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6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter total 348, with familiar options such as school, across, and action.

348 wordsTop pick SCHOOLHighest score SCUZZY 29

47 of 348 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 6-letter words (4,000 words); J is the rarest (17). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 47 · most-used first

All valid words 348

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

  • ACACIA10
  • ACAJOU15
  • ACANTH11
  • ACARID9
  • ACARUS8
  • ACATER8
  • ACATES8
  • ACCEDE11
  • ACCEND11
  • ACCENT10
  • ACCEPT12
  • ACCESS10
  • ACCITE10
  • ACCLOY13
  • ACCOIL10
  • ACCORD11
  • ACCOST10
  • ACCOYS13
  • ACCREW13
  • ACCRUE10
  • ACCUSE10
  • ACEDIA9
  • ACETAL8
  • ACETIC10
  • ACETIN8
  • ACETUM10
  • ACETYL11
  • ACHAGE12
  • ACHENE11
  • ACHIER11
  • ACHING12
  • ACHKAN15
  • ACIDER9
  • ACIDIC11
  • ACIDLY12
  • ACINAR8
  • ACINIC10
  • ACINUS8
  • ACKEES12
  • ACKERS12
  • ACKNEW15
  • ACKNOW15
  • ACMITE10
  • ACNODE9
  • ACORNS8
  • ACQUIT17
  • ACRAWL11
  • ACROSS8
  • ACTANT8
  • ACTING9
  • ACTINS8
  • ACTION8
  • ACTIVE11
  • ACTONS8
  • ACTORS8
  • ACTUAL8
  • ACTURE8
  • ACUATE8
  • ACUITY11
  • ACULEI8
  • ACUMEN10
  • ACUTER8
  • ACUTES8
  • ECARTE8
  • ECBOLE10
  • ECESIC10
  • ECESIS8
  • ECHARD12
  • ECHING12
  • ECHINI11
  • ECHIUM13
  • ECHOED12
  • ECHOER11
  • ECHOES11
  • ECHOEY14
  • ECHOIC13
  • ECLAIR8
  • ECLATS8
  • ECLOSE8
  • ECONUT8
  • ECTOPY13
  • ECTYPE13
  • ECURIE8
  • ECZEMA19
  • ICEBOX17
  • ICECAP12
  • ICEMAN10
  • ICEMEN10
  • ICHING12
  • ICHORS11
  • ICICLE10
  • ICIEST8
  • ICINGS9
  • ICKERS12
  • ICKIER12
  • ICKILY15
  • ICKLER12
  • ICONES8
  • ICONIC10
  • OCCAMS12
  • OCCAMY15
  • OCCIES10
  • OCCULT10
  • OCCUPY15
  • OCCURS10
  • OCEANS8
  • OCELLI8
  • OCELOT8
  • OCHERS11
  • OCHERY14
  • OCHONE11
  • OCHREA11
  • OCHRED12
  • OCHRES11
  • OCHREY14
  • OCICAT10
  • OCKERS12
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • OCTADS9
  • OCTALS8
  • OCTANE8
  • OCTANS8
  • OCTANT8
  • OCTAVE11
  • OCTAVO11
  • OCTETS8
  • OCTETT8
  • OCTOPI10
  • OCTROI8
  • OCTUOR8
  • OCTYLS11
  • OCULAR8
  • OCULUS8
  • SCABBY15
  • SCAFFS14
  • SCAILS8
  • SCAITH11
  • SCALAE8
  • SCALAR8
  • SCALDS9
  • SCALED9
  • SCALER8
  • SCALES8
  • SCALLS8
  • SCALLY11
  • SCALPS10
  • SCAMEL10
  • SCAMPI12
  • SCAMPS12
  • SCAMTO10
  • SCANTS8
  • SCANTY11
  • SCAPAS10
  • SCAPED11
  • SCAPES10
  • SCAPUS10
  • SCARAB10
  • SCARCE10
  • SCARED9
  • SCARER8
  • SCARES8
  • SCAREY11
  • SCARFS11
  • SCARPA10
  • SCARPH13
  • SCARPS10
  • SCARRE8
  • SCARRY11
  • SCARTH11
  • SCARTS8
  • SCATCH13
  • SCATHE11
  • SCATHS11
  • SCATTS8
  • SCATTY11
  • SCAUDS9
  • SCAUPS10
  • SCAURS8
  • SCAURY11
  • SCAZON17
  • SCEATT8
  • SCENAS8
  • SCENDS9
  • SCENED9
  • SCENES8
  • SCENIC10
  • SCENTS8
  • SCERNE8
  • SCHAVS14
  • SCHELM13
  • SCHEMA13
  • SCHEME13
  • SCHISM13
  • SCHIST11
  • SCHIZO20
  • SCHIZY23
  • SCHLEP13
  • SCHLUB13
  • SCHMOE13
  • SCHMOS13
  • SCHNOZ20
  • SCHOOL11
  • SCHORL11
  • SCHOUT11
  • SCHRIK15
  • SCHROD12
  • SCHTIK15
  • SCHTUM13
  • SCHTUP13
  • SCHUIT11
  • SCHULN11
  • SCHULS11
  • SCHUSS11
  • SCHUYT14
  • SCHWAS14
  • SCIENT8
  • SCILLA8
  • SCIONS8
  • SCIROC10
  • SCLAFF14
  • SCLATE8
  • SCLAVE11
  • SCLERA8
  • SCLERE8
  • SCLIFF14
  • SCLIMS10
  • SCOFFS14
  • SCOLDS9
  • SCOLEX15
  • SCOLIA8
  • SCONCE10
  • SCONES8
  • SCOOBY13
  • SCOOCH13
  • SCOOGS9
  • SCOOPS10
  • SCOOSH11
  • SCOOTS8
  • SCOPAE10
  • SCOPAS10
  • SCOPED11
  • SCOPES10
  • SCORCH13
  • SCORED9
  • SCORER8
  • SCORES8
  • SCORIA8
  • SCORNS8
  • SCORSE8
  • SCOTCH13
  • SCOTER8
  • SCOTIA8
  • SCOUGS9
  • SCOUPS10
  • SCOURS8
  • SCOUSE8
  • SCOUTH11
  • SCOUTS8
  • SCOWED12
  • SCOWLS11
  • SCOWPS13
  • SCOWTH14
  • SCOZZA26
  • SCRABS10
  • SCRAES8
  • SCRAGS9
  • SCRAMB12
  • SCRAMS10
  • SCRANS8
  • SCRAPE10
  • SCRAPS10
  • SCRATS8
  • SCRAWB13
  • SCRAWL11
  • SCRAWM13
  • SCRAWP13
  • SCRAWS11
  • SCRAYE11
  • SCRAYS11
  • SCREAK12
  • SCREAM10
  • SCREED9
  • SCREEN8
  • SCREES8
  • SCREET8
  • SCREWS11
  • SCREWY14
  • SCRIBE10
  • SCRIED9
  • SCRIES8
  • SCRIKE12
  • SCRIMP12
  • SCRIMS10
  • SCRINE8
  • SCRIPS10
  • SCRIPT10
  • SCRIVE11
  • SCROBE10
  • SCROBS10
  • SCRODS9
  • SCROGS9
  • SCROLL8
  • SCROME10
  • SCROOP10
  • SCRORP10
  • SCROTA8
  • SCROTE8
  • SCROWL11
  • SCROWS11
  • SCRUBS10
  • SCRUFF14
  • SCRUMP12
  • SCRUMS10
  • SCRUNT8
  • SCRUTO8
  • SCRUZE17
  • SCRYDE12
  • SCRYER11
  • SCRYNE11
  • SCUBAS10
  • SCUFFS14
  • SCUFTS11
  • SCULCH13
  • SCULKS12
  • SCULLE8
  • SCULLS8
  • SCULPS10
  • SCULPT10
  • SCUMMY15
  • SCUNGE9
  • SCUNGY12
  • SCURFS11
  • SCURFY14
  • SCURRY11
  • SCURVY14
  • SCUSED9
  • SCUSES8
  • SCUTAL8
  • SCUTCH13
  • SCUTES8
  • SCUTUM10
  • SCUZZY29
  • SCYPHI16
  • SCYTHE14
  • TCHICK17
  • UCKERS12
  • YCLEPT13
Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S61%
  2. A18%
  3. O10%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. A16%
  3. H15%
4th letter
  1. R12%
  2. O12%
  3. A11%
5th letter
  1. E16%
  2. T8%
  3. N7%
6th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E14%
  3. Y7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; SCUZZY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 99 words
  2. 9 points: 24 words
  3. 1010 points: 64 words
  4. 11 points: 60 words
  5. 1212 points: 30 words
  6. 13 points: 30 words
  7. 1414 points: 17 words
  8. 15 points: 12 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 5 words
  11. 1818 points: 0 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 2 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 1 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 1 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCUZZY2930All three
SCOZZA2627Collins only
SCHIZY2322All three
SCHNOZ2021All three
ECZEMA1921All three
ACQUIT1719All three
ICEBOX1719All three
TCHICK1718Collins only
SCAZON1719Collins only
SCRUZE1719Collins only
SCYPHI1616All three
OCCUPY1518All three

The pattern fixes C in position two, leaving five letters to solve around it. School, across, and action are recognizable choices, but the 348-word pool also ranges into rarer tournament entries. Only 47 qualify as common by frequency, so a valid match may be unfamiliar; use the starting-letter split and score leaders to narrow a clue without assuming every entry appears in your game’s dictionary.

The C-in-second-position pattern at a glance

  • The pattern contains 348 six-letter words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • School, across, action, access, and active are among the recognizable examples.
  • S starts 211 entries; A is next with 63, while O starts 35.
  • Only 47 entries are common by frequency, out of 260 with definitions.
  • Scuzzy leads the score list at 29 points; acquit and icebox each score 17.

Which first letters appear most often?

S dominates the opening position: 211 of these words begin with S, compared with 63 beginning with A. That makes the S-starting group more than three times the size of the A group.

The everyday examples make that imbalance easy to remember: school, screen, script, and scared all start with S. Across, action, access, and actual show the other strong route into the pattern.

O contributes 35 starts, E contributes 21, and I contributes 15. The remaining first letters in the count are T, U, and Y, with one entry apiece.

How to use 6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter

For a clue with a known first letter, start with the S or A group before testing less frequent openings. Then compare the remaining positions against familiar candidates such as active, screen, or across; each places C second but gives you a different set of letters to check.

Score leaders offer a separate angle. Scuzzy tops the list at 29 points, while acquit and icebox reach 17; those totals make them strong score candidates, not everyday vocabulary. On a board, letter and word premiums change the result, so check the placement before treating a rack score as the final score.

Dictionary coverage is broad but uneven: Collins includes 343 entries, NWL2023 includes 239, and ENABLE includes 224, with overlap among the lists. The 348 total counts words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, not words accepted everywhere. Check your game’s word list when a rare answer matters.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have C as the second letter?
There are 348 six-letter words with C in the second position. Examples include school, across, action, and access. The total combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, so it does not mean every game accepts all 348.
Which first letter is most common in this pattern?
S is the most common first letter, with 211 words in the pattern. A comes next with 63, followed by O with 35. School, screen, and script are familiar S examples; across and action show the A group.
What is the highest-scoring word with C second?
Scuzzy leads the score list at 29 points. Acquit and icebox each score 17, giving you more recognizable alternatives. These are word scores before any board-square bonuses, so a premium square can change the final play value.

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