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11-Letter Words Ending in K

There are 38 eleven-letter words ending in K in our dictionary; 21 of them are common words.

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All 38 words

  • quarterback28 points
  • candlestick20 points
  • crackerjack32 points
  • quarterdeck27 points
  • steeplejack26 points
  • biofeedback25 points
  • stickleback25 points
  • weathercock25 points
  • shuttlecock22 points
  • latticework20 points
  • leatherneck20 points
  • countersink17 points
  • countersunk17 points
  • apparatchik24 points
  • doublespeak20 points
  • stagestruck18 points
  • realpolitik17 points
  • chockablock30 points
  • diamondback23 points
  • cabinetwork22 points
  • electroweak20 points
  • journeywork28 points
  • breechblock26 points
  • fiddlestick22 points
  • leatherback22 points
  • doublethink21 points
  • plasterwork20 points
  • singlestick18 points
  • trelliswork18 points
  • trestlework18 points
  • lacquerwork29 points
  • komondorock24 points
  • computernik21 points
  • passagework21 points
  • stringybark21 points
  • halterbreak20 points
  • spatterdock20 points
  • outpolitick19 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 38
  • By usage: 2 very common, 19 common, 17 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. crackerjack 32
  2. chockablock 30
  3. lacquerwork 29
  4. journeywork 28
  5. quarterback 28
  6. quarterdeck 27
  7. breechblock 26
  8. steeplejack 26
  9. biofeedback 25
  10. stickleback 25

Most common

  1. quarterback
  2. candlestick
  3. crackerjack
  4. quarterdeck
  5. steeplejack
  6. biofeedback
  7. stickleback
  8. weathercock
  9. shuttlecock
  10. latticework

Definitions

quarterback (noun)
(football) the person who plays quarterback.
candlestick (noun)
A holder with sockets for candles.
crackerjack (noun)
Someone excellent of their kind.
quarterdeck (noun)
The stern area of a ship's upper deck.

Looking for eleven-letter words ending in K? You are in the right place. This list has 38 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as QUARTERBACK and CANDLESTICK appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

How to use this page

The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.

Tips

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the eleven-letter words ending in K?

CRACKERJACK scores 32 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

17 of the 38 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.