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

The fixed letters give you C _ _ S _ _, leaving the second, third, fifth, and sixth positions open. Of the 104 matches, 26 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the list mixes recognizable choices with specialist vocabulary. The ending varies: 36 words finish in S, while many others end in D, R, or Y.

At a glance: counts, endings, and scores

• The pattern has 104 six-letter matches across the tournament word lists.
• Collins includes 102 matches, compared with 83 in NWL2023 and 79 in ENABLE.
• CLOSED, CAUSED, CLOSER, and CRISIS are among the recognizable examples.
• Thirty-six words end in S; D and R are the next most common endings, with 11 each.
• CHASMY leads the scoring examples at 16 points; CHESTY follows at 14.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

Start with everyday forms such as CLOSED, CAUSED, CHOSEN, and COUSIN. They all keep C in the first position and S in the fourth, but their final letters differ: D, N, and N appear in those examples. CRISIS and CENSUS also fit the pattern and give you familiar letter combinations to scan for.

The 26 common entries are only a quarter of the full set, so expect many less familiar options among the rest. A useful solving habit is to lock in C and S, then test likely endings rather than assuming every answer finishes in S. That matters because the S ending, though the leader at 36, covers only about one in three matches.

How to use 6-letter words with C first and S fourth

For a letter-pattern puzzle, write the slots as C _ _ S _ _ and keep the known letters fixed while you compare candidates. CLOSED, CLOSER, and CLOSET share the opening CLO, but their last two letters separate them quickly. CAUSES and CAUSED offer another useful contrast: the final letter changes while the first four stay the same.

For word games, dictionary coverage is not identical: the tournament lists contain 102 Collins entries, 83 NWL2023 entries, and 79 ENABLE entries. The 81 defined matches also do not make every option familiar or equally useful in play. Check the word list for your game before relying on an obscure candidate.