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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter

Of the 35 7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and K as the 6th letter, 13 score 15 points or more.

35 wordsTop pick UNLUCKYHighest score UNLUCKY 16

1 of 35 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (254 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 35 · most-used first

  • UNLUCKY16
  • UNLOCKS13
  • UNPACKS15
  • UNMASKS13
  • UPLINKS13
  • UNALIKE11
  • UNHOOKS14
  • UPTICKS15
  • UNCORKS13
  • UNCOCKS15
  • UNBROKE13
  • UNSPOKE13
  • UNDOCKS14
  • UNCHOKE16
  • UNLINKS11
  • UMIACKS15
  • UNAWAKE14
  • UNBARKS13
  • UNBRAKE13
  • UNBULKY16
  • UNDECKS14
  • UNHUSKS14
  • UNKINKS15
  • UNPICKS15
  • UNPINKT13
  • UNTACKS13
  • UNTUCKS13
  • UNWORKS14
  • UPBROKE15
  • UPLOCKS15
  • UPLOOKS13
  • UPSPAKE15
  • UPSPOKE15
  • UPTALKS13
  • URNLIKE11
All valid words 35

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

  • UMIACKS15
  • UNALIKE11
  • UNAWAKE14
  • UNBARKS13
  • UNBRAKE13
  • UNBROKE13
  • UNBULKY16
  • UNCHOKE16
  • UNCOCKS15
  • UNCORKS13
  • UNDECKS14
  • UNDOCKS14
  • UNHOOKS14
  • UNHUSKS14
  • UNKINKS15
  • UNLINKS11
  • UNLOCKS13
  • UNLUCKY16
  • UNMASKS13
  • UNPACKS15
  • UNPICKS15
  • UNPINKT13
  • UNSPOKE13
  • UNTACKS13
  • UNTUCKS13
  • UNWORKS14
  • UPBROKE15
  • UPLINKS13
  • UPLOCKS15
  • UPLOOKS13
  • UPSPAKE15
  • UPSPOKE15
  • UPTALKS13
  • UPTICKS15
  • URNLIKE11
Letters by positionIn 71% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N71%
  2. P23%
  3. M3%
3rd letter
  1. L17%
  2. B14%
  3. T11%
4th letter
  1. O23%
  2. A17%
  3. I17%
5th letter
  1. C34%
  2. O20%
  3. N11%
7th letter
  1. S63%
  2. E29%
  3. Y6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; UNLUCKY tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 3 words
  2. 12 points: 0 words
  3. 1313 points: 13 words
  4. 14 points: 6 words
  5. 1515 points: 10 words
  6. 16 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNLUCKY1620All three
UNCHOKE1618All three
UNBULKY1620All three
UNPACKS1519All three
UPTICKS1518All three
UNCOCKS1519All three
UMIACKS1518All three
UNKINKS1518All three
UNPICKS1519All three
UPBROKE1518Collins only
UPLOCKS1519Collins only
UPSPAKE1518Collins only

The K two tiles from the start of the ending is a gift to scorers: the average is 13.8, and three words top the list at 16. Twenty-two words end in -KS, and 11 of those end in -CKS. Another 10 end in -KE, and UNLUCKY is the one common word.

What to know about U _ _ _ _ K _

  • Dictionary reach: 35 words in Collins, 26 in NWL2023, 24 in ENABLE.
  • UNBULKY, UNCHOKE and UNLUCKY tie for the top score of 16.
  • -CKS (11), -NKS (3), -RKS (3) and -OKS (2) are the biggest groups within the 22 words ending in -KS.
  • -KE has 10 words and -KY has 2.

Which words score the most?

UNBULKY, UNCHOKE and UNLUCKY lead with 16 points. UMIACKS, UNPACKS, UNPICKS, UPTICKS, UNKINKS and UPBROKE follow at 15.

The three leaders are safe in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. UPBROKE is Collins-only, as are UPLOCKS, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE.

C is the fifth letter in 12 words, the most of any letter, with O in 7 and N in 4. A rack holding C and K is therefore already close to a full word, and it rewards patience over speed.

Which -KE words fit?

Ten words finish in -KE: UNCHOKE, UNBROKE, UNSPOKE, UNBRAKE, UNAWAKE, UNALIKE, URNLIKE, UPBROKE, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE. UNCHOKE, UNBROKE, UNSPOKE, UNBRAKE and UNALIKE are valid in all three lists.

UNAWAKE misses ENABLE, and UPBROKE, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE are Collins-only. Y finishes UNBULKY and UNLUCKY, the two 16-point words that are not plurals or -KE forms.

The remaining oddity is UNPINKT, which ends in T and is Collins-only, so it is easy to leave out of your list.

Which words are limited by dictionary?

Note

Eleven words are missing from ENABLE: UPBROKE, UPLOCKS, UPSPAKE, UPSPOKE, UNAWAKE, UNDECKS, UNWORKS, UNBARKS, UNPINKT, UPLOOKS and UPTALKS. Nine of those are Collins-only.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have K as the sixth letter?
There are 35. Collins accepts all 35, NWL2023 accepts 26 and ENABLE accepts 24. By ending, 22 words finish in -KS and 10 finish in -KE, which leaves only three others.
Which 7-letter U words end in -CKS?
Eleven end in -CKS, including UNPACKS, UNPICKS, UPTICKS, UNDOCKS, UNTACKS, UNTUCKS, UMIACKS and UNDECKS. Most score 15 or 14, and UNDECKS and UPLOCKS are the two that need Collins.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and K sixth?
UNBULKY, UNCHOKE and UNLUCKY tie at 16 points. All three are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, and UNLUCKY is also the only word in the pattern that ranks as common English.

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