7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and C as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ L C _ _ _: L sits in the third slot, immediately before C. You can use this constraint to narrow a word puzzle, then check the opening letters or final letter against your crossing clues. WELCOME is a familiar fit; many other matches are less common, so the pattern alone does not guarantee a playable answer in every game.

At a glance: counts, openings and endings

• The pattern matches 63 words across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• WELCOME, CALCIUM, BALCONY, VOLCANO, and FALCONS are recognizable examples.
• C and F tie as the most common first letters, with 8 matches each.
• S is the leading final letter at 20 words; E follows at 10 and D at 9.
• Only 5 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

How many 7-letter words have L third and C fourth?

There are 63 matches, but the total depends on which word-game dictionary you use: Collins includes 62, NWL2023 includes 47, and ENABLE includes 41. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match.

The pattern is much narrower than a repeated-L clue: 537 seven-letter words have L in both the third and fourth positions. Changing the fourth letter to A yields 235 matches, while keeping C gives this smaller set.

Which endings and scorers stand out?

S closes 20 words, twice as many as E, the next most frequent ending with 10. D is close behind at 9. That makes a final S clue especially productive: try examples such as FALCONS, BELCHES, and MULCHES.

ZILCHES leads the scoring examples at 21 points; MILCHIK follows at 18, and CALCIFY scores 17. For a less unusual candidate, HALCYON scores 15. The top scorer is a strong board play, but the five common matches are a better starting point when you need a familiar word.