Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with K as the 4th Letter
Need help finding 5 letter words with K as the 4th letter? K in the fourth box usually ends in S, E or Y, giving plurals and verbs like LOOKS, WORKS and BOOKS, and words like BROKE, SMOKE and LUCKY. The endings and examples below make it quicker to solve Wordle, Scrabble and crossword clues.
589matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with K as the 4th Letter
- abaka
- aduki
- akeki
- alike
- amoke
- amoks
- arake
- araks
- ariki
- aruke
- asoka
- atake
- atoke
- atoks
- avoke
- awake
- awoke
- azuki
- babka
- backs
- backy
- balks
- balky
- banks
- barks
- barky
- baske
- basks
- bauks
- bawke
- beaks
- beaky
- becke
- becks
- bekko
- berko
- berks
- bilks
- binks
- birks
- birky
- bisks
- bloke
- boaks
- bocks
- bonks
- books
- booky
- borks
- bosks
- bosky
- bouks
- brake
- braks
- braky
- brike
- briki
- briks
- broke
- bruke
- bucko
- bucks
- bucku
- buiks
- bulks
- bulky
- bunko
- bunks
- burka
- burke
- burks
- busks
- busky
- cacks
- cacky
- calks
- carks
- casks
- casky
- cauks
- cawks
- cawky
- chaka
- cheka
- cheki
- chiks
- choke
- choko
- choky
- clake
- cloke
- cloky
- cocks
- cocky
- conks
- conky
- cooks
- cooky
- corke
- corks
- corky
- cowks
- crake
- cusks
- dacks
- daiko
- danke
- danks
- darks
- darky
- dauke
- dawks
- decke
- decko
- decks
- dekko
- desks
- dhaks
- dhikr
- diaka
- dicks
- dicky
- dinks
- dinky
- dirke
- dirks
- disks
- docks
- doeks
- donko
- dooks
- dorks
- dorky
- douks
- drake
- dreks
- ducks
- ducky
- dukka
- dumka
- dumky
- dunks
- dusks
- dusky
- enoki
- ensky
- epiky
- evoke
- facks
- faiks
- fanks
- fecks
- fenks
- finks
- firks
- fisks
- flake
- flaks
- flaky
- fluke
- fluky
- folks
- folky
- forks
- forky
- frike
- fucks
- funks
- funky
- gawks
- gawky
- gecko
- gecks
- geeks
- geeky
- ginks
- glaky
- glike
- gonks
- gooks
- gooky
- gorki
- gouks
- gowks
- grike
- groks
- gryke
- guaka
- gucki
- gucks
- gucky
- gunks
- gunky
- hacks
- hacky
- haika
- haiks
- haiku
- halke
- hanks
- hankt
- hanky
- harka
- harks
- hasks
- hasky
- hawks
- hawky
- hecks
- hicks
- hicky
- hinky
- hocks
- hocky
- hoiks
- hokku
- holks
- honks
- honky
- hooka
- hooks
- hooky
- howks
- hucks
- hulks
- hulky
- hunks
- hunky
- husks
- husky
- iroko
- jacko
- jacks
- jacky
- jarks
- jauks
- jerks
- jerky
- jinks
- jocko
- jocks
- jooks
- jouks
- junks
- junky
- jutka
- kacks
- kaika
- kaiks
- kakke
- karks
- kecks
- kecky
- keeks
- kerky
- khaki
- khoka
- kiaki
- kicks
- kicky
- kinks
- kinky
- kirks
- kliks
- konks
- kooka
- kooks
- kooky
- kyaks
- lacks
- laika
- laiks
- lakke
- lanks
- lanky
- larks
- larky
- latke
- lawks
- leaks
- leaky
- leeks
- leeky
- licks
- links
- linky
- lirks
- lisks
- locks
- locky
- looks
- looky
- lucks
- lucky
- lunks
- lurks
- lurky
- lusks
- lusky
- macks
- maiko
- maiks
- manks
- manky
- marka
- marks
- masks
- matka
- mawks
- mawky
- mecks
- mekka
- merks
- micks
- micky
- milko
- milks
- milky
- minke
- minks
- mirks
- mirky
- misky
- mocks
- molka
- monks
- mooks
- mosks
- mucks
- mucky
- murks
- murky
- musks
- musky
- nabks
- naiks
- narks
- narky
- necks
- nerka
- nerks
- neuks
- nicks
- nocks
- nooks
- nooky
- norks
- nunks
- nunky
- oicks
- oinks
- osaka
- otaku
- oulks
- ozeki
- packs
- paiks
- pakka
- palki
- panko
- parka
- parki
- parks
- parky
- patka
- pauky
- pawks
- pawky
- peaks
- peaky
- pecke
- pecks
- pecky
- peeke
- peeks
- penks
- perks
- perky
- pesky
- picks
- picky
- pinko
- pinks
- pinky
- pisky
- poaka
- poake
- pocks
- pocky
- polka
- polki
- polks
- ponks
- pooka
- pooks
- porks
- porky
- pouke
- pouks
- proke
- pucka
- pucks
- pukka
- pulka
- pulks
- punka
- punks
- punkt
- punky
- quake
- quaky
- racks
- raiks
- ranke
- ranks
- rarks
- rawky
- reaks
- recks
- reeks
- reeky
- reiki
- reiks
- renky
- ricks
- rinka
- rinks
- risks
- risky
- rocks
- rocky
- rooks
- rooky
- rouky
- rucks
- rucky
- rusks
- rusky
- sacks
- sanka
- sanko
- sarks
- sarky
- scoke
- seeks
- serks
- shake
- shako
- shakt
- shaku
- shaky
- shiko
- sicko
- sicks
- silks
- silky
- sinks
- sinky
- sirki
- sirky
- sitka
- slake
- slaky
- sloka
- sloke
- smeke
- smoke
- smoko
- smoky
- snake
- snaky
- snoke
- soaks
- soaky
- socko
- socks
- socky
- sooks
- sooky
- souks
- spake
- speks
- spekt
- spike
- spiks
- spiky
- spoke
- spoky
- spuke
- stake
- stoke
- sucks
- sucky
- sulka
- sulks
- sulky
- sunks
- tacks
- tacky
- taiko
- talks
- talky
- tanka
- tanks
- tanky
- tasks
- teaks
- tekke
- thoke
- ticks
- ticky
- tikka
- tinks
- tocks
- tocky
- tonka
- tonks
- touks
- treks
- trike
- troke
- tryke
- tucks
- tunka
- turki
- turks
- tusks
- tusky
- ungka
- vodka
- volks
- wacke
- wacko
- wacks
- wacky
- walks
- wanks
- wanky
- warks
- wauks
- weaky
- weeke
- weeks
- welke
- welks
- welkt
- wheki
- wicks
- wicky
- winks
- wloka
- wocks
- wokka
- wonks
- wonky
- works
- worky
- wroke
- yacka
- yacks
- yakka
- yanks
- yanky
- yarke
- yarks
- yelks
- yerks
- yesks
- yeuks
- yeuky
- yirks
- ylike
- yocks
- yolks
- yolky
- yonks
- yorks
- youks
- yucko
- yucks
- yucky
- yukky
- zacks
- zerks
- zinke
- zinky
- zonks
- zooks
- zouks
Common Endings for 5 Letter Words with K as the 4th Letter
The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. KS gives LOOKS, WORKS and BOOKS; KE gives BROKE, SMOKE and SPOKE; KY gives LUCKY and ROCKY.
Useful five-letter words
Start with LOOKS, WORKS, BOOKS, BROKE and LUCKY. Each one is a valid answer for this pattern, which makes it a safe test. SMOKE, SHAKE and TALKS are worth keeping in reserve.
- LOOKS
- WORKS
- BOOKS
- BROKE
- LUCKY
How to Narrow Down Words with K as the Fourth Letter
S in the fifth box is the first test, followed by E and Y. A vowel pair or double letter often comes before the K, as in BOOKS, WEEKS and LOOKS, so O or E in the second and third boxes is worth testing too. With the ending in place, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.
Playing These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, K is worth five points, so it is one of the most valuable tiles on the rack, and a good word can swing a game. Keeping a few words in mind, such as LOOKS, WORKS and BOOKS, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
Why do so many words with K as the fourth letter end in S
Many are plurals or verb forms built on a base word, such as LOOK, WORK and BOOK, with S added. That makes S in the fifth box the safest first test.
Is K a common fourth letter in five letter words
K is a common fourth letter in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.
What are good 5 letter words with K as the 4th letter to guess first
LOOKS, WORKS and BOOKS are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. BROKE and LUCKY make good follow ups.