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6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter come to 22, and twelve of them begin SC.

22 wordsTop pick ACTUALHighest score ACHKAN 15

2 of 22 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (57 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • ACTUAL8
  • SCREAM10
  • OCULAR8
  • SCALAR8
  • SCARAB10
  • ICEMAN10
  • ICECAP12
  • ACETAL8
  • ACINAR8
  • SCOPAS10
  • ACHKAN15
  • SCUBAS10
  • SCHWAS14
  • OCICAT10
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • SCALAE8
  • SCAPAS10
  • SCENAS8
  • SCOPAE10
  • SCREAK12
  • SCUTAL8
All valid words 22

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACETAL8
  • ACHKAN15
  • ACINAR8
  • ACTUAL8
  • ICECAP12
  • ICEMAN10
  • OCICAT10
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • OCULAR8
  • SCALAE8
  • SCALAR8
  • SCAPAS10
  • SCARAB10
  • SCENAS8
  • SCHWAS14
  • SCOPAE10
  • SCOPAS10
  • SCREAK12
  • SCREAM10
  • SCUBAS10
  • SCUTAL8
Letters by positionIn 55% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S55%
  2. A18%
  3. O18%
3rd letter
  1. A18%
  2. E18%
  3. R18%
4th letter
  1. E18%
  2. L14%
  3. P14%
6th letter
  1. S27%
  2. R14%
  3. E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ACHKAN tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 10 words
  2. 9 points: 0 words
  3. 1010 points: 8 words
  4. 11 points: 0 words
  5. 1212 points: 2 words
  6. 13 points: 0 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ACHKAN1516Collins only
SCHWAS1414All three
ICECAP1215All three
SCREAK1213All three
SCREAM1012All three
SCARAB1012All three
ICEMAN1013All three
SCOPAS1012Collins only
SCUBAS1013All three
SCAPAS1012Collins only
OCICAT1012Collins · NWL
SCOPAE1012Collins · NWL

This C _ _ _ A _ frame is thin, because C is the rarest second letter for an A-fifth word, with 22 matches against 425 for an A in the same slot. Twelve of the matches start with S and every one of those opens SC. SCREAM and ACTUAL are the only everyday entries, and ACHKAN carries the top score at 15 points.

What fixes the C-A shape

  • Twenty-two six-letter words place C second and A fifth.
  • Twelve open with S, and every one of those begins SC.
  • The other ten divide into AC, OC and IC openings.
  • Only SCREAM and ACTUAL rank as common English.
  • ACHKAN tops the score list at 15 points.

How many 6-letter words have C second and A fifth?

The total is 22. C is the rarest second letter in this family, with S just ahead on 25 matches, P on 39 and A running away with 425.

Opening letters explain the rest of the split. Twelve matches start with S and all twelve begin SC, from SCALAR and SCARAB to SCREAM and SCUTAL. The remaining ten fall into AC, OC and IC groups.

Length does not loosen the frame, since the seven-letter version holds 41 matches, about double this group for one extra letter.

Where do the scores and the useful words sit?

ACHKAN leads at 15 points, SCHWAS reaches 14, and ICECAP and SCREAK share 12. A long tail sits on 10, among them SCREAM, SCARAB, ICEMAN and SCUBAS.

ACHKAN is also the rarest play, because it appears in Collins alone. SCHWAS offers a friendlier 14 that all three lists accept.

With only SCREAM and ACTUAL counting as common English, this pattern covers a specific puzzle gap rather than building an everyday vocabulary.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words have C as the second letter and A as the fifth?
There are 22. Twelve open with S and all of them begin SC, while the rest split into AC, OC and IC openings. C is the rarest second letter for an A-fifth word, with S just ahead on 25 matches.
What is the best-scoring word in this pattern?
ACHKAN leads at 15 points and SCHWAS follows on 14, with ICECAP and SCREAK on 12. ACHKAN appears in Collins alone, while SCHWAS is accepted by every list, which makes it the safer high scorer.
Are there any everyday words in this set?
Just two: SCREAM and ACTUAL. The other 20 matches are technical, botanical or borrowed words such as SCALAR, OCICAT and SCUTAL, so the pattern is more useful for a specific puzzle gap than for everyday play.

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