7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter

The pattern fixes N in position three and K in position six, leaving the other five letters to vary. Only one match is common by frequency, so familiar options such as PANCAKE and FINICKY sit beside many rarer game entries. Counts cover words found in at least one tournament dictionary, not every possible spelling.

7-letter words with N as the 3rd and K as the 6th letter

• There are 31 tournament-dictionary matches for this fixed pattern.
• The matches include 28 Collins words, 23 NWL2023 words, and 19 ENABLE words; dictionary counts overlap.
• Just 1 match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• ZENDIKS leads the scoring list at 21 points, ahead of FINICKY at 19.

Which endings and starting letters appear most?

The ending E is the clear leader: 15 of the 31 words finish with it. Endings in S come next, with 9; PANCAKE and PANICKS show those two patterns in recognizable forms.

At the start, S leads with 7 matches and P follows with 6. Familiar examples include SUNBAKE and PANICKY, while CONVOKE gives you another everyday-looking option. The pattern is narrow, but it does not force a single opening letter or ending.

Which matches score well, and what should you watch for?

ZENDIKS is the top scorer at 21 points; FINICKY scores 19, while PANICKY, VANDYKE, and SANJAKS each score 18. CONVOKE reaches 16, and PANCAKE is a more familiar high scorer at 15 points. These are word scores before any board-square bonuses.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: the 31 total words include 28 in Collins, 23 in NWL2023, and 19 in ENABLE, with substantial overlap. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so verify the game’s dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry. The single common match is a reminder that pattern lists include many specialist words.