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6-letter words with C as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 6-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: accede, accent, accept.

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615 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
accede62
accent62
accept62
access62
accord62
accost62
accrue61
accuse62
aecial62
aecium62
ahchoo62
alcade62
alcaic62
alcids62
alcove62
anchor62
ancone62
arcade62
arcana63
arcane62
arched62
archer62
arches62
archil62
archly62
archon62
arcing62
arcked62
arctic62
ascend62
ascent62
ascots62
aucuba63
baccae61
bached62
baches62
backed62
backer62
backup62
bacons62
bacula63
becalm62
became62
becaps62
becked62
becket62
beckon62
beclog62
become62
bicarb62
biceps62
bicker62
bicorn62
bicron62
bocces62
boccia62
boccie61
boccis62
boches62
buccal62
bucked62
bucker62
bucket62
buckle61
buckra62
cacaos62
cached62
caches62
cachet62
cachou62
cackle61
cactus62
cicada63
cicala63
cicale62
cicely63
cicero63
cocain62
coccal62
coccic62
coccid62
coccus62
coccyx62
cochin62
cocked62
cocker62
cockle61
cockup62
cocoas62
cocoon62
cuckoo62
cycads62
cycled62
cycler62
cycles62
cyclic62
cyclos62
dachas62
dacker62
dacoit62
dactyl62
decade62
decafs62
decals62
decamp62
decane62
decant62
decare62
decays62
deceit62
decent62
decern62
decide62
decile62
decked62
deckel62
decker62
deckle61
declaw62
decoct62
decode62
decors62
decoys62
decree61
decury63
dicast62
dicers62
dicier62
dicing62
dicked62
dicker62
dickey62
dickie61
dicots62
dictum62
docent62
docile62
docked62
docker62
docket62
doctor62
ducats62
ducked62
ducker62
duckie61
ductal62
ducted62
emceed62
emcees62
encage62
encamp62
encase62
encash62
encina63
encode62
encore62
encyst62
escape62
escarp62
escars62
eschar62
eschew62
escort62
escots62
escrow62
escudo63
etched62
etcher62
etches62
euchre61
exceed62
excels62
except62
excess62
excide62
excise62
excite62
excuse62
facade62
facers62
facete62
facets62
faceup62
facial62
facias62
facies62
facile62
facing62
factor62
facula63
fecial62
feckly62
fecula63
fecund62
fiches62
fichus62
ficins62
fickle61
fickly62
ficoes62
fucoid62
fucose62
fucous62
gecked62
geckos62
haceks62
hacked62
hackee61
hacker62
hackie61
hackle61
hackly62
heckle61
hectic62
hector62
hiccup62
hickey62
hocked62
hocker62
hockey62
huckle61
incage62
incant62
incase62
incent62
incept62
incest62
inched62
inches62
incise62
incite62
inclip62
incogs62
income62
incony63
incubi63
incult62
incurs62
incuse62
ischia62
itched62
itches62
jacals62
jacana63
jackal62
jacked62
jacker62
jacket62
jicama63
jockey62
jockos62
jocose62
jocund62
kecked62
keckle61
kicked62
kicker62
kickup62
kuchen62
lacers62
laches62
lacier62
lacily63
lacing62
lacked62
lacker62
lackey62
lactam62
lactic62
lacuna63
lacune62
leched62
lecher62
leches62
lechwe61
lectin62
lector62
lichee61
lichen62
liches62
lichis62
lichts61
licked62
licker62
lictor62
locale62
locals62
locate62
lochan62
lochia62
locked62
locker62
locket62
lockup62
locoed62
locoes62
locule62
loculi63
locums62
locust62
lucent62
lucern62
lucked62
luckie61
lucres62
lycees62
lyceum62
lychee61
macaco63
macaws62
macers62
maches62
machos62
macing62
mackle61
macled62
macles62
macons62
macron62
macros62
macula63
macule62
meccas62
micell62
miched62
miches62
mickey62
mickle61
micron62
micros62
mochas62
mocked62
mocker62
mockup62
muches62
muchly62
mucins62
mucked62
mucker62
muckle61
mucluc62
mucoid62
mucors62
mucosa63
mucose62
mucous62
mycele62
nachas62
naches62
nachos62
nacred62
nacres62
necked62
necker62
nectar62
nicads62
nicely63
nicest62
nicety63
niched62
niches62
nicked62
nickel62
nicker62
nickle61
nicols62
nocent62
nocked62
nuchae61
nuchal62
nuclei62
occult62
occupy63
occurs62
oocyst62
oocyte62
orcein62
orchid62
orchil62
orchis62
orcins62
oscine62
oscula63
oscule62
ouched62
ouches62
oxcart62
pacers62
pachas62
pacier62
pacify63
pacing62
packed62
packer62
packet62
packly62
pecans62
pechan62
peched62
pecked62
pecker62
pecten62
pectic62
pectin62
picara63
picaro63
pickax62
picked62
picker62
picket62
pickle61
pickup62
picnic62
picots62
picric62
piculs62
pocked62
pocket62
pucker62
raceme62
racers62
rachet62
rachis62
racial62
racier62
racily63
racing62
racism62
racist62
racked62
racker62
racket62
rackle61
racons62
racoon62
recall62
recane62
recant62
recaps62
recast62
recces62
recede62
recent62
recept62
recess62
rechew62
recipe62
recite62
recked62
reckon62
reclad62
recoal62
recock62
recode62
recoil62
recoin62
recomb62
recons62
recook62
recopy63
record62
recork62
recoup62
rectal62
rector62
rectos62
rectum62
rectus62
recurs62
recuse62
recuts62
ricers62
richen62
richer62
riches62
richly62
ricing62
ricins62
ricked62
rickey62
ricrac62
rictal62
rictus62
rochet62
rocked62
rocker62
rocket62
rococo63
ruched62
ruches62
rucked62
ruckle61
ruckus62
sacbut62
sachem62
sachet62
sacked62
sacker62
sacque61
sacral62
sacred62
sacrum62
secant62
seccos62
secede62
secern62
second62
secpar62
secret62
sector62
secund62
secure62
siccan62
sicced62
sicked62
sickee61
sicken62
sicker62
sickie61
sickle61
sickly62
sickos62
socage62
soccer62
social62
socked62
socket62
socles62
socman62
socmen62
succah62
succor62
sucked62
sucker62
suckle61
sucres62
sycees62
taches62
tacked62
tacker62
tacket62
tackey62
tackle61
tactic62
teched62
techie61
techno62
tectal62
tectum62
ticals62
ticked62
ticker62
ticket62
tickle61
tictac62
tictoc62
tocher62
tocsin62
tuchun62
tucked62
tucker62
tucket62
tycoon62
ulcers62
uncage62
uncake62
uncaps62
uncase62
unchic62
unciae61
uncial62
uncini63
unclad62
uncles62
unclip62
unclog62
uncock62
uncoil62
uncool62
uncork62
uncuff62
uncurb62
uncurl62
uncute62
upcast62
upcoil62
upcurl62
urchin62
vacant62
vacate62
vacuum62
vector62
vicars62
vicing62
victim62
victor62
vicuna63
vocals62
wackes62
wackos62
wechts61
wiches62
wicked62
wicker62
wicket62
wicopy63
wyches62
yachts61
yacked62
yecchs61
yocked62
yuccas62
yucked62
zechin62
zocalo63

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.