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

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 7th letter: 48 tournament-dictionary matches, including SEISMIC and SATANIC.

48 wordsTop pick SEISMICHighest score SAZERAC 18

2 of 48 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,157 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 48 · most-used first

  • SEISMIC11
  • SATANIC9
  • SOMATIC11
  • SKEPTIC15
  • SHELLAC12
  • SCEPTIC13
  • SCIATIC11
  • SATIRIC9
  • SPLENIC11
  • SAPPHIC16
  • STEARIC9
  • SAZERAC18
  • SYNODIC13
  • SMECTIC13
  • SILICIC11
  • STYPTIC14
  • SARONIC9
  • SCANDIC12
  • SPHERIC14
  • SKALDIC14
  • SIMATIC11
  • SELENIC9
  • SUBFUSC14
  • SPASMIC13
  • SPERMIC13
  • SATYRIC12
  • SCALDIC12
  • SCORIAC11
  • SEBACIC13
  • SEBASIC11
  • SEBIFIC14
  • SEMATIC11
  • SEMEMIC13
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SIBYLIC14
  • SIRENIC9
  • SOMITIC11
  • SORITIC9
  • SPATHIC14
  • SPHENIC14
  • STANNIC9
  • STHENIC12
  • STICHIC14
  • STROBIC11
  • SUBERIC11
  • SYBOTIC14
  • SYLPHIC17

Showing the top 47 of 48 words. See every valid word

All valid words 48

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

  • SAPPHIC16
  • SARONIC9
  • SATANIC9
  • SATIRIC9
  • SATYRIC12
  • SAZERAC18
  • SCALDIC12
  • SCANDIC12
  • SCEPTIC13
  • SCIATIC11
  • SCORIAC11
  • SEBACIC13
  • SEBASIC11
  • SEBIFIC14
  • SEISMIC11
  • SELENIC9
  • SEMATIC11
  • SEMEMIC13
  • SHELLAC12
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SIBYLIC14
  • SILICIC11
  • SIMATIC11
  • SIRENIC9
  • SKALDIC14
  • SKEPTIC15
  • SMECTIC13
  • SOMATIC11
  • SOMITIC11
  • SORITIC9
  • SPASMIC13
  • SPASTIC11
  • SPATHIC14
  • SPERMIC13
  • SPHENIC14
  • SPHERIC14
  • SPLENIC11
  • STANNIC9
  • STEARIC9
  • STHENIC12
  • STICHIC14
  • STROBIC11
  • STYPTIC14
  • SUBERIC11
  • SUBFUSC14
  • SYBOTIC14
  • SYLPHIC17
  • SYNODIC13
Letters by positionIn 90% of these words the 6th letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. E15%
  2. P15%
  3. A13%
3rd letter
  1. A15%
  2. B15%
  3. E13%
4th letter
  1. E21%
  2. A17%
  3. P10%
5th letter
  1. T25%
  2. N17%
  3. R13%
6th letter
  1. I90%
  2. A8%
  3. S2%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; SAZERAC tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 8 words
  2. 10 points: 0 words
  3. 1111 points: 13 words
  4. 12 points: 5 words
  5. 1313 points: 7 words
  6. 14 points: 11 words
  7. 1515 points: 1 words
  8. 16 points: 1 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
  10. 18 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SAZERAC1819Collins only
SYLPHIC1718All three
SAPPHIC1618All three
SKEPTIC1517All three
STYPTIC1415All three
SPHERIC1415All three
SKALDIC1416All three
SUBFUSC1418All three
SHOEPAC1415All three
SIBYLIC1416All three
SPATHIC1415All three
SPHENIC1416All three

The fixed pattern is S?????C: S opens every entry, and C closes it. Only 2 of the 48 matches qualify as common, despite recognizable options such as SEISMIC and SATANIC. Expect a compact clue-solving set with a long tail of specialist vocabulary, not a list dominated by everyday words.

The S?????C pattern at a glance

  • Collins lists all 48 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 40.
  • Only 2 entries meet the common group.
  • SAZERAC leads the score ranking at 18, ahead of SYLPHIC at 17.
  • The average score across the matches is 12.2.
  • Definitions are available for 39 entries.

Which S-first words ending in C stand out?

SEISMIC, SATANIC, SOMATIC, and SKEPTIC are recognizable examples; each makes the five-letter middle easier to scan once S and final C are fixed. Several entries use the familiar -IC ending, including SCIATIC, SATIRIC, SPLENIC, and STEARIC. SCEPTIC is another spelling in the set, so keep both forms in mind when the clue is about letters rather than meaning.

Rarity is the catch: just 2 matches meet our common-word cutoff, while 39 have dictionary definitions. Many technically playable entries are less familiar than the headline examples. Collins has 48 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 40, a difference of 8 from Collins for each list.

Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

SAZERAC tops the score list at 18, followed by SYLPHIC at 17 and SAPPHIC at 16. The average is 12.2, so those leaders sit above the typical match. Unusual letters make SAZERAC stand out, but the score alone does not guarantee the strongest play.

For 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and C as the 7th letter, start by checking the fixed ends, then test the middle letters against your rack. If the final letter is uncertain, compare nearby patterns: 1,157 S-starting words end in S, 587 end in D, and 458 end in R. The 48 C-ending matches make this a much narrower filter.

Board placement and premium squares still matter more than a raw word ranking.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that starts with S and ends with C?
SAZERAC is the top scorer, with a score of 18. SYLPHIC follows at 17, and SAPPHIC scores 16. Those are the three leaders among these S-starting, C-ending words; check your game's scoring rules and board before choosing a play.
How many of these words appear in NWL2023?
NWL2023 includes 40 of the 48 matches. Collins includes all 48, while ENABLE also includes 40. That dictionary difference matters if you're playing across different word lists, especially when considering less familiar entries.
Are most S-starting, C-ending seven-letter words common?
No. Only 2 matches meet the common group, although 39 have dictionary definitions. SEISMIC and SATANIC are familiar examples, but many other entries are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday words.

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