What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word ending with C?

QUARTZIC scores 28 points, the highest of the 1322 valid 8-letter words ending with C in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 8-letter words ending with C are there in Scrabble?

There are 1322 valid 8-letter words ending with C in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter C worth in Scrabble?

C is worth 3 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

8 Letter Words Ending with C

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 1322 valid 8-letter words ending with C in the SOWPODS dictionary. C carries a modest 3-point value, and the highest-scoring option here is QUARTZIC at 28 points. That's below average for 8-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 2345.

Why C at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

C's 3 points are a reasonable chunk of a 8-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because C lands last, 8-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: QUARTZIC is worth 28 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: HOLOZOIC (22 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: 1322 valid 8-letter words ending with C exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~2345 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

QUARTZIC works as a hook too: if QUARTZI is already on the board, adding the final C to reach QUARTZIC lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.