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

That fixed O _ K _ _ _ pattern produces a surprisingly familiar surface: LOOKING, WORKING, COOKING, and COOKIES all fit. The set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary, though: just 28 entries rank among the common English words, while 195 have dictionary definitions. The two fixed letters narrow your search; the five remaining positions still leave plenty of room for endings and word forms.

At a glance: counts, examples, and scores

• 239 entries match the pattern in tournament dictionaries.
• Collins lists 226 matches; NWL2023 has 172; ENABLE has 148.
• Only 28 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• LOOKING, WORKING, and COOKING are among the most recognizable examples.
• KOLKHOZ and KOLKOZY share the top score: 27 points.

Which endings appear most often?

LOOKING and WORKING reveal a common route into the pattern: add -ING to a base that puts O second and K fourth. Endings back that up. S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 74 matches; G comes next with 52, then Y with 25.

WORKERS, COOKIES, POCKETS, and MONKEYS show how plurals and other familiar endings fill out the set. C leads the first-letter count with 33, followed by B at 25 and H at 23.

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

High scores come from uncommon K-heavy forms, not the everyday examples. KOLKHOZ and KOLKOZY score 27 each, while SOVKHOZ scores 26; JOCKEYS and WORKBOX reach 23 apiece. Put those beside LOOKING, COOKING, or POCKETS when scanning a rack: familiar words are easier to recognize, but the rarer entries bring more scoring punch.

The average score across the pattern is 15.4.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins recognizes 226 entries, compared with 172 in NWL2023 and 148 in ENABLE, and those totals overlap rather than add up. Only 195 words are defined, so unfamiliar entries are expected. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare form; familiar -ING and plural shapes are clues, not a guarantee that every version accepts each word.

When a crossing letter is open, use the ending counts to guide your scan: S and G are the strongest clues, well ahead of Y. Still, don't overcommit to a suffix. The reliable filter is positional: O stays second and K fourth in every candidate.