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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and K as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and K as the 3rd letter come to 22, and JUKEBOX, at 27 points, is the one to remember.

22 wordsTop pick JUKEBOXHighest score JUKEBOX 27
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With U in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (448 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • JUKEBOX27
  • MUKHTAR16
  • DUKEDOM15
  • MUKLUKS17
  • AUKLETS11
  • YUKKING19
  • SUKKOTH18
  • YUKATAS14
  • BUKSHEE16
  • BUKSHIS16
  • DUKKAHS19
  • DUKKHAS19
  • JUKSKEI22
  • MUKTUKS17
  • PUKATEA13
  • PUKEKOS17
  • PUKIEST13
  • SUKKAHS18
  • TUKTOOS11
  • YUKIEST14
  • YUKKIER18

Showing the top 21 of 22 words. See every valid word

All valid words 22

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

  • AUKLETS11
  • BUKKAKE21
  • BUKSHEE16
  • BUKSHIS16
  • DUKEDOM15
  • DUKKAHS19
  • DUKKHAS19
  • JUKEBOX27
  • JUKSKEI22
  • MUKHTAR16
  • MUKLUKS17
  • MUKTUKS17
  • PUKATEA13
  • PUKEKOS17
  • PUKIEST13
  • SUKKAHS18
  • SUKKOTH18
  • TUKTOOS11
  • YUKATAS14
  • YUKIEST14
  • YUKKIER18
  • YUKKING19
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. Y18%
  2. D14%
  3. M14%
4th letter
  1. K32%
  2. E14%
  3. S14%
5th letter
  1. E14%
  2. A14%
  3. H14%
6th letter
  1. O18%
  2. E18%
  3. K14%
7th letter
  1. S45%
  2. E9%
  3. R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; JUKEBOX tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 2 words
  2. 12 points: 0 words
  3. 1313 points: 2 words
  4. 14 points: 2 words
  5. 1515 points: 1 words
  6. 16 points: 3 words
  7. 1717 points: 3 words
  8. 18 points: 3 words
  9. 1919 points: 3 words
  10. 20 points: 0 words
  11. 2121 points: 1 words
  12. 22 points: 1 words
  13. 2323 points: 0 words
  14. 24 points: 0 words
  15. 2525 points: 0 words
  16. 26 points: 0 words
  17. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUKEBOX2731All three
JUKSKEI2225Collins only
YUKKING1921All three
DUKKAHS1919Collins · NWL
DUKKHAS1919Collins only
SUKKOTH1818All three
SUKKAHS1818All three
YUKKIER1818Collins · NWL
MUKLUKS1721All three
MUKTUKS1720All three
PUKEKOS1719Collins only
MUKHTAR1617Collins · NWL

Few frames are as lopsided as _ U K _ _ _ _. The answers are mostly loanwords, plurals and double-K spellings, with almost no everyday vocabulary. Even so, the points are generous: the average score is 16.9, because K is worth 5 and J, B and Y often sit beside it.

The UK frame in brief

  • Collins accepts 21 of the 22, NWL2023 accepts 13 and ENABLE accepts 8.
  • Y opens 4 words, and B, D, M and P open 3 each.
  • S ends 10 words, with E, R and T ending 2 each.
  • None of the 22 appears among the top 25,000 English words.

Which word should you keep in your back pocket?

JUKEBOX. It scores 27, thanks to J at 8, K at 5 and X at 8, and it is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE alike. JUKSKEI, a South African game, follows at 22 but is Collins-only, five points behind the leader.

DUKEDOM, AUKLETS and MUKLUKS complete the group of familiar-looking words that all three major lists accept. Add SUKKAHS, SUKKOTH, YUKKING and MUKTUKS, and with JUKEBOX you hold all eight words that every list accepts.

Why do so many have a second K?

Double-K spellings are a feature of this frame. YUKKING, SUKKAHS, SUKKOTH, DUKKAHS and DUKKHAS all keep K in both third and fourth place, and YUKKIER does the same.

The S ending is the other pattern: AUKLETS, MUKLUKS, MUKTUKS, YUKATAS and PUKEKOS all pluralise that way. Between the double K and the final S, you can recognise most of the list by shape alone. Only a few oddities, such as MUKHTAR and DUKEDOM, fit neither habit.

Collins versus the North American lists

Note

NWL2023 adds YUKKIER, MUKHTAR and DUKKAHS to the ENABLE words, reaching 13. Collins-only entries such as BUKSHEE, TUKTOOS and PUKATEA are risky outside Collins play.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and K third?
22 seven-letter words fit. Collins accepts 21 of them, NWL2023 accepts 13 and ENABLE accepts 8, so the number you can safely play drops sharply depending on which dictionary your game uses.
What is the best-scoring word with U 2nd and K 3rd?
JUKEBOX scores 27 points. JUKSKEI is next at 22, then YUKKING, DUKKAHS and DUKKHAS at 19, and SUKKOTH at 18. JUKEBOX and YUKKING are valid in all three major lists.
Which words in this pattern start with Y?
YUKKING, YUKATAS, YUKIEST and YUKKIER start with Y, the most common first letter in this set at 4 words. YUKKING is the only one accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.

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