7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th letter
7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th: 54 words fit, including SPENCER, PIERCED and SKETCHY.
4 of 54 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With E in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (421 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- SPENCER11
- PIERCED12
- SKETCHY19
- COERCED12
- STENCIL9
- PIERCES11
- KNEECAP15
- TREACLE9
- FLEECED13
- PREACHY17
- FIERCER12
- BRECCIA13
- FLEECES12
- FRESCOS12
- PIERCER11
- COERCES11
- SPECCED14
- TREACLY12
- ALENCON9
- CREWCUT14
- SPENCES11
- OVERCUT12
- STENCHY15
- GREECES10
- TIERCES9
- ELENCHI12
- KVETCHY22
- MEERCAT11
- TIERCEL9
- ALERCES9
- AMERCED12
- AMERCER11
- AMERCES11
- APERCUS11
- CLEUCHS14
- COERCER11
- CREACHS14
- EGENCES10
- ELENCHS12
- FLEECER12
- FLEECIE12
- OVERCOY15
- PLEUCHS14
- PREACED12
- PREACES11
- PREACTS11
- QUEACHY24
- QUEECHY24
All valid words 54
- ALENCON9
- ALERCES9
- AMERCED12
- AMERCER11
- AMERCES11
- APERCUS11
- BRECCIA13
- CLEUCHS14
- COERCED12
- COERCER11
- COERCES11
- CREACHS14
- CREWCUT14
- EGENCES10
- ELENCHI12
- ELENCHS12
- FIERCER12
- FLEECED13
- FLEECER12
- FLEECES12
- FLEECIE12
- FRESCOS12
- GREECES10
- KNEECAP15
- KVETCHY22
- MEERCAT11
- OVERCOY15
- OVERCUT12
- PIERCED12
- PIERCER11
- PIERCES11
- PLEUCHS14
- PREACED12
- PREACES11
- PREACHY17
- PREACTS11
- QUEACHY24
- QUEECHY24
- SHEUCHS15
- SKETCHY19
- SLEECHY15
- SPECCED14
- SPENCER11
- SPENCES11
- STENCHY15
- STENCIL9
- TIERCED10
- TIERCEL9
- TIERCES9
- TIERCET9
- TREACLE9
- TREACLY12
- WHEECHS18
- WHENCES15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEACHY | 24 | 24 | Collins only |
| QUEECHY | 24 | 24 | Collins only |
| KVETCHY | 22 | 22 | All three |
| SKETCHY | 19 | 18 | All three |
| WHEECHS | 18 | 17 | Collins only |
| PREACHY | 17 | 17 | All three |
| KNEECAP | 15 | 18 | All three |
| STENCHY | 15 | 15 | All three |
| OVERCOY | 15 | 16 | All three |
| SHEUCHS | 15 | 15 | All three |
| SLEECHY | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| WHENCES | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
Fixing E in the third slot and C in the fifth leaves a frame shaped like _ _ E _ C _ _. Collins accepts all 54 words, while ENABLE takes 36 and NWL2023 takes 37. Only 4 of the 54 are common enough to count as everyday English.
Quick facts on E-third, C-fifth words
- 54 words match in Collins; ENABLE has 36 and NWL2023 has 37.
- S ends 20 of them, Y ends 9 and D ends 7.
- QUEACHY and QUEECHY lead the scores at 24 points each.
- P and S open 8 words apiece, more than any other first letter.
- SPENCER, PIERCED, SKETCHY, COERCED, STENCIL and KNEECAP are the familiar fits.
Which endings and scores stand out?
S closes 20 of the 54 words, as in PIERCES and FLEECES. Y comes next with 9, including SKETCHY and PREACHY, and D closes 7, as in PIERCED and COERCED.
The top scores lean on heavy tiles. QUEACHY and QUEECHY each reach 24 with the Q, and KVETCHY gets 22 from K, V and H.
Only 4 of the 54 words are common English, so most hits are rare finds like WHEECHS or SHEUCHS. Collins accepts every one, but ENABLE has 36 and NWL2023 has 37, so check your game's word list before you play an unusual one.
How does the first letter narrow the field?
P and S each open 8 words, with A, C, F and T on 6 apiece. A P start leaves only 8 candidates, such as PIERCED, PREACHY and PIERCER.
A C start gives COERCED and CREWCUT. K is the thinnest opener with just 2 words, KNEECAP and KVETCHY.
Playing E and C from your rack
With E and C already on the board, test the S ending first: 20 of the 54 words end in S. Try PIERCES or FLEECES before reaching for an odd spelling like QUEECHY.
Questions people ask
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