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

Lock K into the third slot and N into the final slot, and only 14 tournament-list entries remain. Four starting letters—A, P, S, and W—supply two matches apiece. UNKNOWN is the lone entry common by English-frequency ranking; much of the group is less familiar, despite the compact pattern.

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

• The fixed K-and-N positions leave 14 matches across tournament dictionaries.
• N closes every entry; A, P, S, and W each open two.
• UNKNOWN scores 14 points and is the only common match.
• YAKHDAN scores 18 points; KIKUMON comes next at 17.

Which words in the pattern might you know?

UNKNOWN is the standout everyday word: it alone falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. INKHORN, PIKEMAN, and PIKEMEN are other recognizable choices, while BEKNOWN and ACKNOWN are less likely to come to mind during a game.

Definitions are available for 11 entries. Collins accepts the full set of 14, whereas ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 7. This difference can decide a play: an unfamiliar match might count in one game but fail in another, so check the word list your game uses.

When solving a rack or board clue, mark the third and last letters before searching the open positions. That simple check narrows the possibilities without mistaking an odd-looking string for a playable word.

How do these scores compare with nearby patterns?

YAKHDAN earns 18 points, the group’s top score; KIKUMON earns 17. Four words—WAKEMAN, BEKNOWN, ACKNOWN, and WAKEMEN—are worth 16 each. PIKEMAN and PIKEMEN score 15 apiece, and the group averages 14.9.

Changing only the third letter creates a much broader search: the R-third, N-last pattern has 177 matches, and the L-third version has 117. For 7-letter words with K as the 3rd letter and N as the 7th letter, the small pool makes each remaining letter matter; try UNKNOWN first when its letters fit.