and yokking show the strong G-ending pattern; several familiar-looking forms finish with -ing. When scanning a rack, check the opening letter as well as the fixed K and N before testing less obvious candidates.

The first-letter count favors A and Y, but the endings are even more lopsided: G accounts for 13 of the 17 words. Only 12 entries have definitions, and none meets the common-word cutoff. That makes this a specialist tournament list, not a set of everyday guesses.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 16 matches, NWL2023 lists 9, and ENABLE lists 6. An unfamiliar form accepted in one game may not work in another, so check your game's word list before playing it.

Which matches offer the strongest tile scores?

Yakking, yukking, and yokking lead at 19 points each, ahead of pakfong and bokkens at 17. Lekking follows at 16, while paktong scores 14. Those figures are base word scores; a premium square can change the value of a play.

For 7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter, prioritize the high scorers only when the board supports them.

Questions people ask

Are any of these seven-letter matches common words?
No match falls within the common-word cutoff. Inkling is the clearest familiar-looking example, while entries such as pakfong and asklent are less likely to come to mind during an ordinary word search. The list is more useful for exact-position puzzles and tournament play than everyday vocabulary.
Which K-third, N-sixth words score the most in Scrabble?
Yakking, yukking, and yokking tie for the highest score at 19 points each. Pakfong and bokkens follow at 17 points, with lekking at 16. These are scores, so board bonuses can raise a play’s total.
Why do so many matching words end in G?
Thirteen of the 17 matches end in G, making it the dominant final letter by a wide margin. Examples include inkling, yakking, and lekking. Three matches end in S, and asklent is the sole entry ending in T.

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