7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and C as the 7th letter

The pattern is _H____C: H is fixed just after the opening letter, while C closes every answer. CHRONIC and CHAOTIC look familiar, but only 2 of the 20 entries rank among the most common English words. That makes this a tight clue list rather than a bank of everyday vocabulary; the scoring standouts are often less familiar.

7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and C as the 7th letter

• Twenty matches fit the pattern, with C fixed in the final square.
• CHRONIC and CHAOTIC are recognizable examples; CHAMPAC leads the score chart at 18.
• Only 2 entries are common by the frequency measure, so most answers are specialist vocabulary.
• Seven words begin with C and six begin with T; no other first letter reaches either count.
• Collins accepts 20 entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 19.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

CHRONIC, CHAOTIC, and SHELLAC make the strongest first guesses from the examples: each has a recognizable base or sound. CHRONIC and CHAOTIC also score 14 points apiece, while SHELLAC offers a familiar household material as a memory hook.

The pattern mixes ordinary-looking terms with specialist forms such as RHOMBIC and CHROMIC. Starting-letter counts narrow the scan further: C leads with 7 matches, then T with 6. P, R, and S contribute 2 apiece, and D appears once; checking C and T first covers most openings.

Which word scores highest, and what should you watch for?

CHAMPAC scores 18 points, ahead of RHOMBIC, CHROMIC, and CHASMIC at 16. DHARMIC follows at 15, while CHRONIC, CHAOTIC, and PHALLIC each score 14.

Those scores reward unusual letters in the middle, not the final C, so an awkward-looking word is not automatically a poor play. Confirm a candidate in your game’s dictionary before committing: Collins has one more match than ENABLE or NWL2023.

That difference matters in tournament play, and the frequency figures warn against treating this pattern as everyday vocabulary: just 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff. When a clue fixes both positions, prioritize exact fit, then compare a candidate’s score with the board’s premium squares.