7-letter words with V as the 3rd letter and C as the 5th letter

This is a tight pattern: only 10 entries qualify across the tournament lists, ranging from familiar DEVICES to less everyday words such as WAVICLE and VIVACES. Five entries end in S, while just one makes the common-word frequency group. Treat the pattern as a clue filter, not a pool of likely everyday guesses.

The pattern at a glance

• All 10 matches place V third and C fifth.
• CEVICHE is the top scorer at 17 Scrabble points.
• Five entries end in S; three end in E.
• A and D each begin two matches, more than any other starting letter.
• ENABLE includes 9 matches; Collins and NWL2023 include all 10.

Which words score highest?

CEVICHE leads the scoring list at 17 points, helped by its C, V, and H tiles. SEVICHE, VIVACES, and WAVICLE each score 15, so they form the next scoring tier. The two ceviche spellings are easy to mix up: both fit the pattern, but CEVICHE scores more.

DEVICES and ADVICES each score 13, as do DOVECOT and ADVECTS. NOVICES and UNVOCAL sit at 12 apiece. For a familiar-looking option, DEVICES stands out; the other high scorers are less common in everyday play.

Using the V-third, C-fifth pattern

Five of these 10 words finish in S, including DEVICES, NOVICES, and ADVICES. Three finish in E (CEVICHE, SEVICHE, and WAVICLE), while UNVOCAL ends in L and DOVECOT in T. When the final tile is unknown, checking S first covers half the matches.

Dictionary coverage is close but not identical: ENABLE accepts 9 entries, while Collins and NWL2023 accept all 10. Eight have definitions, and only one meets the common-word frequency cutoff. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry; this narrow pattern is no shortcut to an everyday word.