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7-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th letter

There are 70 7-letter words with A third and C fifth, including familiar choices such as CHANCES and NUANCED.

70 wordsTop pick CHANCESHighest score EXARCHY 22

6 of 70 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (631 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 70 · most-used first

  • CHANCES14
  • ANARCHY15
  • NUANCED10
  • FIANCEE12
  • GLANCED11
  • NUANCES9
  • GLANCES10
  • STANCES9
  • WHATCHA18
  • CHANCEL14
  • FLACCID15
  • STARCHY15
  • TRANCHE12
  • CHANCED15
  • BEARCAT11
  • SCARCER11
  • BLANCOS11
  • CHANCEY17
  • PLANCHE14
  • TRANCES9
  • SEANCES9
  • CHANCER14
  • PRANCED12
  • FIASCOS12
  • PRANCER11
  • PRANCES11
  • FLATCAR12
  • TRAMCAR11
  • FIANCES12
  • BRACCIO13
  • FRANCOS12
  • EPARCHY17
  • TRANCED10
  • CHANCRE14
  • CHALCID15
  • EXARCHS19
  • BRANCHY17
  • DYARCHY19
  • DIARCHY16
  • SNATCHY15
  • BRACCIA13
  • FIASCHI15
  • PEASCOD12
  • PEARCED12
  • THATCHY18
  • GLANCER10
  • USANCES9
  • FLATCAP14

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All valid words 70

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

  • ANARCHS12
  • ANARCHY15
  • BEARCAT11
  • BLANCOS11
  • BRACCIA13
  • BRACCIO13
  • BRANCHY17
  • BRASCOS11
  • CHALCID15
  • CHANCED15
  • CHANCEL14
  • CHANCER14
  • CHANCES14
  • CHANCEY17
  • CHANCRE14
  • CLAUCHT14
  • DIARCHY16
  • DUARCHY16
  • DYARCHY19
  • EBAUCHE14
  • ELANCED10
  • ELANCES9
  • EPARCHS14
  • EPARCHY17
  • EXARCHS19
  • EXARCHY22
  • FIANCEE12
  • FIANCES12
  • FIASCHI15
  • FIASCOS12
  • FLACCID15
  • FLATCAP14
  • FLATCAR12
  • FRANCOS12
  • FRATCHY18
  • GLANCED11
  • GLANCER10
  • GLANCES10
  • HOASCAS12
  • NUANCED10
  • NUANCES9
  • PEARCED12
  • PEARCES11
  • PEASCOD12
  • PLACCAT13
  • PLAICES11
  • PLANCHE14
  • PRANCED12
  • PRANCER11
  • PRANCES11
  • PRANCKE15
  • PRANCKS15
  • QUAICHS21
  • SCARCER11
  • SEALCHS12
  • SEANCES9
  • SEARCED10
  • SEARCES9
  • SNATCHY15
  • SPANCEL11
  • STANCES9
  • STARCHY15
  • THATCHT15
  • THATCHY18
  • TRAMCAR11
  • TRANCED10
  • TRANCES9
  • TRANCHE12
  • USANCES9
  • WHATCHA18
Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 4th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. P16%
  2. F13%
  3. S13%
2nd letter
  1. R21%
  2. L19%
  3. H14%
4th letter
  1. N44%
  2. R23%
  3. T10%
6th letter
  1. E41%
  2. H33%
  3. A9%
7th letter
  1. S34%
  2. Y17%
  3. D16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; EXARCHY tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 7 words
  2. 10 points: 6 words
  3. 1111 points: 11 words
  4. 12 points: 12 words
  5. 1313 points: 3 words
  6. 14 points: 9 words
  7. 1515 points: 10 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
  9. 1717 points: 3 words
  10. 18 points: 3 words
  11. 1919 points: 2 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXARCHY2221All three
QUAICHS2122All three
EXARCHS1919All three
DYARCHY1917All three
WHATCHA1817NWL only
THATCHY1816All three
FRATCHY1817Collins only
CHANCEY1718Collins only
EPARCHY1717All three
BRANCHY1718All three
DIARCHY1615All three
DUARCHY1616Collins only

The pattern is _ _ A _ C _ _: A sits in position three, and C in position five. Only 6 matches rank among the commonest English words, so many entries are specialist vocabulary or less familiar forms. Endings offer a quick way to narrow the choices: 24 words finish in S, while 12 finish in Y.

The pattern at a glance

  • The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ C _ _, with 70 dictionary-listed matches.
  • CHANCES, ANARCHY, NUANCED, and FIANCEE are among the recognizable examples.
  • Collins includes 67 matches, compared with 51 in NWL2023 and 47 in ENABLE.
  • S is the leading final letter, appearing in 24 matches; Y follows with 12.
  • EXARCHY tops the scoring list at 22 points.

How many 7-letter words have A third and C fifth?

There are 70 7-letter words with A third and C fifth across the tournament dictionaries. The dictionary totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together: Collins has 67, NWL2023 has 51, and ENABLE has 47. CHANCES and GLANCES are approachable examples; EXARCHY and QUAICHS are less everyday options.

The six common matches are a small slice of the total. Among the listed examples, ANARCHY, NUANCED, and STANCES show how different the surrounding letters can be while the A and C stay fixed. If you are solving a clue, use the known letters to filter first, then check the remaining candidate against your game’s dictionary.

Which endings and scores stand out?

S is the most frequent ending, with 24 words; Y comes next at 12, and D accounts for 11. That makes an S-ending a strong first filter, with GLANCES, NUANCES, and STANCES among the listed examples. The less common R ending still appears in six words, including SCARCER and CHANCER.

For Scrabble scoring, EXARCHY leads at 22 points, followed by QUAICHS at 21 and EXARCHS and DYARCHY at 19 each. These high scorers are not necessarily the easiest plays to spot or place. The pattern is more valuable for narrowing a rack than for promising a familiar word, and dictionary coverage differs by game.

Questions people ask

How many common 7-letter words have A third and C fifth?
Six matches meet the common-word cutoff. That is a small share of the 70 dictionary-listed choices, so familiar options such as CHANCES and NUANCED sit alongside many less common entries. The pattern narrows the search, but it does not guarantee an everyday answer.
What letter do these words most often end with?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 24 matches. Y is next with 12, followed by D with 11. Examples ending in S include GLANCES, NUANCES, and STANCES, making the final letter a useful clue when those tiles are already known.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
EXARCHY scores highest at 22 points. QUAICHS follows at 21, while EXARCHS and DYARCHY each score 19. Those totals identify strong raw scores, but your board position and the word list used by your game still determine whether a play is legal and worthwhile.

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