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7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter

The 12 7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter include MONIKER and MEERKAT.

12 wordsTop pick MONIKERHighest score MARKKAS 17

With M in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (419 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • MONIKER13
  • MEERKAT13
  • MANIKIN13
  • MANAKIN13
  • MINIKIN13
  • MEDAKAS14
  • MARKKAS17
  • MAMAKAU15
  • MANUKAS13
  • MARKKAA17
  • MATOKES13
  • MOPOKES15
All valid words 12

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

  • MAMAKAU15
  • MANAKIN13
  • MANIKIN13
  • MANUKAS13
  • MARKKAA17
  • MARKKAS17
  • MATOKES13
  • MEDAKAS14
  • MEERKAT13
  • MINIKIN13
  • MONIKER13
  • MOPOKES15
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A58%
  2. E17%
  3. O17%
3rd letter
  1. N42%
  2. R17%
  3. D8%
4th letter
  1. A25%
  2. I25%
  3. K17%
6th letter
  1. A50%
  2. I25%
  3. E25%
7th letter
  1. S42%
  2. N25%
  3. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MARKKAS1718All three
MARKKAA1718All three
MOPOKES1517All three
MAMAKAU1518Collins only
MEDAKAS1415All three
MONIKER1315All three
MEERKAT1314All three
MANIKIN1316All three
MANAKIN1316All three
MINIKIN1316All three
MANUKAS1316Collins · NWL
MATOKES1314Collins only

This fixed pattern produces a small, unusual group: every answer starts with M, and its fifth tile is K. MONIKER and MEERKAT are the most familiar-looking entries, while MARKKAS and MARKKAA lead the scoring list. The ending varies more than the opening: five words finish in S, while three finish in N.

7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter

  • There are 12 tournament-dictionary entries matching the M-first, K-fifth pattern.
  • Collins includes all 12; NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes nine.
  • MARKKAS and MARKKAA tie for the top score at 17 points apiece.
  • Five entries end in S, making it the most frequent final letter.
  • MONIKER, MEERKAT, and MANIKIN are recognizable examples among the less familiar forms.

Which M-K words score highest?

MARKKAS and MARKKAA each score 17 points, putting them ahead of the rest of this group. MAMAKAU and MOPOKES follow at 15 points, while MEDAKAS scores 14. The two MARKKA spellings are the standouts when the board rewards a high-value K.

MONIKER, MEERKAT, MANIKIN, MANAKIN, and MINIKIN each score 13 points. That tight cluster makes a practical distinction: the familiar choices are easier to spot, but they do not beat the less familiar MARKKA forms on raw score.

Why is this letter pattern so narrow?

Only 12 words begin with M and place K in the fifth position, compared with 142 that begin with S and share the same fifth letter. Moving K to the second position while keeping M first yields 419 matches, so the fifth-slot constraint is the unusual part.

For 7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter, expect a mixed bag rather than an everyday vocabulary list: none meet the common-word cutoff. Ten entries have definitions, but several forms, including MARKKAS and MARKKAA, are better approached as tournament-play options. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar spelling.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with M and have K as the fifth letter?
There are 12 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. MONIKER and MEERKAT are among the more recognizable examples, while MARKKAS and MARKKAA top the scoring list. The dictionaries do not all accept the same set: Collins has all 12, compared with 10 in NWL2023 and nine in ENABLE.
Which M-first, K-fifth word scores the most?
MARKKAS and MARKKAA tie for the highest score, with 17 points each. MAMAKAU and MOPOKES are next at 15 points apiece. The familiar MONIKER and MEERKAT each score 13, so the highest-value plays are less obvious than the best-known words.
Are any of these M-K words common?
None of the 12 matches falls within our common-word frequency group. MONIKER and MEERKAT are more recognizable than entries such as MARKKAA or MAMAKAU, but familiarity is not a dictionary guarantee. Collins accepts all 12; NWL2023 and ENABLE have smaller subsets.

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