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5 Letter Words With K as the Third Letter
Most people think of taken, baker, maker, ankle first. The full list of five-letter words with K as the third letter is longer: 163 words. Of those, 15 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 148 are valid guesses only.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: askew.
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Common 5-letter words with K as the third letter (15)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- taken
- baker
- maker
- ankle
- poker
- token
- joker
- biker
- taker
- faker
- hiker
- askew
- hokey
- liken
- pokey
The letter before the K is most often A (51 words), and the one after it E (112 words). On average a word here has 2.0 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 123 words). 25% repeat a letter, like sykes. The most common first letter is P (17 words).
All 5-letter words with K as the third letter (163)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
ackee alkyd alkyl ankhs ankle ankus asked asker askew askoi askos baked baker bakes biked biker bikes bikie bikky caked cakes cakey coked cokes cukes deked dekes dekko diked diker dikes dikey duked dukes dyked dykey eikon eskar esker faked faker fakes fakey fakie fakir fykes hakas hakes hakim hakus hiked hiker hikes hoked hokes hokey hokku hokum icker inked inker inkle irked jakes joked joker jokes jokey juked jukes kakas kakis kikoi kukri laked laker lakes lakhs liked liken liker likes makar maker makes makos miked mikes mikra mikva mokes naked naker nakfa nuked nukes oaken oakum ocker pekan pekes pekin pekoe pikas piked piker pikes pikey pikis poked poker pokes pokey puked pukes pukka raked rakee raker rakes rakis rekey ryked rykes saker sakes sakis sikas siker sikes sokes sokol sykes takas taken taker takes takin tikes tikis tikka tokay toked token toker tokes tsked tykes vakil waked waken waker wakes wekas wikis woken woker yakka yikes yoked yokel yokes yukky
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have K as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 163, which is 1.8% of all five-letter words. 15 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try askew. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 25% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the K?
The letter before the K is most often A (51 words), and the one after it E (112 words).