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5-letter words starting with C

Need a 5-letter word that starts with C? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 660 playable words with 5 letters starting with C in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is CRAZY, worth 17 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with C

CRAZY17
CHUCK15
CHECK14
CHUNK13
CLIFF13
CHALK12
CHEEK12
CHEWS12
CHIEF12
CLICK12
CLOCK12
CRACK12
CUBIC12
CURVE12
CAMPS11
CATCH11
CHAPS11
CHARM11

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with C

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

CRAZY17
CIVVY17
COZEY17
CHUFF16
CHUCK15
CHAFF15
CRAZE15
CZARS15
CALYX15
COZEN15
CAJON15
CHEVY15

5-letter words starting with C (660)

CABLE9
CACHE11
CAGEY10
CAKED11
CAKES10
CALLS7
CALVE11
CAMPS11
CARDS8
CARED8
CARES7
CARRY9
CARVE11
CASED8
CASES7
CASTS7
CATCH11
CATER7
CAULK11
CAUSE8
CAVED12
CAVES11
CAWED11
CEASE7
CELLS7
CHAFE12
CHAFF15
CHAIN9
CHAIR9
CHALK12
CHAMP13
CHAOS9
CHAPS11
CHARM11
CHARS9
CHART9
CHASE9
CHASM11
CHATS9
CHEAP11
CHEAT9
CHECK14
CHEEK12
CHEEP11
CHEER9
CHEFS12
CHESS9
CHEST9
CHEWS12
CHEWY14
CHICK14
CHIEF12
CHILD10
CHIME11
CHIMP13
CHIPS11
CHIRP11
CHOIR9
CHOKE12
CHOPS11
CHORD10
CHOSE9
CHOWS12
CHUCK15
CHUGS11
CHUMS12
CHUNK13
CIDER8
CINCH11
CIRCA9
CITED8
CITES7
CIVIC13
CIVIL11
CLACK12
CLAIM9
CLAMP11
CLASH9
CLASS7
CLEAN7
CLEAR7
CLICK12
CLIFF13
CLIMB11
CLIPS9
CLOCK12
CLONE7
CLOSE7
CLOTH9
CLOUD9
CLOVE11
CLUBS10
CLUCK13
CLUES8
CLUMP12
COACH11
COAST7
COATS7
CODED9
CODES8
COINS7
COKED11
COLON7
COLOR7
COMBS11
COMES9
COMIC11
COMMA11
COOKS10
COOLS7
COPED10
COPES9
COSTS7
COUCH12
COUGH11
COULD9
COUNT8
COURT8
COVER11
COVES11
COVET11
COWED11
CRACK12
CRAFT10
CRAMP11
CRASH9
CRASS7
CRAVE11
CRAWL10
CRAZE15
CRAZY17
CREAM9
CREED8
CREEP9
CRIED8
CRIES7
CRIME9
CRISP9
CROCK12
CROPS9
CROSS7
CROWD11
CROWN10
CRUDE9
CRUEL8
CRUMB12
CRUSH10
CRYPT11
CUBED11
CUBIC12
CUFFS14
CURED9
CURES8
CURLY10
CURRY10
CURSE8
CURVE12
CYCLE11
CYNIC11
CZARS15

The 160 most common shown, 500 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

660 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.39%) are with 5 letters starting with C. Most of them, 660, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with C?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 660 words with 5 letters starting with C.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with C?

CRAZY, worth 17 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CIVVY (17), COZEY (17) and CHUFF (16).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with C?

CRAZY, CHUCK, CHECK, CHUNK, CLIFF and CHALK. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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