7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ C _ L _ _ _, but the opening letter narrows the search quickly: 41 of these words begin with S. Just 3 count as common by frequency. Dictionary coverage also varies, so a word that fits the tiles may not be accepted in every game.

How many 7-letter words have C second and L fourth?

• There are 61 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• S leads the first-letter group with 41 words; A and O have 8 each.
• Ecology, scaling, and acclaim are among the recognizable examples.
• Collins includes 61, compared with 51 in NWL2023 and 48 in ENABLE.

Which examples fit the C-L pattern?

The pattern fixes two internal letters but leaves the start open. Most matches use S: scaling, scolded, scalpel, scallop, and scalded all begin SC and place L fourth. That repeated opening makes S the strongest first guess when your other clues allow it.

A and O provide a smaller, different set. Acclaim and acolyte start with A, while ecology and occlude start with O. The contrast is useful during a pattern search: test those openings after checking the much larger S group, rather than treating all first letters as equally likely.

Where do these seven-letter words score?

SCHLOCK scores 18 points, the top score among the examples ranked here. SCHLICH follows at 17, while SCHLEPP and SCHLUMP each score 16. Those unusual S-C-H-L openings put several high scorers in the same corner of the pattern, though they are less familiar than ecology or scaling.

The key limitation is acceptance: Collins has all 61 matches, but NWL2023 has 51 and ENABLE has 48. Only 3 entries are common, so many options are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday plays. Check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar word.