Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With NK

This verified list contains 79 CORE words with NK, plus 13 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 79 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

ankhs12
ankle9
banks11
blank11
blink11
boink11
bonks11
brink11
bunks11
chink14
chunk14
clank11
clink11
clonk11
clunk11
conks11
crank11
dinky13
drank10
drink10
drunk10
dunks10
finks12
flank12
flunk12
frank12
funks12
funky15
gonks10
gunky13
hanks12
honks12
honky15
hunks12
hunky15
inked10
jinks16
junks16
kinks13
kinky16
lanky12
links9
manky14
minks11
monks11
oinks9
panko11
pinko11
pinks11
plank11
plonk11
plunk11
prank11
punks11
ranks9
rinks9
shank12
sinks9
skunk13
slink9
slunk9
spank11
spunk11
stank9
stink9
stunk9
swank12
tanks9
thank12
think12
thunk12
trunk9
twink12
wanks12
winks12
wonks12
wonky15
yanks12
yonks12

79CORE words

13extended words

92verified matches

11.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

ankle9
inked10
banks11
blank11
blink11
brink11
bunks11
chink14
chunk14
clank11
clink11
crank11

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

junks16
kinky16
jinks16
funky15
wonky15
honky15
hunky15
chink14
chunk14
manky14
kinks13
skunk13

Letter intelligence

What the NK list contains

Where NK appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel73 words
2 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

4 of 79 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with NK

The CORE list contains 79 5-letter words with NK in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 13 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain NK?

This verified set contains 79 CORE words and 13 extended words, for 92 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this NK group?

The 79 CORE words average 11.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these NK words often repeat letters?