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9-letter words with K as the 9th letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when K is fixed in the 9th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: afterdeck, amberjack, antiblack.

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198 words

Word	Length	Syllables
afterdeck	9	3
amberjack	9	3
antiblack	9	3
anticrack	9	3
antiknock	9	3
antiquark	9	3
antishark	9	3
antishock	9	3
antistick	9	3
applejack	9	3
awestruck	9	3
backblock	9	2
backtrack	9	2
bailiwick	9	3
beanstalk	9	2
beefsteak	9	2
benchmark	9	2
billycock	9	3
birthmark	9	2
blackcock	9	2
blackjack	9	2
boardwalk	9	2
bodycheck	9	3
bootblack	9	2
brainsick	9	2
breakneck	9	2
brickwork	9	2
brushback	9	2
brushwork	9	2
bushwhack	9	2
buttstock	9	2
camelback	9	3
carryback	9	3
cellblock	9	2
cheapjack	9	2
checkbook	9	2
checkmark	9	2
chopstick	9	2
clockwork	9	2
coachwork	9	2
cookshack	9	2
cornstalk	9	2
crabstick	9	2
crackback	9	2
crookback	9	2
crookneck	9	2
crosstalk	9	2
crosswalk	9	2
cyberpunk	9	3
disembark	9	3
drawnwork	9	2
dreadlock	9	2
drumstick	9	2
earthwork	9	2
falsework	9	3
fancywork	9	3
feedstock	9	2
fenugreek	9	3
fieldwork	9	2
firebreak	9	3
firebrick	9	3
flagstick	9	2
flashback	9	2
flintlock	9	2
forecheck	9	3
foreshank	9	3
foreshock	9	3
forespeak	9	3
framework	9	3
frostwork	9	2
gangplank	9	2
glasswork	9	2
goldbrick	9	2
gooseneck	9	3
greenback	9	2
greensick	9	2
grillwork	9	2
guesswork	9	2
guidebook	9	3
gunnysack	9	3
handiwork	9	3
hatchback	9	2
haversack	9	3
headstock	9	2
heartsick	9	2
hollyhock	9	3
horseback	9	3
houseleek	9	3
housework	9	3
huckaback	9	3
hunchback	9	2
inglenook	9	3
interbank	9	3
interlink	9	3
interlock	9	3
interwork	9	3
jailbreak	9	2
lampblack	9	2
leafstalk	9	2
leaseback	9	3
livestock	9	3
mahlstick	9	2
matchbook	9	2
matchlock	9	2
maulstick	9	2
metalmark	9	3
metalwork	9	3
misstruck	9	2
monadnock	9	3
muckamuck	9	3
multibank	9	3
newsbreak	9	2
nighthawk	9	2
nonshrink	9	2
notchback	9	2
overdrank	9	3
overdrink	9	3
overdrunk	9	3
overstock	9	3
overthink	9	3
overtrick	9	3
paintwork	9	2
paperback	9	3
paperwork	9	3
patchwork	9	2
photomask	9	3
pickaback	9	3
pickthank	9	2
piecework	9	3
piggyback	9	3
pinchbeck	9	2
pipsqueak	9	2
pitchfork	9	2
placekick	9	3
poppycock	9	3
portapack	9	3
preshrank	9	2
preshrink	9	2
preshrunk	9	2
pressmark	9	2
presswork	9	2
psalmbook	9	2
quillback	9	2
quillwork	9	2
racetrack	9	3
razorback	9	3
refusenik	9	4
retropack	9	3
riverbank	9	3
roadblock	9	2
rootstock	9	2
roughneck	9	2
scrapbook	9	2
shashlick	9	2
shellback	9	2
shellwork	9	2
shipwreck	9	2
shoeblack	9	2
sidetrack	9	3
slapstick	9	2
sleepwalk	9	2
slickrock	9	2
smokejack	9	3
solonchak	9	3
spacewalk	9	3
spadework	9	3
springbok	9	2
steelwork	9	2
stickwork	9	2
stonework	9	3
storybook	9	3
stylebook	9	3
sunstruck	9	2
superbank	9	3
superjock	9	3
sweepback	9	2
thornback	9	2
throwback	9	2
thumbtack	9	2
toothpick	9	2
touchback	9	2
touchmark	9	2
townsfolk	9	2
trademark	9	3
undertook	9	3
videodisk	9	3
waterbuck	9	3
watermark	9	3
whaleback	9	3
wheelwork	9	2
whipstock	9	2
windbreak	9	2
wisecrack	9	3
womenfolk	9	3
woodblock	9	2
woodchuck	9	2
wristlock	9	2
yardstick	9	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed K in the 9th 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.