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

This pattern fixes two positions while leaving five letters open: T sits third and C sits sixth. The 68 matches include familiar words such as EXTRACT, LETTUCE, and SETBACK, alongside less everyday entries. Only 11 are common by frequency, so a valid tournament word may still be unfamiliar.

At a glance for the T-third, C-sixth pattern

• There are 68 tournament-dictionary matches for this seven-letter pattern.
• P is the most common first letter, with 12 words; O follows with 10.
• K is the most common final letter, ending 27 words in the set.
• JETPACK leads the score ranking at 22 points.

Why do so many matches end in K?

K closes 27 of the 68 words, far ahead of E at 14 and T at 8. That makes the final tile a strong sorting clue: once the pattern is fixed, try a K ending before testing less frequent final letters.

The examples show several routes to that ending. JETPACK, SETBACK, and CUTBACK all finish in K, while EXTRACT and EXTINCT end in T.

Which entries score well, and where are they accepted?

JETPACK scores 22 points and tops the score table. CUTBACK scores 17, while EXTRACT scores 16. Those are tile scores before any board bonuses, so the high-value J in JETPACK is doing much of the work; the word’s position on the board still determines the final turn score.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins contains 67 matches, NWL2023 contains 54, and ENABLE contains 49. Do not assume every entry works in every tournament format. Check your game’s word list when a less familiar match decides the turn.

For a more familiar starting point, try LETTUCE, METRICS, LATTICE, or LATENCY. The limitation is real: only 11 entries are common by frequency, so many of the remaining matches are better treated as dictionary checks than everyday vocabulary.