5 Letter Words Ending with C
5-letter words ending with C: 124 valid plays. C carries a modest 3-point value. The top scorer is ZYMIC (21 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 542 words, so C comes in below that.
Why C at the End Matters
💡 Tile Value
C's 3 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.
Because C lands last, 5-letter words ending with C are naturally suited to hooking: adding C onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.
Notable Words
Highest scorer: ZYMIC is worth 21 points — C's 3 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.
Worth memorising first: BOBAC (11 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.
How many options: 124 valid 5-letter words ending with C exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~542 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.
Try This on the Board
🧩 Worked Example
ZYMIC works as a hook too: if ZYMI is already on the board, adding the final C to reach ZYMIC lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.
5-Letter Words Ending with C — Real Data
124
Valid Words
21
Highest Score
13
Avg (Top 20)
| Word | Length | Score |
|---|---|---|
| ZYMIC | 5 | 21 |
| ZEBEC | 5 | 18 |
| XYLIC | 5 | 17 |
| AZOIC | 5 | 16 |
| XEBEC | 5 | 16 |
| TOXIC | 5 | 14 |
| XENIC | 5 | 14 |
| XERIC | 5 | 14 |
| HAVOC | 5 | 13 |
| HYLIC | 5 | 13 |
| CIVIC | 5 | 12 |
| CYNIC | 5 | 12 |
| HEMIC | 5 | 12 |
| HUMIC | 5 | 12 |
| MAFIC | 5 | 12 |
| OHMIC | 5 | 12 |
| PYRIC | 5 | 12 |
| TYPIC | 5 | 12 |
| ACMIC | 5 | 11 |
| BOBAC | 5 | 11 |
📚 Dig Deeper
Quick Reference
✓ Do this
Try ZYMIC (21 pts) next time you draw a trailing C — it's the strongest play on this list.
✗ Avoid this
Don't fixate on ZYMIC alone — with 124 valid options, there's usually a better fit for the board state than forcing the highest scorer.
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