7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

The pattern is _N_K___, and its 11 matches are an unusually small set. Most begin with S or E, while INUKSUK and ENSKYED share the highest listed Scrabble score. None are common by the frequency measure, so check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

At a glance: a compact pattern

• 11 words match the seven-letter pattern _N_K___.
• Five begin with S, three with E, two with U, and one with I.
• Three end in G; every other final letter appears once or twice.
• INUKSUK and ENSKYED tie for the top score at 15 points.
• Collins includes 10 matches, NWL2023 includes 9, and ENABLE includes 7.

Which matching words score highest?

INUKSUK and ENSKYED lead at 15 points each; SNAKISH and SNAKILY follow at 14. Those four are the strongest listed plays, but the two leaders look very different on the rack: one starts with I, the other with E.

SNAKING, UNAKING, SNOKING, and ENSKIED each score 12, while SNAKIER and UNAKITE score 11. The SNAK- group supplies several choices, but it does not dominate the whole pattern: ENSKIED, ENSKIES, and ENSKYED all start with E.

7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and K as the 4th letter

The first-letter split makes this clue easy to narrow: try S first, then E, U, and I. The endings offer less of a shortcut. G is the most frequent final letter, yet it appears on only three of the 11 words; D appears twice, and five other endings appear once each.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: the three named tournament lists contain different totals for this pattern. None of the matches meet the common-word cutoff, so expect unfamiliar plays rather than everyday vocabulary. For a broader search, compare the neighboring N-and-I pattern or browse other second-letter choices with K fixed in fourth place.