5-Letter Words With C as the Third Letter
There are 464 five-letter words with C as the third letter, including 59 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __C__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With C as the Third Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- LOCAL Relating to or belonging to a particular area or neighborhood
- FOCUS The concentration of attention or energy on something
- LUCKY Having or bringing good fortune
- CYCLE A series of events that repeat regularly in the same order
- OCCUR Come to pass
- UNCLE The brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt
- ROCKY Having many rocks or stones
- VOCAL Relating to or using the singing voice
- BACON Salted and dried or smoked meat from the back and sides of a hog
- MICRO Extremely small in scale or size
- NICHE A specialized position or role suited to a person or thing
- DECAY The process of rotting or gradually breaking down
More Common Puzzle Answers
- YACHT
- EXCEL
- MACRO
- FOCAL
- DECOR
- NICER
- COCOA
- CACHE
- RACER
- RECAP
- COCKY
- VICAR
- PICKY
- ITCHY
- INCUR
- WACKY
- LUCID
- UNCUT
- RECON
- TACKY
- LOCUS
- FACET
- ASCOT
- DECOY
- NACHO
- DECAL
- DUCHY
- MOCHA
- TACIT
- PECAN
Show all 59 common puzzle answers All 59 common puzzle answers
- GECKO
- CACAO
- CACTI
- EMCEE
- BICEP
- DUCKY
- DICEY
- RECUR
- YUCCA
- DECAF
- DECRY
- LOCUM
- VOCAB
- FICUS
- MACAW
- MUCKY
- RECUT
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: M (10%), P (9%), D (9%)
- Most common last letter: S (32%), Y (13%), E (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 42% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, S, O, I
- Most have 2 vowels (64%)
- 30% contain a repeated letter
- 59 of the 464 are common puzzle answers (13%)
Other Valid Words
405 additional dictionary words have C as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- FACTS
- FACES
- FACED
- RACES
- ROCKS
- SUCKS
- OSCAR
- PICKS
- BUCKS
- BACKS
- KICKS
- SOCKS
- PACKS
- LOCKS
- DUCKS
- LACKS
- DICKS
- DECKS
- RACED
- SACKS
- FACTO
- HICKS
- PACED
- DOCKS
- NICKY
- COCKS
- HACKS
- TACOS
- JACKS
- NECKS
Show all 405 words All 405 words
- TICKS
- MECCA
- RACKS
- ROCHE
- LACED
- LACEY
- MACHO
- FECES
- PACES
- MUCUS
- SECTS
- MACON
- LACES
- DUCTS
- LICKS
- NICKS
- DICED
- MOCKS
- ACCRA
- ULCER
- VICES
- FECAL
- TECHS
- MICKY
- MECHA
- NICHT
- WICKS
- JACKY
- NICOL
- JOCKS
- VICHY
- ORCAS
- DICKY
- PACER
- SACRA
- TACKS
- RECEP
- RICKS
- LYCRA
- TUCKS
- FACIE
- PACTS
- SUCKY
- HECHT
- WICCA
- MUCHO
- COCOS
- INCAS
- HOCUS
- LECHE
- PUCKS
- MACHI
- RICHE
- ZACKS
- YUCKY
- BECKS
- LOCOS
- SUCRE
- MOCHI
- PACHA
- PACEY
- MACHE
- RICIN
- DUCAL
- WACKO
- MICHI
- SACRE
- MECHS
- LICHT
- PICOT
- LOCHS
- PECKS
- BOCCE
- RECTO
- HACKY
- CUCKS
- RECCE
- CYCLO
- TECHY
- BUCKO
- DACHA
- RICHT
- MICRA
- JOCKO
- BACHA
- HOCKS
- ARCHI
- TICKY
- MACCA
- ARCOS
- VACAY
- TACHI
- DICTA
- TACHE
- MUCIN
- DICES
- POCKY
- LUCRE
- MACES
- BACCA
- INCEL
- VOCES
- DUCAT
- LUCKS
- LICIT
- RUCKS
- FACEY
- ARCED
- RICES
- ARCUS
- MACED
- BOCHE
- LYCEE
- BOCCA
- LOCKY
- POCHE
- ANCHO
- CECUM
- MACER
- RICER
- DICER
- MICHE
- MUCKS
- DUCES
- MECUM
- COCCI
- NICEY
- PICON
- RECCO
- SOCIA
- MACKS
- RECTA
- FACIA
- RACHE
- SECCO
- ANCON
- COCCO
- OCCAM
- FICHE
- TICHY
- TECUM
- FECIT
- NACRE
- INCUS
- FACTA
- FACER
- MOCAP
- BACCY
- PACKY
- KICKY
- SECHS
- JOCKY
- BACCO
- FUCUS
- TACHO
- VACUO
- WICKY
- TOCKS
- LOCIS
- CYCAD
- POCAN
- WECHT
- SICKS
- POCHO
- MICAS
- ASCUS
- ONCES
- CECAL
- PICHI
- RECTI
- BOCKS
- HECKS
- BACHS
- TACAN
- HUCKS
- ALCES
- TICAL
- LUCES
- MUCOR
- SOCKO
- RICED
- BECKE
- SOCLE
- SICKY
- DICOT
- KACHA
- CYCAS
- WACKS
- DACKS
- SICHT
- RECAL
- MACKA
- UNCAP
- VICUS
- BACKY
- INCOG
- PACTA
- BOCCI
- RUCHE
- DECAD
- VACUA
- LOCHE
- POCKS
- DECAN
- NICAD
- FECHT
- PACOS
- LOCHY
- NOCKS
- RECIT
- YUCKS
- PICAS
- UNCUS
- BACNE
- VACAS
- LICET
- MACHS
- ACCHA
- KECKS
- LECCY
- PUCES
- PECKY
- TECTA
- BUCHU
- UNCIA
- LACER
- TACET
- LACKA
- DICTU
- RACON
- LACKY
- DECIM
- TACTS
- RECKS
- DECOS
- ASCON
- BICKY
- RECTE
- RICEY
- PACAS
- DICHT
- SUCCI
- BICES
- CACKS
- FICES
- MACAS
- CACAS
- TICES
- SICES
- WACKE
- TICED
- MICOS
- CACKY
- FICOS
- COCAS
- VICED
- PECKE
- TACES
- COCUS
- MACLE
- MECKS
- PACAY
- PICAL
- FICIN
- MACTE
- DACES
- MOCOS
- GECKS
- MOCKY
- MOCHY
- FECKS
- SOCES
- MOCUS
- DICTS
- PICEY
- MICHT
- JUCOS
- NICED
- TOCOS
- PUCER
- ANCLE
- TOCKY
- PUCAN
- SOCAS
- PECTS
- WOCKS
- PICRA
- GUCKS
- DOCOS
- OUCHE
- JOCOS
- LACIS
- NACHE
- DICTY
- INCLE
- UNCES
- PECHS
- TACHS
- DOCUS
- NECHE
- JACAL
- FACTY
- RUCHY
- GUCKY
- PICUL
- ONCER
- ESCAR
- MOCHS
- ONCUS
- LACET
- UNCOS
- LICHI
- KACKS
- OICKS
- FICTA
- JACET
- INCUT
- ESCOT
- ACCAS
- ALCOS
- DOCHT
- MUCID
- SYCES
- RECUE
- FYCES
- DICTO
- PUCKA
- PACAI
- ONCET
- PICCY
- BECAP
- BICCY
- UNCOY
- LOCIE
- FICHU
- OUCHT
- TICCA
- MUCRO
- ORCIN
- NUCHA
- SYCON
- AUCHT
- YACKS
- DECKO
- ACCOY
- PECIA
- LACCY
- NUCIN
- HACEK
- RECCY
- YOCKS
- MUCKO
- ALCID
- MUCIC
- LYCEA
- YECHY
- ALCEA
- BUCKU
- SYCEE
- DUCTI
- VACUI
- DECYL
- YECHS
- YUCAS
- ELCHI
- YACKA
- ABCEE
- OWCHE
- YECCH
- ZOCCO
- YACCA
- SHCHI
- AECIA
- YUCCH
- YUCKO
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