7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter
40 7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter fit this pattern; ROKKAKU scores highest at 19.
1 of 40 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With R in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (546 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- REMARKS13
- REWORKS14
- REEBOKS13
- RUSALKA11
- REPACKS15
- ROKKAKU19
- RATLIKE11
- RELOCKS13
- RELOOKS11
- RECORKS13
- REAWOKE14
- RODLIKE12
- RECOOKS13
- REAWAKE14
- RABASKA13
- RAMPIKE15
- RANPIKE13
- RAURIKI11
- RAYLIKE14
- REBACKS15
- REBECKS15
- REBOOKS13
- RECOCKS15
- REDOCKS14
- REEVOKE14
- RELINKS11
- REPARKS13
- REPERKS13
- RERACKS13
- RESEEKS11
- RESOAKS11
- RESPOKE13
- RESTOKE11
- RETACKS13
- RHEBOKS16
- RIBLIKE13
- RIPECKS15
- ROMAIKA13
- RUGLIKE12
- RYPECKS18
All valid words 40
- RABASKA13
- RAMPIKE15
- RANPIKE13
- RATLIKE11
- RAURIKI11
- RAYLIKE14
- REAWAKE14
- REAWOKE14
- REBACKS15
- REBECKS15
- REBOOKS13
- RECOCKS15
- RECOOKS13
- RECORKS13
- REDOCKS14
- REEBOKS13
- REEVOKE14
- RELINKS11
- RELOCKS13
- RELOOKS11
- REMARKS13
- REPACKS15
- REPARKS13
- REPERKS13
- RERACKS13
- RESEEKS11
- RESOAKS11
- RESPOKE13
- RESTOKE11
- RETACKS13
- REWORKS14
- RHEBOKS16
- RIBLIKE13
- RIPECKS15
- RODLIKE12
- ROKKAKU19
- ROMAIKA13
- RUGLIKE12
- RUSALKA11
- RYPECKS18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROKKAKU | 19 | 20 | Collins only |
| RYPECKS | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| RHEBOKS | 16 | 16 | All three |
| REPACKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| RAMPIKE | 15 | 17 | All three |
| REBECKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| RECOCKS | 15 | 17 | All three |
| REBACKS | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| RIPECKS | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| REWORKS | 14 | 14 | All three |
| REAWOKE | 14 | 14 | All three |
| REAWAKE | 14 | 14 | All three |
With R fixed first and K fixed sixth, five positions remain open across each seven-letter answer; The 40 matches vary sharply in familiarity: just one falls within the common-word frequency band, while 34 have definitions; Collins accepts 39, compared with 33 in NWL2023 and 31 in ENABLE, so the playable set depends on your game.
7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter
- 40 tournament-dictionary words match R _ _ _ _ K _.
- ROKKAKU leads tile scores at 19; RYPECKS follows at 18.
- RHEBOKS scores 16; REPACKS and RAMPike score 15.
- 23 matches end in S, while 12 end in E.
- Only one match is common by frequency; 34 have definitions.
Score leaders and familiar patterns
ROKKAKU is the score leader at 19, ahead of RYPECKS at 18 and RHEBOKS at 16. That spread makes the unusual K position worth checking on a scoring board, but a high tile total is not automatically a strong placement: premium squares and exposed letters still matter.
REPACKS, RAMPike, REBECKS, RECOCKS, REBACKS, and RIPECKS each score 15. REWORKS scores 14. Among tied options, judge the board placement rather than treating base tile values as a ranking of actual turns.
Many matches share a familiar RE opening: REMARKS, REWORKS, REPACKS, RELOCKS, RELOOKS, and RECOOKS fit the fixed positions. That prefix is a memory aid, not a rule; ROKKAKU and RUSALKA show the set is broader. Keep R and K fixed while scanning the other five slots.
How do endings narrow the search?
For 7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter, the ending is a strong clue: 23 matches finish in S, nearly twice the 12 ending in E. Three end in A, one in I, and one in U. If the final square is unknown, check S and E first, then test the rarer endings.
Familiar entries are scarce. The frequency measure marks just one word as common, despite 34 defined entries, so the full set is not everyday vocabulary. Dictionary overlap is uneven too: Collins has 39 matches, NWL2023 has 33, and ENABLE has 31.
Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.
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