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

The fixed pattern is _ _ E _ _ _ C: E sits in slot three, while C closes every entry. Only one of these 29 words counts as common, so familiar candidates such as OCEANIC stand out beside specialist terms like EPEIRIC and ERETHIC. This tight pattern suits a constrained rack or crossword clue better than everyday conversation.

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

• Exactly 29 entries fit the E-third, C-final pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• All 29 words end in C; no other final letter appears in this pattern.
• SKEPTIC leads the scoring table at 15 points; THERMIC and RHEUMIC follow at 14.
• Only one entry meets the common-word cutoff; OCEANIC is among the more recognizable candidates.

Which entries score well or start most often?

SKEPTIC is the standout at 15 Scrabble points, with THERMIC and RHEUMIC at 14. SCEPTIC, its alternate spelling, scores 13, so the K spelling adds two points when both spellings fit your rack. ACERBIC, ALEMBIC, SMECTIC, and SPERMIC each score 13; SHELLAC and THERIAC make the 12-point group.

Opening letters offer another quick filter: S starts six entries and A starts five, while E starts four. The next options are O and T, with three each, so checking the first tile narrows this compact set fast.

How does the C ending compare with other patterns?

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: ENABLE includes 22 matches, Collins includes 28, and NWL2023 includes 25. The combined set has 29 because individual lexicons overlap; a word missing from your game's list cannot be played there.

Keeping E third while changing the final letter shows how selective C is: the E-third, S-final pattern has 548 matches, compared with 29 ending in C. That makes C the defining constraint here, not an unusually rare middle letter; many more words share the third-position E when another ending is allowed.

Only one entry meets the common-word cutoff, and the sample includes specialist forms such as ONEIRIC, ALETHIC, and EPEIRIC. Use recognizable OCEANIC or SHELLAC as anchors. This set is a clue-solving pool, not a promise that every candidate belongs in ordinary play.