5-Letter Words With AC in the Middle
100 wordsThe AC pattern sits at the heart of some of English's most satisfying words to play. From sharp consonant clusters to familiar everyday vocabulary, these five-letter combinations offer reliable options for word game players and crossword solvers alike.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
act as a medical quack or a charlatan
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
ludicrous, foolish
hit hard
a special way of doing something
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
Top 5-Letter Words
JACKY dominates both games but scores even higher in Words With Friends at 23 points versus 21 in Scrabble. QUACK follows the same pattern, jumping from 20 to 22 points in WWF due to the boosted J and Q values. JACAL offers a strategic WWF advantage at 18 points—it's a legitimate play that many opponents won't challenge. For consistent scoring across both games, KNACK and WHACK deliver solid points without relying on premium tile differences.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
TEACH and SPACE make excellent openers, each testing a vowel pair while probing common consonants. TRACK offers strong consonant coverage if you want to prioritize the frequent T-R combination early.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
a horse used to set the pace in racing
growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
"wrack and ruin"
(used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
ACKEE names a tropical fruit with a dangerous secret—its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe, making timing everything during harvest. This Caribbean staple (Jamaica's national fruit, actually) is surprisingly valid in word games and rarely challenged. Keep it ready for boards where that double-E ending finds a home.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.