5-letter words with C as the second letter

There are 174 five-letter words with C as the second 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 second position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include acais, acari, accas, accoy and acerb. 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 second letter

WordScoreLength
scuzz255
acock135
ochry135
scaff135
schav135
schwa135
scoff135
scuff135
accoy125
schmo125

5-letter words with C as the second letter (174)

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 174 five-letter words with C in the second position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second 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?

ACAIS is a common five-letter word with C as its second letter.

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