7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter

With M at the start and K in position six, the pattern is M????K?: 26 seven-letter matches fit. MISTAKE is the everyday standout, while MAZURKA, MOHAWKS, and MUKLUKS offer recognizable alternatives. Most of the remaining spellings are less familiar, making this a narrow pattern clue rather than a list of everyday vocabulary.

Quick facts about M????K?

• The M????K? pattern matches 26 tournament-dictionary words.
• Collins accepts 25 matches; NWL2023 accepts 22.
• ENABLE includes 17 matches, and 24 have definitions.
• Just one match ranks among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• MUZJIKS tops the scoring options at 29 points.

How many 7-letter words have M first and K sixth?

There are 26 matches for these fixed positions across the tournament dictionaries. Four unknown letters sit between M and K, and one more follows K. MISTAKE makes the arrangement easy to see: M-I-S-T-A-K-E.

The totals shift by dictionary: Collins has 25 matches, NWL2023 has 22, and ENABLE has 17. That spread matters when you take a word from one game to another. Definitions are available for 24 of the 26 entries, so a couple have no definition in this reference.

The final letters cluster around two choices: 12 matches end in S and 9 end in E. Only two end in A, two in I, and one in Y. When the last tile is still unknown, S is the strongest first guess among this pattern’s endings.

Which M-first, K-sixth words score most?

MUZJIKS leads at 29 points; MUZHIKS earns 25, and MAZURKA earns 22. MOUJIKS scores 20, while MOHAWKS reaches 19. The high scorers are mostly unusual spellings, not the familiar MISTAKE.

Rare letters drive the top totals: MUZJIKS packs a Z and J into seven tiles. That makes it a strong scoring candidate when the board gives those tiles room, but its unfamiliar spelling is a real limitation. Check that your game accepts it before playing.