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

15 six-letter words have L in position three and C in position six, including PELVIC, CELIAC and the 14-point scorer KALPAC.

15 wordsTop pick PELVICHighest score KALPAC 14

1 of 15 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With L in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (361 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • PELVIC13
  • CELIAC10
  • GALLIC9
  • FILMIC13
  • CULTIC10
  • FELSIC11
  • MALEIC10
  • DELTIC9
  • CALCIC12
  • HOLMIC13
  • CALPAC12
  • GALYAC12
  • HELIAC11
  • KALPAC14
  • TOLUIC8
All valid words 15

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

  • CALCIC12
  • CALPAC12
  • CELIAC10
  • CULTIC10
  • DELTIC9
  • FELSIC11
  • FILMIC13
  • GALLIC9
  • GALYAC12
  • HELIAC11
  • HOLMIC13
  • KALPAC14
  • MALEIC10
  • PELVIC13
  • TOLUIC8
Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. C27%
  2. F13%
  3. G13%
2nd letter
  1. A40%
  2. E33%
  3. O13%
4th letter
  1. P13%
  2. I13%
  3. T13%
5th letter
  1. I67%
  2. A33%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KALPAC1417Collins · NWL
PELVIC1317All three
FILMIC1316All three
HOLMIC1315All three
CALCIC1216All three
CALPAC1216All three
GALYAC1214All three
FELSIC1113Collins · NWL
HELIAC1112All three
CELIAC1013All three
CULTIC1014All three
MALEIC1013Collins only

This fixed pattern produces a short, specialized set: every match ends in C, and only one ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. PELVIC is the familiar standout; names such as KALPAC and HOLMIC are less everyday choices. Dictionary coverage also varies, so a match in one word-game list is not automatically accepted in another.

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

  • The pattern has 15 tournament-dictionary matches, and every one ends in C.
  • Collins includes all 15; NWL2023 includes 14, while ENABLE includes 12.
  • PELVIC is the only match classed as common by the frequency measure.
  • C is the most frequent first letter, starting 4 words; F, G and H start 2 each.
  • The set includes familiar PELVIC and CELIAC alongside rarer KALPAC and HOLMIC.

Which matching words score highest?

KALPAC tops the Scrabble-style scores at 14 points. PELVIC, FILMIC and HOLMIC each score 13, so those three trail the leader by just one point.

CALCIC, CALPAC and GALYAC each score 12. FELSIC and HELIAC follow at 11, while CELIAC scores 10. For a scoring play, compare the whole rack and board placement; the word score alone does not determine the best move.

The less familiar KALPAC is the scoring leader, not PELVIC. That is the useful surprise in this small pattern: the recognizable option is not the top scorer.

How unusual is a final C in this pattern?

Among six-letter words with L in third position, C is an unusually restrictive ending: 15 match this pattern, compared with 361 that end in S. Keeping the third letter fixed and changing the last one opens a much larger set.

The closest same-length alternatives ending in C include 52 words with O in third position and 35 with E there. So the L-and-C combination is tighter than either of those neighboring patterns.

For a constrained puzzle, check the fixed positions before testing familiar words: 6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and C as the 6th letter must fit the full _ _ L _ _ C shape. Collins has 15 matches, but NWL2023 and ENABLE have fewer; check your game's word list.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have L third and C last?
There are 15 tournament-dictionary matches with L in the third position and C in the last. PELVIC, CELIAC and FILMIC are examples; the full set includes less familiar entries such as KALPAC and TOLUIC.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
KALPAC is the highest scorer, at 14 points. PELVIC, FILMIC and HOLMIC each score 13, one point behind. Board bonuses can change a play's final total, so these are base word scores rather than a ranking of possible board moves.
Are all 15 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins lists all 15 matches, while NWL2023 lists 14 and ENABLE lists 12. That difference matters when a game uses a specific tournament dictionary; a word accepted in one list may be rejected in another.

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