5-letter words with K as the third letter
There are 262 five-letter words with K as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are JAKEY, JOKEY and YUKKY, tied at 19 points. P is the most common first letter among them (26), and the average score is 11.5 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green K in the third position leaves these 262 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with K in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JAKEY, JOKEY, YUKKY, ZAKAT and JOKED. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a K in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, ASKER is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 262 words.
5-letter words with K as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 262
- Highest scoring
- JAKEY 19 pts
- Average score
- 11.5 pts
- With a definition
- 123 (47%)
- A17
- B17
- C6
- D14
- E7
- F10
- H18
- I6
- J10
- K9
- L12
- M12
- N8
- O6
- P26
- R16
- S18
- T20
- U3
- V2
- W10
- Y14
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with k as the third letter
5-letter words with K as the third letter (262)
All 262 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have K as the third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 262 five-letter words with K in the third position, 2.1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as K, these 262 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as ASKER.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with K as the third letter?
JAKEY, JOKEY and YUKKY tie at 19 points in Scrabble. Next come ZAKAT (18), JOKED (17) and JUKED (17). The average is 11.5 points.