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5 Letter Words With C as the Third Letter
Most people think of local, focus, lucky, cycle first. The full list of five-letter words with C as the third letter is longer: 284 words. Of those, 47 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 237 are valid guesses only.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: ascot.
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Common 5-letter words with C as the third letter (47)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- local
- focus
- lucky
- cycle
- occur
- uncle
- rocky
- vocal
- bacon
- niche
- decay
- yacht
- excel
- macro
- focal
- decor
- cocoa
- cache
- racer
- recap
- vicar
- itchy
- picky
- incur
- wacky
- lucid
- macho
- uncut
- facet
- locus
- tacky
- mucus
- ascot
- decoy
- decal
- duchy
- mocha
- tacit
- pecan
- gecko
- cacao
- emcee
- dicey
- recur
- yucca
- decaf
- decry
The letter before the C is most often A (70 words), and the one after it K (79 words). On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 118 words). 27% repeat a letter, like local. The most common first letter is D (27 words).
All 5-letter words with C as the third letter (284)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
aecia alcid ancon arced arcus ascot ascus bacca baccy backs bacon becap becks bicep bices bicky bocce bocci boche bocks bucko bucks cacao cacas cache cacti cecal cecum cocas cocci cocks cocky cocoa cocos cycad cycas cycle cyclo daces dacha decaf decal decay decks decor decos decoy decry diced dicer dices dicey dicks dicky dicot dicta dicty docks ducal ducat duces duchy ducks ducky ducts emcee escar escot excel faced facer faces facet facia facts fecal feces fecit fecks fices fiche fichu ficin ficus focal focus fucks fucus fyces gecko gecks gucks hacek hacks hecks hicks hocks hocus hucks incog incur incus itchy jacal jacks jacky jocko jocks kecks kicks kicky laced lacer laces lacey lacks lichi licht licit licks local lochs locks locos locum locus luces lucid lucks lucky lucre lycea lycee macaw maced macer maces mache macho machs macks macle macon macro mecca micas miche micks micra micro mocha mocks mucid mucin mucks mucky mucor mucro mucus nacho nacre necks nicad nicer niche nicks nicol nocks nucha occas occur orcas orcin pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts pecan pechs pecks pecky pical picas picks picky picot picul pocks pocky puces pucka pucks raced racer races racks racon recap recce recks recon recta recti recto recur recut riced ricer rices ricin ricks rocks rocky ruche rucks sacks sacra secco sects sices sicko sicks socas socio socko socks socle sucks sucky sucre sycee syces taces tacet tache tachs tacit tacks tacky tacos tacts techs techy tecta tical ticks tucks ulcer uncap uncia uncle uncos uncoy uncus uncut vacua vicar viced vices vichy vocab vocal voces wacke wacko wacks wacky wecht wicks yacht yacks yecch yechs yechy yocks yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have C as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 284, which is 3.1% of all five-letter words. 47 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try ascot. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 27% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the C?
The letter before the C is most often A (70 words), and the one after it K (79 words).