7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th letter

This pattern has a sharp split between familiar vocabulary and tournament breadth: just 9 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. MEDICAL, REDUCED, and RADICAL give you recognizable footholds, while the highest scorer, ZYDECOS, is less likely to appear in everyday writing. The fixed letters leave four slots to solve, so check the first, second, fourth, sixth, and final positions against your rack.

7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th letter

• The pattern matches 61 words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 9 of the 61 entries are common by English word-frequency ranking.
• Collins lists 60 matches, compared with 51 in NWL2023 and 50 in ENABLE.
• ZYDECOS leads the scores at 22 points; BODYCAM follows at 17.
• R is the most frequent first letter, with 9 matches; A and I have 8 each.

Which endings show up most often?

S is the final letter in 28 of the 61 matches, or about 46%. Seven end in L, and six end in D. Familiar examples include REDUCES, INDUCES, SEDUCES, and DEDUCES, so don’t assume an S-ending word is a plural: several are verb forms.

The opening letters offer another quick filter: R leads with 9 words, while A and I each begin 8. If your first tile is fixed, try those groups before scanning less common starts such as P or S, which each begin 4 matches.

Which words score highest in Scrabble?

ZYDECOS has the top raw score at 22 points, ahead of BODYCAM at 17. BEDECKS, MEDICKS, BEDUCKS, and LADYCOW each score 16, while MODICUM reaches 14.

Here the surprising scoring edge comes from unusual letter combinations, not from the most familiar vocabulary. Keep ZYDECOS in mind when your rack supports it, but check your game’s dictionary: Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not accept exactly the same set of words.