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

There are 279 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, including SECTION, MACHINE, and RECEIVE.

279 wordsTop pick SECTIONHighest score JOCKISH 23

39 of 279 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With C in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (279 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 39 · most-used first

SECTION₉
MACHINE₁₄
RECEIVE₁₂
VICTIMS₁₄
FICTION₁₂
PICKING₁₆
DECLINE₁₀
AUCTION₉
BACKING₁₆
TACTICS₁₁
KICKING₁₈
CYCLING₁₅
LACKING₁₄
PACKING₁₆
VACCINE₁₄
ARCHIVE₁₅
COCAINE₁₁
LUCKILY₁₆
RECEIPT₁₁
HACKING₁₇
FACTION₁₂
LOCKING₁₄
ROCKING₁₄
CYCLIST₁₄
MOCKING₁₆
LICKING₁₄
TICKING₁₄
DECEIVE₁₃
ITCHING₁₃
SUCTION₉
DOCKING₁₅
RECTIFY₁₅
INCLINE₉
RACKING₁₄
ETCHING₁₃
ORCHIDS₁₃
TACTILE₉

Showing the top 37 of 39 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 279

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ACCOIED₁₂
ACCOILS₁₁
ALCAICS₁₁
ALCAIDE₁₀
ARCHILS₁₂
ARCHINE₁₂
ARCHING₁₃
ARCHIVE₁₅
ARCKING₁₄
ARCMINS₁₁
ARCSINE₉
ARCSINS₉
ARCTICS₁₁
ARCTIID₁₀
ASCRIBE₁₁
AUCTION₉
BACCIES₁₃
BACHING₁₅
BACKIES₁₅
BACKING₁₆
BECKING₁₆
BECRIME₁₃
BICCIES₁₃
BICKIES₁₅
BOCCIAS₁₃
BOCCIES₁₃
BOCKING₁₆
BUCCINA₁₃
BUCKIES₁₅
BUCKING₁₆
BUCKISH₁₈
CACHING₁₅
CACKIER₁₅
COCAINE₁₁
COCAINS₁₁
COCCIDS₁₄
COCHINS₁₄
COCKIER₁₅
COCKIES₁₅
COCKILY₁₈
COCKING₁₆
COCKISH₁₈
COCTILE₁₁
COCTION₁₁
CUCKING₁₆
CYCLING₁₅
CYCLINS₁₄
CYCLISE₁₄
CYCLIST₁₄
CYCLIZE₂₃
DACKING₁₅
DACOITS₁₀
DACOITY₁₃
DECCIES₁₂
DECEITS₁₀
DECEIVE₁₃
DECKING₁₅
DECLINE₁₀
DECRIAL₁₀
DECRIED₁₁
DECRIER₁₀
DECRIES₁₀
DICKIER₁₄
DICKIES₁₄
DICKING₁₅
DICLINY₁₃
DICTIER₁₀
DICTING₁₁
DICTION₁₀
DOCKING₁₅
DOCKISE₁₄
DOCKIZE₂₃
DUCHIES₁₃
DUCKIER₁₄
DUCKIES₁₄
DUCKING₁₅
DUCKISH₁₇
DUCTILE₁₀
DUCTING₁₁
ECCRINE₁₁
EECHING₁₃
ESCRIBE₁₁
ETCHING₁₃
EUCAINE₉
EUCAINS₉
EUCRITE₉
FACTICE₁₄
FACTION₁₂
FACTIVE₁₅
FECKING₁₇
FICTILE₁₂
FICTION₁₂
FICTIVE₁₅
FUCKING₁₇
FUCOIDS₁₃
GACHING₁₄
GECKING₁₅
GUCKIER₁₄
HACKIES₁₆
HACKING₁₇
HECTICS₁₄
HICKIES₁₆
HICKISH₁₉
HOCKING₁₇
HUCKING₁₇
INCHING₁₃
INCLINE₉
INCLIPS₁₁
ISCHIAL₁₂
ISCHIUM₁₄
ITCHIER₁₂
ITCHILY₁₅
ITCHING₁₃
JACKIES₂₀
JACKING₂₁
JOCKIER₂₀
JOCKISH₂₃
KACHINA₁₆
KECKING₁₈
KICKIER₁₇
KICKING₁₈
KOCHIAS₁₆
LACKING₁₄
LECCIES₁₁
LECHING₁₃
LECTINS₉
LECTION₉
LICKING₁₄
LOCHIAL₁₂
LOCHIAS₁₂
LOCKING₁₄
LOCOING₁₀
LOCOISM₁₁
LUCKIER₁₃
LUCKIES₁₃
LUCKILY₁₆
LUCKING₁₄
MACHINE₁₄
MICHING₁₅
MICKIES₁₅
MICRIFY₁₇
MICTION₁₁
MOCCIES₁₃
MOCHIER₁₄
MOCHILA₁₄
MOCKING₁₆
MUCKIER₁₅
MUCKILY₁₈
MUCKING₁₆
MUCOIDS₁₂
NACRITE₉
NECKING₁₄
NICEISH₁₂
NICHING₁₃
NICKING₁₄
NICOISE₉
NOCKING₁₄
NUCLIDE₁₀
ORCEINS₉
ORCHIDS₁₃
ORCHILS₁₂
OUCHING₁₃
PACHISI₁₄
PACKING₁₆
PACTION₁₁
PECHING₁₅
PECKIER₁₅
PECKING₁₆
PECKISH₁₈
PECTINS₁₁
PECTISE₁₁
PECTIZE₂₀
PICCIES₁₃
PICKIER₁₅
PICKILY₁₈
PICKING₁₆
PICKINS₁₅
PICNICS₁₃
PICRITE₁₁
POCKIER₁₅
POCKIES₁₅
POCKILY₁₈
POCKING₁₆
PUCKING₁₆
PUCKISH₁₈
PYCNITE₁₄
RACHIAL₁₂
RACKING₁₄
RECCIED₁₂
RECCIES₁₁
RECEIPT₁₁
RECEIVE₁₂
RECKING₁₄
RECLIMB₁₃
RECLINE₉
RECOILS₉
RECOINS₉
RECTIFY₁₅
RECTION₉
RECUILE₉
RICHING₁₃
RICKING₁₄
ROCKIER₁₃
ROCKILY₁₆
ROCKING₁₄
RUCHING₁₃
RUCKING₁₄
RUCTION₉
SACKING₁₄
SACLIKE₁₃
SACRIFY₁₅
SACRING₁₀
SACRIST₉
SECTILE₉
SECTION₉
SICCING₁₂
SICCITY₁₄
SICKIES₁₃
SICKING₁₄
SICKISH₁₆
SICLIKE₁₃
SOCKING₁₄
SUCCISE₁₁
SUCKIER₁₃
SUCKING₁₄
SUCRIER₉
SUCTION₉
TACHINA₁₂
TACHISM₁₄
TACHIST₁₂
TACKIER₁₃
TACKIES₁₃
TACKIFY₁₉
TACKILY₁₆
TACKING₁₄
TACRINE₉
TACTICS₁₁
TACTILE₉
TACTION₉
TACTISM₁₁
TECHIER₁₂
TECHIES₁₂
TECHILY₁₅
TECTITE₉
TICCING₁₂
TICHIER₁₂
TICKIES₁₃
TICKING₁₄
TOCKIER₁₃
TOCKING₁₄
TOCSINS₉
TUCKING₁₄
TYCHISM₁₇
UNCHILD₁₃
UNCLING₁₀
UNCLIPS₁₁
UNCLIPT₁₁
UNCOILS₉
UNCTION₉
UPCLIMB₁₅
UPCOILS₁₁
URCHINS₁₂
VACCINA₁₄
VACCINE₁₄
VACKING₁₇
VACUIST₁₂
VACUITY₁₅
VICHIES₁₅
VICTIMS₁₄
WACKIER₁₆
WACKILY₁₉
WICKIES₁₆
WICKING₁₇
WICKIUP₁₈
YACKING₁₇
YOCKING₁₇
YUCKIER₁₆
YUCKING₁₇
ZECHINS₂₁

Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 4th letter is K.

1st letter

D10%
T9%
P9%

2nd letter

A19%
I18%
E17%

4th letter

K39%
H17%
T13%

6th letter

N38%
E20%
L9%

7th letter

G27%
S23%
E15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; JOCKISH tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 30 words
10 points: 15 words
1111 points: 30 words
12 points: 26 words
1313 points: 38 words
14 points: 46 words
1515 points: 34 words
16 points: 24 words
1717 points: 14 words
18 points: 11 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 3 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JOCKISH	23	25	NWL only
CYCLIZE	23	25	All three
DOCKIZE	23	24	Collins only
JACKING	21	26	All three
ZECHINS	21	22	All three
JACKIES	20	23	All three
PECTIZE	20	22	All three
JOCKIER	20	23	NWL only
WACKILY	19	20	All three
HICKISH	19	18	All three
TACKIFY	19	19	All three
KICKING	18	21	All three

The fixed letters leave four open positions, but the words do not spread evenly across them. D, T, and P lead as starting letters, while G is the standout ending. Familiar choices such as SECTION and MACHINE sit alongside less common entries, so the pattern is useful for solving a clue but not a guarantee of everyday vocabulary.

How many words match C in position three and I in five?

279 tournament-dictionary entries fit the seven-letter pattern.
SECTION, MACHINE, RECEIVE, and FICTION are recognizable matches.
G is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 76 words.
S ends 65 matches, followed by E with 43.
Only 39 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

Which words and endings should you check first?

Start with familiar examples that reveal how varied the open slots are: SECTION, MACHINE, RECEIVE, FICTION, and AUCTION all fit. The first letters are led by D with 29 matches, then T with 26 and P with 24. A starting-letter clue can narrow this group quickly.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins includes 273 matches, NWL2023 has 217, and ENABLE has 196. The 279 total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not a promise that every game accepts every entry.

7-letter words with C third and I fifth: scoring clues

For a high tile score, JOCKISH, CYCLIZE, and DOCKIZE each score 23. JACKING scores 21, while JACKIES and JOCKIER score 20. These are much less familiar than SECTION or RECEIVE, so confirm a word is accepted before building a play around it.

The pattern is more selective than many neighboring letter choices: R in the third position with I fifth has 744 matches, compared with 279 here. Across the 279 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, only 39 are common by the frequency measure. Treat the broader list as a tournament-word pool, not an everyday vocabulary list.

Questions people ask

Which familiar words have C third and I fifth?

SECTION, MACHINE, RECEIVE, and FICTION are familiar examples with C in the third position and I in the fifth. AUCTION and DECLINE also match the pattern. These everyday-looking entries make a good first pass before considering rarer tournament words.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

JOCKISH, CYCLIZE, and DOCKIZE tie for the highest score at 23 points each. JACKING follows at 21, while JACKIES and JOCKIER score 20. Check your game's dictionary before playing these less familiar options.

Are most of these words common in everyday English?

No. Only 39 of the 279 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. SECTION and MACHINE are recognizable, but many entries belong mainly to word-game vocabulary, and dictionary acceptance varies across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.

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