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5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

5-letter words with A 1st and C 4th number 15, and ABACK, AMUCK, and ACOCK share the lead on 13 points.

15 wordsTop pick ABACKHighest score ABACK 13

With A in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (123 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • ABACK13
  • APACE9
  • AMICI9
  • ALECK11
  • AMUCK13
  • ARECA7
  • ALACK11
  • ABACA9
  • AITCH10
  • AMICE9
  • ABACI9
  • ALECS7
  • ACOCK13
  • ABACS9
  • ATOCS7
All valid words 15

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

  • ABACA9
  • ABACI9
  • ABACK13
  • ABACS9
  • ACOCK13
  • AITCH10
  • ALACK11
  • ALECK11
  • ALECS7
  • AMICE9
  • AMICI9
  • AMUCK13
  • APACE9
  • ARECA7
  • ATOCS7
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 3rd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. B27%
  2. L20%
  3. M20%
3rd letter
  1. A40%
  2. E20%
  3. O13%
5th letter
  1. K33%
  2. S20%
  3. A13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ABACK1315All three
AMUCK1316All three
ACOCK1315All three
ALECK1113Collins only
ALACK1113All three
AITCH1010All three
APACE911All three
AMICI911All three
ABACA911All three
AMICE911All three
ABACI911All three
ABACS911Collins only

The fixed tiles form A _ _ C _, leaving the second, third, and fifth squares free. That narrow frame admits 15 tournament entries, and not one ranks among the 25,000 commonest English words. ABACK is the sole member of the group that appears on the Wordle answer list.

What the A-first, C-fourth grid holds

  • Fifteen five-letter entries match A first and C fourth.
  • ABACK, AMUCK, and ACOCK tie for the top score at 13 points each.
  • Five entries end in K, and the rest finish in S, A, E, I, or H.
  • Collins carries all 15, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each list 12.
  • None sits inside the 25,000 most common English words.

Which A-first, C-fourth words score highest

Three entries reach 13 points, and every one of them closes on K. ABACK is the everyday option, while AMUCK and ACOCK are rarer words worth the same on the board. The group average sits at 9.7, so those three sit more than three points clear of a typical play.

The first four letters carry the real clue. ABACK, ABACA, ABACI, and ABACS share the ABAC opening, a block of four, and AMICE and AMICI share AMIC. That leaves little room to hunt once C is locked in the fourth square.

Reading the A-first, C-fourth pattern in play

Treat C as the anchor and A as confirmation. The five entries that finish in K include AMUCK and ACOCK, two words many players forget, while the S endings are plurals such as ABACS and ALECS.

ATOCS and ABACI show how far this list strays from everyday speech. Only ABACK, APACE, AMICE, and ABACA look familiar to most solvers, so keep the rarer spellings in mind when a crossword clue points here.

Play the ABAC block first

Tip

When you already have A and C placed, test ABAC before anything else. Four entries begin that way, and your remaining letters come from a short list. ABACK also covers three scoring tiles at once.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have A first and C fourth?
Fifteen tournament entries fit that shape, running from ABACK and ABACA to ATOCS. Collins lists all 15, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each carry 12. The endings split five K, three S, two each of A, E, and I, and a lone H.
Which A-first, C-fourth word scores highest?
ABACK, AMUCK, and ACOCK tie at 13 points apiece, and all three end in the 5-point K. ALACK and ALECK follow at 11, then AITCH at 10. Board bonuses can push any of them past those base scores.
Is ABACK a Wordle answer?
Yes, ABACK is the only member of this group on the Wordle answer list. The other 14 entries are permitted guesses that never serve as solutions. That makes ABACK the natural pick when you want to test A, C, and K together.

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