Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'C'

High-scoring words: JACKY (21 pts), JACKS (18 pts), JOCKO (18 pts), JOCKS (18 pts), KICKY (18 pts)

This page lists all 286 valid five-letter Scrabble words with C as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

286 Total Words
10.5 Avg Score (pts)
JACKY Top Word (21 pts)
172 Words ≥ 10 pts
AECIA7 ALCID8 ANCHO10 ANCON7 ARCED8 ARCUS7 ASCOT7 ASCUS7 BACCA11 BACKS13 BACON9 BECAP11 BECKS13 BICEP11 BICES9 BOCCE11 BOCCI11 BOCHE12 BOCKS13 BUCKO13 BUCKS13 CACAO9 CACAS9 CACHE12 CACTI9 CECAL9 CECUM11 COCAS9 COCCI11 COCKS13 COCKY16 COCOA9 COCOS9 CYCAD13 CYCAS12 CYCLE12 CYCLO12 DACES8 DACHA11 DECAF11 DECAL8 DECAY11 DECKS12 DECOR8 DECOS8 DECOY11 DECRY11 DICED9 DICER8 DICES8 DICEY11 DICKS12 DICKY15 DICOT8 DICTA8 DICTY11 DOCKS12 DUCAL8 DUCAT8 DUCES8 DUCHY14 DUCKS12 DUCKY15 DUCTS8 EMCEE9 ESCAR7 ESCOT7 EXCEL14 FACED11 FACER10 FACES10 FACET10 FACIA10 FACTS10 FECAL10 FECES10 FECKS14 FICES10 FICHE13 FICHU13 FICIN10 FICUS10 FOCAL10 FOCUS10 FUCKS14 FUCUS10 FYCES13 GECKO12 GECKS12 GUCKS12 HACEK14 HACKS14 HECKS14 HICKS14 HOCKS14 HOCUS10 HUCKS14 INCOG8 INCUR7 INCUS7 ITCHY13 JACAL14 JACKS18 JACKY21 JOCKO18 JOCKS18 JUCOS14 KECKS15 KICKS15 KICKY18 LACED8 LACER7 LACES7 LACEY10 LACKS11 LICHI10 LICHT10 LICIT7 LICKS11 LOCAL7 LOCHS10 LOCKS11 LOCOS7 LOCUM9 LOCUS7 LUCES7 LUCID8 LUCKS11 LUCKY14 LUCRE7 LYCEA10 LYCEE10 LYCRA10 MACAW12 MACED10 MACER9 MACES9 MACHE12 MACHO12 MACHS12 MACKS13 MACLE9 MACON9 MACRO9 MECCA11 MICAS9 MICHE12 MICKS13 MICRA9 MICRO9 MOCHA12 MOCKS13 MUCHO12 MUCID10 MUCIN9 MUCKS13 MUCKY16 MUCOR9 MUCRO9 MUCUS9 NACHO10 NACRE7 NECKS11 NICAD8 NICER7 NICHE10 NICKS11 NICOL7 NOCKS11 NUCHA10 OCCUR9 ONCET7 ORCAS7 ORCIN7 PACAS9 PACED10 PACER9 PACES9 PACEY12 PACHA12 PACKS13 PACTS9 PECAN9 PECHS12 PECKS13 PECKY16 PICAL9 PICAS9 PICKS13 PICKY16 PICOT9 PICUL9 POCKS13 POCKY16 PUCES9 PUCKA13 PUCKS13 RACED8 RACER7 RACES7 RACKS11 RACON7 RECAP9 RECCE9 RECIT7 RECKS11 RECON7 RECTA7 RECTI7 RECTO7 RECUR7 RECUT7 RICED8 RICER7 RICES7 RICIN7 RICKS11 ROCKS11 ROCKY14 RUCHE10 RUCKS11 SACKS11 SACRA7 SECCO9 SECTS7 SICES7 SICKO11 SICKS11 SOCAS7 SOCKO11 SOCKS11 SOCLE7 SUCKS11 SUCKY14 SUCRE7 SYCEE10 SYCES10 TACES7 TACET7 TACHE10 TACHS10 TACIT7 TACKS11 TACKY14 TACOS7 TACTS7 TECHS10 TECHY13 TECTA7 TICAL7 TICKS11 TUCKS11 ULCER7 UNCAP9 UNCIA7 UNCLE7 UNCOS7 UNCOY10 UNCUS7 UNCUT7 VACUA10 VICAR10 VICED11 VICES10 VICHY16 VOCAB12 VOCAL10 VOCES10 WACKE14 WACKO14 WACKS14 WACKY17 WECHT13 WICCA12 WICKS14 YACHT13 YACKS14 YECCH15 YECHS13 YECHY16 YOCKS14 YUCAS10 YUCCA12 YUCCH15 YUCKS14 YUCKY17

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have C as the middle letter?

There are 286 valid five-letter Scrabble words with C as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'C''?

The highest-scoring word is JACKY with 21 Scrabble points. Out of 286 words, 172 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 10.5 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 114 score between 6 and 9 points, and 172 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.