5-letter words with C as the fourth letter

There are 392 five-letter words with C as the fourth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. C is a chameleon: hard before A, O and U, soft before E and I, and it hides inside the useful ch and ck pairs.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with C in the fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abaca, abaci, aback, abacs and acock. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

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

WordScoreLength
quack205
quick205
quich195
zilch195
zincy195
kyack185
zocco185
juicy175
whack175
chack165

5-letter words with C as the fourth letter (392)

Showing the first 300 of 392. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

abaca9abaci9aback13abacs9acock13aitch10alack11aleck11alecs7amice9amici9amuck13apace9areca7atocs7bacca11bacco11baccy14banco9bancs9barca9batch12beach12beech12belch12bench12biach12biccy14birch12black13block13blocs9bocca11bocce11bocci11bonce9botch12brace9brach12brack13bract9brick13broch12brock13bunce9bunch12bunco9butch12caeca9casco9catch12cerci9chace12chack16chaco12check16chica12chich15chick16chico12chics12chock16choco12chocs12chuck16cinch12cinct9circa9circs9cisco9clach12clack13cleck13click13clock13cluck13coach12coact9cocci11cocco11conch12cooch12couch12crack13crick13croci9crock13crocs9cruck13culch12curch12cutch12cwtch15dance8dancy11darcy11daych14deice8deuce8diact8disci8disco8discs8ditch11dolce8dolci8dooce8douce8doucs8drack12draco8dreck12drice8dunce8dunch11dutch11edict8educe8educt8eject14elect7emacs9enact7epact9epics9epoch12erect7erica7erick11erics7eruct7evict10exact14execs14fancy13farce10farci10farcy13fasci10fence10fetch13filch13finca10finch13fiscs10fitch13flack14fleck14flick14flics10flock14flocs10force10frack14fract10frock14furca10ganch11gaucy11gawcy14glace8gouch11grace8grece8grice8gryce11guaco8gulch11haick14hance10hanch13hatch13hence10heuch13hilch13hitch13hoick14hooch13hotch13hunch13hutch13juice14juicy17junco14keech14kench14ketch14klick15knack15knock15kotch14kutch14kyack18laich10laics7lance7lanch10larch10latch10lauch10leach10leccy12leech10letch10leuch10leuco7linch10loach10luach10lunch10lurch10lynch13march12marcs9match12mecca11merch12mercs9mercy12milch12mince9mincy12misch12mitch12mooch12mouch12mulch12mulct9munch12musca9mutch12nance7nancy10narco7narcs7natch10nauch10niece7nonce7notch10orach10oracy10ounce7pance9parch12patch12peace9peach12peece9pence9perce9perch12phoca12piccy14piece9pilch12pinch12pisco9pitch12place9plack13plica9pluck13poach12ponce9poncy12pooch12porch12potch12pouch12price9pricy12psych15pubco11punce9punch12quack20quich19quick20rance7ranch10ratch10reach10react7recce9recco9reccy12reech10retch10roach10rotch10runch10saice7saick11saics7sauce7sauch10saucy10secco9shack14

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have C as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary lists 392 five-letter words with C in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as C, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABACA is a common five-letter word with C as its fourth letter.

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