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

The fixed pattern is A___C, but the small group ranges from familiar ATTIC and ANTIC to less common AZOIC and ACMIC. Only one of the 12 words ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a narrow clue list rather than a set of everyday vocabulary. The pattern also has two matches in the Wordle answer list.

The A___C pattern at a glance

• There are 12 tournament-dictionary matches, and every word starts with A and ends with C.
• AZOIC scores 16 points in Scrabble, more than any other match.
• ATTIC, ARTIC, ANTIC, and AURIC each score 7 points.
• Collins includes all 12 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 11.
• Two words match the Wordle answer list, while all 12 are allowed guesses.

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

The complete set is ATTIC, ARTIC, ANTIC, ASPIC, AURIC, ASDIC, AULIC, AZOIC, ACMIC, ADUNC, AMNIC, and AREIC. ATTIC and ANTIC are the easiest to recognize; several others are specialist or uncommon terms, so don’t assume every match will feel familiar.

This pattern is unusually tight: there are 12 matches, compared with 160 five-letter words beginning with A and ending in S. That makes the final C a strong filter. If your known letters leave A___C, test common-looking options such as ATTIC and ANTIC before spending guesses on rarer entries.

Which A___C word scores highest?

AZOIC is the top Scrabble scorer at 16 points, more than twice the 7-point score shared by ATTIC, ARTIC, ANTIC, and AURIC. ACMIC follows at 11, while ASPIC and AMNIC each score 9. The high value makes AZOIC worth remembering for a letter-score clue, though its rarity makes it a risky everyday guess.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 12 entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 11. The word list also contains only one common word by the frequency cutoff. Check your game’s dictionary before relying on a less familiar match.