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8-letter words with K as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when K is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: alkahest, alkalies, alkalify.

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122 words

Word	Length	Syllables
alkahest	8	3
alkalies	8	3
alkalify	8	4
alkaline	8	3
alkalise	8	3
alkalize	8	3
alkaloid	8	3
alkanets	8	3
alkoxide	8	3
alkylate	8	3
ankerite	8	3
ankushes	8	3
ankylose	8	3
bakemeat	8	3
bakeries	8	3
bakeshop	8	3
baklavas	8	3
baklawas	8	3
bakshish	8	2
bekissed	8	3
bekisses	8	3
beknight	8	2
bikeways	8	3
bikinied	8	3
cakewalk	8	3
cokehead	8	3
dakerhen	8	3
dekagram	8	3
dukedoms	8	3
elkhound	8	2
enkindle	8	2
fakeries	8	3
hektares	8	3
hokiness	8	3
hokypoky	8	4
ickiness	8	3
inkberry	8	3
inkblots	8	2
inkhorns	8	2
inkiness	8	3
inklings	8	2
inkstand	8	2
inkstone	8	2
inkwells	8	2
inkwoods	8	2
jokester	8	3
jokiness	8	3
jokingly	8	3
kakemono	8	4
kakiemon	8	3
kokanees	8	3
lakelike	8	3
lakeport	8	3
lakeside	8	3
lekythoi	8	3
lekythos	8	3
lekythus	8	3
likeable	8	2
likelier	8	3
likeness	8	3
likening	8	3
likewise	8	3
lukewarm	8	3
makeable	8	2
makebate	8	3
makefast	8	3
makeover	8	3
makimono	8	4
nakedest	8	3
nektonic	8	3
pokeroot	8	3
pokeweed	8	3
pokiness	8	3
pyknoses	8	3
pyknosis	8	3
pyknotic	8	3
rakehell	8	3
rakeoffs	8	2
rakishly	8	3
rekeying	8	2
rekindle	8	2
rikishas	8	3
rikshaws	8	2
shkotzim	8	2
sukiyaki	8	3
takeable	8	2
takeaway	8	3
takedown	8	3
takeoffs	8	2
takeouts	8	2
takeover	8	3
takingly	8	3
tektites	8	3
tektitic	8	3
tokamaks	8	3
tokening	8	3
tokenism	8	3
tokology	8	4
tokomaks	8	3
tokonoma	8	4
tsktsked	8	1
unkenned	8	3
unkennel	8	3
unkinder	8	3
unkindly	8	3
unkingly	8	3
unkinked	8	3
unkissed	8	3
unknowns	8	2
unkosher	8	3
wakandas	8	3
wakeless	8	3
wakeners	8	3
wakening	8	3
wakerife	8	3
yakitori	8	4
yokeless	8	3
yokelish	8	3
yokemate	8	3
yokozuna	8	4
zikkurat	8	3
zikurats	8	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed K in the 3rd 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.