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6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

6-letter words with F as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter number 48, from forced and fiscal to the high-scoring flicks and flecks.

48 wordsTop pick FORCESHighest score FLECKY 18

6 of 48 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With F in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (103 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 48 · most-used first

  • FORCES11
  • FORCED12
  • FISCAL11
  • FALCON11
  • FENCES11
  • FENCED12
  • FLICKS15
  • FAUCET11
  • FLOCKS15
  • FASCIA11
  • FAECES11
  • FLECKS15
  • FROCKS15
  • FENCER11
  • FRACAS11
  • FAECAL11
  • FESCUE11
  • FARCES11
  • FASCES11
  • FLACKS15
  • FIACRE11
  • FLECHE14
  • FURCAL11
  • FINCAS11
  • FLACON11
  • FORCER11
  • FASCIO11
  • FAUCES11
  • FLECKY18
  • FRACKS15
  • FARCED12
  • FITCHY17
  • FASCIS11
  • FRACTS11
  • FLOCKY18
  • FALCES11
  • FARCER11
  • FARCIE11
  • FARCIN11
  • FAUCAL11
  • FITCHE14
  • FLOCCI13
  • FORCAT11
  • FRACTI11
  • FRICHT14
  • FRICOT11
  • FULCRA11
  • FURCAE11
All valid words 48

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

  • FAECAL11
  • FAECES11
  • FALCES11
  • FALCON11
  • FARCED12
  • FARCER11
  • FARCES11
  • FARCIE11
  • FARCIN11
  • FASCES11
  • FASCIA11
  • FASCIO11
  • FASCIS11
  • FAUCAL11
  • FAUCES11
  • FAUCET11
  • FENCED12
  • FENCER11
  • FENCES11
  • FESCUE11
  • FIACRE11
  • FINCAS11
  • FISCAL11
  • FITCHE14
  • FITCHY17
  • FLACKS15
  • FLACON11
  • FLECHE14
  • FLECKS15
  • FLECKY18
  • FLICKS15
  • FLOCCI13
  • FLOCKS15
  • FLOCKY18
  • FORCAT11
  • FORCED12
  • FORCER11
  • FORCES11
  • FRACAS11
  • FRACKS15
  • FRACTI11
  • FRACTS11
  • FRICHT14
  • FRICOT11
  • FROCKS15
  • FULCRA11
  • FURCAE11
  • FURCAL11
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A33%
  2. L19%
  3. R15%
3rd letter
  1. R23%
  2. A15%
  3. S13%
5th letter
  1. E29%
  2. A17%
  3. K17%
6th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E13%
  3. L8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; FLECKY tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 32 words
  2. 12 points: 3 words
  3. 1313 points: 1 words
  4. 14 points: 3 words
  5. 1515 points: 6 words
  6. 16 points: 0 words
  7. 1717 points: 1 words
  8. 18 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FLECKY1819All three
FLOCKY1819All three
FITCHY1716All three
FLICKS1517All three
FLOCKS1517All three
FLECKS1517All three
FROCKS1516All three
FLACKS1517All three
FRACKS1516Collins · NWL
FLECHE1415All three
FITCHE1414Collins only
FRICHT1414Collins only

F opens all 48 matches and C holds the fourth slot, so the pair sits two letters apart. A fills the second slot in 16 matches, L in 9 and R in 7, while S closes 17 and E closes 6. Six matches are common words: forced, forces, fiscal, falcon, fenced and fences.

The F-C pattern at a glance

  • All 48 matches start with F and place C fourth.
  • A sits second in 16 matches, L in 9 and R in 7.
  • S closes 17 matches and E closes 6.
  • Six matches are common words.
  • Flecky and flocky lead on 18, with fitchy on 17.
  • FA- is the busiest opening, with 16 matches.

Which F-C words score best?

Eight matches stack C and K: flecky, flocky, flicks, flocks, flecks, frocks, flacks and fracks. Every one scores 15 or more.

Flecky and flocky reach 18 on that C-K plus a Y; fitchy lands on 17, and fleche scores 14.

The everyday words stay lower. Fiscal, falcon, fencer and fascia sit between 9 and 13, because they skip the K.

The -CKS stack is the reason to learn this pattern: flicks, flocks and flecks each turn a 3-point C and a 5-point K into 15 points before any bonus.

Where the F-C words come from

Flicks, flocks, frocks and flecks are the same -ICK- or -OCK- plural shape, a group of four that carries the pattern's best tiles.

Fiscal, fascia, fescue and facies come straight from Latin, while fleche arrives from French.

Collins holds 47 of the 48 matches, NWL2023 39 and ENABLE 36, so a handful drop in the smaller lists.

Falcon and fiscal are the two most useful defensive plays, since both use a 4-point F and a 3-point C without leaving an awkward vowel.

Questions people ask

How many 6-letter words have F as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter?
There are 48. A fills the second slot in 16 of them, L in 9 and R in 7, while S closes 17 matches and E closes 6.
Which F-C word scores the most?
Flecky and flocky tie at 18 points on their C-K and a Y. Fitchy reaches 17, and fleche scores 14. No other match breaks 15 without a K in fifth place.
What familiar words start with F and use C fourth?
Forces, forced, fiscal, falcon, fences and fenced are the six common matches. Flicks, flocks and flecks are just as recognisable but rank further down the frequency list.

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