Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and K as 3rd Letter
Five letter words with O second and K third turn up in puzzles more often than you might expect. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. K in the third box usually sits between a vowel and E, as in MAKES and LIKED.
72matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with O in the 2nd and K in the 3rd position
- boked
- bokeh
- bokes
- bokom
- bokos
- coked
- cokes
- cokey
- cokie
- hokas
- hoked
- hoker
- hokes
- hokey
- hokis
- hokku
- hokum
- joked
- joker
- jokes
- jokey
- jokol
- jokul
- kokam
- kokan
- kokas
- koker
- kokia
- kokil
- kokio
- kokos
- kokra
- kokum
- lokao
- lokes
- loket
- mokes
- mokis
- mokos
- mokum
- nokta
- pokal
- poked
- poker
- pokes
- pokey
- pokie
- roked
- rokee
- roker
- rokes
- rokey
- sokah
- soken
- sokes
- sokol
- tokay
- toked
- token
- toker
- tokes
- tokos
- tokyo
- wokas
- woken
- wokka
- yoked
- yokel
- yoker
- yokes
- yokul
- zokor
Starts and Endings
Openers to expect include J as in JOKES, P as in POKER and T as in TOKEN. Many of them close with ER as in POKER and ED as in JOKED.
Useful five-letter words
Start with JOKES, POKER, TOKEN, JOKER and JOKED. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests. POKED is worth keeping in reserve.
- JOKES
- POKER
- TOKEN
- JOKER
- JOKED
Reading the Letter Pair
The pair mixes a vowel with a consonant, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in JOKES, POKER and TOKEN. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often R, D and S, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and J, P and T are the strongest openers to test. If the opener comes back grey, move to the ending and try R in the fifth box. The fixed O and K do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with O as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with K as the 3rd letter.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and K is worth five points. Knowing words such as JOKES, POKER and TOKEN helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
JOKES is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, J and S in the three open boxes.
Which letters usually start words with O second and K third
J, P and T are the usual openers, as in JOKES, POKER and TOKEN. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
Is O second and K third a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and endings helps more than guessing blindly.