7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and T as the 6th letter

Only 5 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so this fixed-letter pattern leans heavily toward specialist vocabulary. The counts differ by tournament list: Collins includes 38, NWL2023 27, and ENABLE 24. Of the 40 matches, 33 have definitions, leaving several forms worth checking before you play them.

How many 7-letter words have C second and T sixth?

• There are 40 tournament-dictionary words matching both fixed positions.
• A leads the first-letter counts with 16; S follows with 14, then O with 8.
• The final letter is S for 19 matches and E for 15; Y and Z have 2 each.
• Only 5 entries qualify as common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.

Which words score highest under this pattern?

Schvitz leads the scoring table at 24 points, with schmutz close behind at 23; acquits and acquite each score 18. Those unusual SCH- openings are premium-tile candidates, while accepts and acidity score 13 apiece.

Word shapes give a quick second pass. Accepts and accents begin AC, while scripts and sculpts begin SC; acetate and acolyte make the A-start group easy to scan. Five slots remain open once C and T are fixed, so check the first letter and ending before testing the interior run.

Raw scores do not include board bonuses. Save a rare-letter play for a square that multiplies its value, and do not overlook familiar-looking options just because their score trails.

What makes this C-and-T pattern unusual?

End letters are nearly split between S (19) and E (15), while Y and Z have 2 each. That makes the final tile a quick filter: an S- or E-ending candidate is far likelier than a Y- or Z-ending one. For close guesses, use the ending before inspecting the less familiar middle letters.

The C pattern is sharply narrower than the sibling pattern with A second and T sixth: that one has 301 matches, compared with 40 here. Five entries are common and 33 have definitions; forms such as schvitz, schuyts, and sciolto explain why the total is not a count of everyday vocabulary.

Treat the matches as a pattern, not a guarantee across games. Collins has 38 entries, compared with 27 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE; check your game's word list when a candidate comes from a dictionary your game does not use.