6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and C as the 5th letter

The pattern is _R__C_: R takes the second tile and C the fifth, leaving four positions open. Familiar matches include FRENCH, PRINCE, and BRANCH, but only 15 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Treat the full set as a tournament-word list, not a promise that every entry is familiar or accepted in every game.

At a glance: the R-C pattern

• 54 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern _R__C_.
• Only 15 are common by frequency; 41 have definitions.
• FRENCH, WRENCH, WRETCH, FRATCH, and PRANCK score 14 points each.
• BRANCH, BREACH, PREACH, CRUNCH, and BRUNCH score 13 each.
• H is the final letter in 28 entries, far more than any other ending.

Which letters and endings are most common?

H closes 28 of the 54 matches, so more than half finish with the same letter. E and S follow at seven words each; O and T each end four. That H-heavy shape makes the final tile a strong clue when you already know the two fixed positions.

B is the most frequent opening, with nine words; C follows with eight. F, P, and T each start six. If the first letter is still unknown, try B before less common starts, but keep the ending clue in view: BRANCH and BRUNCH fit, while the pattern also includes less familiar entries.

Using 6-letter words with R second and C fifth

The best scoring entries reach 14 points: FRENCH, WRENCH, and WRETCH are recognizable options, while FRATCH and PRANCK are less familiar. BRANCH, BREACH, PREACH, CRUNCH, and BRUNCH score 13. These are base word scores; a premium square changes the total, so check the board before choosing a play.

Dictionary coverage matters more than the headline count. Collins lists all 54 matches, while NWL2023 has 35 and ENABLE has 34. The overlaps mean those smaller counts are not extra words to add to the total.