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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 2nd letter number 355; SCIENCE, SCHOOLS, and SCORING show the range.

355 wordsTop pick SCIENCEHighest score SCHNOZZ 30

27 of 355 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (518 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 27 · most-used first

  • SCIENCE11
  • SCHOOLS12
  • SCORING10
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCRATCH14
  • SCHEMES14
  • SCREENS9
  • SCREWED13
  • SCHOLAR12
  • SCREAMS11
  • SCRIPTS11
  • SCENERY12
  • SCARLET9
  • SCALING10
  • SCOOTER9
  • SCANNER9
  • SCANNED10
  • SCROLLS9
  • SCATTER9
  • SCUMBAG14
  • SCENTED10
  • SCARRED10
  • SCARING10
  • SCRAPED12
  • SCOURGE10
  • SCORERS9
  • SCARVES12
All valid words 355

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

  • SCABBED14
  • SCABBLE13
  • SCABIES11
  • SCABRID12
  • SCAFFIE15
  • SCAGGED12
  • SCAGLIA10
  • SCAILED10
  • SCAITHS12
  • SCALADE10
  • SCALADO10
  • SCALAGE10
  • SCALARE9
  • SCALARS9
  • SCALDED11
  • SCALDER10
  • SCALDIC12
  • SCALENE9
  • SCALENI9
  • SCALERS9
  • SCALEUP11
  • SCALIER9
  • SCALING10
  • SCALLED10
  • SCALLOP11
  • SCALPED12
  • SCALPEL11
  • SCALPER11
  • SCAMBLE13
  • SCAMELS11
  • SCAMMED14
  • SCAMMER13
  • SCAMPED14
  • SCAMPER13
  • SCAMPIS13
  • SCAMTOS11
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCANDIA10
  • SCANDIC12
  • SCANNED10
  • SCANNER9
  • SCANTED10
  • SCANTER9
  • SCANTLE9
  • SCANTLY12
  • SCAPAED12
  • SCAPING12
  • SCAPOSE11
  • SCAPPLE13
  • SCAPULA11
  • SCARABS11
  • SCARCER11
  • SCARERS9
  • SCARFED13
  • SCARFER12
  • SCARIER9
  • SCARIFY15
  • SCARILY12
  • SCARING10
  • SCARLET9
  • SCARPAS11
  • SCARPED12
  • SCARPER11
  • SCARPHS14
  • SCARRED10
  • SCARRES9
  • SCARTED10
  • SCARTHS12
  • SCARVED13
  • SCARVES12
  • SCATHED13
  • SCATHES12
  • SCATOLE9
  • SCATTED10
  • SCATTER9
  • SCAUDED11
  • SCAUPED12
  • SCAUPER11
  • SCAURED10
  • SCAVAGE13
  • SCAZONS18
  • SCEDULE10
  • SCENARY12
  • SCENDED11
  • SCENERY12
  • SCENICS11
  • SCENING10
  • SCENTED10
  • SCEPSIS11
  • SCEPTER11
  • SCEPTIC13
  • SCEPTRE11
  • SCEPTRY14
  • SCERNED10
  • SCERNES9
  • SCHANSE12
  • SCHANZE21
  • SCHAPPE16
  • SCHELMS14
  • SCHEMAS14
  • SCHEMED15
  • SCHEMER14
  • SCHEMES14
  • SCHEMIE14
  • SCHERZI21
  • SCHERZO21
  • SCHISMA14
  • SCHISMS14
  • SCHISTS12
  • SCHIZOS21
  • SCHIZZY33
  • SCHLEPP16
  • SCHLEPS14
  • SCHLICH17
  • SCHLOCK18
  • SCHLONG13
  • SCHLOSS12
  • SCHLUBS14
  • SCHLUMP16
  • SCHMALZ23
  • SCHMEAR14
  • SCHMECK20
  • SCHMEER14
  • SCHMELZ23
  • SCHMICK20
  • SCHMOCK20
  • SCHMOES14
  • SCHMOOS14
  • SCHMOOZ23
  • SCHMUCK20
  • SCHMUTZ23
  • SCHNAPS14
  • SCHNEID13
  • SCHNELL12
  • SCHNOOK16
  • SCHNORR12
  • SCHNOZZ30
  • SCHOLAR12
  • SCHOLIA12
  • SCHOOLE12
  • SCHOOLS12
  • SCHORLS12
  • SCHOUTS12
  • SCHRIKS16
  • SCHRODS13
  • SCHTICK18
  • SCHTIKS16
  • SCHTOOK16
  • SCHTOOM14
  • SCHTUCK18
  • SCHTUPS14
  • SCHUITS12
  • SCHUYTS15
  • SCHVITZ24
  • SCIARID10
  • SCIATIC11
  • SCIENCE11
  • SCILLAS9
  • SCIOLTO9
  • SCIROCS11
  • SCIRRHI12
  • SCISSEL9
  • SCISSIL9
  • SCISSOR9
  • SCIURID10
  • SCLAFFS15
  • SCLATED10
  • SCLATES9
  • SCLAVES12
  • SCLERAE9
  • SCLERAL9
  • SCLERAS9
  • SCLERES9
  • SCLIFFS15
  • SCODIER10
  • SCOFFED16
  • SCOFFER15
  • SCOGGED12
  • SCOLDED11
  • SCOLDER10
  • SCOLION9
  • SCOLLOP11
  • SCONCED12
  • SCONCES11
  • SCOOGED11
  • SCOOPED12
  • SCOOPER11
  • SCOOTCH14
  • SCOOTED10
  • SCOOTER9
  • SCOPATE11
  • SCOPING12
  • SCOPULA11
  • SCORERS9
  • SCORIAC11
  • SCORIAE9
  • SCORIFY15
  • SCORING10
  • SCORNED10
  • SCORNER9
  • SCORPER11
  • SCORSED10
  • SCORSER9
  • SCORSES9
  • SCOTERS9
  • SCOTIAS9
  • SCOTOMA11
  • SCOTOMY14
  • SCOTTIE9
  • SCOUGED11
  • SCOUPED12
  • SCOURED10
  • SCOURER9
  • SCOURGE10
  • SCOURIE9
  • SCOURSE9
  • SCOUSER9
  • SCOUSES9
  • SCOUTED10
  • SCOUTER9
  • SCOUTHS12
  • SCOWDER13
  • SCOWING13
  • SCOWLED13
  • SCOWLER12
  • SCOWPED15
  • SCOWRER12
  • SCOWRIE12
  • SCOWTHS15
  • SCOZZAS27
  • SCRAGGY14
  • SCRAICH14
  • SCRAIGH13
  • SCRAMBS13
  • SCRANCH14
  • SCRANNY12
  • SCRAPED12
  • SCRAPER11
  • SCRAPES11
  • SCRAPIE11
  • SCRAPPY16
  • SCRATCH14
  • SCRAUCH14
  • SCRAUGH13
  • SCRAVEL12
  • SCRAWBS14
  • SCRAWLS12
  • SCRAWLY15
  • SCRAWMS14
  • SCRAWNY15
  • SCRAWPS14
  • SCRAYES12
  • SCREAKS13
  • SCREAKY16
  • SCREAMS11
  • SCREECH14
  • SCREEDS10
  • SCREENS9
  • SCREETS9
  • SCREEVE12
  • SCREICH14
  • SCREIGH13
  • SCREWED13
  • SCREWER12
  • SCREWUP14
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCRIBED12
  • SCRIBER11
  • SCRIBES11
  • SCRIECH14
  • SCRIENE9
  • SCRIEVE12
  • SCRIKED14
  • SCRIKES13
  • SCRIMPS13
  • SCRIMPY16
  • SCRINES9
  • SCRIPTS11
  • SCRITCH14
  • SCRIVED13
  • SCRIVES12
  • SCROBES11
  • SCROGGY14
  • SCROLLS9
  • SCROMED12
  • SCROMES11
  • SCROOCH14
  • SCROOGE10
  • SCROOPS11
  • SCRORPS11
  • SCROTAL9
  • SCROTES9
  • SCROTUM11
  • SCROUGE10
  • SCROWLE12
  • SCROWLS12
  • SCROYLE12
  • SCRUBBY16
  • SCRUFFS15
  • SCRUFFY18
  • SCRUMMY16
  • SCRUMPS13
  • SCRUMPY16
  • SCRUNCH14
  • SCRUNTS9
  • SCRUNTY12
  • SCRUPLE11
  • SCRUTOS9
  • SCRUZED19
  • SCRUZES18
  • SCRYERS12
  • SCRYING13
  • SCRYNES12
  • SCUBAED12
  • SCUCHIN14
  • SCUDDED12
  • SCUDDER11
  • SCUDDLE11
  • SCUDLER10
  • SCUFFED16
  • SCUFFER15
  • SCUFFLE15
  • SCUGGED12
  • SCULKED14
  • SCULKER13
  • SCULLED10
  • SCULLER9
  • SCULLES9
  • SCULPED12
  • SCULPIN11
  • SCULPTS11
  • SCULTCH14
  • SCUMBAG14
  • SCUMBER13
  • SCUMBLE13
  • SCUMMED14
  • SCUMMER13
  • SCUNGED11
  • SCUNGES10
  • SCUNNER9
  • SCUPPER13
  • SCURRED10
  • SCURRIL9
  • SCUSING10
  • SCUTAGE10
  • SCUTATE9
  • SCUTTER9
  • SCUTTLE9
  • SCUZZES27
  • SCYBALA14
  • SCYPHUS17
  • SCYTALE12
  • SCYTHED16
  • SCYTHER15
  • SCYTHES15
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. R23%
  2. A23%
  3. H17%
4th letter
  1. L12%
  2. R11%
  3. U9%
5th letter
  1. T10%
  2. I9%
  3. P8%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. L8%
  3. I6%
7th letter
  1. S27%
  2. D18%
  3. R14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; SCHNOZZ tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 58 words
  2. 10 points: 42 words
  3. 1111 points: 54 words
  4. 12 points: 63 words
  5. 1313 points: 33 words
  6. 14 points: 46 words
  7. 1515 points: 17 words
  8. 16 points: 16 words
  9. 1717 points: 2 words
  10. 18 points: 6 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 4 words
  13. 2121 points: 4 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 4 words
  16. 24 points: 1 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 2 words
  20. 28 points: 0 words
  21. 2929 points: 0 words
  22. 30 points: 1 words
  23. 3131 points: 0 words
  24. 32 points: 0 words
  25. 3333 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCHNOZZ3031All three
SCOZZAS2728Collins only
SCUZZES2729Collins · NWL
SCHVITZ2425NWL only
SCHMUTZ2325NWL only
SCHMALZ2325All three
SCHMELZ2325Collins only
SCHMOOZ2324Collins only
SCHERZO2121All three
SCHANZE2122Collins only
SCHERZI2121All three
SCHMICK2022Collins only

The fixed opening SC narrows the search to a substantial set, but the endings are not evenly spread: 95 entries finish in S, compared with 63 in D and 48 in R. Just 27 qualify as common by our frequency measure, so familiar examples such as SCIENCE and SCHOOLS sit beside many less familiar tournament plays. That contrast matters when a rack looks promising but the word itself feels unfamiliar.

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 2nd letter

  • 355 seven-letter entries begin SC in tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 27 qualify as common by our frequency cutoff.
  • Final S leads with 95 words; D follows with 63, then R with 48.
  • SCIENCE, SCHOOLS, and SCORING are recognizable examples.
  • 260 entries have a definition.

Which SC words score highest?

SCHVITZ reaches 24, while SCHMUTZ, SCHMALZ, SCHMELZ and SCHMOOZ each reach 23. The average score is 12.5, so a Z-heavy entry is a sharp scoring exception rather than a typical play.

The Z-heavy scorers beat everyday choices on tile value, not length: SCIENCE and SCHNOZZ both use seven tiles, but SCHNOZZ carries the larger score. Board multipliers still decide the final turn total, so treat these figures as rack-level comparisons, not a promise of points.

Can one of these words earn a bingo?

Yes. Any seven-letter entry can use all seven tiles from a Scrabble rack, which earns the standard 50-point bingo bonus; the word still has to fit the board and your rack.

Endings offer a second clue: after S, D, and R, E appears on 44 words and Y on 22. If crossing letters rule those out, a remembered suffix can narrow the choices quickly.

For 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 2nd letter, recognizable options include SCREENS, SCHEMES, and SCRATCH. SCHNOZZ takes a less familiar, higher-scoring route; a premium tile matters only when its placement fits the board.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 348 matches, NWL2023 has 227, and ENABLE has 206. Those counts are not interchangeable, so check your game's word list before building a turn around a less familiar form.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with SC and end in S?
There are 95 seven-letter SC words ending in S. That is the largest final-letter group in this set; D ranks second with 63, while R accounts for 48. Examples with an S ending include SCHOOLS, SCREENS, and SCREAMS.
Which familiar words match the SC pattern?
SCIENCE, SCHOOLS, SCORING, SCANDAL, SCRATCH, SCHEMES, and SCREENS are familiar seven-letter matches. The set also contains less familiar forms. Only 27 entries meet the common-word cutoff, despite 355 total matches.
Are all 355 words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins contains 348 matches, compared with 227 in NWL2023 and 206 in ENABLE. These are separate dictionary counts, not a guarantee that each entry appears in every list. Check the dictionary used by your game before playing an unfamiliar form such as SCHNOZZ.

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