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

The fixed pattern is _ _ A _ _ C _: the third slot is A and the sixth is C. Four of the 34 entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, while familiar choices include DIALECT, PEACOCK, and CHALICE. Collins accepts all 34; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 25.

At a glance: the A-C pattern

• 34 tournament-dictionary entries match _ _ A _ _ C _; 27 have definitions.
• Only 4 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• S is the most common first letter, with 5 entries; A, C, and T each start 4.
• Final E and S tie at 7 entries each; H and T each finish 6.
• PEACOCK and MEACOCK lead the score table at 17 points apiece.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

The pattern is _ _ A _ _ C _, so known chunks are more valuable than chasing a particular first letter. DIALECT and CHALICE are recognizable entries; PEACOCK supplies a second C before its final K, while VIADUCT ends with a hard T. Just 4 matches reach the common-word cutoff, so much of the pool feels less familiar.

Opening letters do not cluster in one family: S leads with 5, while A, C, and T each contribute 4. Endings split differently: E and S tie at 7, then H and T each appear 6 times. If the final square is open, testing those four endings narrows the pattern without changing either fixed letter.

Which 7-letter words with A third and C sixth score highest?

PEACOCK and MEACOCK top the score table at 17 points apiece. TRAJECT, KLATSCH, and ATAXICS each score 16, ahead of SEACOCK and FLAUNCH at 15. Those consonant-heavy choices are worth remembering, but only when your rack and board let you place them cleanly.

7-letter words with A third and C sixth are not playable across every tournament list: Collins has 34 matches, compared with 25 in ENABLE and 25 in NWL2023. Check your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar word. For a safer solve, lock the A and C first, then use the ending distribution to test candidates.