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

Only 27 matches meet both fixed positions, and every answer ends in T. Five entries begin with I, yet none qualifies as common by our frequency measure. ZIKURAT leads the score list at 20 points, while familiar TAKEOUT provides a more recognizable anchor.

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

• Exactly 27 entries match both fixed positions.
• All 27 finish in T; the third slot is always K.
• Five begin with I, the most frequent opening letter.
• None ranks as common by our frequency measure.
• Dictionary coverage overlaps: Collins has 26, NWL2023 14, and ENABLE 12.

Which words stand out in the pattern?

The opening letters make the small set feel less uniform than the clue suggests. INKBLOT and INKSPOT show the I-start cluster, while TAKEOUT and UNKEMPT are immediately recognizable shapes. I appears five times; P appears three times, and A, C, D, L, and T each appear twice.

Many entries lean on endings such as -iest, as in JOKIEST, POKIEST, and ICKIEST. Watch for repeated I and E sequences instead of assuming each answer starts with a familiar stem.

For contrast, the same third-letter K pattern ending in S has 107 matches, while changing the third letter to R and keeping final T yields 166. That gap shows how sharply one fixed letter can narrow a pattern. The seven-letter hub broadens the search if the final T is uncertain.

How do the top scores compare?

ZIKURAT tops the score list at 20, ahead of JOKIEST at 18. UNKEMPT and DYKIEST score 15 each. HOKIEST and FIKIEST reach 14, while INKBLOT, PIKELET, and INKSPOT each score 13.

Do not treat these as everyday plays: none meets the common-word cutoff, and only 18 have definitions. Collins includes 26 matches, compared with 14 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap. Check your game's word list once before relying on a less familiar entry.

For a quick board scan, preserve K in slot three and test the final T before chasing prefixes.