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

The fixed pattern is _C___E: C sits in the second spot, and E closes every answer. The 50 matches range from familiar choices such as ACTIVE and SCHEME to less common entries. Their starting letters are lopsided: 29 begin with S, while 11 start with A, a quick filter when several tiles remain unknown.

The pattern at a glance

• 50 tournament-dictionary entries match C in position two and E in position six.
• Collins includes all 50; NWL2023 includes 26, and ENABLE includes 24.
• Only five matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• 32 entries have definitions; ACTIVE, SCHEME, and ACCUSE are recognizable examples.
• Every match ends in E; 29 start with S, compared with 11 starting with A.

How do the matching letter patterns narrow down?

Start by locking C into slot two and E into slot six, then test the four open spaces against your known letters. SCHEME, SCRAPE, SCRIBE, and SCYTHE show how often an S-led opening appears. ACCUSE and ACCRUE offer a different route through the same fixed positions.

The neighboring patterns put this count in perspective: 424 six-letter words have E in both the second and sixth positions, and 418 have O second with E last. By contrast, 50 fit the C-and-E pattern. If C is uncertain, compare the E-second list; if the final E is the clue you trust, test other endings for C-second words.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

SCRUZE leads the listed Scrabble scores at 17 points, followed by SCYTHE at 14. SCHEME, SCHMOE, and ECTYPE each score 13, while the average score across the pattern is 10. The top scorer is an obscure choice, so recognizable matches such as ACTIVE and OCTAVE may be easier to play confidently.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins has all 50 entries, while NWL2023 has 26 and ENABLE has 24. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match; only five entries are common by the frequency measure, so many candidates are specialized.