Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like KES often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: archdukes, beefcakes, caretakes.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| archdukes | 9 | 3 | |
| beefcakes | 9 | 3 | |
| caretakes | 9 | 4 | |
| chatchkes | 9 | 2 | |
| clambakes | 9 | 3 | |
| corncakes | 9 | 3 | |
| equivokes | 9 | 4 | |
| instrokes | 9 | 3 | |
| keepsakes | 9 | 3 | |
| mamelukes | 9 | 4 | |
| mandrakes | 9 | 3 | |
| millcakes | 9 | 3 | |
| minibikes | 9 | 4 | |
| muckrakes | 9 | 3 | |
| namesakes | 9 | 4 | |
| outsmokes | 9 | 3 | |
| overbakes | 9 | 4 | |
| overtakes | 9 | 4 | |
| reinvokes | 9 | 3 | |
| restrikes | 9 | 3 | |
| seaquakes | 9 | 3 | |
| seedcakes | 9 | 3 | |
| shiitakes | 9 | 3 | |
| shunpikes | 9 | 3 | |
| slowpokes | 9 | 3 | |
| sunchokes | 9 | 3 | |
| turnpikes | 9 | 3 | |
| upstrokes | 9 | 3 | |
| yarmelkes | 9 | 3 | |
| yarmulkes | 9 | 3 |
What’s typical about KES-ending words?
KES often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.