7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and C as the 6th letter

Locking P into position three and C into position six leaves a compact but varied set. REPLACE, REPLICA, and IMPEACH are recognizable anchors, while ZIPLOCK tops the tile-score list at 24. Only 3 matches rank among the most common English words, so solving this pattern depends more on placement than everyday vocabulary.

7-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and C as the 6th

• The pattern is _ _ P _ _ C _, with 34 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• REPLACE and REPLICA both begin REP; IMPEACH fits the same fixed slots.
• ZIPLOCK scores 24 points, ahead of TOPKICK at 19 and DIPTYCH or HOPSACK at 18.
• Eleven matches end in E and nine end in H; these are the two leading final letters.
• Collins lists 33 matches, NWL2023 lists 22, and ENABLE lists 18.

Which words fit the pattern most clearly?

The first useful split is by opening letter: C and R each start five matches, followed by E and T with four apiece. REPLACE and REPLICA make the R route easy to spot, but CAPRICE, CAPROCK, and CAPOUCH show that C works too.

Endings narrow the search. E leads with 11 words, H follows with nine, and A accounts for five. Once you have confirmed the middle P and C, test the final tile: an E ending separates REPLACE from REPLICA without changing either fixed letter.

Vocabulary is the main snag: just 3 of the 34 matches rank as common, while 23 have definitions. ZIPLOCK, CAPRICE, and TAPIOCA may look more familiar than RAPLOCH or HOPSACK, but familiarity alone does not establish whether a word is accepted.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

ZIPLOCK is the top tile scorer at 24 points, with TOPKICK at 19; DIPTYCH and HOPSACK each score 18. REPLACE is a strong pattern anchor, not the highest scorer, so separate the word you recognize from the one with the largest tile total.

Dictionary coverage is a real limitation: Collins has 33 matches, compared with 22 in NWL2023 and 18 in ENABLE. The full set is not accepted in every game. Start with REPLACE or REPLICA, then check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.