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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter

All 20 of the 7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter finish in -KED, -KES, -KER or -KEN.

20 wordsTop pick UNASKEDHighest score UNYOKED 15

With U in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (121 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • UNASKED12
  • UNBAKED14
  • UNLIKED12
  • UNTAKEN11
  • UPTAKES13
  • UNOAKED12
  • UNYOKED15
  • UNMAKES13
  • UNLIKES11
  • UNRAKED12
  • UNCAKED14
  • UNCAKES13
  • UNFAKED15
  • UNMAKER13
  • UNRAKES11
  • UNWAKED15
  • UNYOKES14
  • UPMAKER15
  • UPMAKES15
  • UPTAKEN13
All valid words 20

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • UNASKED12
  • UNBAKED14
  • UNCAKED14
  • UNCAKES13
  • UNFAKED15
  • UNLIKED12
  • UNLIKES11
  • UNMAKER13
  • UNMAKES13
  • UNOAKED12
  • UNRAKED12
  • UNRAKES11
  • UNTAKEN11
  • UNWAKED15
  • UNYOKED15
  • UNYOKES14
  • UPMAKER15
  • UPMAKES15
  • UPTAKEN13
  • UPTAKES13
Letters by positionIn 100% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. N80%
  2. P20%
3rd letter
  1. M20%
  2. T15%
  3. C10%
4th letter
  1. A75%
  2. O10%
  3. I10%
6th letter
  1. E100%
7th letter
  1. D45%
  2. S35%
  3. R10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; UNYOKED tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 3 words
  2. 12 points: 4 words
  3. 1313 points: 5 words
  4. 14 points: 3 words
  5. 1515 points: 5 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNYOKED1516All three
UNFAKED1517All three
UNWAKED1517Collins only
UPMAKER1518Collins only
UPMAKES1518Collins only
UNBAKED1417All three
UNCAKED1417All three
UNYOKES1415All three
UPTAKES1315All three
UNMAKES1316All three
UNCAKES1316All three
UNMAKER1316All three

The K in fifth place is always followed by E and then D, S, R or N. That leaves four small families: nine -KED words, seven -KES words, two -KER words and two -KEN words. Five of the 20 score 15 points, and the average of 13.2 makes this a rich pattern.

The four endings and their words

  • -KED (9): UNFAKED, UNYOKED, UNWAKED, UNBAKED, UNCAKED, UNASKED, UNRAKED, UNLIKED and UNOAKED.
  • -KES (7): UPMAKES, UNYOKES, UNCAKES, UNMAKES, UPTAKES, UNLIKES and UNRAKES.
  • -KER (2): UPMAKER and UNMAKER. -KEN (2): UPTAKEN and UNTAKEN.
  • None of the 20 is common English, but UNASKED and UNTAKEN are everyday words.

Which words score the most with U first and K fifth?

UNFAKED, UNYOKED, UNWAKED, UPMAKER and UPMAKES all score 15. UNBAKED, UNCAKED and UNYOKES follow at 14, and UNCAKES and UNMAKER make 13.

K is worth 5 points and the U only 1, so the rest of the score comes from F, Y, W and M. Y, the 4-point tile, sits in UNYOKED and UNYOKES, and F in UNFAKED.

The average of 13.2 means that even the lowest scorers sit close to the top. UNTAKEN makes 11 and UNLIKES and UNRAKES make 11, so the entire pattern spans only 4 points from lowest to highest.

Which words are valid in each dictionary?

Collins accepts 19 of the 20, NWL2023 accepts 14 and ENABLE accepts 12. UNOAKED is the one NWL2023-only word, and Collins lacks it.

Six words are Collins-only: UNWAKED, UPMAKER, UPMAKES, UPTAKEN, UNLIKES and UNRAKES. That includes three of the 15-point plays, UNWAKED, UPMAKER and UPMAKES, so UNFAKED and UNYOKED are the safer top plays.

A North American player can rely on 12 words from ENABLE. The 14 in NWL2023 include UNLIKED and UNOAKED as well.

Use the fourth letter

Tip

A is the fourth letter in 15 of the 20 words. Once you hold K and an A, UN- plus a stem like BAKE or CAKE is the likeliest shape.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have K as the fifth letter?
There are 20. Collins accepts 19, NWL2023 accepts 14 and ENABLE accepts 12. Every one ends in E plus D, S, R or N, with -KED the commonest at 9 words.
What are the 7-letter U words that end in -KES?
Seven words end in -KES: UPMAKES, UNYOKES, UNCAKES, UNMAKES, UPTAKES, UNLIKES and UNRAKES. UPTAKES, UNYOKES, UNCAKES and UNMAKES are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.
Which highest-scoring words have U first and K fifth?
UNFAKED, UNYOKED, UNWAKED, UPMAKER and UPMAKES tie at 15 points. Only UNFAKED and UNYOKED are accepted in all three major dictionaries, so they are the best plays when the word list is uncertain.

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