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

Because T closes the sixth slot, the pattern reads _ C _ _ _ T and the real work happens between the fixed letters. ACCEPT, SCRIPT, ACCENT, and OCCULT are the four everyday words, while ACQUIT, SCHUYT, and YCLEPT lift the score ceiling. S opens ten answers, with A and O five apiece.

The _ C _ _ _ T frame in numbers

• 23 tournament words fit the frame _ C _ _ _ T, all ending in T.
• S opens 10 of them; A and O open 5 each.
• ACCEPT, SCRIPT, ACCENT, and OCCULT are the 4 common words.
• ACQUIT leads the scores at 17, then SCHUYT on 14 and YCLEPT on 13.
• Collins lists all 23, NWL2023 14, and ENABLE 13.

Where the AC- cluster sits

A opens five words, and four of them share the AC- opening: ACCEPT, ACCENT, ACCOST, and ACQUIT. ACTANT breaks the run with an A-C-T start. That cluster is the friendliest stretch of the list, because the C does the same job in every spelling.

O opens five more, among them OCCULT, OCELOT, OCTANT, and OCICAT, a spread of Latinate and technical forms. E, I, and Y each open a single word, so the first letter is anything but evenly shared.

Scores and the dictionary gap

ACQUIT tops the set at 17, carried by the Q and its two strong tiles. SCHUYT reaches 14, YCLEPT 13, and ACCEPT 12, while SCHIST, SCHOUT, and SCHUIT each land on 11. The group average is 10.

Coverage is lopsided, though. Collins holds all 23 words, NWL2023 accepts 14, and ENABLE only 13, so a long tail of spellings clears Collins while the stricter lists turn them away. Check your game's word list before you try one of the rarer forms.

The frame survives at seven letters