5 Letter Words Starting With C

Every 5-letter word starting with C in our dictionary (665 in total), sorted by Scrabble score. Five-letter words starting with a known letter are ideal Wordle follow-up guesses. Use the Word Finder to add an ending letter or a Wordle-style pattern.

665 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first
cozey19 crazy19 calyx17 choky17 cylix17 chaff16 check16 chevy16 chewy16 chick16 chivy16 chock16 chuck16 chuff16 cimex16 civvy16 cloze16 cocky16 colza16 comix16 cozen16 cozes16 cozie16 craze16 croze16 czars16 chyme15 codex15 comfy15 coxed15 cabby14 cajon14 cakey14 calix14 campy14 carex14 casky14 chalk14 champ14 chark14 cheek14 chimb14 chimp14 chink14 chirk14 choke14 chomp14 chook14 chump14 chunk14 cobby14 commy14 conky14 cooky14 corky14 coxae14 coxal14 coxes14 cubby14 culex14 cuppy14 caffs13 cahow13 chafe13 chary13 chaws13 chays13 chefs13 cheth13 chews13 chief13 chive13 chows13 chufa13 chyle13 clack13 click13 cliff13 clock13 cluck13 cocks13 coffs13 covey13 cowry13 coyly13 crack13 crick13 crock13 cruck13 crwth13 cuffs13 curvy13 cushy13 cycad13 cache12 caddy12 cadgy12 caked12 caphs12 catch12 chams12 chape12 chaps12 chapt12 charm12 chasm12 cheap12 cheep12 chemo12 chico12 chics12 chime12 chips12 chirm12 chirp12 chops12 chubs12 chums12 cinch12 civic12 clach12 coach12 coked12 conch12 cooch12 corby12 couch12 coypu12 crepy12 crypt12 cuddy12 culch12 curch12 cutch12 cycas12 cycle12 cyclo12 cymae12 cymar12 cymas12 cymes12 cymol12 cynic12 cabob11 cagey11 cakes11 calks11 campi11 campo11 camps11 candy11 carks11 casks11 caulk11 caved11 cawed11 cecum11 chads11 chang11 chard11 chide11 child11 chord11 chugs11 clamp11 clank11 cleek11 clerk11 climb11 clink11 cloak11 clomb11 clomp11 clonk11 clump11 clunk11 cobbs11 cocci11 cohog11 cokes11 combe11 combo11 combs11 comic11 comma11 compo11 comps11 compt11 conks11 cooks11 coomb11 corks11 cough11 coved11 cowed11 coyed11 crake11 cramp11 crank11 creak11 creek11 crimp11 croak11 crook11 crowd11 crumb11 crump11 cubeb11 cubic11 cukes11 cuppa11 curdy11 cusks11 cyder11 cafes10 calfs10 calif10 calve10 canny10 canty10 caped10 carny10 carry10 carve10 catty10 caver10 caves10 cavie10 cavil10 cebid10 chain10 chair10 chant10 chaos10 chare10 charr10 chars10 chart10 chase10 chats10 cheat10 cheer10 chela10 chert10 chess10 chest10 chiao10 chias10 chiel10 chile10 chili10 chill10 china10 chine10 chino10 chins10 chiro10 chirr10 chits10 choir10 cholo10 chore10 chose10 chott10 churl10 churn10 churr10 chute10 cissy10 civet10 civie10 civil10 clary10 clash10 clave10 clavi10 claws10 clays10 clefs10 cleft10 clews10 clift10 cloth10 clove10 clown10 cloys10 coaly10 codec10 cohos10 coifs10 colly10 coney10 cooey10 coofs10 cooly10 coped10 corny10 cosey10 couth10 coven10 cover10 coves10 covet10 covin10 cower10 cowls10 coyer10 craft10 crash10 crave10 crawl10 craws10 crews10 croft10 crony10 crown10 crows10 crush10 cubed10 cuifs10 cuish10 cully10 cupid10 curfs10 curly10 curry10 curve10 cutey10 cutty10 cyano10 cyans10 cysts10 cyton10 cabal9 caber9 cabin9 cable9 cacao9 cacas9 cacti9 cadge9 caeca9 caged9 calms9 camas9 camel9 cameo9 cames9 caper9 capes9 capon9 capos9 caput9 carbo9 carbs9 carob9 carom9 carpi9 carps9 cecal9 ceded9 ceiba9 celeb9 celom9 cepes9 cerci9 ceric9 cibol9 circa9 cisco9 claim9 clams9 claps9 clapt9 clasp9 clepe9 clept9 clime9 clips9 clipt9 clops9 clubs9 coact9 coapt9 cobia9 coble9 cobra9 cocas9 cocoa9 cocos9 coded9 colic9 comae9 comal9 comas9 comer9 comes9 comet9 comte9 conic9 coops9 coopt9 copal9 copen9 coper9 copes9 copra9 copse9 corms9 corps9 cosec9 coupe9 coups9 crabs9 crams9 crape9 craps9 cream9 creep9 creme9 crepe9 crept9 cribs9 crime9 cripe9 crisp9 croci9 crocs9 crops9 croup9 cuber9 cubes9 cubit9 culms9 culpa9 cumin9 cupel9 curbs9 cusec9 cusps9 cutup9 cades8 cadet8 cadis8 cadre8 cager8 cages8 caids8 caird8 caned8 canid8 cards8 cared8 cargo8 cased8 cauld8 cedar8 ceder8 cedes8 cedis8 cered8 cider8 cigar8 cited8 clade8 clads8 clags8 clang8 cling8 clods8 clogs8 cloud8 clued8 clung8 codas8 coden8 coder8 codes8 codon8 coeds8 cogon8 coign8 colds8 coled8 colog8 condo8 coned8 conga8 conge8 congo8 cooed8 cords8 cored8 corgi8 coted8 coude8 could8 crags8 credo8 creed8 cried8 crude8 cruds8 cuing8 curds8 cured8 cains7 cairn7 calla7 calls7 canal7 caner7 canes7 canna7 canoe7 canon7 canso7 canst7 canto7 cants7 carat7 carer7 cares7 caret7 carle7 carls7 carns7 carol7 carrs7 carse7 carte7 carts7 casas7 cases7 caste7 casts7 casus7 cater7 cates7 cauls7 cause7 cease7 ceils7 cella7 celli7 cello7 cells7 celts7 cense7 cento7 cents7 ceorl7 ceres7 ceria7 ceros7 cesta7 cesti7 cetes7 cilia7 cines7 cions7 cires7 cirri7 cists7 citer7 cites7 clans7 claro7 class7 clast7 clean7 clear7 cleat7 cline7 clone7 clons7 cloot7 close7 clots7 clour7 clout7 clues7 coala7 coals7 coast7 coati7 coats7 coils7 coins7 coirs7 colas7 coles7 colin7 colon7 color7 colts7 cones7 conin7 conns7 conte7 conto7 conus7 cooee7 cooer7 cools7 coons7 coots7 coral7 corer7 cores7 coria7 corns7 cornu7 corse7 coses7 coset7 cosie7 costa7 costs7 cotan7 cotes7 cotta7 count7 court7 craal7 crane7 crass7 crate7 creel7 cress7 crest7 crier7 cries7 crone7 croon7 crore7 cross7 cruel7 cruet7 cruor7 crura7 cruse7 crust7 culet7 culls7 culti7 cults7 cunts7 curer7 cures7 curet7 curia7 curie7 curio7 curls7 curns7 currs7 curse7 curst7 cusso7 cuter7 cutes7 cutie7 cutin7 cutis7

Using 5-letter words starting with C

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