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7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and C as the 3rd letter

43 seven-letter words with r second and c third: 43 tournament-list matches fit this exact letter pattern.

43 wordsTop pick ARCHIVEHighest score ARCHWAY 18

6 of 43 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With R in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (525 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 43 · most-used first

  • ARCHIVE15
  • ORCHARD13
  • ARCHAIC14
  • ARCHERS12
  • ARCHERY15
  • ORCHIDS13
  • ARCADIA10
  • ARCADES10
  • ARCHING13
  • ARCHWAY18
  • URCHINS12
  • ARCHAEA12
  • ARCUATE9
  • ARCHONS12
  • ARCANUM11
  • ARCHEAN12
  • ARCADED11
  • ARCTICS11
  • ARCSINE9
  • ARCHEST12
  • ARCHEUS12
  • ARCTIID10
  • ARCANAS9
  • ARCHAEI12
  • ARCHFOE15
  • ARCHILS12
  • ARCHINE12
  • ARCHLET12
  • ARCINGS10
  • ARCKING14
  • ARCMINS11
  • ARCSECS11
  • ARCSINS9
  • ARCTANS9
  • ARCTOID10
  • ARCUSES9
  • ORCEINS9
  • ORCHATS12
  • ORCHELS12
  • ORCHILS12
  • ORCINES9
  • ORCINOL9
  • URCEOLI9
All valid words 43

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

  • ARCADED11
  • ARCADES10
  • ARCADIA10
  • ARCANAS9
  • ARCANUM11
  • ARCHAEA12
  • ARCHAEI12
  • ARCHAIC14
  • ARCHEAN12
  • ARCHERS12
  • ARCHERY15
  • ARCHEST12
  • ARCHEUS12
  • ARCHFOE15
  • ARCHILS12
  • ARCHINE12
  • ARCHING13
  • ARCHIVE15
  • ARCHLET12
  • ARCHONS12
  • ARCHWAY18
  • ARCINGS10
  • ARCKING14
  • ARCMINS11
  • ARCSECS11
  • ARCSINE9
  • ARCSINS9
  • ARCTANS9
  • ARCTICS11
  • ARCTIID10
  • ARCTOID10
  • ARCUATE9
  • ARCUSES9
  • ORCEINS9
  • ORCHARD13
  • ORCHATS12
  • ORCHELS12
  • ORCHIDS13
  • ORCHILS12
  • ORCINES9
  • ORCINOL9
  • URCEOLI9
  • URCHINS12
Letters by positionIn 77% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A77%
  2. O19%
  3. U5%
4th letter
  1. H51%
  2. A12%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. I33%
  2. A16%
  3. E16%
6th letter
  1. N23%
  2. E16%
  3. I9%
7th letter
  1. S47%
  2. E12%
  3. D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; ARCHWAY tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 10 words
  2. 10 points: 5 words
  3. 1111 points: 5 words
  4. 12 points: 14 words
  5. 1313 points: 3 words
  6. 14 points: 2 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 0 words
  10. 18 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ARCHWAY1817All three
ARCHIVE1516All three
ARCHERY1514All three
ARCHFOE1515Collins · NWL
ARCHAIC1415All three
ARCKING1417All three
ORCHARD1313All three
ORCHIDS1313All three
ARCHING1315All three
ARCHERS1212All three
URCHINS1214All three
ARCHAEA1212Collins · NWL

Archive, archaic and orchard make this a compact clue with only 43 matches; A accounts for 33 starts; O contributes 8 and U just 2; The 20 S endings are another sharp filter, while archway claims the top score at 18; Archway, archery and archers make the A-R-C route particularly visible; Orchard is the main O-starting alternative, and urchins accounts for the small U group. Archway also stands out as the strongest scoring option in this small group.

A-R-C dominates this small set

  • 43 seven-letter entries match the pattern.
  • Archive, orchard, archaic and archers are examples to scan for.
  • A begins 33 of 43 matches; O begins 8 and U begins 2.
  • S is the final letter for 20 entries, nearly half of the set.
  • There are 6 common words, and 37 entries have definitions.

Why does A-R-C dominate?

Archive, archaic and archers begin with A-R-C; orchard starts O-R-C. That opening split is unusually concentrated: just three first letters account for all 43 matches.

Twenty entries end in S. The next most frequent ending is E at 5, followed by D at 4; every other listed ending appears twice.

Archway is the top scorer at 18 points. Archive and archery each score 15, giving recognizable choices that sit below the rarer scoring leader. 43 seven-letter words with r second and c third.

Archive and archers are easier to spot than archaea or arctiid, even though all satisfy the positional clue. Twenty endings are S, so a plural-looking finish is common. The next endings are much thinner: E occurs five times and D four times.

Start with the strongest opening

Tip

With only 43 matches and 6 common words, this is a narrow clue pattern. Try the dominant A-R-C opening first, then test O-R-C if the board leaves that route open.

Questions people ask

Do most matching words start with A?
Yes. Thirty-three of the 43 matches begin with A, compared with 8 beginning with O and 2 with U. Archive, archaic and archers illustrate the dominant start; orchard supplies the O example.
How many familiar words use the A-R-C opening?
Archive and archers are easier to spot than archaea or arctiid, even though all satisfy the positional clue. Twenty endings are S, so a plural-looking finish is common. The next endings are much thinner: E occurs five times and D four times.
Which entry scores highest?
Archway scores 18; archive and archery score 15.. Archive and archers are easier to spot than archaea or arctiid, even though all satisfy the positional clue. Twenty endings are S, so a plural-looking finish is common. The next endings are much thinner: E occurs five times and D four times.

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