5-Letter Words Starting With C
There are 665 five-letter words that start with C in our word list. The most common are CHILD, CAUSE and CLOSE.
COZEY and CRAZY score the most in Scrabble, at 19 points each. The most common start is CO-, with 167 words. For Wordle, COMES is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 665
- Top score
- COZEY · 19
- Groups
- 10
Common 5-letter words starting with C and their meanings
- child11 pts
- noun: a young person of either sex
- cause7 pts
- verb: give rise to
- close7 pts
- adjective: at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- carry10 pts
- verb: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- cover10 pts
- verb: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- clear7 pts
- adjective: readily apparent to the mind
- claim9 pts
- verb: assert or affirm strongly
- catch12 pts
- verb: discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly
- check16 pts
- verb: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- color7 pts
- noun: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- cross7 pts
- verb: travel across or pass over
- court7 pts
- noun: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 665 5-letter words starting with C
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with CA 120
- cabal9
- cabby14
- caber9
- cabin9
- cable9
- cabob11
- cacao9
- cacas9
- cache12
- cacti9
- caddy12
- cades8
- cadet8
- cadge9
- cadgy12
- cadis8
- cadre8
- caeca9
- cafes10
- caffs13
- caged9
- cager8
- cages8
- cagey11
- cahow13
- caids8
- cains7
- caird8
- cairn7
- cajon14
- caked12
- cakes11
- cakey14
- calfs10
- calif10
- calix14
- calks11
- calla7
- calls7
- calms9
- calve10
- calyx17
- camas9
- camel9
- cameo9
- cames9
- campi11
- campo11
- camps11
- campy14
- canal7
- candy11
- caned8
- caner7
- canes7
- canid8
- canna7
- canny10
- canoe7
- canon7
- canso7
- canst7
- canto7
- cants7
- canty10
- caped10
- caper9
- capes9
- caphs12
- capon9
- capos9
- caput9
- carat7
- carbo9
- carbs9
- cards8
- cared8
- carer7
- cares7
- caret7
- carex14
- cargo8
- carks11
- carle7
- carls7
- carns7
- carny10
- carob9
- carol7
- carom9
- carpi9
- carps9
- carrs7
- carry10
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- carve10
- casas7
- cased8
- cases7
- casks11
- casky14
- caste7
- casts7
- casus7
- catch12
- cater7
- cates7
- catty10
- cauld8
- caulk11
- cauls7
- cause7
- caved11
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- cawed11
Starting with CE 32
- cease7
- cebid10
- cecal9
- cecum11
- cedar8
- ceded9
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- ceiba9
- ceils7
- celeb9
- cella7
- celli7
- cello7
- cells7
- celom9
- celts7
- cense7
- cento7
- cents7
- ceorl7
- cepes9
- cerci9
- cered8
- ceres7
- ceria7
- ceric9
- ceros7
- cesta7
- cesti7
- cetes7
Starting with CH 99
- chads11
- chafe13
- chaff16
- chain10
- chair10
- chalk14
- champ14
- chams12
- chang11
- chant10
- chaos10
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- chard11
- chare10
- chark14
- charm12
- charr10
- chars10
- chart10
- chary13
- chase10
- chasm12
- chats10
- chaws13
- chays13
- cheap12
- cheat10
- check16
- cheek14
- cheep12
- cheer10
- chefs13
- chela10
- chemo12
- chert10
- chess10
- chest10
- cheth13
- chevy16
- chews13
- chewy16
- chiao10
- chias10
- chick16
- chico12
- chics12
- chide11
- chief13
- chiel10
- child11
- chile10
- chili10
- chill10
- chimb14
- chime12
- chimp14
- china10
- chine10
- chink14
- chino10
- chins10
- chips12
- chirk14
- chirm12
- chiro10
- chirp12
- chirr10
- chits10
- chive13
- chivy16
- chock16
- choir10
- choke14
- choky17
- cholo10
- chomp14
- chook14
- chops12
- chord11
- chore10
- chose10
- chott10
- chows13
- chubs12
- chuck16
- chufa13
- chuff16
- chugs11
- chump14
- chums12
- chunk14
- churl10
- churn10
- churr10
- chute10
- chyle13
- chyme15
Starting with CI 22
- cibol9
- cider8
- cigar8
- cilia7
- cimex16
- cinch12
- cines7
- cions7
- circa9
- cires7
- cirri7
- cisco9
- cissy10
- cists7
- cited8
- citer7
- cites7
- civet10
- civic12
- civie10
- civil10
- civvy16
Starting with CL 71
- clach12
- clack13
- clade8
- clads8
- clags8
- claim9
- clamp11
- clams9
- clang8
- clank11
- clans7
- claps9
- clapt9
- claro7
- clary10
- clash10
- clasp9
- class7
- clast7
- clave10
- clavi10
- claws10
- clays10
- clean7
- clear7
- cleat7
- cleek11
- clefs10
- cleft10
- clepe9
- clept9
- clerk11
- clews10
- click13
- cliff13
- clift10
- climb11
- clime9
- cline7
- cling8
- clink11
- clips9
- clipt9
- cloak11
- clock13
- clods8
- clogs8
- clomb11
- clomp11
- clone7
- clonk11
- clons7
- cloot7
- clops9
- close7
- cloth10
- clots7
- cloud8
- clour7
- clout7
- clove10
- clown10
- cloys10
- cloze16
- clubs9
- cluck13
- clued8
- clues7
- clump11
- clung8
- clunk11
Starting with CO 167
- coach12
- coact9
- coala7
- coals7
- coaly10
- coapt9
- coast7
- coati7
- coats7
- cobbs11
- cobby14
- cobia9
- coble9
- cobra9
- cocas9
- cocci11
- cocks13
- cocky16
- cocoa9
- cocos9
- codas8
- codec10
- coded9
- coden8
- coder8
- codes8
- codex15
- codon8
- coeds8
- coffs13
- cogon8
- cohog11
- cohos10
- coifs10
- coign8
- coils7
- coins7
- coirs7
- coked12
- cokes11
- colas7
- colds8
- coled8
- coles7
- colic9
- colin7
- colly10
- colog8
- colon7
- color7
- colts7
- colza16
- comae9
- comal9
- comas9
- combe11
- combo11
- combs11
- comer9
- comes9
- comet9
- comfy15
- comic11
- comix16
- comma11
- commy14
- compo11
- comps11
- compt11
- comte9
- conch12
- condo8
- coned8
- cones7
- coney10
- conga8
- conge8
- congo8
- conic9
- conin7
- conks11
- conky14
- conns7
- conte7
- conto7
- conus7
- cooch12
- cooed8
- cooee7
- cooer7
- cooey10
- coofs10
- cooks11
- cooky14
- cools7
- cooly10
- coomb11
- coons7
- coops9
- coopt9
- coots7
- copal9
- coped10
- copen9
- coper9
- copes9
- copra9
- copse9
- coral7
- corby12
- cords8
- cored8
- corer7
- cores7
- corgi8
- coria7
- corks11
- corky14
- corms9
- corns7
- cornu7
- corny10
- corps9
- corse7
- cosec9
- coses7
- coset7
- cosey10
- cosie7
- costa7
- costs7
- cotan7
- coted8
- cotes7
- cotta7
- couch12
- coude8
- cough11
- could8
- count7
- coupe9
- coups9
- court7
- couth10
- coved11
- coven10
- cover10
- coves10
- covet10
- covey13
- covin10
- cowed11
- cower10
- cowls10
- cowry13
- coxae14
- coxal14
- coxed15
- coxes14
- coyed11
- coyer10
- coyly13
- coypu12
- cozen16
- cozes16
- cozey19
- cozie16
Starting with CR 74
- craal7
- crabs9
- crack13
- craft10
- crags8
- crake11
- cramp11
- crams9
- crane7
- crank11
- crape9
- craps9
- crash10
- crass7
- crate7
- crave10
- crawl10
- craws10
- craze16
- crazy19
- creak11
- cream9
- credo8
- creed8
- creek11
- creel7
- creep9
- creme9
- crepe9
- crept9
- crepy12
- cress7
- crest7
- crews10
- cribs9
- crick13
- cried8
- crier7
- cries7
- crime9
- crimp11
- cripe9
- crisp9
- croak11
- croci9
- crock13
- crocs9
- croft10
- crone7
- crony10
- crook11
- croon7
- crops9
- crore7
- cross7
- croup9
- crowd11
- crown10
- crows10
- croze16
- cruck13
- crude8
- cruds8
- cruel7
- cruet7
- crumb11
- crump11
- cruor7
- crura7
- cruse7
- crush10
- crust7
- crwth13
- crypt12
Starting with CU 63
- cubby14
- cubeb11
- cubed10
- cuber9
- cubes9
- cubic11
- cubit9
- cuddy12
- cuffs13
- cuifs10
- cuing8
- cuish10
- cukes11
- culch12
- culet7
- culex14
- culls7
- cully10
- culms9
- culpa9
- culti7
- cults7
- cumin9
- cunts7
- cupel9
- cupid10
- cuppa11
- cuppy14
- curbs9
- curch12
- curds8
- curdy11
- cured8
- curer7
- cures7
- curet7
- curfs10
- curia7
- curie7
- curio7
- curls7
- curly10
- curns7
- currs7
- curry10
- curse7
- curst7
- curve10
- curvy13
- cusec9
- cushy13
- cusks11
- cusps9
- cusso7
- cutch12
- cuter7
- cutes7
- cutey10
- cutie7
- cutin7
- cutis7
- cutty10
- cutup9
Starting with CY 16
- cyano10
- cyans10
- cycad13
- cycas12
- cycle12
- cyclo12
- cyder11
- cylix17
- cymae12
- cymar12
- cymas12
- cymes12
- cymol12
- cynic12
- cysts10
- cyton10
Starting with CZ 1
- czars16
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words starting with C are there?
There are 665 five-letter words that start with C in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with C in Scrabble?
COZEY and CRAZY are tied for the highest score at 19 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words starting with C?
Common examples include CHILD, CAUSE, CLOSE, CARRY, COVER and CLEAR.
Which 5-letter words starting with C end in E?
75 of them end in E, including CAUSE, CLOSE, CURSE and CURVE.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like CHILD, CAUSE and CLOSE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.