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

The fixed letters make a compact pattern: C occupies position two, while S sits fifth, leaving four slots to sort out. The twelve matches range from familiar choices such as ACROSS and ACCESS to less everyday entries such as SCORSE and SCOOSH. Three qualify as common words, so the pattern is tighter than its familiar examples suggest.

The pattern at a glance

• Twelve matches appear in Collins, ten in NWL2023, and nine in ENABLE.
• Six begin with S, four with A, while ECLOSE and ICIEST account for one apiece.
• Three of the twelve are common by frequency; the other nine fall outside that cutoff.
• SCHISM scores 13; SCHIST, SCHUSS, and SCOOSH each score 11.
• Eleven matches have definitions, leaving one without a recorded definition.

6-letter words with C second and S fifth

The full set is ACROSS, ACCESS, ACCUSE, SCHISM, SCHIST, SCOUSE, ACCOST, SCHUSS, ICIEST, SCORSE, SCOOSH, and ECLOSE. Six begin with S, four begin with A, and the remaining two start with E and I. That opening-letter spread gives you a quick check when a crossing tile fixes the first square, with ACROSS and ACCESS as familiar anchors and SCORSE and SCOOSH as less familiar finds.

Compare the pattern rather than guessing from the two fixed letters alone: changing C in position two to A yields 113 six-letter matches with S fifth, while changing S in position five to E yields 57 with C second. The C-and-S combination is a notably narrow branch of both nearby searches; change one position at a time when you widen the search.

Which matches score the most?

SCHISM tops the scoring list at 13 points; SCHIST, SCHUSS, and SCOOSH each score 11. ACCESS, ACCUSE, and ACCOST are each worth 10, while ACROSS scores 8. If your rack has the tiles, SCHISM rewards the M and H, but board placement still determines the final play.

Only three of the twelve entries are common by frequency, despite familiar ACROSS and ACCESS. Dictionary counts also differ: Collins includes 12, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has 9. 6-letter words with C second and S fifth therefore need a game-list check; don't assume every candidate transfers between tournament formats.