7 Letter Words Ending with C
7-letter words ending with C: 465 valid plays. C carries a modest 3-point value. The top scorer is HYPOXIC (24 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 1398 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 7-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.
Because C lands last, 7-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: HYPOXIC is worth 24 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: BACCHIC (18 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: 465 valid 7-letter words ending with C exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~1398 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.
Try This on the Board
🧩 Worked Example
HYPOXIC works as a hook too: if HYPOXI is already on the board, adding the final C to reach HYPOXIC lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.
7-Letter Words Ending with C — Real Data
465
Valid Words
24
Highest Score
20
Avg (Top 20)
| Word | Length | Score |
|---|---|---|
| HYPOXIC | 7 | 24 |
| ENZYMIC | 7 | 23 |
| ZYMOTIC | 7 | 23 |
| HEXYLIC | 7 | 22 |
| ZYGOTIC | 7 | 22 |
| PYREXIC | 7 | 21 |
| BENZOIC | 7 | 20 |
| EPIZOIC | 7 | 20 |
| FJORDIC | 7 | 20 |
| HEXADIC | 7 | 20 |
| ZEBRAIC | 7 | 20 |
| NYMPHIC | 7 | 19 |
| OXYNTIC | 7 | 19 |
| PSYCHIC | 7 | 19 |
| QUADRIC | 7 | 19 |
| XANTHIC | 7 | 19 |
| XYLONIC | 7 | 19 |
| APRAXIC | 7 | 18 |
| AQUATIC | 7 | 18 |
| BACCHIC | 7 | 18 |
📚 Dig Deeper
Quick Reference
✓ Do this
Try HYPOXIC (24 pts) next time you draw a trailing C — it's the strongest play on this list.
✗ Avoid this
Don't fixate on HYPOXIC alone — with 465 valid options, there's usually a better fit for the board state than forcing the highest scorer.
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