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8-letter words with K as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when K is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: angakoks, antiking, baaskaap.

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538 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
angakoks83
antiking83
baaskaap82
bangkoks82
baulkier82
baulking82
beraking83
betaking83
betokens83
blackboy82
blackcap82
blackens82
blackest82
blackfin82
blackfly82
blackgum82
blacking82
blackish82
blackleg82
blackout82
blacktop82
blankest82
blankets82
blanking82
bleakest82
bleakish82
blinkard82
blinkers82
blinking82
blockade82
blockage82
blockers82
blockier82
blocking82
blockish82
boomkins82
brackens82
brackets82
brackish82
breakage82
breakers82
breaking82
breakout82
breakups82
brickbat82
brickier82
bricking82
brickles82
briskest82
briskets82
brisking82
brockage82
brockets82
brookies82
brooking82
brookite82
brooklet82
bruskest82
bumpkins82
canakins83
canikins83
caulkers82
caulking82
chalkier82
chalking82
charkhas82
charking82
checkers82
checking82
checkoff82
checkout82
checkrow82
checkups82
cheekful82
cheekier82
cheekily83
cheeking82
chickees82
chickens82
chickory83
chickpea82
chinkier82
chinking82
chirkest82
chirking82
chockful82
chocking82
chuckies82
chucking82
chuckled82
chuckler82
chuckles82
chukkars82
chukkers82
chunkier82
chunkily83
chunking82
clackers82
clacking82
clanking82
clarkias82
cleeking82
clerkdom82
clerking82
clerkish82
clickers82
clicking82
clinkers82
clinking82
cloaking82
clockers82
clocking82
clonking82
clucking82
clunkers82
clunkier82
clunking82
comakers83
comaking83
cowskins82
crackers82
cracking82
crackled82
crackles82
cracknel82
crackpot82
crackups82
crankest82
crankier82
crankily83
cranking82
crankish82
crankled82
crankles82
crankous82
crankpin82
creakier82
creakily83
creaking82
crickets82
cricking82
crinkled82
crinkles82
croakers82
croakier82
croakily83
croaking82
crockery83
crockets82
crocking82
crookery83
crooking82
cytokine83
doeskins82
doorknob82
dovekeys83
dovekies83
drinkers82
drinking82
dropkick82
droskies82
drouking82
drunkard82
drunkest82
dummkopf82
eurokies83
eurokous83
finiking83
flackery83
flacking82
flankers82
flanking82
flaskets82
flecking82
flickers82
flickery83
flicking82
flinkite82
flockier82
flocking82
flunkers82
flunkeys82
flunkies82
flunking82
foreknew83
foreknow83
foxskins82
frankers82
frankest82
franking82
franklin82
freakier82
freakily83
freaking82
freakish82
freakout82
freckled82
freckles82
friskers82
friskets82
friskier82
friskily83
frisking82
frocking82
gherkins82
gingkoes82
gleeking82
grackles82
griskins82
halakahs83
halakhas83
halakhot83
halakist83
halakoth83
hearkens82
hellkite82
hoicking82
invokers83
invoking83
jingkoes82
kamikaze83
karakuls83
katakana84
kavakava84
kayakers82
kayaking82
khirkahs82
kidskins82
kipskins82
knackers82
knackery83
knacking82
knickers82
knockers82
knocking82
knockoff82
knockout82
knuckled82
knuckler82
knuckles82
ladykins83
lambkill82
lambkins82
lashkars82
latakias83
limekiln83
limpkins82
lorikeet83
manakins83
manikins83
meerkats82
minikins83
monikers83
nonskeds82
nonskier82
numskull82
oilskins82
outskate82
outskirt82
overkeen83
overkill83
overkind83
palikars83
parakeet83
parakite83
passkeys82
pigskins82
plackets82
planking82
plankter82
plankton82
plinkers82
plinking82
pliskies82
plonking82
pluckers82
pluckier82
pluckily83
plucking82
plunkers82
plunking82
pranking82
prankish82
prickers82
prickets82
prickier82
pricking82
prickled82
prickles82
prinkers82
prinking82
pumpkins82
quackery83
quacking82
quackish82
quackism82
quickens82
quickest82
quickies82
quickset82
quirkier82
quirkily83
quirking82
quirkish82
ramekins83
rebukers83
rebuking83
redskins82
reinking82
remakers83
remaking83
retakers83
retaking83
revokers83
revoking83
rewakens83
rewaking83
roadkill82
sculkers82
sculking82
shackled82
shackler82
shackles82
shackoes82
shanking82
sharkers82
sharking82
sheikdom82
shickers82
shicksas82
shikkers82
shirkers82
shirking82
shockers82
shocking82
shuckers82
shucking82
sidekick83
skinkers82
skinking82
skulkers82
skulking82
skunking82
slackens82
slackers82
slackest82
slacking82
sleekens82
sleekest82
sleekier82
sleeking82
slickers82
slickest82
slicking82
slinkier82
slinkily83
slinking82
slipknot82
smackers82
smacking82
smeeking82
smerking82
smirkers82
smirkier82
smirking82
smocking82
snacking82
snarkier82
sneakers82
sneakier82
sneakily83
sneaking82
snickers82
snickery83
snicking82
snookers82
snooking82
snorkels82
spackled82
spackles82
spankers82
spanking82
sparkers82
sparkier82
sparkily83
sparking82
sparkish82
sparkled82
sparkler82
sparkles82
speakers82
speaking82
specking82
speckled82
speckles82
spookery83
spookier82
spookily83
spooking82
spookish82
spunkier82
spunkies82
spunkily83
spunking82
stackers82
stacking82
stackups82
stalkers82
stalkier82
stalkily83
stalking82
starkers82
starkest82
steeking82
stickers82
stickful82
stickier82
stickily83
sticking82
stickled82
stickler82
stickles82
stickman82
stickmen82
stickout82
stickpin82
stickums82
stickups82
stinkard82
stinkbug82
stinkers82
stinkier82
stinking82
stinkpot82
stockade82
stockcar82
stockers82
stockier82
stockily83
stocking82
stockish82
stockist82
stockman82
stockmen82
stockpot82
stookers82
stooking82
strikers82
striking82
strokers82
stroking82
subskill82
swankest82
swankier82
swankily83
swanking82
swinking82
talcking82
thacking82
thankers82
thankful82
thanking82
thickens82
thickest82
thickets82
thickety83
thickish82
thickset82
thinkers82
thinking82
thunking82
trackage82
trackers82
tracking82
trackman82
trackmen82
trackway82
traiking82
trekkers82
trekking82
trickers82
trickery83
trickier82
trickily83
tricking82
trickish82
trickled82
trickles82
trinkets82
trinkums82
triskele82
troaking82
trocking82
truckage82
truckers82
truckful82
trucking82
truckled82
truckler82
truckles82
truckman82
truckmen82
trunkful82
turnkeys82
twankies82
tweakier82
tweaking82
twinkled82
twinkler82
twinkles82
uncaking83
unlikely84
unmakers83
unmaking83
unyoking83
whackers82
whackier82
whacking82
whelkier82
whickers82
whiskers82
whiskery83
whiskeys82
whiskies82
whisking82
wrackful82
wracking82
wreakers82
wreaking82
wreckage82
wreckers82
wreckful82
wrecking82
wricking82
wrinkled82
wrinkles82
younkers82
zincking82

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed K in the 5th 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.