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9-letter words with K as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 9-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: alkahests, alkalised, alkalises.

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86 words

Word	Length	Syllables
alkahests	9	3
alkalised	9	4
alkalises	9	4
alkalized	9	4
alkalizes	9	4
alkaloids	9	3
alkaloses	9	4
alkalosis	9	4
alkalotic	9	4
alkoxides	9	4
alkylated	9	4
alkylates	9	4
ankerites	9	4
anklebone	9	3
ankylosed	9	4
ankyloses	9	4
ankylosis	9	4
ankylotic	9	4
askewness	9	3
awkwarder	9	3
awkwardly	9	3
bakemeats	9	3
bakeshops	9	3
baksheesh	9	2
bekissing	9	3
beknights	9	2
beknotted	9	3
cakewalks	9	3
cokeheads	9	3
dakerhens	9	3
dakoities	9	3
dekagrams	9	3
dekaliter	9	4
dekameter	9	4
elkhounds	9	2
enkindled	9	3
enkindles	9	3
eukaryote	9	3
hokeyness	9	3
inkstands	9	2
inkstones	9	3
irksomely	9	4
jokesters	9	3
jukeboxes	9	4
kakemonos	9	4
kakiemons	9	3
lakefront	9	3
lakeports	9	3
lakeshore	9	3
lakesides	9	4
likeliest	9	3
makebates	9	4
makefasts	9	3
makeovers	9	3
makeready	9	4
makeshift	9	3
makimonos	9	4
nakedness	9	3
oakmosses	9	3
pikestaff	9	3
pokeberry	9	4
pokeroots	9	3
pokeweeds	9	3
rakehells	9	3
rakehelly	9	4
rekindled	9	3
rekindles	9	3
reknitted	9	3
sukiyakis	9	3
takedowns	9	3
takeovers	9	3
tokenisms	9	3
tokonomas	9	4
tsktsking	9	1
unkennels	9	3
unkindest	9	3
unkinking	9	3
unknitted	9	3
unknotted	9	3
unknowing	9	3
wakefully	9	4
wakenings	9	3
yakitoris	9	4
yokemates	9	4
yokozunas	9	4
zikkurats	9	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.