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

The pattern is _E___C, so C lands in the last slot and the first letter does the sorting. Only five entries rank as common by word frequency, so familiar words such as METRIC and HEROIC share the pattern with specialist terms such as FENNEC and FEHMIC.

The pattern at a glance

• The E-second, C-last pattern returns 30 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Every match ends in C, and the first letter changes from word to word.
• METRIC, HEROIC, and HECTIC are recognizable examples.
• Five entries rank as common by word frequency.
• DEZINC sets the scoring pace at 18 points.
• D, F, and H each begin four matches, the fullest starting group, while N and P begin three apiece.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

METRIC and HEROIC are familiar choices, and HECTIC gives you another everyday word with the same final C. CELIAC and SEPTIC also fit the pattern, but the other entries quickly become more specialized.

The contrast matters when you are solving from a clue: a familiar candidate can narrow the middle letters, but it will not account for every match. FENNEC, PECTIC, and LENTIC are among the less familiar options, so keep the pattern open until crossing letters rule them out.

How do the scores and word lists differ?

DEZINC leads at 18 points. VEHMIC and FEHMIC follow at 16 each, while PELVIC and HECTIC score 13. The lift comes from Z and V, not from the shared E-and-C pattern.

The dictionary counts are not identical: Collins includes 29 matches, NWL2023 has 26, and ENABLE has 24. Only 25 entries have definitions here, so some matches are obscure or lack a definition.

The same pattern stretches to 121 seven-letter matches when the board allows a longer word. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.