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7-letter words with C as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 7-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: acceded, acceder, accedes.

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1041 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
acceded73
acceder73
accedes73
accents72
accepts72
accidia73
accidie72
acclaim72
accords72
accosts72
account72
accrete72
accrual72
accrued72
accrues72
accurst72
accusal73
accused73
accuser73
accuses73
aecidia73
alcades73
alcaics72
alcaide72
alcalde72
alcayde72
alcazar73
alchemy73
alchymy73
alcohol73
alcoved73
alcoves73
anchors72
anchovy73
anchusa73
ancient72
ancilla73
anconal73
ancones73
ancress72
arcaded73
arcades73
arcadia73
arcanum73
archaic72
archers72
archery73
archils72
archine72
arching72
archive72
archons72
archway72
arcking72
arcsine72
arctics72
arcuate72
arcuses73
ascarid73
ascaris73
ascends72
ascents72
asceses73
ascesis73
ascetic73
ascidia73
ascites73
ascitic73
ascribe72
auction72
aucubas73
bacalao73
baccara73
baccate72
bacchic72
bacchii72
baching72
bacilli73
backbit72
backers72
backfit72
backhoe71
backing72
backlit72
backlog72
backout72
backsaw72
backset72
backups72
baculum73
becalms72
because72
bechalk72
becharm72
beckets72
becking72
beckons72
beclasp72
becloak72
beclogs72
becloud72
beclown72
becomes73
becrawl72
becrime72
becrowd72
becrust72
becurse72
becurst72
bicarbs72
bickers72
bicolor73
bicorne72
bicrons72
bicycle72
boccias72
boccies72
buckeen72
buckers72
buckets72
buckeye71
bucking72
buckish72
buckled72
buckler72
buckles72
buckoes72
buckram72
buckras72
bucksaw72
bucolic73
cachets72
cachexy73
caching72
cachous72
cacique72
cackled72
cackler72
cackles72
cacodyl73
cactoid72
cecally73
cicadae72
cicadas73
cicalas73
ciceros73
cichlid72
cicoree72
cocaine72
cocains72
coccids72
coccoid72
coccous72
cochair72
cochins72
cochlea72
cockade72
cockers72
cockeye71
cockier72
cockily73
cocking72
cockish72
cockled72
cockles72
cockney72
cockpit72
cockshy72
cockups72
cocomat73
coconut73
cocoons72
cocotte72
cocoyam72
cuckold72
cuckoos72
cycases73
cycasin73
cyclase72
cyclers72
cyclery73
cycling72
cyclist72
cyclize72
cycloid72
cyclone72
cyclops72
dackers72
dacoits72
dacoity73
dactyli73
dactyls72
decadal73
decades73
decagon73
decalog73
decamps72
decanal73
decanes73
decants72
decapod73
decares73
decayed72
decayer72
decease72
deceits72
deceive72
decency73
decerns72
deciare72
decibel73
decided73
decider73
decides73
decidua73
deciles73
decimal73
deckels72
deckers72
decking72
deckles72
declaim72
declare72
declass72
declaws72
decline72
decocts72
decoded73
decoder73
decodes73
decolor73
decorum73
decoyed72
decoyer72
decreed72
decreer72
decrees72
decrial72
decried72
decrier72
decries72
decrown72
decrypt72
decuman73
decuple72
decurve72
dicasts72
diciest72
dickens72
dickers72
dickeys72
dickier72
dickies72
dicking72
dicliny73
dicotyl73
dictate72
dictier72
diction72
dictums72
dicycly73
docents72
docetic73
dockage72
dockers72
dockets72
docking72
doctors72
ducally73
duchess72
duchies72
duckers72
duckier72
duckies72
ducking72
duckpin72
ductile72
ducting72
ductule72
eccrine72
encaged73
encages73
encamps72
encased73
encases73
enchain72
enchant72
enchase72
encinal73
encinas73
enclasp72
enclave72
enclose72
encoded73
encoder73
encodes73
encomia73
encored73
encores73
encrust72
encrypt72
encysts72
escalop73
escaped73
escapee72
escaper73
escapes73
escarps72
eschars72
escheat72
eschews72
escolar73
escorts72
escoted73
escrows72
escuage72
escudos73
etchant72
etchers72
etching72
eucaine72
euchred72
euchres72
euclase72
eucrite72
exceeds72
excepts72
excerpt72
excided73
excides73
excimer73
exciple72
excised73
excises73
excited73
exciter73
excites73
exciton73
excitor73
exclaim72
exclave72
exclude72
excreta73
excrete72
excused73
excuser73
excuses73
facades73
faceted73
facials72
faciend72
facings72
factful72
faction72
factoid72
factors72
factory73
factual72
facture72
faculae72
facular73
faculty73
fecials72
feculae72
fickler72
fictile72
fiction72
fictive72
ficuses73
focally73
focused73
focuser73
focuses73
fuchsia72
fuchsin72
fucoids72
fucoses73
fucuses73
gecking72
geckoes72
hachure72
hackbut72
hackees72
hackers72
hackies72
hacking72
hackled72
hackler72
hackles72
hackman72
hackmen72
hackney72
hacksaw72
heckled72
heckler72
heckles72
hectare72
hectors72
hiccups72
hickeys72
hickies72
hickish72
hickory73
hockers72
hockeys72
hocking72
hocused73
hocuses73
huckles72
incaged73
incages73
incants72
incased73
incases73
incense72
incents72
incepts72
incests72
inching72
incipit73
incisal73
incised73
incises73
incisor73
incited73
inciter73
incites73
incivil73
inclasp72
incline72
inclips72
inclose72
include72
incomer73
incomes73
inconnu73
incross72
incrust72
incubus73
incudal73
incudes73
incurve72
incused73
incuses73
ischial72
ischium72
itchier72
itchily73
itching72
jacales73
jacamar73
jacanas73
jacinth72
jackals72
jackass72
jackdaw72
jackers72
jackets72
jackies72
jacking72
jackleg72
jackpot72
jacobin73
jacobus73
jaconet73
jicamas73
jockeys72
jocular73
kachina73
kecking72
keckled72
keckles72
kickers72
kickier72
kicking72
kickoff72
kickups72
laciest72
lacings72
lackers72
lackeys72
lacking72
laconic73
lacquer72
lacquey72
lactams72
lactary73
lactase72
lactate72
lacteal72
lactean72
lactone72
lactose72
lacunae72
lacunal73
lacunar73
lacunas73
lacunes73
lechers72
lechery73
leching72
lechwes72
lectern72
lectins72
lection72
lectors72
lecture72
lecythi73
licence72
license72
licente72
lichees72
lichens72
lichted72
lichtly72
licitly73
lickers72
licking72
lictors72
locales73
locally73
located73
locater73
locates73
locator73
lochans72
lochial72
lockage72
lockbox72
lockers72
lockets72
locking72
lockjaw72
locknut72
lockout72
lockram72
lockups72
locoing72
locoism72
locular73
loculed73
locules73
loculus73
locusta73
locusts72
lucarne72
lucence72
lucency73
lucerne72
lucerns72
lucidly73
lucifer73
luckier72
luckies72
luckily73
lucking72
lyceums72
lychees72
lychnis72
lycopod73
macaber73
macabre72
macacos73
macadam73
macaque72
macchia72
macchie71
machete72
machine72
machree71
machzor72
mackled72
mackles72
macrame72
macrons72
maculae72
macular73
maculas73
maculed73
macules73
macumba73
micella73
micelle72
micells72
miching72
mickeys72
mickler72
mickles72
micrify73
microbe72
microhm72
microns72
mochila73
mockers72
mockery73
mocking72
mockups72
muckers72
muckier72
muckily73
mucking72
muckles72
muclucs72
mucoids72
mucosae72
mucosal73
mucosas73
mucuses73
myceles73
mycelia73
mycoses73
mycosis73
mycotic73
nacelle72
neckers72
necking72
necktie71
necrose72
nectars72
nectary73
niching72
nickels72
nickers72
nicking72
nickled72
nickles72
nicotin73
nictate72
nocking72
noctuid72
noctule72
nocturn72
nocuous72
nucelli73
nuchals72
nucleal72
nuclear72
nuclein72
nucleon72
nucleus72
nuclide72
obconic73
occiput73
occlude72
occults72
oocysts72
oocytes73
orceins72
orchard72
orchids72
orchils72
orcinol73
oscines73
oscular73
oscules73
osculum73
ouching72
oxcarts72
pachisi73
pachuco73
paciest72
pacific73
package72
packers72
packets72
packing72
packman72
packmen72
packwax72
paction72
peccant72
peccary73
peccavi73
pechans72
peching72
peckers72
peckier72
pecking72
peckish72
pectase72
pectate72
pectens72
pectins72
pectize72
peculia73
picacho73
picador73
picaras73
picaros73
piccolo73
piceous72
pickaxe72
pickeer72
pickers72
pickets72
pickier72
picking72
pickled72
pickles72
pickoff72
pickups72
picnics72
picolin73
picoted73
picotee72
picquet72
picrate72
picrite72
picture72
pochard72
pockets72
pockier72
pockily73
pocking72
pocosin73
pschent71
puccoon72
puckers72
puckery73
puckish72
raccoon72
racemed73
racemes73
racemic73
raceway73
rachets72
rachial72
raciest72
racings72
racisms72
racists72
rackers72
rackets72
rackety73
rackful72
racking72
racoons72
racquet72
recalls72
recaned73
recanes73
recants72
recarry73
recasts72
receded73
recedes73
receipt72
receive72
recency73
recepts72
rechart72
recheat72
recheck72
rechews72
rechose72
recipes73
recital73
recited73
reciter73
recites73
recking72
reckons72
reclaim72
reclame72
reclasp72
reclean72
recline72
recluse72
recoals72
recocks72
recoded73
recodes73
recoils72
recoins72
recolor73
recombs72
recooks72
records72
recorks72
recount72
recoupe72
recoups72
recover73
recrate72
recross72
recrown72
recruit72
rectify73
rectors72
rectory73
rectrix72
rectums72
recurve72
recusal73
recused73
recuses73
recycle72
richens72
richest72
ricinus73
rickets72
rickety73
rickeys72
ricking72
ricksha72
ricotta73
ricracs72
rochets72
rockaby73
rockers72
rockery73
rockets72
rockier72
rocking72
rockoon72
rococos73
ruching72
rucking72
ruckled72
ruckles72
ruction72
sacaton73
sacbuts72
saccade72
saccate72
saccule72
sacculi73
sachems72
sachets72
sackbut72
sackers72
sackful72
sacking72
saclike72
sacques72
sacrals72
sacring72
sacrist72
sacrums72
secants72
seceded73
seceder73
secedes73
secerns72
seclude72
seconde72
secondi73
secondo73
seconds72
secpars72
secrecy73
secrete72
secrets72
sectary73
sectile72
section72
sectors72
secular73
secured73
securer73
secures73
siccing72
sickbay72
sickbed72
sickees72
sickens72
sickest72
sickies72
sicking72
sickish72
sickled72
sickles72
sickout72
socager73
socages73
soccage72
soccers72
socials72
society73
sockets72
sockeye71
socking72
sockman72
sockmen72
succahs72
succeed72
success72
succors72
succory73
succoth72
succour72
succuba73
succubi73
succumb72
succuss72
suckers72
sucking72
suckled72
suckler72
suckles72
sucrase72
sucrose72
suction72
syconia73
sycoses73
sycosis73
tachism72
tachist72
tachyon72
tacitly73
tackers72
tackets72
tackier72
tackify73
tackily73
tacking72
tackled72
tackler72
tackles72
tacnode72
tactful72
tactics72
tactile72
taction72
tactual72
techier72
techies72
techily73
technic72
tectite72
tectrix72
tickers72
tickets72
ticking72
tickled72
tickler72
tickles72
tictacs72
tictocs72
toccata73
toccate72
tochers72
tocsins72
tuchuns72
tuckers72
tuckets72
tucking72
tycoons72
ulcered73
uncaged73
uncages73
uncaked73
uncakes73
uncanny73
uncased73
uncases73
unchain72
unchary73
unchoke72
uncials72
uncinal73
uncinus73
uncivil73
unclamp72
unclasp72
unclean72
unclear72
unclips72
uncloak72
unclogs72
unclose72
uncloud72
uncocks72
uncoded73
uncoils72
uncomic73
uncorks72
uncouth72
uncover73
uncrate72
uncrazy73
uncross72
uncrown72
unction72
uncuffs72
uncurbs72
uncured73
uncurls72
upcasts72
upchuck72
upclimb72
upcoast72
upcoils72
upcurls72
upcurve72
urchins72
vacancy73
vacated73
vacates73
vaccina73
vaccine72
vacuity73
vacuole72
vacuous72
vacuums72
vectors72
vicarly73
viceroy73
vichies72
vicinal73
vicious72
vicomte72
victims72
victors72
victory73
victual72
vicugna73
vicunas73
vocable72
vocably73
vocalic73
vocally73
vocoder73
wackier72
wackily73
wickape72
wickers72
wickets72
wicking72
wickiup72
wickyup72
yachted72
yachter72
yacking72
yocking72
yuckier72
yucking72
zacaton73
zecchin72
zechins72
zocalos73

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.