7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and A as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ C A _ _ _, so the two middle letters narrow the search without deciding the word’s beginning or ending. Only 11 matches meet the common-word cutoff, which makes recognizable options such as because and located stand out among a much larger tournament-dictionary set. For a high score, macaque and excambs both reach 20 points.

At a glance, 7-letter words with C third and A fourth

• Exactly 144 tournament-dictionary words fit the _ _ C A _ _ _ pattern.
• Only 11 matches meet our common-word cutoff.
• 62 matches end in S, compared with 22 ending in D.
• Because and located show the pattern inside familiar words.

Which endings are most common?

S is the clear leader: 62 matches end with that letter. Decades, escapes, recalls, and arcades show how often this pattern appears in plural or verb forms. D comes next with 22 words, including located, vacated, and decayed.

The opening letters are more spread out. D begins 18 matches and E begins 17, while A starts 16. Because and escaped begin with B and E, respectively; the pattern does not point to a single likely first letter.

Beyond S and D, E closes 18 words, R closes 11, and Y closes 10. Vacancy is one of the Y-enders, while locator shows the R ending.

How do 7-letter words with C third and A fourth score?

Macaque and excambs tie for the highest score at 20 points. Bycatch follows at 19, while alcazar, jacamar, jicamas, zacaton, and zocalos each score 18. Those less familiar choices carry the high values; vacancy is a more recognizable option at 17.

The average score across all 144 words is 12, so even the 17-point vacancy sits well above the middle.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 142 matches, NWL2023 has 112, and ENABLE has 105. The 144 total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not the sum of their separate counts. Check your game's dictionary before relying on an unusual entry.