7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and C as the 5th letter

COUNCIL, SOURCES, NOTICED, and TOBACCO show the range: familiar nouns, a plural, and a past-tense verb all fit _O__C__. Only 15 matches count as common, so the pattern reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary. Use the fixed letters to narrow a rack or a crossword clue, then check whether a less familiar answer suits your game.

7-letter words with O as 2nd and C as 5th letter

• There are 97 matches; COUNCIL, SOURCES, NOTICED, and TOPICAL are recognizable examples.
• C leads the first-letter count with 18 matches, ahead of P with 15 and B with 12.
• S is the most frequent ending: 30 words finish in S, while D and E each finish 11.
• Collins lists 92 matches, NWL2023 lists 80, and ENABLE lists 71; these dictionary counts overlap.
• There are 78 entries with definitions, and the average tile score is 12.4.

Which matches are easiest to narrow down?

Start with the opening letter if your rack already suggests one: C accounts for 18 matches, while P and B contribute 15 and 12. COUNCIL is a familiar C-starter; copycat and comical are other examples. The C-heavy opening makes this pattern less evenly spread than a quick scan of the word list might suggest.

The final letter gives another strong filter. Thirty matches end in S, including SOURCES, NOTICES, and BOUNCES; 11 end in D and 11 in E. For comparison, keeping O in the second position but changing the fifth letter to I produces 1,193 matches, far more than the 97 with C in that slot.

Which words score well, and what is the catch?

KOLACKY leads the high-score group at 20 points. KOPECKS scores 19, while COLICKY and ZOOECIA each score 18. Those unusual spellings are worth checking against your game’s word list before you build a play around them; the strongest tile totals are not necessarily the most familiar answers.

The 97 matches are a pattern match, not a promise that every entry will suit every dictionary or puzzle. Only 15 are common, so prioritize recognizable options such as COUNCIL, TOPICAL, or BOUNCED when the clue allows. For 7-letter words with O as 2nd and C as 5th letter, position certainty is useful, but vocabulary and dictionary acceptance still decide the play.