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

The fixed pattern is __K__O_: K occupies the third tile, and O sits sixth. Just 17 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and none ranks as common by our frequency measure. JUKEBOX is the most familiar example; the rest include plural forms and specialized vocabulary, making this a compact candidate set rather than an everyday word bank.

7-letter words with K third and O sixth

• Exactly 17 matches satisfy both fixed positions.
• Collins lists 16, while NWL2023 accepts 9 and ENABLE accepts 7.
• Only 14 matches have definitions in the dictionary lookup.
• The average score is 16 points; JUKEBOX leads at 27.

Which letters begin and end these words?

Four entries begin with P, the largest opening-letter group; I and K each start three. The P group is PAKAPOO, PAKOKOS, PEKEPOO and PUKEKOS, a useful scan when your first tile is already known.

Eight entries end in S, while O, T and X each close two. The S ending dominates this set, so check it before testing O, T or X when the last tile is unknown. That choice follows the list's shape, not a general rule about seven-letter words.

The neighboring pattern with R third and O sixth has 148 matches; K third with E sixth has 47. This pattern yields just 17. Keeping K fixed but changing the sixth-position letter opens a much larger candidate pool.

Which pattern matches score highest in Scrabble?

JUKEBOX scores 27 points, CAKEBOX scores 22, and KOKAKOS follows at 19. These are tile scores before board premiums, so a premium square can change the final total without changing the words' underlying score order.

None of the entries qualifies as common by the frequency measure, and only 14 have definitions in the lookup. Treat these as pattern matches rather than everyday guesses, and check your game's word list when dictionary coverage matters.

JUKEBOX and CAKEBOX share the ending sequence KEBOX after their first two letters. INKBLOT and INKSPOT offer a different clue: both place K third and O sixth, but vary the letters between them. Use those contrasts to narrow a candidate once other tiles are known.