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

Fixing C first and S fifth leaves four open slots, so the middle letters carry the pattern. COURSE and CHOOSE are easy to recognize; words such as CROSSE and CREASY are less familiar. Only 12 matches count as common English words, so expect many uncommon entries.

At a glance: the C-and-S pattern

• There are 62 tournament-dictionary words with C first and S fifth.
• The most frequent final letter is E: 26 words end that way.
• Y is next, appearing at the end of 10 matches.
• COURSE, CHOOSE, CHEESE, and CRUISE are recognizable examples.
• COCKSY leads the score ranking at 17 points.

Which letters finish these six-letter words?

E is the most common ending: 26 matches finish with it. That makes COURSE, CHOOSE, CHEESE, and CRUISE useful candidates when your last tile is E. Y is a distant second with 10 words, including CLASSY, CHEESY, and CLUMSY.

H and T follow, with 8 and 6 endings respectively. The remaining words finish with M, S, A, or I. If the last letter is already known, use that clue to cut down the pattern quickly rather than testing every possible middle combination.

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

Start with common candidates such as COURSE, CHOOSE, CHEESE, and CRUISE when solving a clue. Their recognizable letter patterns make them easier to test than entries like CROSSE, CHASSE, or CROUSE. Still, just 12 matches are common by frequency, so a familiar first guess does not rule out an obscure answer.

For a score-minded play, COCKSY scores 17 points; CHEESY and CHOOSY score 14 each. The mean score across the group is 10.7. Definitions cover 51 of the 62 matches, so the uncommon entries are not always documented.

Dictionary coverage also varies: ENABLE accepts 47, Collins 59, and NWL2023 52. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar option.