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

Lock in the pattern _ _ C _ _ S _ and you get a compact but varied set. BECAUSE, SUCCESS, and LICENSE are recognizable options; JOCKISH and PECKISH offer a very different feel. The match count changes by dictionary: Collins accepts 83, while NWL2023 includes 64. Check your game's word list before relying on a particular entry.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 86 tournament-dictionary matches for the C-third, S-sixth pattern.
• BECAUSE, SUCCESS, and LICENSE are among the recognizable examples.
• The first letter S leads with 10 matches; R follows with 9.
• E is the final letter in 34 matches, while T ends 22.
• JOCKISH tops the tile-score ranking at 23 points.

Which letters and endings appear most?

The opening letter is more spread out than the ending: S starts 10 words, R starts 9, and B, P, and U each start 7. That gives you several different entry points when a puzzle fixes only the middle letters.

The final position is much less balanced. E closes 34 matches and T closes 22, so those two endings account for most of the pattern. Try them before rarer endings such as M, A, or I when your last tile is uncertain.

What are the strongest scoring options?

JOCKISH leads at 23 points, followed by HICKISH at 19 and PECKISH, PUCKISH, BUCKISH, and COCKISH at 18 each. Those scores make the J and K openings stand out against familiar words such as BECAUSE, even before a premium board square is considered.

Not every high scorer will feel playable: several are less familiar than SUCCESS or LICENSE. The average score across the pattern is 11.7, a better guide to the whole set than its standout JOCKISH. For a broader comparison, the R-third, S-sixth pattern has 152 matches, while this C combination has 86.