10-letter words with C as the 2nd letter

10-letter words with C as the 2nd letter number 756, led by activities, scientific, and scientists.

756 wordsTop pick ACTIVITIESHighest score SCHEMOZZLE 35

43 of 756 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

E is the most common 2nd letter in 10-letter words (5,844 words); J is the rarest (8). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 43 · most-used first

All valid words 756

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACADEMICAL17
  • ACADEMISMS17
  • ACADEMISTS15
  • ACALCULIAS14
  • ACALCULOUS14
  • ACALEPHANS17
  • ACANACEOUS14
  • ACANTHUSES15
  • ACARICIDAL15
  • ACARICIDES15
  • ACARIDEANS13
  • ACARIDIANS13
  • ACAROPHILY20
  • ACARPELOUS14
  • ACATALEPSY17
  • ACCEDENCES17
  • ACCELERANT14
  • ACCELERATE14
  • ACCENSIONS14
  • ACCENTLESS14
  • ACCENTUATE14
  • ACCEPTABLE18
  • ACCEPTABLY21
  • ACCEPTANCE18
  • ACCEPTANCY21
  • ACCEPTANTS16
  • ACCEPTEDLY20
  • ACCESSIBLE16
  • ACCESSIBLY19
  • ACCESSIONS14
  • ACCESSORII14
  • ACCIDENCES17
  • ACCIDENTAL15
  • ACCIDENTED16
  • ACCIDENTLY18
  • ACCIPITERS16
  • ACCIPITRAL16
  • ACCLAIMERS16
  • ACCLAIMING17
  • ACCLIMATED17
  • ACCLIMATES16
  • ACCOASTING15
  • ACCOLADING16
  • ACCOMPLICE20
  • ACCOMPLISH21
  • ACCOMPTANT18
  • ACCOMPTING19
  • ACCORAGING16
  • ACCORDABLE17
  • ACCORDANCE17
  • ACCORDANCY20
  • ACCORDIONS15
  • ACCOSTABLE16
  • ACCOUCHEUR19
  • ACCOUNTANT14
  • ACCOUNTING15
  • ACCOURAGED16
  • ACCOURAGES15
  • ACCOURTING15
  • ACCOUTERED15
  • ACCOUTRING15
  • ACCREDITED16
  • ACCRESCENT16
  • ACCRETIONS14
  • ACCRUEMENT16
  • ACCUBATION16
  • ACCULTURAL14
  • ACCUMBENCY23
  • ACCUMULATE16
  • ACCURACIES16
  • ACCURATELY17
  • ACCURSEDLY18
  • ACCUSATION14
  • ACCUSATIVE17
  • ACCUSATORY17
  • ACCUSEMENT16
  • ACCUSINGLY18
  • ACCUSTOMED17
  • ACEPHALOUS17
  • ACERACEOUS14
  • ACERBATING15
  • ACERBITIES14
  • ACERVATELY18
  • ACERVATION15
  • ACESCENCES16
  • ACESULFAME17
  • ACETABULAR14
  • ACETABULUM16
  • ACETAMIDES15
  • ACETANILID13
  • ACETIFIERS15
  • ACETIFYING19
  • ACETOMETER14
  • ACETONEMIA14
  • ACETONURIA12
  • ACETYLATED16
  • ACETYLATES15
  • ACETYLENES15
  • ACETYLENIC17
  • ACETYLIDES16
  • ACHAENIUMS17
  • ACHALASIAS15
  • ACHIEVABLE20
  • ACHINESSES15
  • ACHONDRITE16
  • ACHROMATIC19
  • ACHROMATIN17
  • ACICULATED15
  • ACIDFREAKS20
  • ACIDIFIERS16
  • ACIDIFYING20
  • ACIDIMETER15
  • ACIDIMETRY18
  • ACIDNESSES13
  • ACIDOMETER15
  • ACIDOPHILE18
  • ACIDOPHILS18
  • ACIDULATED14
  • ACIDULATES13
  • ACIERATING13
  • ACIERATION12
  • ACINACEOUS14
  • ACOELOMATE14
  • ACOLOUTHIC17
  • ACOLOUTHOS15
  • ACONITINES12
  • ACOTYLEDON16
  • ACOUSTICAL14
  • ACQUAINTED22
  • ACQUIESCED24
  • ACQUIESCES23
  • ACQUIRABLE23
  • ACQUISITOR21
  • ACQUITMENT23
  • ACQUITTALS21
  • ACQUITTERS21
  • ACQUITTING22
  • ACRIDITIES13
  • ACRIFLAVIN18
  • ACRIMONIES14
  • ACRITARCHS17
  • ACROAMATIC16
  • ACROBATICS16
  • ACROBATISM16
  • ACROGENOUS13
  • ACROLITHIC17
  • ACROMEGALY18
  • ACRONYCHAL20
  • ACRONYMOUS17
  • ACROPHOBES19
  • ACROPHOBIA19
  • ACROPHOBIC21
  • ACROPHONIC19
  • ACROSPIRES14
  • ACROSTATIC14
  • ACROSTICAL14
  • ACROTERIAL12
  • ACROTERION12
  • ACROTERIUM14
  • ACRYLAMIDE18
  • ACTABILITY17
  • ACTINIFORM17
  • ACTINOLITE12
  • ACTINOMERE14
  • ACTINOPODS15
  • ACTINOZOAN21
  • ACTIONABLE14
  • ACTIONABLY17
  • ACTIONISTS12
  • ACTIONLESS12
  • ACTIVATING16
  • ACTIVATION15
  • ACTIVATORS15
  • ACTIVENESS15
  • ACTIVEWEAR18
  • ACTIVISING16
  • ACTIVISTIC17
  • ACTIVITIES15
  • ACTIVIZING25
  • ACTOMYOSIN17
  • ACTUALISED13
  • ACTUALISES12
  • ACTUALISTS12
  • ACTUALITES12
  • ACTUALIZED22
  • ACTUALIZES21
  • ACTUATIONS12
  • ACUMINATED15
  • ACUMINATES14
  • ACYCLOVIRS20
  • ACYLATIONS15
  • ECARDINATE13
  • ECCENTRICS16
  • ECCHYMOSED23
  • ECCHYMOSES22
  • ECCHYMOSIS22
  • ECCHYMOTIC24
  • ECCLESIAST14
  • ECCOPROTIC18
  • ECDYSIASTS16
  • ECHELONING16
  • ECHEVERIAS18
  • ECHIDNINES16
  • ECHINACEAS17
  • ECHINODERM18
  • ECHIUROIDS16
  • ECHOGRAPHS21
  • ECHOGRAPHY24
  • ECHOICALLY20
  • ECHOLALIAS15
  • ECHOLOCATE17
  • ECHOPRAXES24
  • ECHOPRAXIA24
  • ECHOPRAXIS24
  • ECLAMPSIAS16
  • ECLAMPSIES16
  • ECLIPSISES14
  • ECOCENTRIC16
  • ECOCLIMATE16
  • ECOLOGICAL15
  • ECOLOGISTS13
  • ECOMMERCES18
  • ECOMUSEUMS16
  • ECONOBOXES21
  • ECONOMICAL16
  • ECONOMISED15
  • ECONOMISER14
  • ECONOMISES14
  • ECONOMISMS16
  • ECONOMISTS14
  • ECONOMIZED24
  • ECONOMIZER23
  • ECONOMIZES23
  • ECOPHOBIAS19
  • ECOREGIONS13
  • ECOSPECIES16
  • ECOSPHERES17
  • ECOSSAISES12
  • ECOSYSTEMS17
  • ECOTOURING13
  • ECOTOURISM14
  • ECOTOURIST12
  • ECPHONESES17
  • ECPHONESIS17
  • ECPHRACTIC21
  • ECRITOIRES12
  • ECSTASISED13
  • ECSTASISES12
  • ECSTASIZED22
  • ECSTASIZES21
  • ECSTASYING16
  • ECTHLIPSES17
  • ECTHLIPSIS17
  • ECTOBLASTS14
  • ECTOCRINES14
  • ECTODERMAL15
  • ECTODERMIC17
  • ECTOENZYME26
  • ECTOGENIES13
  • ECTOGENOUS13
  • ECTOMORPHS19
  • ECTOMORPHY22
  • ECTOPHYTES20
  • ECTOPHYTIC22
  • ECTOPLASMS16
  • ECTOPROCTS16
  • ECTOTHERMS17
  • ECTROPIONS14
  • ECTROPIUMS16
  • ECUMENICAL16
  • ECUMENISMS16
  • ECUMENISTS14
  • ECZEMATOUS23
  • ICEBOATERS14
  • ICEBOATING15
  • ICEBREAKER18
  • ICEFISHING19
  • ICHNEUMONS17
  • ICHNOLITES15
  • ICHTHYOIDS22
  • ICHTHYOSES21
  • ICHTHYOSIS21
  • ICHTHYOTIC23
  • ICKINESSES16
  • ICONICALLY17
  • ICONIFYING19
  • ICONOCLASM16
  • ICONOCLAST14
  • ICONOLATER12
  • ICONOLATRY15
  • ICONOMACHY22
  • ICONOMATIC16
  • ICONOMETER14
  • ICONOMETRY17
  • ICONOSCOPE16
  • ICOSAHEDRA16
  • ICTERICALS14
  • OCCASIONAL14
  • OCCASIONED15
  • OCCASIONER14
  • OCCIDENTAL15
  • OCCIPITALS16
  • OCCLUDENTS15
  • OCCLUSIONS14
  • OCCLUSIVES17
  • OCCULTISMS16
  • OCCULTISTS14
  • OCCULTNESS14
  • OCCUPANCES18
  • OCCUPATING17
  • OCCUPATION16
  • OCCUPATIVE19
  • OCCURRENCE16
  • OCCURRENTS14
  • OCEANARIUM14
  • OCEANFRONT15
  • OCEANGOING14
  • OCEANOLOGY16
  • OCELLATION12
  • OCHLOCRACY22
  • OCHLOCRATS17
  • OCHRACEOUS17
  • OCTACHORDS18
  • OCTAHEDRAL16
  • OCTAHEDRON16
  • OCTAMEROUS14
  • OCTAMETERS14
  • OCTANDRIAN13
  • OCTANDROUS13
  • OCTANGULAR13
  • OCTAPLOIDS15
  • OCTAPLOIDY18
  • OCTAPODIES15
  • OCTARCHIES17
  • OCTASTICHS17
  • OCTASTYLES15
  • OCTAVALENT15
  • OCTILLIONS12
  • OCTODECIMO17
  • OCTOGENARY16
  • OCTOGYNOUS16
  • OCTOHEDRON16
  • OCTONARIAN12
  • OCTONARIES12
  • OCTONARIUS12
  • OCTOPLOIDS15
  • OCTOPODANS15
  • OCTOPODOUS15
  • OCTOPUSHER17
  • OCTOPUSHES17
  • OCTOSTYLES15
  • OCTOTHORPE17
  • OCTOTHORPS17
  • OCULARISTS12
  • OCULOMOTOR14
  • SCABBARDED18
  • SCABBINESS16
  • SCABIOUSES14
  • SCABRIDITY18
  • SCABROUSLY17
  • SCAFFOLAGE19
  • SCAFFOLDED20
  • SCAFFOLDER19
  • SCAGLIOLAS13
  • SCAITHLESS15
  • SCALATIONS12
  • SCALDBERRY18
  • SCALDHEADS17
  • SCALDSHIPS18
  • SCALEBOARD15
  • SCALETAILS12
  • SCALEWORKS19
  • SCALLAWAGS16
  • SCALLOPERS14
  • SCALLOPING15
  • SCALLOPINI14
  • SCALLYWAGS19
  • SCALOGRAMS15
  • SCALOPPINE16
  • SCALOPPINI16
  • SCALPELLIC16
  • SCAMBLINGS17
  • SCAMMONIES16
  • SCAMPERERS16
  • SCAMPERING17
  • SCAMPISHLY22
  • SCANDALING14
  • SCANDALISE13
  • SCANDALIZE22
  • SCANDALLED14
  • SCANDALOUS13
  • SCANSORIAL12
  • SCANTINESS12
  • SCANTITIES12
  • SCANTLINGS13
  • SCAPEGOATS15
  • SCAPEGRACE17
  • SCAPEMENTS16
  • SCAPEWHEEL20
  • SCAPHOPODS20
  • SCAPOLITES14
  • SCAPULATED15
  • SCARABAEAN14
  • SCARABAEID15
  • SCARABAEUS14
  • SCARABOIDS15
  • SCARAMOUCH19
  • SCARCEMENT16
  • SCARCENESS14
  • SCARCITIES14
  • SCARECROWS17
  • SCAREHEADS16
  • SCARFISHES18
  • SCARFSKINS19
  • SCARIFIERS15
  • SCARIFYING19
  • SCARLATINA12
  • SCARLETING13
  • SCARPERING15
  • SCATHELESS15
  • SCATHINGLY19
  • SCATOLOGIC15
  • SCATOPHAGY21
  • SCATTERERS12
  • SCATTERGUN13
  • SCATTERING13
  • SCATTINESS12
  • SCATURIENT12
  • SCAVENGERS16
  • SCAVENGERY19
  • SCAVENGING17
  • SCAZONTICS23
  • SCELERATES12
  • SCENARISED13
  • SCENARISES12
  • SCENARISTS12
  • SCENARIZED22
  • SCENARIZES21
  • SCENESTERS12
  • SCENICALLY17
  • SCEPTERING15
  • SCEPTICISM18
  • SCHALSTEIN15
  • SCHAPPEING20
  • SCHATCHENS20
  • SCHECHITAH23
  • SCHECHITAS20
  • SCHEDULERS16
  • SCHEDULING17
  • SCHEELITES15
  • SCHEFFLERA21
  • SCHEMATICS19
  • SCHEMATISE17
  • SCHEMATISM19
  • SCHEMATIST17
  • SCHEMATIZE26
  • SCHEMINGLY21
  • SCHEMOZZLE35
  • SCHERZANDI25
  • SCHERZANDO25
  • SCHIAVONES18
  • SCHILLINGS16
  • SCHIPPERKE23
  • SCHISMATIC19
  • SCHIZOCARP28
  • SCHIZOGONY28
  • SCHIZOIDAL25
  • SCHIZOPODS27
  • SCHIZOTYPE29
  • SCHIZZIEST33
  • SCHLEMIELS17
  • SCHLEMIHLS20
  • SCHLEPPERS19
  • SCHLEPPIER19
  • SCHLEPPING20
  • SCHLIERENS15
  • SCHLIMAZEL26
  • SCHLOCKERS21
  • SCHLOCKEYS24
  • SCHLOCKIER21
  • SCHLUMPIER19
  • SCHLUMPING20
  • SCHMALTZES26
  • SCHMALZIER26
  • SCHMEARING18
  • SCHMEERING18
  • SCHMOOSING18
  • SCHMOOZERS26
  • SCHMOOZIER26
  • SCHMOOZING27
  • SCHMUCKIER23
  • SCHMUCKING24
  • SCHMUTTERS17
  • SCHNAPPERS19
  • SCHNAPPSES19
  • SCHNAUZERS24
  • SCHNITZELS24
  • SCHNOODLES16
  • SCHNORKELS19
  • SCHNORRERS15
  • SCHNORRING16
  • SCHNOZZLES33
  • SCHNOZZOLA33
  • SCHOLARCHS20
  • SCHOLASTIC17
  • SCHOLIASTS15
  • SCHOOLBAGS18
  • SCHOOLBOOK21
  • SCHOOLBOYS20
  • SCHOOLDAYS19
  • SCHOOLGIRL16
  • SCHOOLINGS16
  • SCHOOLKIDS20
  • SCHOOLMAID18
  • SCHOOLMARM19
  • SCHOOLMATE17
  • SCHOOLROOM17
  • SCHOOLTIDE16
  • SCHOOLTIME17
  • SCHOOLWARD19
  • SCHOOLWORK22
  • SCHOOLYARD19
  • SCHTUMMEST19
  • SCHTUPPING20
  • SCHVARTZES27
  • SCHVITZING28
  • SCHWARTZES27
  • SCHWARZLOT27
  • SCIAENOIDS13
  • SCIENTIFIC17
  • SCIENTISED13
  • SCIENTISES12
  • SCIENTISMS14
  • SCIENTISTS12
  • SCIENTIZED22
  • SCIENTIZES21
  • SCINDAPSUS15
  • SCINTIGRAM15
  • SCINTILLAE12
  • SCINTILLAS12
  • SCINTILLON12
  • SCINTISCAN14
  • SCIOLISTIC14
  • SCIOMANCER16
  • SCIOMANTIC16
  • SCIOPHYTES20
  • SCIOPHYTIC22
  • SCIRRHUSES15
  • SCISSORERS12
  • SCISSORING13
  • SCLAUNDERS13
  • SCLEREIDES13
  • SCLERIASES12
  • SCLERIASIS12
  • SCLERODERM15
  • SCLEROMATA14
  • SCLEROSING13
  • SCLEROTALS12
  • SCLEROTIAL12
  • SCLEROTICS14
  • SCLEROTINS12
  • SCLEROTISE12
  • SCLEROTIUM14
  • SCLEROTIZE21
  • SCLEROTOMY17
  • SCOFFINGLY22
  • SCOLDINGLY17
  • SCOLECITES14
  • SCOLLOPING15
  • SCOLYTOIDS16
  • SCOMBROIDS17
  • SCOMFISHED21
  • SCOMFISHES20
  • SCONCHEONS17
  • SCOOTCHING18
  • SCOOTERING13
  • SCOOTERIST12
  • SCOPELOIDS15
  • SCOPOLINES14
  • SCORCHINGS18
  • SCORDATURA13
  • SCOREBOARD15
  • SCORECARDS15
  • SCORELINES12
  • SCORESHEET15
  • SCORIFIERS15
  • SCORIFYING19
  • SCORNFULLY18
  • SCORODITES13
  • SCORPAENID15
  • SCORPIOIDS15
  • SCORPIONIC16
  • SCORZONERA21
  • SCOTODINIA13
  • SCOTOMETER14
  • SCOUNDRELS13
  • SCOURGINGS14
  • SCOUTCRAFT17
  • SCOUTHERED16
  • SCOWDERING17
  • SCOWLINGLY19
  • SCOWTHERED19
  • SCRABBLERS16
  • SCRABBLIER16
  • SCRABBLING17
  • SCRAGGIEST14
  • SCRAGGLIER14
  • SCRAGGLING15
  • SCRAICHING18
  • SCRAIGHING17
  • SCRAMBLERS16
  • SCRAMBLING17
  • SCRANCHING18
  • SCRANNIEST12
  • SCRAPBOOKS20
  • SCRAPEGOOD16
  • SCRAPEGUTS15
  • SCRAPHEAPS19
  • SCRAPPAGES17
  • SCRAPPIEST16
  • SCRAPPINGS17
  • SCRAPYARDS18
  • SCRATCHERS17
  • SCRATCHIER17
  • SCRATCHIES17
  • SCRATCHILY20
  • SCRATCHING18
  • SCRATTLING13
  • SCRAUCHING18
  • SCRAUGHING17
  • SCRAVELING16
  • SCRAVELLED16
  • SCRAWLIEST15
  • SCRAWLINGS16
  • SCRAWNIEST15
  • SCREAKIEST16
  • SCREAMINGS15
  • SCREECHERS17
  • SCREECHIER17
  • SCREECHING18
  • SCREEDINGS14
  • SCREENABLE14
  • SCREENAGER13
  • SCREENFULS15
  • SCREENINGS13
  • SCREENLAND13
  • SCREENLIKE16
  • SCREENPLAY17
  • SCREENSHOT15
  • SCREEVINGS16
  • SCREICHING18
  • SCREIGHING17
  • SCREWBALLS17
  • SCREWBEANS17
  • SCREWINESS15
  • SCREWWORMS20
  • SCRIBBLERS16
  • SCRIBBLIER16
  • SCRIBBLING17
  • SCRIECHING18
  • SCRIGGLIER14
  • SCRIGGLING15
  • SCRIMMAGED18
  • SCRIMMAGER17
  • SCRIMMAGES17
  • SCRIMPIEST16
  • SCRIMPINGS17
  • SCRIMPNESS16
  • SCRIMSHANK21
  • SCRIMSHAWS20
  • SCRIPPAGES17
  • SCRIPTORIA14
  • SCRIPTURAL14
  • SCRIPTURES14
  • SCRITCHING18
  • SCRIVENERS15
  • SCRIVENING16
  • SCROBICULE16
  • SCROFULOUS15
  • SCROGGIEST14
  • SCROLLABLE14
  • SCROLLINGS13
  • SCROLLWISE15
  • SCROLLWORK19
  • SCROOCHING18
  • SCROOTCHED18
  • SCROOTCHES17
  • SCROUNGERS13
  • SCROUNGIER13
  • SCROUNGING14
  • SCROWDGING18
  • SCRUBBABLE18
  • SCRUBBIEST16
  • SCRUBBINGS17
  • SCRUBLANDS15
  • SCRUBWOMAN19
  • SCRUBWOMEN19
  • SCRUFFIEST18
  • SCRUMDOWNS18
  • SCRUMMAGED18
  • SCRUMMAGER17
  • SCRUMMAGES17
  • SCRUMMIEST16
  • SCRUMPLING17
  • SCRUMPOXES23
  • SCRUNCHEON17
  • SCRUNCHIER17
  • SCRUNCHIES17
  • SCRUNCHING18
  • SCRUNCHINS17
  • SCRUNCHION17
  • SCRUNTIEST12
  • SCRUPULOUS14
  • SCRUTATORS12
  • SCRUTINEER12
  • SCRUTINIES12
  • SCRUTINISE12
  • SCRUTINIZE21
  • SCRUTINOUS12
  • SCRUTOIRES12
  • SCUDDALERS14
  • SCUFFLINGS19
  • SCULDUDDRY18
  • SCULLERIES12
  • SCULPTINGS15
  • SCULPTRESS14
  • SCULPTURAL14
  • SCULPTURED15
  • SCULPTURES14
  • SCUMBERING17
  • SCUMBLINGS17
  • SCUMFISHED21
  • SCUMFISHES20
  • SCUNCHEONS17
  • SCUNGILLIS13
  • SCUNNERING13
  • SCUPPERING17
  • SCURFINESS15
  • SCURRILITY15
  • SCURRILOUS12
  • SCURRIOURS12
  • SCURVINESS15
  • SCUTATIONS12
  • SCUTCHEONS17
  • SCUTCHINGS18
  • SCUTELLATE12
  • SCUTTERING13
  • SCUTTLEFUL15
  • SCUTTLINGS13
  • SCUZZBALLS32
  • SCUZZINESS30
  • SCYPHIFORM25
  • SCYPHOZOAN29
  • SCYTHELIKE22
  • TCHOTCHKES24
  • TCHOUKBALL21
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S53%
  2. A25%
  3. E11%
3rd letter
  1. R19%
  2. H16%
  3. A12%
7th letter
  1. I17%
  2. A10%
  3. T10%
8th letter
  1. I26%
  2. E13%
  3. O8%
9th letter
  1. E23%
  2. N17%
  3. R8%
10th letter
  1. S44%
  2. G11%
  3. E7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; SCHEMOZZLE tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 63 words
  2. 13 points: 49 words
  3. 1414 points: 93 words
  4. 15 points: 99 words
  5. 1616 points: 106 words
  6. 17 points: 111 words
  7. 1818 points: 57 words
  8. 19 points: 44 words
  9. 2020 points: 31 words
  10. 21 points: 30 words
  11. 2222 points: 19 words
  12. 23 points: 14 words
  13. 2424 points: 12 words
  14. 25 points: 5 words
  15. 2626 points: 7 words
  16. 27 points: 5 words
  17. 2828 points: 3 words
  18. 29 points: 2 words
  19. 3030 points: 1 words
  20. 31 points: 0 words
  21. 3232 points: 1 words
  22. 33 points: 3 words
  23. 3434 points: 0 words
  24. 35 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCHEMOZZLE3537Collins · NWL
SCHNOZZOLA3335NWL only
SCHIZZIEST3333All three
SCHNOZZLES3335All three
SCUZZBALLS3237Collins · NWL
SCUZZINESS3033NWL only
SCHIZOTYPE2929NWL only
SCYPHOZOAN2930All three
SCHVITZING2831NWL only
SCHIZOCARP2830All three
SCHIZOGONY2829All three
SCHMOOZING2730All three

This pattern fixes C in position two but leaves the opening and ending letters wide open. The collection includes familiar words such as accounting, occupation, accessible, and acceptance, alongside less common choices. A total of 623 entries have definitions, and 43 rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency.

10-letter words with C as the 2nd letter at a glance

  • There are 756 distinct matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Activities, scientific, and scientists are prominent examples.
  • The average score is 16.8 points.
  • S is the most frequent first letter, appearing in 399 words.
  • S is also the most frequent final letter, ending 333 words.

Why do so many of these words start with S or A?

S opens 399 words and A opens 191, so those two letters dominate the beginning of this set. E comes next with 82, followed by O with 58 and I with 24; only 2 matches start with T. Scientific and scientists show the S pattern, while accounting and acceptable show the A pattern.

At the other end, 333 words finish in S, far ahead of G at 80. E closes 55, Y closes 48, and D closes 47. That makes plural forms such as activities and scientists easy to spot, but endings like ecological and accidental show the list is not just plurals.

Which entries stand out for scores and dictionary coverage?

The top scoring entry is schemozzle at 35 points; schnozzola and schizziest each score 33. Those unusual words contrast with everyday examples like screenshot and scheduling. The average score is 16.8, so a high ceiling does not mean every match is a rare, high-value play.

The 756 matches are not accepted identically everywhere: 720 appear in Collins, 483 in NWL2023, and 374 in ENABLE, with overlap between lists. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. 10-letter words with C as the 2nd letter also include 623 defined entries, but definitions are not a substitute for checking game eligibility.

Questions people ask

What are some common 10-letter words with C second?
Activities, scientific, and scientists are recognizable examples with C in the second position. Other familiar matches include accounting, occupation, accessible, acceptance, and accidental. The complete set has 756 words, but just 43 meet the frequency threshold of the top 25,000 English words.
Which word with C as its second letter has the highest score?
Schemozzle is the highest-scoring match, with a score of 35 points. Schnozzola and schizziest follow at 33 points each, while scuzzballs scores 32. These are less familiar options than accounting or activities, so verify an unusual play against your game's dictionary.
Are all 756 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes 720 matches, NWL2023 includes 483, and ENABLE includes 374; those counts overlap rather than adding to 756. The total counts words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, so check the word list used by your game.

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