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5 letter words starting with CO

Every five-letter word that starts with CO: 180 in all, 55 of them everyday words, shown in bold in the list. Best first guess from this list: COAST.

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5 letter words starting with CO in numbers

  • 180 words in total, of which 55 are everyday words.
  • Letters found most often: c 100%, o 100%, e 35%, s 33%, a 18% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with CO

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
cozey19
cocky16
colza16
comix16
coqui16
cozen16
cozes16
cozie16
codex15
comfy15
coxed15
cooky14

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All 5 letter words starting with CO

All 180 words, A to Z. The 55 everyday words are in bold.

c (180)

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

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with CO?
There are 180 in our game word list, and 55 of them are everyday words.
What are some common 5 letter words that start with CO?
Everyday examples include COACH, COAST, COLON, COLOR, COMIC, COMMA, COUGH, COULD, COUNT, COURT. The full list is below, with everyday words in bold.
What is a good 5 letter word starting with CO for Wordle?
COAST. Of all five-letter words starting with CO that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.51 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.
What are some 5 letter words that start with COM?
COM is the most common start in this list (21 words). Everyday examples: COMIC, COMMA, COMAS, COMBS, COMES, COMET.
What are some unusual 5 letter words starting with CO?
Rare but valid word game words such as COZEY, COLZA, COMIX, COQUI, COZEN, COZES. 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.