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

The matches share a tight frame: R sits in position three and K closes every word; Collins lists all 36, compared with 25 in NWL2023 and 22 in ENABLE, so the pattern has different reach across tournament lexicons; Only 2 entries count as common, making this more of a pattern-solving list than a vocabulary shortlist.

At a glance: count, coverage, and pattern

• All 36 matches end in K; the final letter never varies.
• R occupies the third slot in every match.
• Collins has 36 matches, while ENABLE has 22 and NWL2023 has 25.
• Only 2 entries qualify as common by frequency.

Which entries score most?

Carjack leads the score table at 22 points, followed by perjink at 20 and dorhawk at 18. Warwork and garvock each score 17; warlock, burdock, merfolk, and gorcock each score 16. Those names make a clear shortlist when a rack or board position rewards a high-value play.

Do not treat the ranking as a promise that the top word will fit: carjack needs the right open lanes, and perjink is a specialist entry. Collins counts all 36 pattern matches, but NWL2023 has 25 and ENABLE has 22. Check the word list used in your game before committing an unfamiliar play.

A six-point gap separates carjack and warlock, while warwork beats warlock by one. Compare those score differences with the placement available; a lower scorer that fits the board is still playable.

How to use 7-letter words with R third and K seventh

Only 2 of the 36 matches count as common, while 31 have definitions. That split means the pattern includes plenty of dictionary entries outside everyday vocabulary, from carjack and warlock to more specialist-looking forms such as perjink and dorhawk.

C starts the most matches, with 6; D follows with 5, while B and P each start 4. When you know the first letter, test C or D early rather than scanning every opening in turn.

To widen the search, relax the final K first: R-third words ending in S number 1,235, compared with 36 ending in K. Keeping K fixed but changing R to T gives 60 matches; changing it to S gives 41. N in the third slot yields 47 K-ending matches, also more than R’s 36.