Words with C and K
There are 7,869 words that contain both C and K in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 35 points, shared by JICKAJOGGING, MICROEARTHQUAKE and QUICKSILVERISH and others. They average 19.1 points, and C starts the most of them (1,416).
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Pages like this exist because C and K are awkward to place, and knowing the words that use them turns a liability into points. The shortest have 3 letters (1 of them). The longest run to 15 letters (60 words), ACKNOWLEDGEABLE among them. Type your rack into the solver above: it is set to words containing C, so the ones that also use K are easy to spot.
Words with C and K in numbers
- Words
- 7,869
- Highest scoring
- JICKAJOGGING 35 pts
- Average score
- 19.1 pts
- Longest
- ACKNOWLEDGEABLE 15 letters
- A148
- B995
- C1,416
- D261
- E40
- F262
- G135
- H327
- I46
- J136
- K440
- L237
- M306
- N154
- O115
- P553
- Q72
- R372
- S1,016
- T407
- U169
- V7
- W181
- Y45
- Z29
Highest-scoring words with c and k
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| jickajogging | 35 | 12 |
| microearthquake | 35 | 15 |
| quicksilverish | 35 | 14 |
| wazzocks | 35 | 8 |
| zinckifications | 35 | 15 |
| blackjacking | 34 | 12 |
| jabberwocky | 34 | 11 |
| jackhammering | 34 | 13 |
| jickajogged | 34 | 11 |
| kaffeeklatsches | 34 | 15 |
Words with C and K (7,869)
These 300 of the 7,869 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
15-letter words 9
14-letter words 10
13-letter words 13
12-letter words 32
11-letter words 41
10-letter words 50
9-letter words 59
8-letter words 48
7-letter words 19
Frequently asked questions
How many words have both C and K?
Unscrambly's list has 7,869 words that contain both the letter C and the letter K. 3,514 of them have a dictionary definition.
Why are C and K hard to play?
C is worth 3 points and K 5 in Scrabble, and both are hard to place. Learning the words that pair them means you can play both for a big score instead of holding them; these 7,869 words average 19.1 points.
What is the best word with C and K?
Five words tie at 35 points, among them JICKAJOGGING, MICROEARTHQUAKE and QUICKSILVERISH. Next come BLACKJACKING (34), JABBERWOCKY (34) and JACKHAMMERING (34). A shorter word that fits the board often beats a long one you cannot place.