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Words containing NK

Words that have the letters NK in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,172 playable words containing NK in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANKYLOSTOMIASES. The highest-scoring is ZOOPLANKTONIC, worth 28 points.

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Popular words containing NK

THANKFULLY21
THANKFUL17
BANKRUPT16
JUNK16
FRANKLY15
CHUNKS14
MONKEYS14
THANKING14
THINKING14
UNKNOWN14
CHUNK13
DRINKING13
MANKIND13
MONKEY13
THANKED13
BLANKET12
DRUNKEN12
BLANKS11

Highest-scoring words containing NK

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

ZOOPLANKTONIC28
PHYTOPLANKTONIC28
ZINKIFYING27
UNKNOWLEDGEABLE26
ZOOPLANKTERS25
ZOOPLANKTONS25
BLANKETFLOWERS25
BRINKSMANSHIPS25
PHYTOPLANKTERS25
PHYTOPLANKTONS25
JUNKYARDS24
THANKSGIVINGS24

3-letter words containing NK (1)

INK6

4-letter words containing NK (39)

ANKH9
BANK9
BONK9
BUNK10
CONK9
DANK8
DINK8
DUNK9
FINK10
FUNK11
GINK8
GUNK9
HANK9
HONK9
HUNK10
INKS7
INKY9
JINK15
JUNK16
KINK10
KONK10
LANK7
LINK7
LUNK8
MINK9
MONK9
OINK7
PINK9
PUNK10
RANK7
RINK7
SANK7
SINK7
SUNK8
TANK7
WINK10
WONK10
YANK9
ZONK15

5-letter words containing NK (96)

ANKHS10
ANKLE8
BANKS10
BLANK10
BLINK10
BRINK10
BUNKS11
CHUNK13
CLANK10
CLINK10
CLUNK11
CONKS10
CRANK10
DINKY11
DRANK9
DRINK9
DRUNK10
DUNKS10
FINKS11
FLANK11
FLUNK12
FRANK11
FUNKS12
FUNKY14
HANKS10
HANKY12
HONKS10
HUNKS11
INKED9
JUNKS17
JUNKY19
KINKS11
LANKY10
LINKS8
MINKS10
MONKS10
OINKS8
PINKS10
PLANK10
PLUNK11
PRANK10
PUNKS11
RANKS8
RINKS8
SHANK10
SINKS8
SKUNK12
SLINK8
SLUNK9
SPANK10
STANK8
STINK8
STUNK9
SWANK11
TANKS8
THANK10
THINK10
TRUNK9
WINKS11
YANKS10

The 60 most common shown, 36 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing NK (153)

ANKLES9
BANKED12
BANKER11
BLANKS11
BLINKS11
BRINKS11
BUNKED13
BUNKER12
CANKER11
CHUNKS14
CHUNKY16
CLANKS11
CLINKS11
CRANKS11
CRANKY13
DANKER10
DEBUNK13
DONKEY12
DRINKS10
DRUNKS11
DUNKED12
FLANKS12
FLUNKS13
FLUNKY15
FRANKS12
HANKER11
HONKED12
INKIER9
INKING10
JUNKED19
JUNKET18
KINKED13
LINKED10
LINKER9
MONKEY13
PINKED12
PINKER11
PLANKS11
PRANKS11
PUNKER12
RANKED10
RANKER9
RANKLE9
SHRANK11
SHRINK11
SHRUNK12
SKUNKS13
SLINKS9
SPANKS11
STINKS9
SUNKEN10
TANKED10
TANKER9
THANKS11
THINKS11
TINKER9
TRUNKS10
UNKIND11
WINKED13
YANKED12

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing NK (215)

BANKERS12
BANKING13
BLANKED13
BLANKER12
BLANKET12
BLANKLY14
BLINKED13
BLINKER12
BUNKERS13
BUNKING14
CANKERS12
CLANKED13
CLINKED13
CRANKED13
CRINKLE12
DANKEST11
DEBUNKS14
DONKEYS13
DRINKER11
DRUNKEN12
DRUNKER12
DUNKING13
FLANKED14
FLUNKED15
FRANKED14
FRANKER13
FRANKLY15
HANKERS12
HONKING13
INKIEST10
INKLING11
JUNKETS19
JUNKING20
KINKING14
LINKAGE11
LINKING11
MANKIND13
MONKEYS14
PINKEST12
PINKING13
PLANKED13
PUNKEST13
RANKING11
RANKLED11
RETHINK12
SHRINKS12
SINKING11
SKUNKED15
SPANKED13
TANKARD11
TANKING11
THANKED13
THINKER12
TINKLED11
TWINKLE13
UNKEMPT15
UNKNOWN14
WINKING14
WRINKLE13
YANKING13

The 60 most common shown, 155 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NK (234)

BANKBOOK18
BANKNOTE13
BANKRUPT16
BLANKEST13
BLANKETS13
BLANKING14
BLINKERS13
BLINKING14
CANKERED14
CHIPMUNK20
CHUNKIER16
CLANKING14
CLINKING14
CRANKIER13
CRANKING14
CRINKLED14
CRINKLES13
DEBUNKED16
DRINKERS12
DRINKING13
DRUNKARD14
DRUNKEST13
FLANKING15
FLUNKIES15
FLUNKING16
FRANKEST14
FRANKING15
HANKERED14
HOODWINK17
INKLINGS12
JUNKETED21
JUNKIEST20
JUNKYARD23
LANKIEST11
MONKEYED16
PENKNIFE16
PLANKING14
PLANKTON13
RANKLING12
SHRUNKEN14
SKUNKING16
SLINKING12
SPANKING14
SPRINKLE13
STINKING12
TANKARDS12
THANKFUL17
THANKING14
THINKERS13
THINKING14
TINKERED12
TINKLING12
TRINKETS11
TWINKLED15
TWINKLES14
UNKINDER13
UNKINDLY15
UNKNOWNS15
WRINKLED15
WRINKLES14

The 60 most common shown, 174 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NK (171)

BANKBOOKS19
BANKNOTES14
BANKROLLS14
BANKRUPTS17
BLANKETED15
BLANKNESS14
BLINKERED15
BOBOLINKS16
BUNKHOUSE18
CANKERING15
CANKEROUS15
CHIPMUNKS21
CHUNKIEST17
CLUNKIEST15
CRANKCASE16
CRANKIEST14
CRINKLIER14
CRINKLING15
CYBERPUNK21
DEBUNKING17
DRINKABLE15
DRUNKARDS15
DRUNKENLY16
FRANKNESS15
GANGPLANK16
HANKERING15
HOODWINKS18
HUMANKIND18
HUNKERING16
INNKEEPER14
JUNKETING22
JUNKYARDS24
MONKEYING17
OUTFLANKS16
OUTRANKED14
OVERTHINK18
PENKNIVES18
PRANKSTER14
PRESHRANK16
PRESHRINK16
PRESHRUNK17
SANDBANKS15
SHRINKAGE15
SHRINKING15
SINKHOLES14
SPANKINGS15
SPELUNKER15
SPRINKLED15
SPRINKLER14
SPRINKLES14
SPUNKIEST15
SWANKIEST15
THANKLESS14
TINKERING13
TWINKLING16
UNKINDEST14
UNKNOWING17
WOMANKIND18
WRINKLIER15
WRINKLING16

The 60 most common shown, 111 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NK (104)

BANKROLLED16
BANKRUPTCY22
BANKRUPTED19
BETHANKING18
BETHINKING18
BLANKETING16
BLINKERING16
BUNKHOUSES19
CANKERWORM20
CHINKAPINS19
CLANKINGLY18
CRANKCASES17
CRANKINESS15
CRANKSHAFT20
CRINKLIEST15
CYBERPUNKS22
DONKEYWORK22
EMBANKMENT19
FORESHANKS18
FRANKFURTS20
GANGPLANKS17
GROUPTHINK19
GUNKHOLING18
HOODWINKED20
HOODWINKER19
INNKEEPERS15
INTERLINKS13
JUNKETEERS22
KERPLUNKED20
MONKEYPODS20
MONKFISHES20
MOUNTEBANK18
NONDRINKER14
OUTFLANKED18
OUTRANKING15
OVERTHINKS19
PAINKILLER15
PERIWINKLE18
PICKTHANKS22
PRANKISHLY19
PRANKSTERS15
PREFRANKED19
PRESHRINKS17
RETHINKING16
RIVERBANKS19
SHANKPIECE19
SHEEPSHANK19
SHRINKABLE17
SPELUNKERS16
SPRINKLERS15
SPRINKLING16
THANKFULLY21
TWINKLINGS17
UNKINDLIER15
UNKINDNESS15
UNKNOWABLE19
UNKNOWINGS18
UNTHINKING17
WRINKLIEST16
ZINKIFYING27

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NK (74)

ANKYLOSAURS17
ANTIWRINKLE17
BANKABILITY20
BANKROLLING17
BANKRUPTING20
BESPRINKLED19
BESPRINKLES18
BLANKETLIKE19
CANKERWORMS21
COUNTERSINK17
COUNTERSUNK18
CRANKSHAFTS21
DISTELFINKS18
DONKEYWORKS23
DOUBLETHINK20
DRUNKENNESS16
EMBANKMENTS20
ENKEPHALINS18
FRANKFURTER21
FRANKLINITE17
FRANKNESSES17
FRANKPLEDGE21
FREETHINKER19
FUNKINESSES18
GREENKEEPER17
GREENSHANKS17
GROUPTHINKS20
HOODWINKERS20
HOODWINKING21
INTERLINKED15
KERPLUNKING21
MISTHINKING19
MONKEYSHINE20
MOUNTEBANKS19
NONDRINKERS15
OUTFLANKING19
OUTTHANKING18
OUTTHINKING18
PAINKILLERS16
PERIWINKLES19
PINKISHNESS18
PREFRANKING20
PRESHRUNKEN19
SHANKPIECES20
SHEEPSHANKS20
SPELUNKINGS18
SPRINKLINGS17
SUPERTANKER17
THANKFULLER20
THANKLESSLY18
THANKWORTHY23
TIDDLYWINKS21
TRUNKFISHES20
UNDRINKABLE18
UNKINDLIEST16
UNKNOWINGLY21
UNTHINKABLE19
UNTHINKABLY21
ZOOPLANKTER24
ZOOPLANKTON24

The 60 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NK (40)

ANKYLOSAURUS19
BANKRUPTCIES22
BESPRINKLING20
BRINKMANSHIP23
CANTANKEROUS18
COUNTERSINKS18
CRANKINESSES17
DOUBLETHINKS21
DRINKABILITY20
FRANKFURTERS22
FRANKINCENSE20
FRANKLINITES18
FRANKPLEDGES22
FREETHINKERS20
FREETHINKING21
GREENKEEPERS18
HEADSHRINKER20
INTERLINKING16
MONKEYSHINES21
MOUNTEBANKED21
NONTHINKINGS18
OVERDRINKING21
OVERTHINKING22
PRANKISHNESS19
PRESHRINKING20
SLINKINESSES15
SPUNKINESSES18
SUPERTANKERS18
SWANKINESSES18
THANKFULLEST21
THANKFULNESS21
THANKSGIVING23
THINKINGNESS18
UNBLINKINGLY21
UNKENNELLING17
UNKINDLINESS17
UNKINDNESSES17
UNTHINKINGLY21
ZOOPLANKTERS25
ZOOPLANKTONS25

How common are they?

1,172 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.70%) are containing NK. Most of them, 234, have 8 letters. 0 start with NK, 150 end with it and 1,022 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing NK?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,172 words containing NK, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NK?

ZOOPLANKTONIC, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHYTOPLANKTONIC (28), ZINKIFYING (27) and UNKNOWLEDGEABLE (26).

What are the most common words containing NK?

THANKFULLY, THANKFUL, BANKRUPT, JUNK, FRANKLY and CHUNKS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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