CVC stands for Consonant - Vowel - Consonant. CVCs are three-letter words that beginning readers learn when they are learning basic sounds. Cat, rat, bat, hat, sat, bet, wet, dot, cot, hot, hit, bit, sit. The list is virtually endless.
CVC stands for "consonant-vowel-consonant". Words with the pattern include cat, hat, wet, set, sit, hit, top, bop, cut, and bud. They are considered the most simple introductory reading words.