6-letter words with C as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter
Six-letter words with C as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter number 94, and almost a third of them end -NCE.
34 of 94 are everyday words (36%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.
With C in 5th place, H is the most common 6th letter (141 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Common words
- OFFICE14
- POLICE10
- CHANCE13
- SOURCE8
- CHOICE13
- NOTICE8
- ADVICE12
- REDUCE9
- PRINCE10
- DEVICE12
- PALACE10
- GREECE9
- STANCE8
- BOUNCE10
- PIERCE10
- FIERCE11
- GLANCE9
- SCARCE10
- INDUCE9
- MENACE10
- TRANCE8
- PEARCE10
- NOVICE11
- FIANCE11
- SPRUCE10
- FLEECE11
- SPENCE10
- MALICE10
- SOLACE8
- APIECE10
- SEDUCE9
- ENTICE8
- THRICE11
- WHENCE14
All valid words 94
- ABDUCE11
- ADDUCE10
- ADVICE12
- ALERCE8
- ALLICE8
- ALMUCE10
- AMERCE10
- AMORCE10
- ANLACE8
- APIECE10
- BELACE10
- BIFACE13
- BODICE11
- BOUNCE10
- CHANCE13
- CHOICE13
- CILICE10
- COERCE10
- COMICE12
- DEDUCE10
- DEFACE12
- DELICE9
- DEVICE12
- EFFACE14
- EGENCE9
- ELANCE8
- EMBACE12
- ENFACE11
- ENLACE8
- ENRACE8
- ENTICE8
- EVINCE11
- FIANCE11
- FIERCE11
- FLEECE11
- GLANCE9
- GREECE9
- GRIECE9
- INDUCE9
- INLACE8
- JAUNCE15
- JOUNCE15
- LAUNCE8
- MALICE10
- MENACE10
- NOTICE8
- NOVICE11
- NUANCE8
- OFFICE14
- ORRICE8
- PALACE10
- PAUNCE10
- PAWNCE13
- PEARCE10
- PIERCE10
- PLAICE10
- POLICE10
- POMACE12
- POONCE10
- POUNCE10
- PRANCE10
- PREACE10
- PRINCE10
- PUMICE12
- QUINCE17
- REDUCE9
- REFACE11
- RELACE8
- ROSACE8
- ROUNCE8
- RUBACE10
- SCARCE10
- SCONCE10
- SEANCE8
- SEARCE8
- SEDUCE9
- SLUICE8
- SOLACE8
- SOURCE8
- SPENCE10
- SPLICE10
- SPRUCE10
- STANCE8
- TENACE8
- THENCE11
- THRICE11
- TIERCE8
- TRANCE8
- UNLACE8
- USANCE8
- VAUNCE11
- VELOCE11
- VIVACE14
- WHENCE14
Highest-scoring words
The frame is _ _ _ C E, and that closing pair is almost always a soft C. OFFICE, POLICE, CHANCE, and SOURCE are the words most players know, part of the 34 common entries here. CHANCE and CHOICE show the two dominant tails, and QUINCE at 17 heads the score list.
The _ _ _ C E frame
- 94 tournament words fit the frame _ _ _ C E.
- 34 count as common, from OFFICE and POLICE to ADVICE and PRINCE.
- 28 end in -NCE, including CHANCE, GLANCE, TRANCE, and PRINCE.
- 20 end in -ICE, such as OFFICE, NOTICE, CHOICE, and DEVICE.
- P opens 14 words, S opens 12, and A opens 10.
- QUINCE tops the scores at 17.
Why the endings feel so familiar
Nearly every word here closes on a soft C followed by E. The -NCE tail, which covers 28 words, sets the rhythm: CHANCE, GLANCE, TRANCE, STANCE, and PRINCE all share it. That soft C is what links CHANCE and CHOICE, since the two tails sound alike even though they spell the ending differently.
The -ICE group adds 20 more, and that is where the everyday nouns cluster. OFFICE, NOTICE, CHOICE, ADVICE, and DEVICE all belong to it. Between the two tails, half the set reads like ordinary English.
Scores and the dictionary spread
QUINCE leads at 17 on its Q, with JOUNCE and JAUNCE next on 15. OFFICE, WHENCE, VIVACE, and EFFACE sit on 14, and CHANCE, CHOICE, and BIFACE reach 13. The group average is 10.1.
Coverage is broad: Collins holds all 94 words, NWL2023 takes 74, and ENABLE 73. Because so many entries are ordinary words, an obscure spelling is the exception here rather than the rule. Check your game's word list for the rarer forms.
A soft C to watch for
The C stays soft before E, so no hard C sound appears in this set. If a clue points to a hard C, look at C-fifth words ending in H, K, or S instead.
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