5-letter words with C as the second letter
There are 174 five-letter words with C as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SCUZZ at 25 points. S is the most common first letter among them (103), and the average score is 8.8 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green C in the second position leaves these 174 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with C in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include SCUZZ, SCHWA, SCOFF, SCUFF and ACOCK. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a C in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, ACRES 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 174 words.
5-letter words with C as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 174
- Highest scoring
- SCUZZ 25 pts
- Average score
- 8.8 pts
- With a definition
- 95 (55%)
- A33
- E6
- I13
- O16
- S103
- Y3
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with c as the second letter
5-letter words with C as the second letter (174)
All 174 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have C as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 174 five-letter words with C in the second position, 1.4% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as C, these 174 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 ACRES.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with C as the second letter?
SCUZZ scores 25 points in Scrabble. Next come ACOCK (13), OCHRY (13) and SCAFF (13). The average is 8.8 points.