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5-letter words with C as the fifth letter

There are 124 five-letter words with C as the fifth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZYMIC at 21 points. C is the most common first letter among them (13), and the average score is 9.4 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green C in the fifth position leaves these 124 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with C in slot 5, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZYMIC, ZEBEC, XYLIC, AZOIC and XEBEC. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a C in slot 5 further.

For Wordle, MANIC is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 124 words.

5-letter words with C as the fifth letter in numbers

Words
124
Highest scoring
ZYMIC 21 pts
Average score
9.4 pts
With a definition
59 (48%)
Words by first letter
  1. A12
  2. B5
  3. C13
  4. D6
  5. E3
  6. F2
  7. G2
  8. H4
  9. I5
  10. L8
  11. M11
  12. N2
  13. O8
  14. P4
  15. R5
  16. S9
  17. T11
  18. U2
  19. V4
  20. X4
  21. Y2
  22. Z2

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with c as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
zymic215
zebec185
xylic175
azoic165
xebec165
toxic145
xenic145
xeric145
havoc135
hylic135

5-letter words with C as the fifth letter (124)

All 124 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

zymic21zebec18xylic17azoic16xebec16toxic14xeric14xenic14havoc13hylic13civic12cynic12hemic12humic12ohmic12typic12mafic12pyric12comic11cubic11mimic11pubic11yogic11acmic11bobac11caboc11cumec11mucic11ethic10franc10lyric10magic10medic10vatic10codec10demic10domic10folic10gamic10lytic10ogmic10oshac10pudic10theic10varec10vinic10vraic10yonic10basic9boric9ionic7relic7sumac9genic8ictic9runic7sonic7antic7doric8iliac7logic8stoic7attic7bronc9lilac7optic9panic9topic9amnic9baric9ludic8tonic7aspic9linac7manic9tunic7asdic8lotic7music9auric7conic9mesic9ceric9metic9colic9cosec9nomic9umiac9eniac7naric7ureic7estoc7rabic9daric8iodic8rebec9sepic9dinic8ileac7osmic9roric7sodic8duroc8orgic8salic7oleic7serac7taroc7loric7ontic7seric7telic7adunc8siroc7toric7areic7malic9triac7artic7melic9tronc7aulic7craic9cusec9

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have C as the fifth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 124 five-letter words with C in the fifth position, 1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as C, these 124 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as MANIC.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with C as the fifth letter?

ZYMIC scores 21 points in Scrabble. Next come ZEBEC (18), XYLIC (17) and AZOIC (16). The average is 9.4 points.

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