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7-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th letter

Only 10 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and K as the 6th, and half of them start with SQU.

10 wordsTop pick SQUEAKYHighest score SQUAWKY 26

With U in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (671 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • SQUEAKY23
  • SQUEAKS20
  • SQUAWKS23
  • SQUAWKY26
  • MOUSAKA13
  • SQUARKS20
  • HEUREKA14
  • MOUJIKS20
  • PRUSIKS13
  • RAURIKI11
All valid words 10

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

  • HEUREKA14
  • MOUJIKS20
  • MOUSAKA13
  • PRUSIKS13
  • RAURIKI11
  • SQUARKS20
  • SQUAWKS23
  • SQUAWKY26
  • SQUEAKS20
  • SQUEAKY23

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SQUAWKY2626Collins only
SQUEAKY2323All three
SQUAWKS2324All three
SQUEAKS2021All three
SQUARKS2021Collins · NWL
MOUJIKS2024All three
HEUREKA1414Collins only
MOUSAKA1315Collins · NWL
PRUSIKS1315Collins only
RAURIKI1112Collins only

Every word here is a rarity, and the average score is 18.3 per word, which is high because Q, K and Y tiles keep turning up. The SQU- quintet carries the load: SQUAWKY 26, SQUEAKY 23, SQUAWKS 23, SQUEAKS 20 and SQUARKS 20. The other five are scattered oddities.

Full list and key counts

  • Collins lists all 10, NWL2023 lists 6 and ENABLE lists 4.
  • No word ranks in the top 25,000 English words.
  • S opens 5 words, M opens 2, and H, P and R open 1 each.
  • Five end in S, two in A, two in Y and one in I.
  • The average score is 18.3.

Which 7-letter words with U 3rd and K 6th start with SQU?

Five do: SQUEAKY, SQUEAKS, SQUAWKS, SQUAWKY and SQUARKS. Each pairs the 10-point Q with the 5-point K, and the Y versions add 4 more.

SQUEAKY, SQUEAKS and SQUAWKS are the safe plays, valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. SQUARKS is NWL2023 and Collins only, and SQUAWKY is Collins-only.

Each Y word scores 3 more than its S twin, because a final Y is worth 4 against 1 for S. SQUEAKY beats SQUEAKS 23 to 20, and SQUAWKY beats SQUAWKS 26 to 23.

What are the five non-SQU words?

MOUJIKS scores 20 and is accepted by every dictionary, which makes it the best non-Q play. MOUSAKA is the Greek dish, PRUSIKS are climbing knots and HEUREKA is a variant spelling of the cry EUREKA, with RAURIKI the fifth.

MOUSAKA is accepted in NWL2023 and Collins, and the other three are Collins-only.

The common-word column is empty, so recognise these by shape: five S-endings, two -AKA words and a lone -KI ending.

Scoring angle

Tip

SQUEAKY and SQUAWKS both reach 23 and work in every dictionary. If you hold Q and K together, either is a better bet than the 26-point SQUAWKY, which only Collins accepts.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U as third letter and K as sixth?
Ten words fit. Collins includes all 10, NWL2023 includes 6 and ENABLE includes 4. Five start with SQU, and the whole group averages 18.3 points.
What is the highest-scoring word with U 3rd and K 6th?
SQUAWKY scores 26 points, then SQUEAKY and SQUAWKS at 23 apiece, followed by SQUEAKS, SQUARKS and MOUJIKS at 20. The Q, K and Y tiles account for most of the points.
Is MOUSAKA a valid word with U third and K sixth?
Yes, MOUSAKA fits and is accepted in NWL2023 and Collins, though not in ENABLE. The spelling HEUREKA is Collins-only, while MOUJIKS is accepted in all three major dictionaries.

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