7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and C as the 6th letter

Lock O into the second slot and C into the sixth, and you get a compact pattern with a surprising number of familiar words. Contact, correct, conduct, and collect fit the clue. The ending is less predictable: K is the most common final letter, and just 14 matches are tagged common.

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and C as the 6th letter

• The tournament-dictionary list contains 100 words matching this seven-letter pattern.
• Collins includes all 100; ENABLE has 67, and NWL2023 has 71.
• C leads the first-letter counts with 24 words; P follows with 13.
• K closes 29 matches, ahead of E and T at 16 each.
• Only 14 matches are tagged common, while 77 have definitions.

Why do so many matches end in K?

C is the leading opening letter: 24 matches begin with C, including contact, correct, connect, collect, and compact. P contributes 13, while T has 11. Start with the familiar C words, but expect less everyday entries too; the fixed middle letters admit plenty of uncommon forms.

At the other end, K appears 29 times, while E and T each appear 16 times. Once the sixth-position C is fixed, a K finish is nearly twice as common as either runner-up. Keep the final square open until crossing letters settle; guessing a common ending too early can hide a fit.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

For 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and C as the 6th letter, score alone is not enough: hommock and jonnock are strong raw scorers, but they are less familiar than contact or connect. Check your game's word list before playing, since Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023 do not include identical sets.

• Hommock and jonnock top the scoring examples at 20 points apiece.
• Zodiacs, hogback, topkick, and joyance each score 19.
• Cowlick, conject, hopsack, and sowback each score 18.
• The average score across the pattern is 13.7 points.