7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and K as the 4th letter

The fixed middle pair is SK: positions three and four stay put, while the other five letters vary. Only five matches are common by frequency, so familiar options such as DESKTOP sit alongside many less everyday entries. The pattern has a strong plural ending, but the opening letters are more varied than one first glance might suggest.

7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and K as the 4th letter

• 88 words match the pattern, with S immediately followed by K in the middle.
• Collins lists 84 matches, compared with 65 in NWL2023 and 56 in ENABLE.
• DESKTOP, RISKING, and BASKETS are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Five entries rank among the commonest English words by frequency.

Which letters start and end these matches?

M leads the opening letters with 23 matches; D follows with 12, then R with 10. That makes MASKING, DESKTOP, and RISKING useful examples when you know the SK pair but still need to test the beginning.

The other end clusters more sharply: 38 words finish in S, while 15 finish in G. BASKETS and HUSKIES show the plural pattern; MASKING and TASKING show the -ing group. By comparison, seven-letter words with C in the third position and K fourth number 370, while the S-and-T pattern has 476.

Where do the strongest scores come from?

MISKICK leads the score ranking at 19 points, followed by JOSKINS at 18. HUSKILY scores 17, and MISKNEW, MISKNOW, MUSKILY, PESKILY, MISKEYS, and PASKHAS each score 16. The unusual K-heavy spellings drive these totals; familiar DESKTOP is not the top scorer.

Most entries are not common everyday vocabulary, and dictionary coverage differs: 84 are in Collins, but 65 are in NWL2023. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form. For another clue, 7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter form a nearby pattern, while the six-letter SK pattern gives a shorter option.