7 Letter Words Ending with K
7-letter words ending with K: 402 valid plays. K is a mid-to-high value tile worth 5 points. The top scorer is WAZZOCK (34 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 1398 words, so K comes in below that.
Why K at the End Matters
💡 Tile Value
K's 5 points are a reasonable chunk of a 7-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.
Because K lands last, 7-letter words ending with K are naturally suited to hooking: adding K onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.
Notable Words
Highest scorer: WAZZOCK is worth 34 points — K's 5 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.
Worth memorising first: MAFFICK (21 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.
How many options: 402 valid 7-letter words ending with K exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~1398 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.
Try This on the Board
🧩 Worked Example
WAZZOCK works as a hook too: if WAZZOC is already on the board, adding the final K to reach WAZZOCK lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.
7-Letter Words Ending with K — Real Data
402
Valid Words
34
Highest Score
23
Avg (Top 20)
| Word | Length | Score |
|---|---|---|
| WAZZOCK | 7 | 34 |
| SKYJACK | 7 | 27 |
| ZAMBUCK | 7 | 26 |
| JAYWALK | 7 | 24 |
| JUMBUCK | 7 | 24 |
| WAXWORK | 7 | 24 |
| ZADDICK | 7 | 24 |
| ZIPLOCK | 7 | 24 |
| CARJACK | 7 | 22 |
| MANJACK | 7 | 22 |
| SJAMBOK | 7 | 22 |
| TZADDIK | 7 | 22 |
| BOYCHIK | 7 | 21 |
| DIQUARK | 7 | 21 |
| FLYBACK | 7 | 21 |
| HAWBUCK | 7 | 21 |
| HAYCOCK | 7 | 21 |
| KEBBOCK | 7 | 21 |
| KEBBUCK | 7 | 21 |
| MAFFICK | 7 | 21 |
📚 Dig Deeper
Quick Reference
✓ Do this
Try WAZZOCK (34 pts) next time you draw a trailing K — it's the strongest play on this list.
✗ Avoid this
Don't fixate on WAZZOCK alone — with 402 valid options, there's usually a better fit for the board state than forcing the highest scorer.
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