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

The fixed pattern is _ _ M _ C _ _: the third tile is M and the fifth is C. COMICAL is the recognizable entry, but the matches skew far less familiar: just one falls into the common-word group. Treat the pattern as a narrow filter; the 28 matches draw from overlapping tournament dictionaries.

The pattern's standouts at a glance

• Exactly 28 tournament-dictionary entries fit the seven-letter pattern.
• COMICAL is the familiar standout; only one match counts as common.
• Thirteen entries end in S, the largest final-letter group.
• ZIMOCCA leads the score list at 22 points, ahead of SHMUCKY at 21.

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

COMICAL gives the clearest everyday example, while MIMICRY shares its repeated-M feel and PUMICED offers a different ending. The matches do not cluster around one opening: P and S each begin five entries, the joint lead among starting letters.

That spread matters when you solve from a rack: the known positions do more work than the opening letter. In the nearby pattern with L in third and C in fifth, there are 91 matches, compared with 28 here. Changing the third letter can open many more options, even with C fixed in the fifth slot.

Which matches score most, and what is the catch?

ZIMOCCA tops the scoring order at 22 points, followed by SHMUCKY at 21. SHMUCKS, KAMICHI, and SHMOCKS each score 18; BEMOCKS reaches 17, and MIMICRY scores 16. Those are the strongest candidates in this group, not promises of a particular board total.

Only one of the 28 matches is common, so vocabulary—not pattern fit—is the main limitation. Twenty-four have definitions, but specialist forms such as KAMICHI and VOMICAE may still be unfamiliar; Collins includes 27 matches, NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 19, with overlapping coverage. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry in this pattern.