7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

Set the pattern as C _ _ E _ _ _: the opening C and fourth-place E stay fixed while the other five letters change. COVERED, CAMERAS, and CHEETAH all fit, but their endings and letter combinations differ. Only 17 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many valid candidates are less familiar than the examples.

The C-first, E-fourth pattern at a glance

• There are 167 tournament-dictionary entries matching C _ _ E _ _ _.
• Only 17 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S closes the largest group, with 42 matches ending in that letter.
• CAKEBOX leads the scoring examples with a listed score of 22.

Which words match C _ _ E _ _ _?

Start with recognizable choices: CAREFUL, CLIENTS, CAMERAS, CAREERS, and CRUELTY all place E in the fourth slot. The surrounding letters create distinct shapes; CAREFUL puts R immediately before E, while CLIENTS has I in the third position.

An ending can narrow the search further. S appears last in 42 matches; E and D follow with 23 and 22. A and R each finish 13.

COVERED is one D-ending option, while CAMERAS and CLIENTS show the larger S-ending group.

Which matches score most, and where are they accepted?

For a high tile total, CAKEBOX leads at 22 points. CABEZON scores 20; CADENZA, COZENED, and CHOENIX each score 19. CHIEFLY reaches 18.

Board premiums change the final play score, so these totals compare the words before placement.

The three tournament lists do not contain identical sets: Collins has 159 matches, NWL2023 has 137, and ENABLE has 123. Their counts overlap, rather than forming separate groups. Just 17 matches are common by the frequency cutoff, so obscure entries deserve a rules check before play.