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5-letter words with K as the 4th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when K is fixed in the 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abaka, alike, amoks.

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327 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abaka53
alike52
amoks52
araks52
awake52
awoke52
babka52
backs51
balks51
balky52
banks51
barks51
barky52
basks51
beaks51
beaky52
becks51
bilks51
birks51
bisks51
bloke51
bocks51
bonks51
books51
bosks51
bosky52
brake51
braky52
broke51
bucko52
bucks51
bulks51
bulky52
bunko52
bunks51
burke51
busks51
calks51
carks51
casks51
casky52
choke51
choky52
cocks51
cocky52
conks51
conky52
cooks51
cooky52
corks51
corky52
crake51
cusks51
darks51
darky52
dawks51
decks51
dekko52
desks51
dhaks51
dicks51
dicky52
dinks51
dinky52
dirks51
disks51
docks51
dorks51
dorky52
drake51
dreks51
ducks51
ducky52
dumka52
dumky52
dunks51
dusks51
dusky52
enoki53
ensky52
evoke52
fecks51
finks51
flake51
flaky52
fluke51
fluky52
folks51
folky52
forks51
forky52
funks51
funky52
gawks51
gawky52
gecko52
gecks51
geeks51
geeky52
ginks51
gowks51
groks51
gucks51
gunks51
gunky52
hacks51
haika52
haiks51
haiku52
hanks51
hanky52
harks51
hawks51
hecks51
hicks51
hinky52
hocks51
hokku52
holks51
honks51
honky52
hooka52
hooks51
hooky52
howks51
hucks51
hulks51
hulky52
hunks51
hunky52
husks51
husky52
iroko53
jacks51
jacky52
janky52
jauks51
jerks51
jerky52
jinks51
jocko52
jocks51
jouks51
junks51
junky52
kecks51
keeks51
khaki52
kicks51
kicky52
kinks51
kinky52
kirks51
konks51
kooks51
kooky52
kyaks51
lacks51
lanky52
larks51
larky52
latke51
leaks51
leaky52
leeks51
licks51
links51
linky52
locks51
looks51
lucks51
lucky52
lunks51
lurks51
macks51
marks51
masks51
merks51
micks51
milks51
milky52
minke51
minks51
mirks51
mirky52
mocks51
monks51
mosks51
mucks51
mucky52
murks51
murky52
musks51
musky52
narks51
narky52
necks51
neuks51
nicks51
nocks51
nooks51
nooky52
oinks51
packs51
paiks51
parka52
parks51
pawky52
peaks51
peaky52
pecks51
pecky52
peeks51
perks51
perky52
pesky52
picks51
picky52
pinko52
pinks51
pinky52
pocks51
pocky52
polka52
porks51
porky52
pucka52
pucks51
pukka52
punka52
punks51
punky52
quake51
quaky52
racks51
ranks51
recks51
reeks51
reeky52
ricks51
rinks51
risks51
risky52
rocks51
rocky52
rooks51
rooky52
rucks51
rusks51
sacks51
sarks51
sarky52
seeks51
shake51
shako52
shaky52
sicko52
sicks51
silks51
silky52
sinks51
slake51
smoke51
smoky52
snake51
snaky52
soaks51
socko52
socks51
sooks51
souks51
spake51
spike51
spiks51
spiky52
spoke51
stake51
stoke51
sucks51
sucky52
sulks51
sulky52
tacks51
tacky52
talks51
talky52
tanka52
tanks51
tasks51
teaks51
ticks51
treks51
trike51
troke51
tucks51
turks51
tusks51
vodka52
wacke51
wacko52
wacks51
wacky52
walks51
wanks51
warks51
wauks51
weeks51
wicks51
winks51
wonks51
wonky52
works51
yacks51
yanks51
yelks51
yerks51
yeuks51
yeuky52
yocks51
yolks51
yolky52
yucks51
yucky52
zerks51
zinky52
zonks51
zooks51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed K in the 4th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping K locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.