6-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed middle is _ _ C E _ _: C and E occupy positions three and four, while the first pair and final pair stay open. Familiar picks include ACCESS, ACCEPT, ACCENT, RECENT and DECENT; the set also includes less familiar entries. Nineteen words meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so a pattern match is not automatically an everyday answer; dictionary coverage differs across major word-game lists.

Quick facts about the C-E middle

• 67 entries fit the six-letter C-E middle pattern.
• ACCESS, ACCEPT and ACCENT show the doubled-C opening.
• EXCEPT scores 17 points; EXCEED scores 16 before board bonuses.
• 24 entries end in S, while 17 end in T.
• Collins includes 65; NWL2023 includes 56; ENABLE includes 52.

Which endings narrow the search fastest?

S is the leading final letter: 24 of the 67 words end that way, compared with 17 ending in T. Together, those endings account for 41 entries, or about 61% of the set. Check the final square early: E appears nine times, while D and N appear four times each.

The opening is more spread out. A starts nine entries, the largest first-letter group; E and R each start seven, and L starts six. That makes the suffix more diagnostic than the first letter: after fixing C-E, testing S or T removes more candidates than choosing between E and R up front.

Using 6-letter words with C third and E fourth

Keep the known pair fixed and compare the remaining slots: __CE__. ACCESS, ACCEPT and ACCENT share an opening, while RECENT and DECENT offer a different route through the same middle. These familiar examples are strong checks when the first two letters look promising.

For a tighter shortlist, sort by the final letter you already have. An S ending points toward the largest group and T is the next richest; if neither fits, E is the next most frequent ending, with nine matches. Don't spend time testing a first letter as if it were equally revealing.

The list is not uniformly everyday vocabulary: only 19 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff. Scores can also change your choice; EXCEPT leads at 17 points and EXCEED follows at 16, before board bonuses. Dictionary coverage varies, so check your game’s word list when a candidate matters.