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

The pattern ??C???S matches 527 7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter.

527 wordsTop pick SUCCESSHighest score PACZKIS 24

54 of 527 are everyday words (10%). 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

7th 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, S is the most common 7th letter (527 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 54 · most-used first

SUCCESS₁₁
RECORDS₁₀
SECONDS₁₀
BECOMES₁₃
FACTORS₁₂
TICKETS₁₃
DECADES₁₁
VICTIMS₁₄
DOCTORS₁₀
SECRETS₉
TACTICS₁₁
DECIDES₁₁
FOCUSES₁₂
POCKETS₁₅
SECTORS₉
RECIPES₁₁
ROCKETS₁₃
EXCUSES₁₆
ACCEPTS₁₃
VICIOUS₁₂
JACKETS₂₀
PACKERS₁₅
DUCHESS₁₃
TACKLES₁₃
HACKERS₁₆
INCOMES₁₁
RECALLS₉
WICKETS₁₆
EXCEEDS₁₇
NUCLEUS₉
ACCENTS₁₁
ESCAPES₁₁
DICKENS₁₄
PACKETS₁₅
BUCKETS₁₅
PICKLES₁₅
VECTORS₁₂
ANCHORS₁₂
RACISTS₉
ACCUSES₁₁
ARCHERS₁₂
BACKERS₁₅
SOCKETS₁₃
SUCKERS₁₃
ACCORDS₁₂
PICKUPS₁₇
BACKUPS₁₇
ORCHIDS₁₃

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 527

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

ACCEDES₁₂
ACCENDS₁₂
ACCENTS₁₁
ACCEPTS₁₃
ACCITES₁₁
ACCLOYS₁₄
ACCOILS₁₁
ACCORDS₁₂
ACCOSTS₁₁
ACCREWS₁₄
ACCRUES₁₁
ACCUSES₁₁
ALCADES₁₀
ALCAICS₁₁
ALCOOLS₉
ALCOVES₁₂
ANCHORS₁₂
ANCOMES₁₁
ANCONES₉
ANCRESS₉
ARCADES₁₀
ARCANAS₉
ARCHERS₁₂
ARCHEUS₁₂
ARCHILS₁₂
ARCHONS₁₂
ARCINGS₁₀
ARCMINS₁₁
ARCSECS₁₁
ARCSINS₉
ARCTANS₉
ARCTICS₁₁
ARCUSES₉
ASCARIS₉
ASCENDS₁₀
ASCENTS₉
ASCESES₉
ASCESIS₉
ASCIANS₉
ASCITES₉
AUCUBAS₁₁
BACCIES₁₃
BACCOES₁₃
BACKERS₁₅
BACKETS₁₅
BACKIES₁₅
BACKRAS₁₅
BACKUPS₁₇
BECALLS₁₁
BECALMS₁₃
BECKETS₁₅
BECKONS₁₅
BECLOGS₁₂
BECOMES₁₃
BECURLS₁₁
BICARBS₁₃
BICCIES₁₃
BICKERS₁₅
BICKIES₁₅
BICORNS₁₁
BICRONS₁₁
BOCAGES₁₂
BOCCIAS₁₃
BOCCIES₁₃
BUCKERS₁₅
BUCKETS₁₅
BUCKIES₁₅
BUCKLES₁₅
BUCKOES₁₅
BUCKRAS₁₅
CACHETS₁₄
CACHOUS₁₄
CACKLES₁₅
CACOONS₁₁
CECITIS₁₁
CICADAS₁₂
CICALAS₁₁
CICEROS₁₁
CICUTAS₁₁
COCAINS₁₁
COCCIDS₁₄
COCCOUS₁₃
COCHINS₁₄
COCKERS₁₅
COCKETS₁₅
COCKIES₁₅
COCKLES₁₅
COCKUPS₁₇
COCOONS₁₁
CUCKOOS₁₅
CYCASES₁₄
CYCLERS₁₄
CYCLINS₁₄
CYCLOPS₁₆
DACITES₁₀
DACKERS₁₄
DACOITS₁₀
DACRONS₁₀
DACTYLS₁₃
DECADES₁₁
DECAFFS₁₆
DECAMPS₁₄
DECANES₁₀
DECANTS₁₀
DECARBS₁₂
DECARES₁₀
DECCIES₁₂
DECEITS₁₀
DECERNS₁₀
DECIDES₁₁
DECILES₁₀
DECIMES₁₂
DECKELS₁₄
DECKERS₁₄
DECKLES₁₄
DECLASS₁₀
DECLAWS₁₃
DECOCTS₁₂
DECODES₁₁
DECOKES₁₄
DECREES₁₀
DECREWS₁₃
DECRIES₁₀
DECTETS₁₀
DICASTS₁₀
DICINGS₁₁
DICKENS₁₄
DICKERS₁₄
DICKEYS₁₇
DICKIES₁₄
DICTUMS₁₂
DOCENTS₁₀
DOCKENS₁₄
DOCKERS₁₄
DOCKETS₁₄
DOCTORS₁₀
DUCHESS₁₃
DUCHIES₁₃
DUCKERS₁₄
DUCKIES₁₄
ELCHEES₁₂
ENCAGES₁₀
ENCALMS₁₁
ENCAMPS₁₃
ENCASES₉
ENCAVES₁₂
ENCINAS₉
ENCODES₁₀
ENCORES₉
ENCYSTS₁₂
ESCAPES₁₁
ESCARPS₁₁
ESCHARS₁₂
ESCHEWS₁₅
ESCORTS₉
ESCROCS₁₁
ESCROLS₉
ESCROWS₁₂
ESCUDOS₁₀
ETCHERS₁₂
EUCAINS₉
EUCHRES₁₂
EXCAMBS₂₀
EXCEEDS₁₇
EXCEPTS₁₈
EXCIDES₁₇
EXCISES₁₆
EXCITES₁₆
EXCUSES₁₆
FACADES₁₃
FACIALS₁₂
FACINGS₁₃
FACTORS₁₂
FACTUMS₁₄
FECESES₁₂
FECIALS₁₂
FECULAS₁₂
FICKLES₁₆
FICTORS₁₂
FICUSES₁₂
FOCUSES₁₂
FUCKERS₁₆
FUCKUPS₁₈
FUCOIDS₁₃
FUCOSES₁₂
FUCUSES₁₂
GACHERS₁₃
GECKOES₁₄
HACKEES₁₆
HACKERS₁₆
HACKIES₁₆
HACKLES₁₆
HECKLES₁₆
HECTICS₁₄
HECTORS₁₂
HICCUPS₁₆
HICKEYS₁₉
HICKIES₁₆
HOCKERS₁₆
HOCKEYS₁₉
HOCKLES₁₆
HOCUSES₁₂
HUCKLES₁₆
INCAGES₁₀
INCANTS₉
INCASES₉
INCAVES₁₂
INCEDES₁₀
INCENTS₉
INCEPTS₁₁
INCESTS₉
INCHERS₁₂
INCISES₉
INCITES₉
INCLIPS₁₁
INCOMES₁₁
INCROSS₉
INCUBUS₁₁
INCUDES₁₀
INCUSES₉
JACALES₁₆
JACANAS₁₆
JACARES₁₆
JACCHUS₂₁
JACKALS₂₀
JACKASS₂₀
JACKERS₂₀
JACKETS₂₀
JACKIES₂₀
JACOBUS₁₈
JICAMAS₁₈
JOCKEYS₂₃
KACCHAS₁₈
KECKLES₁₇
KECKSES₁₇
KICKERS₁₇
KICKUPS₁₉
KOCHIAS₁₆
KUCHENS₁₆
LACINGS₁₀
LACKERS₁₃
LACKEYS₁₆
LACTAMS₁₁
LACUNAS₉
LACUNES₉
LECCIES₁₁
LECHERS₁₂
LECHWES₁₅
LECTINS₉
LECTORS₉
LICHEES₁₂
LICHENS₁₂
LICKERS₁₃
LICTORS₉
LOCALES₉
LOCATES₉
LOCHANS₁₂
LOCHIAS₁₂
LOCKERS₁₃
LOCKETS₁₃
LOCKUPS₁₅
LOCULES₉
LOCULUS₉
LOCUSTS₉
LUCERNS₉
LUCITES₉
LUCKIES₁₃
LUCUMAS₁₁
LUCUMOS₁₁
LYCEUMS₁₄
LYCHEES₁₅
LYCHNIS₁₅
MACACOS₁₃
MACHANS₁₄
MACHERS₁₄
MACKLES₁₅
MACOYAS₁₄
MACRONS₁₁
MACULAS₁₁
MACULES₁₁
MICATES₁₁
MICELLS₁₁
MICHERS₁₄
MICKEYS₁₈
MICKIES₁₅
MICKLES₁₅
MICRONS₁₁
MOCCIES₁₃
MOCKERS₁₅
MOCKUPS₁₇
MOCOCKS₁₇
MOCUCKS₁₇
MUCATES₁₁
MUCHELS₁₄
MUCKERS₁₅
MUCKLES₁₅
MUCLUCS₁₃
MUCOIDS₁₂
MUCOSAS₁₁
MUCUSES₁₁
MYCELES₁₄
MYCETES₁₄
MYCOSES₁₄
MYCOSIS₁₄
NACKETS₁₃
NACROUS₉
NECKERS₁₃
NECTARS₉
NICHERS₁₂
NICKARS₁₃
NICKELS₁₃
NICKERS₁₃
NICKLES₁₃
NICKUMS₁₅
NOCAKES₁₃
NOCEBOS₁₁
NOCENTS₉
NOCHELS₁₂
NOCKETS₁₃
NOCTUAS₉
NOCUOUS₉
NUCHALS₁₂
NUCLEUS₉
NUCULES₉
OCCULTS₁₁
OECISTS₉
ONCOMES₁₁
ONCOSTS₉
OOCYSTS₁₂
OOCYTES₁₂
OPCODES₁₂
ORCEINS₉
ORCHATS₁₂
ORCHELS₁₂
ORCHIDS₁₃
ORCHILS₁₂
ORCINES₉
OSCINES₉
OSCULES₉
OXCARTS₁₆
PACHAKS₁₈
PACINGS₁₂
PACKERS₁₅
PACKETS₁₅
PACZKIS₂₄
PECHANS₁₄
PECKERS₁₅
PECTENS₁₁
PECTINS₁₁
PICARAS₁₁
PICAROS₁₁
PICCIES₁₃
PICENES₁₁
PICEOUS₁₁
PICKERS₁₅
PICKETS₁₅
PICKINS₁₅
PICKLES₁₅
PICKUPS₁₇
PICNICS₁₃
PICONGS₁₂
POCHAYS₁₇
POCKETS₁₅
POCKIES₁₅
PUCKERS₁₅
PUCKLES₁₅
PYCNONS₁₄
RACEMES₁₁
RACHETS₁₂
RACINGS₁₀
RACINOS₉
RACISMS₁₁
RACISTS₉
RACKERS₁₃
RACKETS₁₃
RACOONS₉
RECALLS₉
RECANES₉
RECANTS₉
RECASTS₉
RECCIES₁₁
RECEDES₁₀
RECEPTS₁₁
RECHEWS₁₅
RECIPES₁₁
RECITES₉
RECKONS₁₃
RECLADS₁₀
RECOALS₉
RECOATS₉
RECOCKS₁₅
RECODES₁₀
RECOILS₉
RECOINS₉
RECOMBS₁₃
RECOOKS₁₃
RECORDS₁₀
RECORKS₁₃
RECOUPS₁₁
RECROSS₉
RECTORS₉
RECTUMS₁₁
RECULES₉
RECURES₉
RECUSES₉
RICHENS₁₂
RICINUS₉
RICKERS₁₃
RICKETS₁₃
RICKEYS₁₆
RICKLES₁₃
RICRACS₁₁
ROCHETS₁₂
ROCKERS₁₃
ROCKETS₁₃
ROCOCOS₁₁
RUCKLES₁₃
RUCOLAS₉
SACBUTS₁₁
SACHEMS₁₄
SACHETS₁₂
SACKERS₁₃
SACLESS₉
SACQUES₁₈
SACRALS₉
SACRUMS₁₁
SECANTS₉
SECEDES₁₀
SECERNS₉
SECKELS₁₃
SECKLES₁₃
SECONDS₁₀
SECPARS₁₁
SECRETS₉
SECTORS₉
SECURES₉
SICKEES₁₃
SICKENS₁₃
SICKIES₁₃
SICKLES₁₃
SOCAGES₁₀
SOCCERS₁₁
SOCIALS₉
SOCKETS₁₃
SUCCAHS₁₄
SUCCESS₁₁
SUCCORS₁₁
SUCCOUS₁₁
SUCCUSS₁₁
SUCKENS₁₃
SUCKERS₁₃
SUCKETS₁₃
SUCKLES₁₃
SYCOSES₁₂
SYCOSIS₁₂
TACKERS₁₃
TACKETS₁₃
TACKIES₁₃
TACKLES₁₃
TACTICS₁₁
TECHIES₁₂
TECHNOS₁₂
TECKELS₁₃
TECTUMS₁₁
TICKENS₁₃
TICKERS₁₃
TICKETS₁₃
TICKEYS₁₆
TICKIES₁₃
TICKLES₁₃
TICTACS₁₁
TICTOCS₁₁
TOCHERS₁₂
TOCSINS₉
TUCHUNS₁₂
TUCKERS₁₃
TUCKETS₁₃
TYCOONS₁₂
UNCAGES₁₀
UNCAKES₁₃
UNCAPES₁₁
UNCARTS₉
UNCASES₉
UNCIALS₉
UNCINUS₉
UNCLEWS₁₂
UNCLIPS₁₁
UNCLOGS₁₀
UNCOCKS₁₅
UNCOILS₉
UNCOLTS₉
UNCOPES₁₁
UNCORDS₁₀
UNCORKS₁₃
UNCOWLS₁₂
UNCROSS₉
UNCUFFS₁₅
UNCURBS₁₁
UNCURLS₉
UPCASTS₁₁
UPCOILS₁₁
UPCOMES₁₃
UPCURLS₁₁
URCHINS₁₂
VACATES₁₂
VACUOUS₁₂
VACUUMS₁₄
VECTORS₁₂
VICHIES₁₅
VICIOUS₁₂
VICTIMS₁₄
VICTORS₁₂
VICUNAS₁₂
VOCULES₁₂
WACKERS₁₆
WACKOES₁₆
WICCANS₁₄
WICKEDS₁₇
WICKENS₁₆
WICKERS₁₆
WICKETS₁₆
WICKIES₁₆
YACKERS₁₆
YICKERS₁₆
YUCKERS₁₆
ZECHINS₂₁
ZOCALOS₁₈

Letters by positionIn 30% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

R10%
D9%
A8%

2nd letter

E19%
A16%
I16%

4th letter

K27%
A12%
O11%

5th letter

E23%
I12%
O9%

6th letter

E30%
R12%
T12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; PACZKIS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 88 words
10 points: 38 words
1111 points: 85 words
12 points: 76 words
1313 points: 78 words
14 points: 43 words
1515 points: 48 words
16 points: 35 words
1717 points: 14 words
18 points: 9 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 6 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words
24 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PACZKIS	24	26	NWL only
JOCKEYS	23	25	All three
ZECHINS	21	22	All three
JACCHUS	21	25	Collins only
JACKETS	20	23	All three
JACKALS	20	24	All three
JACKERS	20	23	All three
JACKIES	20	23	All three
EXCAMBS	20	23	Collins only
HICKEYS	19	18	All three
HOCKEYS	19	18	All three
KICKUPS	19	22	All three

The pattern is narrow but not tiny: SUCCESS, RECORDS, SECONDS, and TICKETS show how naturally the final S lands on plurals and verb forms. Only 54 belong to the common-word group, while familiar terms sit beside specialist entries. The middle letters are your best way to sort candidates, rather than assuming every match is everyday vocabulary.

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

The pattern ??C???S has 527 words across the tournament dictionaries.
SUCCESS and RECORDS are familiar examples that fit both fixed positions.
SECONDS and TICKETS show how often the final S marks a plural.
R begins 51 matches, ahead of D at 46 and A at 41.
PACZKIS leads the score list at 24 points.

Why does S dominate this pattern?

Among words with C third, S is by far the most frequent seventh letter: 527 matches, compared with 191 ending in E and 119 ending in D. The gap makes the last letter a strong first filter, but the third-letter clue still matters; a word ending in S without C in slot three belongs to a different search.

R begins 51 of these words, D begins 46, and A begins 41. RECORDS and RECIPES illustrate the R group; DECADES and DECIDES open with D; ACCEPTS starts with A. These first-letter clusters give you another sorting clue when several candidates share the same ending.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 519 matches, NWL2023 includes 402, and ENABLE includes 370. These groups overlap, so their counts do not add up to 527.

Which matching words score most?

PACZKIS leads at 24 points, with JOCKEYS at 23. ZECHINS and JACCHUS each score 21, while JACKETS, JACKALS, and JACKERS each reach 20. Those high scores lean on J, Z, and K; familiar choices such as SUCCESS or DOCTORS trade premium-letter punch for easier recognition.

In Scrabble, using all seven rack tiles earns a 50-point bingo bonus, so a rack-friendly word can beat a rare premium scorer when the board permits it. PACZKIS is the score leader, not an automatic play: check its placement and your game's dictionary before committing. A pattern match alone does not guarantee that every game accepts a word.

Questions people ask

How many words fit the pattern ??C???S?

A total of 527 words fit ??C???S in the combined tournament-dictionary set. Collins includes 519, NWL2023 includes 402, and ENABLE includes 370. The dictionary groups overlap, so adding those separate counts would overstate the total.

Which word with C third and S last scores highest?

PACZKIS is the highest scorer among these matches, at 24 points. JOCKEYS follows at 23, while ZECHINS and JACCHUS each score 21. A high tile score does not guarantee a playable move; board position and your game's dictionary still matter.

Which starting letter appears most often in this group?

R is the most common starting letter, with 51 matches. D follows with 46, then A with 41. Examples include RECORDS for R, DECADES for D, and ACCEPTS for A; each keeps C in the third position and S at the end.

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