5-Letter Words With K as the Third Letter
There are 327 five-letter words with K as the third letter, including 18 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __K__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With K as the Third Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- TAKEN Grasped, seized, or gotten hold of (past participle of take)
- BAKER Someone who bakes bread or cake
- MAKER A person who makes things
- POKER A card game played by betting on the value of one's hand
- ANKLE The joint connecting the foot with the leg
- TOKEN Something serving as a sign or symbol of something else
- JOKER A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- YIKES An exclamation expressing shock or alarm
- BIKER A person who rides a motorcycle or bicycle
- WOKEN Stopped sleeping or became awake
- TAKER One who accepts an offer
- FAKER A person who makes deceitful pretenses
More Common Puzzle Answers
- HIKER
- ASKEW
- LIKEN
- POKEY
- TIKKA
- OAKEN
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (11%), M (8%), T (7%)
- Most common last letter: S (32%), D (14%), R (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 58% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, S, I, O
- Most have 2 vowels (81%)
- 33% contain a repeated letter
- 18 of the 327 are common puzzle answers (6%)
Other Valid Words
309 additional dictionary words have K as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- MAKES
- ASKED
- TAKES
- LIKED
- LIKES
- NAKED
- JOKES
- LAKES
- BAKED
- BIKES
- CAKES
- WAKES
- FAKED
- HIKES
- SYKES
- JOKED
- POKED
- FAKES
- DUKES
- TAKIN
- NUKES
- INKED
- LAKHS
- HIKED
- POKES
- SAKES
- RAKED
- LAKER
- HAKIM
- ALKYL
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- PUKED
- PIKES
- IRKED
- BAKES
- RAKES
- CAKED
- HOKEY
- MIKES
- DIKES
- ANKER
- JAKES
- SAKAI
- COKES
- ACKER
- SIKES
- JOKEY
- NUKED
- WIKIS
- RAKHI
- PEKIN
- YOKED
- ZAKAT
- JUKES
- BIKED
- COKED
- WAKEN
- ROKER
- BOKEH
- WAKER
- PUKES
- FAKIR
- SOKOL
- MAKAN
- LAKIN
- TAKIS
- CAKEY
- MIKAN
- WAKED
- ASKER
- MAKAR
- YOKES
- SUKUK
- MUKTI
- SAKER
- HOKUM
- TYKES
- MAKAI
- PAKKA
- JAKEY
- LAKSA
- HUKOU
- SAKTI
- NOKES
- NIKAH
- YOKEL
- PUKKA
- TOKAY
- RAKER
- BEKAH
- YUKOS
- VAKIL
- ASKAR
- PIKEY
- LIKIN
- TIKES
- HAKAM
- MMKAY
- EIKON
- MIKED
- LIKER
- ALKYD
- KUKRI
- OCKER
- POKIE
- TOKES
- TAKHT
- POKAL
- ESKER
- TOKER
- COKEY
- PEKOE
- INKER
- PIKER
- JUKED
- RIKKA
- MAKIS
- HAKEA
- FAKIE
- BIKIE
- PIKAS
- ACKEE
- LOKEY
- KOKER
- MEKKA
- MAKOS
- OAKUM
- JAKIE
- MIKVA
- OAKED
- PUKEY
- DUKAS
- DUKED
- FAKEY
- YAKKA
- PIKED
- ICKLE
- CUKES
- SOKEN
- INKLE
- PEKAN
- MIKOS
- MAKIE
- AKKER
- RAKIA
- MAKEE
- PIKUL
- TIKIS
- YOKER
- BAKRA
- SAKIS
- TAKAS
- PUKER
- HAKES
- TOKED
- MOKEY
- ROKOS
- TEKKE
- HOKES
- FIKES
- WAKAS
- KAKAS
- YOKAN
- REKEY
- KOKUM
- BAKEN
- DIKER
- MOKES
- DEKES
- DEKKO
- DIKED
- MUKIM
- HOKKU
- DEKED
- NAKAS
- BOKES
- BOKED
- HOKED
- ARKED
- ROKES
- ROKED
- LAKED
- LOKES
- ICKER
- MOKER
- SOKES
- TSKED
- FIKED
- GOKES
- MOKIS
- RAKIS
- HOKIS
- UNKED
- PEKES
- BUKES
- JAKER
- REKES
- REKED
- DAKER
- WOKER
- PIKIS
- SIKER
- ALKIN
- POKIT
- ROKEY
- HAKAS
- RAKEE
- HOKAS
- NAKER
- ANKUS
- PAKAY
- HAKUS
- UNKID
- PEKID
- PIKEL
- MOKUS
- BOKOS
- RAKUS
- UNKEY
- UNKET
- DIKEY
- ALKIE
- OSKIN
- SUKIS
- OAKER
- MOKOS
- VAKAS
- KAKIS
- TIKAS
- SIKAS
- RYKES
- DIKAS
- BYKES
- RYKED
- BYKED
- ONKUS
- PEKEA
- TOKOS
- HYKES
- ESKAR
- FYKES
- FYKED
- DYKED
- SAKIA
- EIKED
- WEKAS
- ALKOS
- AWKIN
- PUKAS
- ASKOS
- EWKED
- PAKUL
- SYKER
- TIKIA
- BUKOS
- SEKOS
- PUKUS
- KIKAY
- RAKSI
- YLKES
- JUKUS
- YIKED
- UNKUT
- EUKED
- JOKOL
- KOKAS
- ANKHS
- LOKUM
- MAKAF
- DYKEY
- PAKUA
- MIKRA
- RIKWA
- SOKAH
- MOKKY
- SEKTS
- ZOKOR
- TAKKY
- DUKUN
- YOKEG
- TAKHI
- BIKKY
- YUKES
- YUKED
- KOKAM
- AKKAS
- DYKON
- ZIKRS
- KUKUS
- PIKAU
- SUKHS
- ASKOI
- PAKKI
- HIKOI
- PEKAU
- KOKRA
- RAKKI
- RUKHS
- NIKAB
- YOKUL
- WAKFS
- KIKOI
- YAKOW
- WOKKA
- NIKAU
- EKKAS
- NAKFA
- DUKKA
- TUKTU
- YUKKY
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