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

10 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and C as the last, and every one ends in -IC, led by AQUATIC, CAUSTIC and DRUIDIC.

10 wordsTop pick AQUATICHighest score AQUATIC 18

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With U in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (373 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • AQUATIC18
  • CAUSTIC11
  • DRUIDIC11
  • FLUIDIC13
  • PRUSSIC11
  • FLUORIC12
  • BAUDRIC12
  • FLUERIC12
  • NEUSTIC9
  • PLUMBIC15
All valid words 10

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

  • AQUATIC18
  • BAUDRIC12
  • CAUSTIC11
  • DRUIDIC11
  • FLUERIC12
  • FLUIDIC13
  • FLUORIC12
  • NEUSTIC9
  • PLUMBIC15
  • PRUSSIC11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AQUATIC1820All three
PLUMBIC1521All three
FLUIDIC1316All three
FLUORIC1215All three
FLUERIC1215All three
BAUDRIC1215Collins only
CAUSTIC1114All three
DRUIDIC1113All three
PRUSSIC1114All three
NEUSTIC912Collins · NWL

With C closing the word, the only question is which -IC adjective you need. There are ten, and AQUATIC is the only one rated common. The letter before the -IC ending sorts the others: T, R, D, S or B, which gives five small families.

All ten U-and-C words

  • 10 words: Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 9, ENABLE 8.
  • AQUATIC is the only common word, and it scores 18, the most.
  • -TIC and -RIC end 3 words each, and -DIC ends 2.
  • F opens 3 words and P opens 2; FLU- begins FLUIDIC, FLUORIC and FLUERIC.
  • The average score is 12.4.

How do the ten words group by ending?

-TIC gives AQUATIC, CAUSTIC and NEUSTIC. -RIC gives FLUORIC, FLUERIC and BAUDRIC, and -DIC gives FLUIDIC and DRUIDIC. PLUMBIC takes -BIC, and PRUSSIC takes -SIC.

Scores are low and even: after AQUATIC at 18, PLUMBIC makes 15, FLUIDIC 13, and four words sit at 11 or 12. The spread from top to bottom is only 9 points, so none of these words changes a game on score alone.

NEUSTIC and BAUDRIC are the two with no everyday meaning, and the same is true of FLUERIC. They are best treated as word-list entries, useful only when the board offers a place to play them.

NEUSTIC and BAUDRIC are the two with no everyday meaning, and the same is true of FLUERIC. They are best treated as word-list entries.

Which words work in every dictionary?

AQUATIC, PLUMBIC, FLUIDIC, FLUORIC, FLUERIC, CAUSTIC, DRUIDIC and PRUSSIC are valid in ENABLE, NWL2023 and Collins alike.

That leaves two outliers. BAUDRIC is accepted by Collins only, and NEUSTIC by Collins and NWL2023 but not ENABLE.

A shortcut for C-final words

Tip

Every word here ends in -IC, so when your last tile is C, check for an I before it first. AQUATIC at 18 is the best use of a Q.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U third and C last?
Ten. Collins lists all of them, NWL2023 lists 9 and ENABLE lists 8, and each one ends in -IC. AQUATIC is the only one rated as a common English word.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with U third and C last?
AQUATIC scores 18 points, with the 10-point Q doing most of the work. PLUMBIC follows at 15 and FLUIDIC at 13. All three are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.
Which of these words start with FLU?
FLUIDIC, FLUORIC and FLUERIC. All three end in -IC, all three are accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, and they score 13, 12 and 12 points respectively.

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