7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter

The fixed shape is L??K???: the first tile is L and the fourth is K, while the other five positions stay open. The 62 matches range from familiar LOOKING and LEAKING to less everyday LOCKJAW and LOCKBOX. Twelve fall among the 25,000 most frequent English words, leaving a small recognizable core inside a broader word-game list.

7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter

• Collins lists all 62 matches; NWL2023 includes 51 and ENABLE includes 47.
• LOOKING, LACKING, LINKING, and LEAKING are recognizable examples.
• LOCKJAW is the top scorer at 23 points; LOCKBOX follows at 22.
• Final S is most common: 19 words end in S, compared with 14 ending in G.
• 58 entries have definitions, while 12 meet the common-word frequency cutoff.

Which matching words score highest?

LUCKILY, LACKEYS, LEKKING, LINKBOY, and LOCKFUL each score 16. When board placement is equal, keep the J- and X-heavy choices in mind before settling for a routine inflection.

Dictionary coverage differs. Collins has 62 entries, NWL2023 has 51, and ENABLE has 47. A Collins-valid choice is not automatically playable in a North American game, so check your game's word list before committing.

How do you narrow the pattern?

To search 7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and K as the 4th letter, lock in L??K??? first, then use any known ending to cut the candidates. Final S accounts for 19 matches and G for 14; T is a smaller branch with 6. An S or G clue makes a stronger first filter than guessing the middle letters.

Compare the neighboring fourth-letter pattern too: 120 seven-letter words start with L and put I in position four, versus 62 with K. That contrast shows the K constraint is selective, not that L-starting words are scarce overall. If no fourth letter is fixed, return to the seven-letter hub instead of treating this narrow pattern as a general L-word list.