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5 letter words that start with C

Every five-letter word starting with C: 721 in all, 290 of them everyday words, shown in bold in the list. Best first guess from this list: CATER.

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5 letter words that start with C in numbers

  • 721 words in total, of which 290 are everyday words.
  • Letters found most often: c 100%, o 39%, a 38%, e 38%, s 34% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words that start with C

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
crazy19
cozey19
capiz18
calyx17
choky17
cylix17
chaff16
check16
chewy16
chick16
chuck16
cocky16

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All 5 letter words that start with C

All 721 words, A to Z. The 290 everyday words are in bold.

c (721)

cabal, cabby, caber, cabin, cable, cabob, cacao, cacas, cache, cacti, caddy, cades, cadet, cadge, cadgy, cadis, cadre, caeca, cafes, caffs, caged, cager, cages, cagey, cahow, caids, cains, caird, cairn, cajon, caked, cakes, cakey, calfs, calif, calix, calks, calla, calls, calms, calos, calve, calyx, camas, camel, cameo, cames, camis, camos, campi, campo, camps, campy, canal, candy, caned, caner, canes, canid, canna, canny, canoe, canon, canso, canst, canto, cants, canty, caped, caper, capes, caphs, capiz, capon, capos, capot, capri, caput, carat, carbo, carbs, cards, cared, carer, cares, caret, carex, cargo, carks, carle, carls, carns, carny, carob, carol, carom, carpi, carps, carrs, carry, carse, carte, carts, carve, casas, cased, cases, casks, casky, caste, casts, casus, catch, cater, cates, caths, catty, cauld, caulk, cauls, cauri, cause, cavas, caved, caver, caves, cavie, cavil, cawed, cease, cebid, cecal, cecum, cedar, ceded, ceder, cedes, cedis, ceiba, ceili, ceils, celeb, cella, celli, cello, cells, celly, celom, celts, cense, cento, cents, centu, ceorl, cepes, cerci, cered, ceres, ceria, ceric, ceros, certs, cesta, cesti, cetes, chads, chafe, chaff, chaga, chain, chair, chais, chalk, champ, chams, chana, chang, chant, chaos, chape, chaps, chapt, chard, chare, chark, charm, charr, chars, chart, chary, chase, chasm, chats, chaws, chays, cheap, cheat, check, cheek, cheep, cheer, chefs, chela, chemo, chems, chert, chess, chest, cheth, chevy, chews, chewy, chiao, chias, chica, chick, chico, chics, chide, chief, chiel, child, chile, chili, chill, chimb, chime, chimp, china, chine, ching, chino, chins, chips, chirk, chirm, chiro, chirp, chirr, chiru, chits, chive, chivy, chock, chocs, choil, choir, choke, choky, chola, choli, cholo, chomp, chons, chook, chops, chord, chore, chose, chott, chows, chubs, chuck, chufa, chuff, chugs, chump, chums, chunk, churl, churn, churr, chuse, chute, chyle, chyme, cibol, cider, cigar, ciggy, cilia, cimex, cinch, cines, cinqs, cions, circa, circs, cires, cirri, cisco, cissy, cists, cited, citer, cites, civet, civic, civie, civil, civvy, clach, clack, clade, clads, clags, claim, clamp, clams, clang, clank, clans, claps, clapt, claro, clary, clash, clasp, class, clast, clave, clavi, claws, clays, clean, clear, cleat, cleek, clefs, cleft, clegs, clepe, clept, clerk, clews, click, cliff, clift, climb, clime, cline, cling, clink, clips, clipt, clits, cloak, clock, clods, clogs, clomb, clomp, clone, clonk, clons, cloot, clops, close, cloth, clots, cloud, clour, clout, clove, clown, cloys, cloze, clubs, cluck, clued, clues, clump, clung, clunk, cnida, coach, coact, coady, coala, coals, coaly, coapt, coast, coati, coats, cobbs, cobby, cobia, coble, cobra, cocas, cocci, cocks, cocky, cocoa, cocos, codas, codec, coded, coden, coder, codes, codex, codon, coeds, coffs, cogon, cohoe, cohog, cohos, coifs, coign, coils, coins, coirs, coked, cokes, colas, colby, colds, coled, coles, colic, colin, colly, colog, colon, color, colts, colza, comae, comal, comas, combe, combi, combo, combs, comer, comes, comet, comfy, comic, comix, comma, commo, comms, commy, compo, comps, compt, comte, conch, condo, coned, cones, coney, conga, conge, congo, conic, conin, conks, conky, conns, conte, conto, conus, convo, cooch, cooed, cooee, cooer, cooey, coofs, cooks, cooky, cools, cooly, coomb, coops, coopt, coots, copal, copay, coped, copen, coper, copes, copra, copse, copsy, coqui, coral, corby, cords, cored, corer, cores, corgi, coria, corks, corky, corms, corns, cornu, corny, corps, corse, corys, cosec, coses, coset, cosey, cosie, cosmo, costa, costs, cotan, coted, cotes, cotta, couch, coude, cough, could, count, coupe, coups, court, couth, coved, coven, cover, coves, covet, covey, covid, covin, cowed, cower, cowls, cowry, coxae, coxal, coxed, coxes, coyau, coyed, coyer, coyly, coypu, cozen, cozes, cozey, cozie, craal, crabs, crack, craft, crags, crake, cramp, crams, crane, crank, crape, craps, crash, crass, crate, crave, crawl, craws, craze, crazy, creak, cream, credo, creds, creed, creek, creel, creep, creme, crepe, crept, crepy, cress, crest, crews, crias, cribs, crick, cried, crier, cries, crime, crimp, cripe, crips, crisp, crits, croak, croci, crock, crocs, croft, crone, crony, crook, croon, crops, crore, cross, croup, crowd, crown, crows, croze, cruck, crude, crudo, cruds, cruel, cruet, cruft, crumb, crump, crunk, cruor, crura, cruse, crush, crust, crwth, cryer, crypt, cubby, cubeb, cubed, cuber, cubes, cubic, cubit, cucks, cuddy, cuffs, cuifs, cuing, cuish, cukes, culch, culet, culex, culls, cully, culms, culpa, culti, cults, cumin, cunit, cupel, cupid, cuppa, cuppy, curbs, curch, curds, curdy, cured, curer, cures, curet, curfs, curia, curie, curio, curls, curly, curns, currs, curry, curse, curst, curve, curvy, cusec, cushy, cusks, cusps, cusso, cutch, cuter, cutes, cutey, cutie, cutin, cutis, cutty, cutup, cuvee, cuzes, cyano, cyans, cyber, cycad, cycas, cycle, cyclo, cyder, cylix, cymae, cymar, cymas, cymes, cymol, cynic, cysts, cyton, czars

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with C?
There are 721 in our game word list, and 290 of them are everyday words.
What are some common 5 letter words starting with C?
Everyday examples include CABLE, CARRY, CATCH, CATER, CAUSE, CEASE, CHAIN, CHAIR, CHALK, CHARM. The full list is below, with everyday words in bold.
How do I find 5 letter words with C anywhere in the word?
Use the five-letter word finder at the top of this page: type C under Letters in the word and leave the spots empty. This page lists only words that start with C.
What is a good 5 letter word that starts with C for Wordle?
CATER. Of all five-letter words that start with C that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.84 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.
What are some 5 letter words that start with CA?
CA starts 129 words in this list, second only to CO (180), which has a list of its own. Everyday examples: CABLE, CARRY, CATCH, CATER, CAUSE, CABIN, CACAO, CACHE.
What are some unusual 5 letter words that start with C?
Rare but valid word game words such as COZEY, CAPIZ, CALYX, CHOKY, CYLIX, CHEVY. They are worth knowing for tile games, but daily puzzles almost never use them as answers.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.