c - Using fscanf() to input words into a 2d array -

i'm having issues regarding use of fscanf(). main objective take each word input file, , place them sequentially 2d array of char, so:

ex: words[0][] = words[1][] = quick words[2][] = brown words[3][] = fox ... 

i've tried other methods, such fgetc() , placing each character in spot nested for loops. seems overkill when there more streamlined methods. way stands, @ each iteration, wordlist contains next word read. how go assigning current value of wordlist(at each iteration) sequentially 2d array?

my current (relevant) code:

int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { file *fptr; char words[200][50]; char *wordlist;      if (fptr = fopen(argv[2], "r")) {                          // if file exists, open reading             while(fscanf(fptr, "%49s", wordlist) == 1) {            // read in strings main file wordlist          // strcpy(words, wordlist);     } else {                fprintf(stderr, "%s", "error: file not opened.\n");         return 0;     }     fclose(fptr);     return 0; }    

the maximum words read can safely assumed less 200. length of each word can assumed less 50 characters.