7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and C as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ C _ _ C _, with both Cs locked into place and four other letters to solve around them. Familiar entries include TACTICS, LICENCE, and VACANCY, but only five of the 30 words are common by frequency. The list also spans several dictionary sets, so a word’s acceptance depends on your game.

At a glance: 30 words fit the double-C pattern

• There are 30 seven-letter matches with C in the third and sixth positions.
• TACTICS, LICENCE, and VACANCY are recognizable examples.
• UPCHUCK leads the scoring examples at 20 points.
• Eleven words end in S; E and Y follow with five words each.

Which words score highest?

UPCHUCK scores 20 points, putting its U, P, H, and K to work around the two Cs. BYCATCH follows at 19, while RECHECK and UNCHECK each score 18. VACANCY reaches 17, so the strongest choices are not limited to unusual-looking words.

For a more familiar starting point, try TACTICS, PICNICS, or DECENCY. The five common entries are a small share of the 30 matches, though, so the fixed letters narrow the search more than familiarity does. When you have a final S, the count of 11 S-ending words makes that ending worth checking early.

How many 7-letter words have C in positions 3 and 6?

The answer is 30 across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Collins includes 28, NWL2023 includes 23, and ENABLE includes 18; those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

The endings give you another way to trim candidates: 11 finish in S, five in E, and five in Y. Examples such as TACTICS and PICNICS show how an S ending often signals a plural, while LICENCE and DECENCY illustrate the E and Y options.

For 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and C as the 6th letter, keep both Cs fixed before testing the other tiles. The list has no answers in the five-letter game, and its uncommon entries are better treated as dictionary-dependent plays than everyday guesses.