7-letter words with D as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

The pattern is D _ _ C _ _ _: D and C stay fixed while the other five letters vary. Familiar matches include DISCUSS, DANCING, DESCENT, and DAYCARE, but only 12 entries count as common English words. Dictionary coverage also differs: 66 appear in Collins, 46 in NWL2023, and 39 in ENABLE, so a match in one list may not transfer to another.

At a glance: count, examples and scores

• The D _ _ C _ _ _ pattern has 67 tournament-dictionary matches.
• DISCUSS, DANCING, DESCENT, and DISCARD are recognizable examples.
• There are 48 defined entries, while 12 qualify as common words.
• DAWCOCK leads the scoring list at 19 points; DAYCHED scores 17.
• S is the most frequent final letter, ending 19 of these words.

What patterns do 7-letter words with D first and C fourth follow?

The fourth-position C often appears in familiar word shapes: DISCUSS places it after DIS, while DESCENT and DESCEND put it after DES. DANCING and DANCERS share the DANC opening, and DISCARD offers another common-looking pattern. These examples give you several starting chunks to test before filling the remaining spaces.

Final letters narrow the search further. S leads with 19 matches, followed by E with 12 and D with 9; T appears on 6. Try the S ending first if your crossing letters support it, then check E or D. The endings account for 59 entries, leaving a smaller group ending in other letters.

Which matching words score the most?

DAWCOCK is the top scorer at 19 points. DAYCHED follows at 17, while DEWCLAW and DULCIFY each score 16. DRACHMA reaches 15, and DITCHED scores 14. Those unusual high scorers can be valuable when your rack contains a C and you can place a strong letter on a premium square.

The average score across the matches is 11.7, so the 19-point leader sits well above the group mean. Still, prioritize a legal play over a rare high scorer: only 12 matches are classified as common, and names such as DAWCOCK or DAYCHED are much less familiar than DISCUSS. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure entry.