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

The pattern is _ _ C _ _ P _: C holds the third slot and P the sixth. Familiar forms such as RECEIPT, EXCERPT and BACKUPS sit alongside rarer entries such as CACOEPY. That contrast matters when you solve from a rack: a few recognizable options stand out, but most matching words are uncommon.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 25 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
• Collins includes all 25; ENABLE has 21, and NWL2023 has 22.
• Just 5 of the 25 count as common words, which leaves few everyday choices.
• Fifteen end in S and six in T; the other four end in E or Y.

Which word shapes are easiest to spot?

RECEIPT and EXCERPT are familiar singular forms, while BACKUPS, PICKUPS and MOCKUPS use a common S ending. These recognizable examples give you useful anchors when C and P are already fixed in the rack.

The endings reinforce that clue: 15 matches finish with S, compared with 6 ending in T. If those final letters do not fit, the two E endings and two Y endings are a much smaller group to check.

Changing the sixth letter from P to E makes a much larger search space: the C-third, E-sixth pattern has 374 matches, compared with 25 here. Keep the two fixed positions in view before testing words from a broader C list.

Top scores and dictionary limits

HICCUPY and KICKUPS tie at the top with 19 points each. EXCERPT follows at 18, while PICKUPS, BACKUPS and MOCKUPS each score 17. Those are tile scores, so your board placement can change the points earned in a game.

The dictionary split matters: Collins has 25 matches, but NWL2023 has 22 and ENABLE has 21. Before you play a less familiar entry such as HICCUPY, confirm your game accepts it; the average word here scores 14.8.