7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and K as the 7th letter
7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and K as the 7th letter: 25 matches, from familiar OUTLOOK to high-scoring OFFPEAK.
2 of 25 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With O in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (251 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 15
Best words to play first
- OUTLOOK11
- OUTBACK15
- OBELISK13
- OUTRANK11
- OUTWORK14
- OFFPEAK19
- OUTTALK11
- OARLOCK13
- OSTMARK13
- OUTWALK14
- OUTKICK17
- OLYCOOK16
- OUTCOOK13
- ODALISK12
- OLICOOK13
- OLYKOEK18
- OOMIACK15
- OUTBARK13
- OUTBULK13
- OUTROCK13
- OUTSULK11
- OUTTASK11
- OUTTOOK11
- OUTWICK16
All valid words 25
- OARLOCK13
- OBELISK13
- ODALISK12
- OFFPEAK19
- OLICOOK13
- OLYCOOK16
- OLYKOEK18
- OOMIACK15
- OPGEFOK17
- OSTMARK13
- OUTBACK15
- OUTBARK13
- OUTBULK13
- OUTCOOK13
- OUTKICK17
- OUTLOOK11
- OUTRANK11
- OUTROCK13
- OUTSULK11
- OUTTALK11
- OUTTASK11
- OUTTOOK11
- OUTWALK14
- OUTWICK16
- OUTWORK14
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFPEAK | 19 | 20 | Collins only |
| OLYKOEK | 18 | 18 | Collins only |
| OUTKICK | 17 | 19 | All three |
| OLYCOOK | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| OUTWICK | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| OUTBACK | 15 | 18 | All three |
| OOMIACK | 15 | 17 | All three |
| OUTWORK | 14 | 15 | All three |
| OUTWALK | 14 | 16 | All three |
| OBELISK | 13 | 15 | All three |
| OARLOCK | 13 | 15 | All three |
| OSTMARK | 13 | 14 | All three |
Only 25 tournament-dictionary words fit this seven-letter pattern, and familiar choices cluster in a few OUT- compounds. OUTLOOK, OUTBACK, OUTRANK, and OUTWORK all begin with OUT, while OBELISK breaks that mold. Just two entries rank among the top 25,000 English words, so expect a mix of recognizable plays and specialist vocabulary.
What stands out in the O…K pattern?
- Exactly 25 entries start with O and finish with K in the tournament-dictionary count.
- Collins accepts all 25; ENABLE accepts 18, while NWL2023 includes 19.
- OUTLOOK leads the familiar end; OUTBACK and OUTWORK show the recurring OUT- shape.
- OFFPEAK scores 19, the top score; OLYKOEK follows at 18.
- Only 2 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
Which O…K words score highest?
OFFPEAK is the score leader at 19 points, with OLYKOEK at 18 and OUTKICK at 17. OUTBACK reaches 15, and OUTWORK scores 14. The standout scores come from less familiar letter combinations, not from the words most players will spot first.
OUTLOOK and OUTBACK are easier to recognize, but their letter values make them less potent than OFFPEAK. The average score across these matches is 13.7, so the words are not uniformly premium plays; rack fit and board bonuses still decide the move.
How does the final K narrow the search?
The narrow ending matters: O as the first letter and K as the last produces 25 matches, while O…S has 251 seven-letter matches. An ending-K clue sharply narrows your search; do not assume every O-starting candidate has the same availability.
Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins has 25, compared with 19 in NWL2023 and 18 in ENABLE. Only two words count as common by the frequency cutoff. Check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry.
Use 7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and K as the 7th letter for this exact fixed-position clue, then widen the search to other final letters only when K is uncertain. OUTRANK and OUTTALK look alike at the start but differ after the OUT- opening.
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