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7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

34 7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter match O??C???; OUTCOME and OPACITY are familiar examples.

34 wordsTop pick OUTCOMEHighest score OPACIFY 17

3 of 34 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With O in 1st place, R is the most common 4th letter (128 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 34 · most-used first

  • OUTCOME11
  • OBSCURE11
  • OBSCENE11
  • OUTCAST9
  • OPACITY14
  • OUTCROP11
  • ORACLES9
  • OMICRON11
  • OUTCALL9
  • OFFCUTS15
  • OATCAKE13
  • OUNCERS9
  • OUTCROW12
  • OLYCOOK16
  • OUTCOOK13
  • OBECHES14
  • OCICATS11
  • OFFCAST15
  • OILCAMP13
  • OILCANS9
  • OILCUPS11
  • OLICOOK13
  • ONYCHAS15
  • ONYCHIA15
  • OPACIFY17
  • OPACOUS11
  • ORACHES12
  • ORACIES9
  • ORACLED10
  • ORECTIC11
  • OTOCYST12
  • OUTCHID13
  • OUTCITY12
  • OVICIDE13
All valid words 34

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • OATCAKE13
  • OBECHES14
  • OBSCENE11
  • OBSCURE11
  • OCICATS11
  • OFFCAST15
  • OFFCUTS15
  • OILCAMP13
  • OILCANS9
  • OILCUPS11
  • OLICOOK13
  • OLYCOOK16
  • OMICRON11
  • ONYCHAS15
  • ONYCHIA15
  • OPACIFY17
  • OPACITY14
  • OPACOUS11
  • ORACHES12
  • ORACIES9
  • ORACLED10
  • ORACLES9
  • ORECTIC11
  • OTOCYST12
  • OUNCERS9
  • OUTCALL9
  • OUTCAST9
  • OUTCHID13
  • OUTCITY12
  • OUTCOME11
  • OUTCOOK13
  • OUTCROP11
  • OUTCROW12
  • OVICIDE13
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. U26%
  2. R15%
  3. B9%
3rd letter
  1. T26%
  2. A21%
  3. I12%
5th letter
  1. A21%
  2. I15%
  3. H15%
6th letter
  1. O18%
  2. E15%
  3. T12%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E15%
  3. T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; OPACIFY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 6 words
  2. 10 points: 1 words
  3. 1111 points: 9 words
  4. 12 points: 4 words
  5. 1313 points: 6 words
  6. 14 points: 2 words
  7. 1515 points: 4 words
  8. 16 points: 1 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OPACIFY1718All three
OLYCOOK1617Collins only
OFFCUTS1517All three
OFFCAST1516All three
ONYCHAS1515Collins only
ONYCHIA1515Collins only
OPACITY1415All three
OBECHES1415Collins only
OATCAKE1314All three
OUTCOOK1315All three
OILCAMP1317All three
OUTCHID1314All three

The fixed pattern is O _ _ C _ _ _: the fourth tile is C, while positions two, three, five, six, and seven remain open. Only 34 tournament-dictionary entries fit, so this is a narrow search compared with many other starting-letter patterns. Familiar hits include OUTCOME, OBSCURE, OBSCENE, OUTCAST, and OPACITY.

Counts and endings at a glance

  • There are 34 tournament-dictionary entries matching O??C???.
  • Collins includes 33, NWL2023 includes 28, and ENABLE includes 22; those dictionary groups overlap.
  • Only 3 matches rank among the commonest English words, so many choices are unusual.
  • Eleven matches end in S, more than any other final letter.
  • OPACIFY leads the score list at 17, ahead of OLYCOOK at 16.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

OUTCOME, OBSCURE, OBSCENE, OUTCAST, and OPACITY are the most familiar-looking choices in the examples. They show how varied the pattern can be: OUTCOME is a common noun, while OPACITY names the quality of being opaque. The shared O and C positions do not lock the remaining letters into one word family.

OUTCROP and ORACLES offer other recognizable shapes, but many matches are specialist or uncommon terms. That matters in a timed puzzle: first test the familiar words against your known letters, then use less obvious candidates only when the crossing clues support them. The 3 common entries make everyday vocabulary a small part of the search.

7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and C as the 4th letter

Start by placing O _ _ C, then fill the open slots from the board or puzzle clues. OUTCOME and OUTCAST are strong first checks when their crossing letters fit; OUTCROP is another option with the same opening. Do not assume every match begins with OUT, though: OBSCURE, OPACITY, and ORACLES use different letter sequences.

For tile scoring, OPACIFY tops the list at 17, with OLYCOOK next at 16. OFFCUTS, OFFCAST, ONYCHAS, and ONYCHIA each score 15, so a less familiar word can outscore a recognizable one. The limitation is practical: only 3 entries are common, and dictionary coverage differs.

Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure candidate.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with O and have C fourth?
There are 34 tournament-dictionary words with O first and C fourth. The pattern is O??C???, with four open positions after fixing those two letters. Collins contains 33 matches, NWL2023 contains 28, and ENABLE contains 22; the counts overlap because some words appear in more than one dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
OPACIFY is the highest-scoring match, with a score of 17. OLYCOOK follows at 16, while OFFCUTS, OFFCAST, ONYCHAS, and ONYCHIA each score 15. The top scorer is less familiar than OUTCOME or OUTCAST, so confirm it fits your game's dictionary.
Which final letter appears most often?
S is the most common final letter, appearing on 11 of the matching words. E is next with 5, while K, T, and Y each finish 3 words. If your puzzle already fixes the last tile as S, start with that larger group before testing less frequent endings.

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