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

11 7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and C as the 6th letter match this pattern, including SPINACH, SPLOTCH, and UPCHUCK.

11 wordsTop pick SPINACHHighest score UPCHUCK 20

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (235 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • SPINACH14
  • SPLOTCH14
  • UPCHUCK20
  • APPEACH16
  • APOMICT13
  • IPECACS13
  • OPORICE11
  • SPIRICS11
  • SPLATCH14
  • UPCATCH16
  • UPREACH14
All valid words 11

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

  • APOMICT13
  • APPEACH16
  • IPECACS13
  • OPORICE11
  • SPINACH14
  • SPIRICS11
  • SPLATCH14
  • SPLOTCH14
  • UPCATCH16
  • UPCHUCK20
  • UPREACH14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPCHUCK2024All three
APPEACH1618Collins only
UPCATCH1619Collins only
SPINACH1416All three
SPLOTCH1416All three
SPLATCH1416Collins only
UPREACH1416All three
IPECACS1316All three
APOMICT1316All three
SPIRICS1113Collins only
OPORICE1113Collins only

Start with the fixed pattern _P___C_: P sits in slot two and C in slot six, leaving four letters to solve. The set ranges from familiar SPINACH and SPLOTCH to less everyday IPECACS and SPIRICS. Only one match is common by the frequency cutoff, so most choices are specialist rather than everyday vocabulary.

How many 7-letter words have P second and C sixth?

  • Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words fit _P___C_.
  • Four begin with S, while three begin with U.
  • Six matches end in H: SPINACH, SPLOTCH, APPEACH, SPLATCH, UPCATCH, and UPREACH; UPCHUCK ends in K.
  • UPCHUCK leads the score list at 20; APPEACH and UPCATCH tie at 16.

Which matches are familiar, and which lists include them?

Only one of the 11 matches is common by our frequency cutoff, so the pattern is much narrower in everyday vocabulary than its examples suggest. SPINACH is a familiar entry; the remaining choices include specialist forms such as APOMICT, OPORICE, and SPIRICS.

Dictionary coverage changes the total: Collins includes all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 6. A Collins entry may not be accepted in an ENABLE or NWL2023 game, so check the active game's lexicon before challenging a play.

How should you work through the pattern?

The fastest search is positional, not alphabetical: write _P___C_ first, then test the remaining tiles in the open slots. SPINACH and SPLOTCH show how different the middle can look while both fit the same anchors. UPCHUCK also fits, with C appearing in both the third and sixth positions.

For 7-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and C as the 6th letter, do not assume the first letter is S. S starts four matches, but U starts three and A starts two; I and O start one each. Try S and U early, then check A before moving to the rarer initials.

Scoring favors some less familiar choices: UPCHUCK scores 20, four points above APPEACH and UPCATCH at 16. SPINACH and SPLOTCH score 14 apiece, so recognizable spelling does not beat those higher-scoring options on face value.

Questions people ask

How many words have P second and C sixth?
There are 11 seven-letter matches in the tournament-dictionary count. Their pattern is _P___C_, with the fixed letters separated by three open positions. SPINACH, SPLOTCH, and UPCHUCK are recognizable examples, while several others are less common.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
UPCHUCK is the top scorer at 20 points. APPEACH and UPCATCH tie at 16, while SPINACH and SPLOTCH each score 14. The less familiar UPCHUCK wins this group, so checking unusual-looking candidates can pay off.
Are all 11 words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 6. The accepted set depends on the word list used by your game, so a word appearing in one dictionary may not be playable in another.

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