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

Locking L into the third spot and C into the fifth leaves four letters to vary. That fixed pattern turns up in words as different as telecom, spliced, and wildcat. Collins lists all 91 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include smaller sets.

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

• Collins contains all 91 matches; ENABLE includes 65 and NWL2023 includes 68.
• Only six matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S is the most common first letter, appearing in 19 words; C follows with 13.
• S is the leading final letter, ending 35 matches.
• Kolacky leads the Scrabble scores at 20 points.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

Silicon, pelican, telecom, and illicit show how varied this pattern can look. Each places L in slot three and C in slot five, but the opening and ending letters differ: silicon and pelican finish with N, while telecom ends in M.

Selects, spliced, and wildcat make the same sequence easier to spot. Some matches also come in recognizable word families: spliced and splicer share an opening, while policed and polices differ at the end. The six common entries are a small slice of this tournament-valid set, so expect unfamiliar vocabulary as you scan.

Which matches score highest?

In Scrabble, kolacky scores 20 points, ahead of shlocky at 19 and colicky at 18. Those scores reward letters such as K, H, and C, not just the fixed L-C frame. Check the rest of your rack before chasing the top scorer: kolacky needs a K-heavy arrangement.

• Unlucky and shlocks each score 16 points.
• Halacha scores 15, as do melicks and uplocks.
• A pattern match is not automatically a playable word in every game.

Does every game accept these words?

No single tournament list contains the same full set: Collins has 91 entries, compared with 68 in NWL2023 and 65 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar match. For a nearby pattern, changing the fifth letter to A produces 223 seven-letter matches, far more than this C pattern.