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

The pattern is A _ _ C _ _: the first letter is A, and the fourth is C. Examples range from familiar ABACUS and ACACIA to less common AMUCKS and ANICCA. Collins lists all 18 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 12, so a game’s dictionary matters when you choose an answer.

6-letter words with A first and C fourth

• Exactly 18 tournament-dictionary words match A _ _ C _ _.
• AMUCKS is the top scorer at 14 points; APACHE follows at 13.
• Ten matches end in S, including APICES, ALECKS, and AMICES.
• Only one match is common by the top-25,000 frequency measure.

Which A _ _ C _ _ words score the most?

AMUCKS leads the scoring list at 14 points, with APACHE at 13 and ALECKS at 12. AVOCET and ASHCAN each score 11, while ACACIA, APICAL, AMICUS, ABACUS, and APICES each score 10.

Definitions exist for 14 of the 18 matches, and the group averages 10.2 points. ABACUS, ACACIA, APACHE, and AVOCET are the recognizable ones; AMUCKS and ARCCOS are valid but easy to miss.

For a board play, AMUCKS gives you the highest base score, but its uncommon letter mix can make it harder to place. APACHE is the next scoring option; compare available squares and your rack before committing.

How do these matches compare with nearby patterns?

The ending pattern is unusually concentrated: 10 of the 18 words finish with S, while the other eight are split among A, T, E, L, and N. That makes the final S a strong filtering clue, but it does not identify a single answer.

This pattern has fewer matches than its neighboring lengths: 15 five-letter words and 31 seven-letter words use A in position one and C in position four. For 6-letter words with A first and C fourth, check your game's dictionary before relying on a less familiar entry; counts differ by lexicon.