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

Two fixed letters narrow the search without making the results all obscure: 17 of the 119 matches are common. Every word ends in D, while the C sits in the third position. DECIDED, LOCATED, EXCITED, and FOCUSED give you recognizable examples to check against a puzzle pattern.

7-letter words with C third and D seventh: quick facts

• The pattern has 119 tournament-dictionary matches, each with C third and D seventh.
• Seventeen matches are common, or about one in seven.
• Collins includes 117 matches; NWL2023 includes 87 and ENABLE includes 83.
• EXCIDED and KECKLED lead the scoring list at 18 points apiece.

Which starting letters appear most often?

A, D, E, and U each begin 13 matches, the largest starting-letter groups; R begins 12. Those five openings account for 64 words altogether. If your puzzle also reveals its first letter, try one of those clusters before working through rarer starts.

Familiar examples show how varied the pattern can look: DECIDED, LOCATED, EXCITED, and FOCUSED all fit. EXCUSED and ACCUSED fit too, with the C following different preceding letters. The shared positions narrow the search, but they do not dictate the word’s beginning.

Which matches score highest?

EXCIDED and KECKLED each score 18 points in Scrabble. EXCITED, EXCUSED, EXCISED, HECKLED, FICKLED, HACKLED, and HOCKLED score 17. The standout scores come from less familiar words, so a high total is not a reliable clue to everyday vocabulary.

For 7-letter words with C third and D seventh, keep the board position in mind as well as the word’s listed score: a premium square can change the value of a play. Dictionary coverage also varies; Collins has 117 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023 and 83 in ENABLE. Those overlapping totals are not interchangeable across games.