7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and C as the 3rd letter

A fixed pattern puts A in slot one and C in slot three across all 111 matches. ACCOUNT, ANCIENT, ALCOHOL, and AUCTION show how different the remaining letters can be. Collins lists all 111, while NWL2023 accepts 78 and ENABLE accepts 71, and only 17 qualify as common by frequency.

7-letter words with A first and C third at a glance

• 111 entries match A _ C _ _ _ _; the second and final four positions stay open.
• ACCOUNT, ANCIENT, and ALCOHOL are among the recognizable examples.
• 41 words end in S, the most frequent final letter; E follows with 15.
• ALCHYMY leads the score list at 20 points; ARCHWAY, ANCHOVY, ALCAZAR, and ALCORZA score 18.
• Collins includes 111 matches, compared with 78 in NWL2023 and 71 in ENABLE.

Which familiar words fit this letter pattern?

ACCOUNT, ANCIENT, ALCOHOL, ACCUSED, and AUCTION make the pattern easy to recognize: A starts each word, while C lands in the third slot. ARCHIVE, ACCEPTS, and ACCENTS add familiar-looking options, but shared spelling does not guarantee acceptance in every tournament list.

The final letters show a strong S tilt: 41 of the 111 entries finish in S, while 15 finish in E and 13 in D. S endings are nearly three times as common as E endings, a useful filter when a rack or crossing letter suggests a final S.

Which A-first, C-third entries score highest?

ALCHYMY is the top scorer at 20 points; ARCHWAY, ANCHOVY, ALCAZAR, and ALCORZA each score 18. Those obscure, high-value entries contrast with familiar ACCOUNT and ARCHIVE. The 7-letter words with A first and C third include both kinds, but a strong tile total alone does not guarantee the best board play.

Only 87 of the 111 matches have definitions, and just 17 are common by frequency. That gap matters: a pattern search can surface valid tournament entries rarely seen in ordinary reading. Collins contains all 111, but NWL2023 and ENABLE cover fewer; check your game's word list before relying on a marginal entry.