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5-letter words with C as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when C is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aecia, alcid, ancon.

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276 words

Word	Length	Syllables
aecia	5	2
alcid	5	2
ancon	5	2
arced	5	2
arcus	5	2
ascot	5	2
ascus	5	2
bacca	5	2
backs	5	1
bacon	5	2
becap	5	2
becks	5	1
bicep	5	2
bices	5	2
bocce	5	1
bocci	5	2
boche	5	1
bocks	5	1
bucko	5	2
bucks	5	1
cacao	5	2
cacas	5	2
cache	5	1
cacti	5	2
cecal	5	2
cecum	5	2
cocas	5	2
cocci	5	2
cocks	5	1
cocky	5	2
cocoa	5	2
cocos	5	2
cycad	5	2
cycas	5	2
cycle	5	1
cyclo	5	2
daces	5	2
dacha	5	2
decaf	5	2
decal	5	2
decay	5	2
decks	5	1
decor	5	2
decos	5	2
decoy	5	2
decry	5	2
diced	5	2
dicer	5	2
dices	5	2
dicey	5	2
dicks	5	1
dicky	5	2
dicot	5	2
dicta	5	2
dicty	5	2
docks	5	1
ducal	5	2
ducat	5	2
duces	5	2
duchy	5	2
ducks	5	1
ducky	5	2
ducts	5	1
emcee	5	1
escar	5	2
escot	5	2
excel	5	2
faced	5	2
facer	5	2
faces	5	2
facet	5	2
facia	5	2
facts	5	1
fecal	5	2
feces	5	2
fecks	5	1
fices	5	2
fiche	5	1
fichu	5	2
ficin	5	2
ficus	5	2
focal	5	2
focus	5	2
fucus	5	2
fyces	5	2
gecko	5	2
gecks	5	1
gucks	5	1
hacek	5	2
hacks	5	1
hecks	5	1
hicks	5	1
hocks	5	1
hocus	5	2
hucks	5	1
incog	5	2
incur	5	2
incus	5	2
itchy	5	2
jacal	5	2
jacks	5	1
jacky	5	2
jocko	5	2
jocks	5	1
jucos	5	2
kecks	5	1
kicks	5	1
kicky	5	2
laced	5	2
lacer	5	2
laces	5	2
lacey	5	2
lacks	5	1
lichi	5	2
licht	5	1
licit	5	2
licks	5	1
local	5	2
lochs	5	1
locks	5	1
locos	5	2
locum	5	2
locus	5	2
luces	5	2
lucid	5	2
lucks	5	1
lucky	5	2
lucre	5	1
lycea	5	2
lycee	5	1
lycra	5	2
macaw	5	2
maced	5	2
macer	5	2
maces	5	2
mache	5	1
macho	5	2
machs	5	1
macks	5	1
macle	5	1
macon	5	2
macro	5	2
mecca	5	2
micas	5	2
miche	5	1
micks	5	1
micra	5	2
micro	5	2
mocha	5	2
mocks	5	1
mucid	5	2
mucin	5	2
mucks	5	1
mucky	5	2
mucor	5	2
mucro	5	2
mucus	5	2
nacho	5	2
nacre	5	1
necks	5	1
nicad	5	2
nicer	5	2
niche	5	1
nicks	5	1
nicol	5	2
nocks	5	1
nucha	5	2
occur	5	2
orcas	5	2
orcin	5	2
pacas	5	2
paced	5	2
pacer	5	2
paces	5	2
pacha	5	2
packs	5	1
pacts	5	1
pecan	5	2
pechs	5	1
pecks	5	1
pecky	5	2
pical	5	2
picas	5	2
picks	5	1
picky	5	2
picot	5	2
picul	5	2
pocks	5	1
pocky	5	2
puces	5	2
pucka	5	2
pucks	5	1
raced	5	2
racer	5	2
races	5	2
racks	5	1
racon	5	2
recap	5	2
recce	5	1
recks	5	1
recon	5	2
recta	5	2
recti	5	2
recto	5	2
recur	5	2
recut	5	2
riced	5	2
ricer	5	2
rices	5	2
ricin	5	2
ricks	5	1
rocks	5	1
rocky	5	2
ruche	5	1
rucks	5	1
sacks	5	1
sacra	5	2
secco	5	2
sects	5	1
sices	5	2
sicko	5	2
sicks	5	1
socko	5	2
socks	5	1
socle	5	1
sucks	5	1
sucky	5	2
sucre	5	1
sycee	5	1
syces	5	2
taces	5	2
tacet	5	2
tache	5	1
tachs	5	1
tacit	5	2
tacks	5	1
tacky	5	2
tacos	5	2
tacts	5	1
techy	5	2
tecta	5	2
tical	5	2
ticks	5	1
tucks	5	1
ulcer	5	2
uncap	5	2
uncia	5	2
uncle	5	1
uncos	5	2
uncoy	5	2
uncus	5	2
uncut	5	2
vacua	5	2
vicar	5	2
viced	5	2
vices	5	2
vichy	5	2
vocal	5	2
voces	5	2
wacke	5	1
wacko	5	2
wacks	5	1
wacky	5	2
wecht	5	1
wicks	5	1
yacht	5	1
yacks	5	1
yecch	5	1
yechs	5	1
yechy	5	2
yocks	5	1
yucas	5	2
yucca	5	2
yucch	5	1
yucks	5	1
yucky	5	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed C in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping C locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.