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Eight words carry C second and E third, and most of them funnel into one four letter opening.
S opens five of the eight, and N follows in the fourth box in four. That pushes most of the group into SCEN, leaving only the last letter to decide.
SCENE and SCENT are the two you will actually want. SCEND and SCENA share that same opening, which makes this a genuinely awkward last box.
OCEAN is the one common entry outside the S group. It is easy to overlook because the C and E sit inside a word most people picture as starting with a vowel sound.
Both are common. They differ only in the last box, so with four letters confirmed you are down to a coin flip.
Yes. It runs O, C, E, A, N, so the C is second and the E is third. It is one of one entries here opening with O.
The upward heave of a ship on a wave. It shares its first four letters with SCENE and SCENT, which is what makes that box so tight.
Sharp or bitter, the shorter form of acerbic. It is one of two entries here that open with A.