Verified pattern list
3 Letter Words With C
This verified list contains 54 CORE words with C, plus 9 entries in the broader extended tier.
C · anywhere
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What the C list contains
Where C appears
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels1 words
- 1 vowel48 words
- 2 vowels5 words
Repeated letters
2%
1 of 54 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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3 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to C. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 3-letter Finder search.
3 Letter Words With adjacent AC6 CORE · 0 extendedace, act, sac, lac3 Letter Words With adjacent CA9 CORE · 0 extendedcab, cad, cam, can3 Letter Words With adjacent CE2 CORE · 0 extendedace, ice3 Letter Words With adjacent CH2 CORE · 1 extendedchi, och3 Letter Words With adjacent CI2 CORE · 1 extendedxci, cis3 Letter Words With adjacent CO13 CORE · 1 extendedcob, cod, cog, col3 Letter Words With adjacent CR1 CORE · 1 extendedcry3 Letter Words With adjacent CS0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent CT1 CORE · 0 extendedact3 Letter Words With adjacent CU8 CORE · 0 extendedcub, cue, cup, cur3 Letter Words With adjacent CW0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent CY1 CORE · 0 extendedicy3 Letter Words With adjacent EC3 CORE · 1 extendedsec, ecu, rec3 Letter Words With adjacent IC6 CORE · 2 extendedice, icy, sic, tic3 Letter Words With adjacent NC1 CORE · 0 extendedinc3 Letter Words With adjacent OC3 CORE · 1 extendeddoc, hoc, och3 Letter Words With adjacent RC2 CORE · 0 extendedarc, orc3 Letter Words With adjacent XC1 CORE · 0 extendedxci
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How to use 3-letter words with C
The CORE list contains 54 3-letter words with C in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.
Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 9 extended entries.
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How many 3-letter words contain C?
This verified set contains 54 CORE words and 9 extended words, for 63 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this C group?
The 54 CORE words average 6.3 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these C words often repeat letters?
1 of 54 CORE words repeat at least one letter.