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

The pattern is _C__E_: C stays in position two, E in position five, and the first, fourth, and final letters remain open. Most matches start with S, but the set also includes A-initial words such as acumen and O-initial words such as echoes. Only 11 entries rank among common English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary alongside recognizable forms.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern contains 57 six-letter words across the included tournament dictionaries.
• S begins 33 matches, making it the most frequent first letter by a wide margin.
• A starts 11 words; O starts five, while E and I each start four.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing 19 times; D and R each finish 12 words.

Which words fit the C-and-E pattern?

Start with familiar S-words when you are scanning: screen, scored, scared, scenes, scores, and scales all fit. Their shared opening makes the pattern easier to search, but their endings vary: the set finishes most often in S, D, or R.

Other starting letters widen the search. Echoes and echoed begin with E, while acumen begins with A; scopes and scones offer more S-initial options. Since just 11 matches are common by frequency, a complete word-game list will contain less familiar terms too.

What scores well, and where should you check?

SCOLEX and ACKNEW lead the scoring examples at 15 points each. ECHOEY and OCHREY score 14, while SCHLEP scores 13. For a high-value play, compare the letters you can place with the board squares; the word alone does not determine a turn’s total.

Collins contains all 57 matches, compared with 42 in ENABLE and 43 in NWL2023. That difference matters if your game uses a narrower dictionary, so check its word list before committing an unfamiliar entry. For 6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and E as the 5th letter, familiar choices are easier to recognize, but dictionary coverage is not identical.