5-letter words with C as the third letter

There are 368 five-letter words with C as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abcee, accas, accoy, aecia and alcid. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
jacky215
zacks205
jacks185
jocko185
jocks185
kicky185
zocco185
wacky175
wicky175
yucky175

5-letter words with C as the third letter (368)

Showing the first 300 of 368. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

abcee9accas9accoy12aecia7alcid8alcos7ancho10ancle7ancon7arced8arcos7arcus7ascot7ascus7bacca11bacco11baccy14bacha12bachs12backs13bacon9becap11becke13becks13biccy14bicep11bices9bocca11bocce11bocci11boche12bocks13buchu12bucko13bucks13bucku13cacao9cacas9cache12cacks13cacky16cacti9cecal9cecum11cocas9cocci11cocco11cocky16cocoa9cocos9cycad13cycas12cycle12cyclo12daces8dacha11dacks12decad9decaf11decal8decay11decko12decks12decor8decos8decoy11decry11diced9dicer8dices8dicey11dicht11dicky15dicot8dicta8dicts8dicty11docht11docks12docos8ducal8ducat8duces8duchy14ducks12ducky15ducts8elchi10emcee9escar7escot7excel14faced11facer10faces10facet10facia10facts10fecht13fecit10fecks14fices10fiche13fichu13ficin10ficos10ficus10focal10focus10fucus10fyces13gecko12gecks12gucks12gucky15hacek14hacks14hecht13hecks14hicks14hocks14hocus10hucks14incle7incog8incur7incus7incut7itchy13jacal14jacks18jacky21jocko18jocks18jucos14kacha14kacks15kecks15kicks15kicky18laced8lacer7laces7lacet7lacey10lacks11leccy12lichi10licht10licit7licks11local7lochs10locks11locos7locum9locus7luces7lucid8lucks11lucky14lucre7lycea10lycee10lycra10macaw12maced10macer9maces9mache12machi12macho12machs12macks13macle9macon9macro9mecca11mecks13micas9miche12micht12micks13micky16micos9micra9micro9mocha12mochs12mochy15mocks13mucho12mucic11mucid10mucin9mucks13mucky16mucor9mucro9mucus9nache10nacho10nacre7necks11nicad8nicer7niche10nicht10nicks11nicol7nocks11nucha10occam11occur9oncer7onces7oncet7oncus7orcas7orcin7oscar7oucht10owche13pacas9paced10pacer9paces9pacey12pacha12packs13pacos9pacta9pacts9pecan9pechs12pecke13pecks13pecky16pical9picas9piccy14picks13picky16picot9picra9picul9pocks13pocky16pucan9pucer9puces9pucka13pucks13raced8racer7races7rache10racks11racon7recal7recap9recce9recco9reccy12recit7recks11recon7recta7recti7recto7recur7recut7riced8ricer7rices7ricey10richt10ricin7ricks11rocks11rocky14ruche10rucks11sacks11sacra7secco9sechs10sects7shchi13sices7sicht10sicko11sicks11socas7socko11socks11socle7succi9sucre7sycee10

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 368 five-letter words with C in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

ABCEE is a common five-letter word with C as its third letter.

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