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7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and I as the 6th letter

195 7-letter words with C first and I sixth match this pattern, including council, classic, and certain.

195 wordsTop pick CERTAINHighest score CHAMOIX 21

19 of 195 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (823 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 19 · most-used first

All valid words 195

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

  • CACTOID12
  • CADAGIS11
  • CAFFEIN15
  • CALLAIS9
  • CALORIC11
  • CALORIE9
  • CALPAIN11
  • CAMBRIC15
  • CAMELIA11
  • CAMELID12
  • CAMISIA11
  • CAMOGIE12
  • CANAKIN13
  • CANIKIN13
  • CANONIC11
  • CANOPIC13
  • CANTHIC14
  • CANTRIP11
  • CAPELIN11
  • CAPROIC13
  • CAPTAIN11
  • CARABID12
  • CARABIN11
  • CAROTID10
  • CAROTIN9
  • CASSPIR11
  • CATSKIN13
  • CATSUIT9
  • CATTAIL9
  • CAUSTIC11
  • CECITIS11
  • CELOMIC13
  • CELOSIA9
  • CENTRIC11
  • CEPHEID15
  • CERAMIC13
  • CERASIN9
  • CERATIN9
  • CERESIN9
  • CEROTIC11
  • CERTAIN9
  • CESSPIT11
  • CESTOID10
  • CESTUIS9
  • CHABLIS14
  • CHAGRIN13
  • CHALCID15
  • CHALLIE12
  • CHALLIS12
  • CHAMOIS14
  • CHAMOIX21
  • CHANTIE12
  • CHAOTIC14
  • CHAPPIE16
  • CHARLIE12
  • CHARPIE14
  • CHASMIC16
  • CHASSIS12
  • CHATTIS12
  • CHAUVIN15
  • CHEAPIE14
  • CHECHIA17
  • CHEERIO12
  • CHELOID13
  • CHERVIL15
  • CHETNIK16
  • CHICHIS17
  • CHILLIS12
  • CHINDIT13
  • CHINKIE16
  • CHINOIS12
  • CHIPPIE16
  • CHITLIN12
  • CHLORIC14
  • CHLORID13
  • CHLORIN12
  • CHOENIX19
  • CHOKRIS16
  • CHOMMIE16
  • CHOOKIE16
  • CHOREIC14
  • CHOROID13
  • CHORRIE12
  • CHOWRIS15
  • CHROMIC16
  • CHROMIS14
  • CHRONIC14
  • CHUCKIE18
  • CHYTRID16
  • CIBORIA11
  • CICHLID15
  • CIDARIS10
  • CIMELIA11
  • CINERIN9
  • CIPOLIN11
  • CIRCLIP13
  • CIRCUIT11
  • CIRSOID10
  • CISSOID10
  • CLADDIE11
  • CLARAIN9
  • CLARKIA13
  • CLASSIC11
  • CLASSIS9
  • CLASTIC11
  • CLEEKIT13
  • CLIPPIE13
  • CLUDGIE11
  • CLUPEID12
  • COADMIT12
  • COALBIN11
  • COALPIT11
  • COCCOID14
  • COCHAIR14
  • COCKPIT17
  • CODICIL12
  • COHABIT14
  • COHESIN12
  • COHIBIT14
  • COLETIT9
  • COLICIN11
  • COLITIC11
  • COLITIS9
  • COLLOID10
  • COLOBID12
  • COLONIC11
  • COMATIC13
  • COMATIK15
  • COMEDIC14
  • COMETIC13
  • COMITIA11
  • COMPLIN13
  • CONARIA9
  • CONCEIT11
  • CONCHIE14
  • CONDUIT10
  • CONIDIA10
  • CONJOIN16
  • CONSEIL9
  • CONTAIN9
  • COONTIE9
  • CORBEIL11
  • COREMIA11
  • CORIXID17
  • CORMOID12
  • CORONIS9
  • CORSAIR9
  • COSMOID12
  • COTERIE9
  • COTTOID10
  • COULOIR9
  • COUNCIL11
  • COUTHIE12
  • COWSKIN16
  • COWSLIP14
  • COXITIS16
  • CRACKIE15
  • CRAMPIT13
  • CRAPPIE13
  • CREATIC11
  • CREATIN9
  • CREEPIE11
  • CREMSIN11
  • CRICOID12
  • CRINOID10
  • CRISPIN11
  • CROCEIN11
  • CROPPIE13
  • CROQUIS18
  • CROWDIE13
  • CRUISIE9
  • CRUIZIE18
  • CRUMMIE13
  • CRYONIC14
  • CRYPSIS14
  • CRYPTIC16
  • CRYPTID15
  • CTENOID10
  • CULCHIE14
  • CULICID12
  • CULPRIT11
  • CULSHIE12
  • CUMARIC13
  • CUMARIN11
  • CURARIS9
  • CURTAIL9
  • CURTAIN9
  • CUTESIE9
  • CUTIKIN13
  • CYATHIA15
  • CYCASIN14
  • CYCLOID15
  • CYMATIA14
  • CYSTEIN12
  • CYSTOID13
Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O24%
  2. H23%
  3. A15%
3rd letter
  1. A15%
  2. R13%
  3. L10%
4th letter
  1. O12%
  2. T11%
  3. A10%
5th letter
  1. T12%
  2. R12%
  3. O11%
7th letter
  1. N18%
  2. E16%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; CHAMOIX tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 30 words
  2. 10 points: 11 words
  3. 1111 points: 41 words
  4. 12 points: 28 words
  5. 1313 points: 27 words
  6. 14 points: 22 words
  7. 1515 points: 13 words
  8. 16 points: 14 words
  9. 1717 points: 4 words
  10. 18 points: 3 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHAMOIX2122All three
CHOENIX1920Collins only
CHUCKIE1820Collins only
CROQUIS1820All three
CRUIZIE1820Collins only
COCKPIT1720All three
CHICHIS1717All three
CHECHIA1717Collins only
CORIXID1718Collins only
CRYPTIC1618All three
CHAPPIE1618Collins · NWL
CHROMIC1618All three

The fixed C and I positions leave five letters open, producing 195 seven-letter matches. Familiar entries include certain, council, captain, and classic, but only 19 words in the set rank as common. Pattern fit is easy to check; many possible plays are less familiar.

7-letter words with C first and I sixth: quick facts

  • 195 entries begin with C and place I in position six, leaving five other letters open.
  • Council, classic, and certain are familiar examples that fit both fixed positions.
  • Only 19 matches rank as common English words.
  • N, E, and D are the most frequent final letters, accounting for nearly half the matches.
  • CHAMOIX scores 21 points, the highest score among the examples.

Which final letters appear most often?

Check the final letter when narrowing a rack or solving a pattern. N leads with 36 matches, followed by E with 32 and D with 29; together, those endings cover 97 of 195 entries. A known final letter can cut down the options sharply, especially for N, E, or D.

The pattern spans familiar vocabulary and less routine entries: council and curtain are recognizable, while chamoix and croquis are less familiar. The tournament-list totals differ: Collins has 187 matches, NWL2023 has 146, and ENABLE has 128.

Which matching words score highest?

CHAMOIX leads at 21 points, with CHOENIX next at 19. CHUCKIE and CROQUIS each score 18, while COCKPIT and CHICHIS score 17. The top values come from unusual letter combinations, so a high-scoring option may be less familiar than council or classic.

Cryptic scores 16 and offers a more recognizable choice than the top entries. Treat these as tile-value scores: premium board squares can change the points earned in a game.

Using 7-letter words with C first and I sixth

Tip

For 7-letter words with C first and I sixth, use the last letter as your next filter: N, E, and D together account for nearly half the matches. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with C first and I sixth?
CHAMOIX scores 21 points, ahead of CHOENIX at 19; CHUCKIE and CROQUIS each score 18. COCKPIT reaches 17 with a more familiar spelling. These are tile-value totals, so premium board squares can change the points earned in play.
Are there more 7-letter words starting with C or S with I sixth?
There are 242 matching S-first words, 47 more than the 195 C-first matches. Both patterns keep I in the sixth position, so the starting letter accounts for the difference. The A-first pattern has 190 matches, just five fewer than C.
Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE contain the same words?
No single tournament dictionary contains all 195 matches. Collins lists 187, NWL2023 has 146, and ENABLE has 128, with overlap among those totals. Check the word list used by your game before committing an unfamiliar entry.

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