5-Letter Words With C as the Second Letter
Looking for five-letter words with C as the second letter? There are 124 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like SCORE, SCALE, OCEAN, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- score7
- scale7
- ocean7
- scene7
- occur9
- scope9
- actor7
- acres7
- icons7
- acute7
- acids8
- screw10
- scuba9
- scout7
- scary10
- scoop9
- acted8
- scans7
- scrap9
- scent7
All 124 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- scarf 10
- scare 7
- scams 9
- scrub 9
- octet 7
- scion 7
- scots 7
- acorn 7
- scars 7
- scalp 9
- actin 7
- icing 8
- scart 7
- aches 10
- scamp 11
- scorn 7
- octal 7
- scant 7
- scrum 9
- scour 7
- scape 9
- scrip 9
- ochre 10
- scaly 10
- scoot 7
- scuff 13
- scone 7
- octyl 10
- scoff 13
- echos 10
- scull 7
- scold 8
- ached 11
- scree 7
- scrim 9
- scram 9
- eclat 7
- scabs 9
- scowl 10
- acrid 8
- scald 8
- scena 7
- scaup 9
- acari 7
- scarp 9
- schwa 13
- scats 7
- schmo 12
- scads 8
- acnes 7
- scuds 8
- scops 9
- ocker 11
- acing 8
- oculi 7
- achoo 10
- schul 10
- ocher 10
- sculp 9
- acini 7
- ichor 10
- scrod 8
- scums 9
- icily 10
- ictus 7
- scute 7
- octan 7
- scudo 8
- scurf 10
- acerb 9
- aceta 7
- acidy 11
- ackee 11
- acmes 9
- acmic 11
- acned 8
- acock 13
- acold 8
- acred 8
- acyls 10
- eched 11
- eches 10
- ecrus 7
- icier 7
- icker 11
- ictic 9
- ochry 13
- ocrea 7
- octad 8
- scags 8
- scall 7
- scatt 7
- scaur 7
- scend 8
- schav 13
- scows 10
- scrag 8
- scudi 8
- sculk 11
- scups 9
- scuta 7
- scuts 7
- scuzz 25
- yclad 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with C as the second letter?
There are 124 five-letter words with C as the second letter in the tournament word lists. The most common are SCORE, SCALE, OCEAN.
What are common five-letter words with C as the second letter?
SCORE, SCALE, OCEAN, SCENE, OCCUR are the most frequently used. The full list of 124 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.