7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes C and U in adjacent middle slots, leaving four positions open to vary. Familiar forms include focused, accused, and faculty; less everyday examples include arcuate and lacunae. Collins has 107 tournament-list matches, compared with 82 in NWL2023 and 81 in ENABLE.

Quick facts about the C-U pattern

• Collins contains 107 matches; NWL2023 has 82, while ENABLE has 81.
• FOCUSED, ACCUSED, FACULTY, and SECURED are among the recognizable examples.
• S is final in 42 entries, ahead of E at 18, D at 13, and R at 12.
• JACUZZI scores 34 points, well above the 17-point EXCUSED.

Which endings appear most often?

FOCUSED, FOCUSES, EXCUSES, ACCUSES, and SECURES show how often an S ending appears: 42 of 107 entries finish that way. E comes next with 18, followed by D with 13 and R with 12. Check the final tile early; one ending choice quickly separates a crowded group from the rest.

The S-heavy tail includes several verb forms and plurals, but don’t assume every S-ending answer follows the same pattern. Compare EXCUSES with FOCUSED: the shared middle pair leads to different word shapes and endings. When a clue rules out S, E is the next ending to test.

Which starting letters are common?

Starting letters are more spread out. L leads with 13 entries, then F with 11 and V with 10, giving you LOCUSTS, FOCUSED, and VACUOUS as distinct starts that preserve the same middle pair. Only 10 entries rank among common English words, so many tournament-valid options will be unfamiliar.

For a rack solve, keep C-U fixed and swap the outer letters systematically. If L is available, try LOCUSTS; with F, check FOCUSED or FACULTY. These examples show why the first letter alone cannot identify a match: the same C-U core supports several different endings and word families.

7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

JACUZZI leads the listed Scrabble tile scores at 34 points. EXCUSED, EXCUDIT, and MOCUCKS each score 17; EXCUSES, JOCULAR, and EXCUSER score 16. The J and Z explain JACUZZI’s clear lead, but those totals are before any board-square bonuses.

Only 90 of the 107 entries have definitions available, and the counts differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. A tournament-list match is not a promise that every app accepts it, so check your game's dictionary before committing to an obscure play. This letter pattern narrows the search, but many matching words are not everyday vocabulary.