7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

Fixing R in position two and K in position five gives you 119 seven-letter choices. The list ranges from familiar words such as cricket and bracket to less common plays such as freckly. Endings lean heavily toward D, while the opening letter is split between C and T, which narrows things fast when several tiles are known.

7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter

• The pattern contains 119 words found in at least one tournament dictionary.
• C and T each begin 26 entries, more than any other starting letter.
• A final D appears in 39 words, making it the leading ending.
• Only 17 entries rank among the most common English words, so many choices are obscure.
• FRECKLY leads the scores at 19 points.

Which starting and ending letters are most common?

C and T tie at 26 words apiece as the most frequent opening letters; B follows with 23. Examples include cracked and cricket for C, tracked and trinket for T, and bracket and bracken for B. Those three openings account for most of the recognizable choices.

Final D is the clear leader at 39 words, while E and R each finish 20. The remaining leading endings are T at 13 and Y at 11. That makes a known final D a stronger filter than the first letter alone, especially when your rack or puzzle already fixes the last position.

How can you use this pattern in a word game?

For a high-scoring play, start by checking FRECKLY, worth 19 points, followed by PRICKLY and CRACKLY at 18 each. FRANKLY and WRECKED each score 17. These are base word scores; premium board squares can change the total, so look for a safe placement before committing a valuable tile.

The 119 7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and K as the 5th letter do not all travel between word lists: Collins includes 114, NWL2023 includes 92, and ENABLE includes 85. Just 17 are common, so obscure entries deserve a dictionary check before play. For more familiar options, try cricket, tracked, or breakup.