5-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and C as the 4th letter

The pattern is __OC_: only the first two letters and final letter remain open. STOCK, BLOCK, SHOCK, CLOCK, and KNOCK show how often the matches land in familiar -OCK words; EPOCH, POOCH, and CHOCO break that sound. Collins accepts all 27, compared with 24 in NWL2023 and 22 in ENABLE, so your game's dictionary changes the usable set.

5-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and C as the 4th letter

• 27 tournament-listed words fit the fixed pattern __OC_.
• 13 matches end in K, the most common final letter.
• Eight begin with C, more than any other first letter.
• CHOCK leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points; KNOCK follows at 15.
• 12 matching words appear in the Wordle answer set and tournament dictionaries.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

CHOCK earns the highest Scrabble score at 16 points, with KNOCK next at 15. SHOCK, FLOCK, and FROCK each score 14; BLOCK, CLOCK, BROCK, CROCK, and HOOCH score 13. Premium squares change the board total, but the base-score order gives you a quick tie-break when several fits are open.

Endings are heavily skewed: 13 words finish in K, six in H, and five in S. If your last square is unknown, test a K ending before spending turns on rarer endings; STOCK, SHOCK, and KNOCK cover different first letters while keeping the same final pair.

The average score across all matches is 12.1.

Can this pattern narrow a Wordle guess?

Yes. 12 matches appear in the Wordle answer set and also occur in tournament dictionaries. With O and C fixed in the middle, use your remaining clues to test the open first, second, and fifth positions rather than changing the confirmed letters.

Only 8 of the 27 matches count as common by our frequency measure. STOCK, BLOCK, and CLOCK are recognizable starting candidates; PHOCA and CROCI are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also differs, so check your game's word list before a tournament play.

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