7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ C _ E _ _, so the third and fifth slots are fixed while the other five remain open. Society, success, and nuclear show how varied the results are; 33 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Another 163 have dictionary definitions, making familiar vocabulary only a slice of the set.

7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

• 198 seven-letter entries match this pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 195, while NWL2023 includes 144 and ENABLE includes 133.
• Society, success, and nuclear are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Exactly 33 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; 163 have definitions.
• The average tile score is 13.8 before any board bonuses.

Which endings dominate this pattern?

Words ending in S dominate: 122 of the 198 matches take that final letter, about 62%. T comes next with 19, and Y follows with 18, so a confirmed last letter can shrink the search sharply. Society, success, tickets, secrets, and pockets show the range of familiar S-ending results.

At the front, R leads with 22 matches, just one more than S at 21; D contributes 18. Combine an R or S opening with the fixed C and E positions, then test the known ending. That is a more selective filter than scanning every candidate.

Which matches score highest?

Cachexy tops the tile-score list at 24 points. Jockeys reaches 23, while jackets and jackers each score 20; all four keep C third and E fifth. The high values come from J and X, not from the pattern itself, so a premium square on either letter can change a board result but not the base ranking.

Everyday choices and score-heavy choices barely overlap: society and success are easy to recognize, while cachexy is obscure. Collins has 195 matches but NWL2023 has 144, so verify an unfamiliar play against your game's dictionary rather than assuming a word transfers between lists.

How should you narrow the candidates?