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8-letter words starting with C

Need a 8-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 2,637 playable words with 8 letters starting with C in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is CHAZZANS, worth 28 points.

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Popular words with 8 letters starting with C

CIVILIZE22
CHUCKING19
CHECKING18
CITIZENS18
CHICKENS17
CHOPPING17
CHURCHES17
CAFFEINE16
CAPACITY16
CHAMPION16
CHEERFUL16
CHEMICAL16
COMMENCE16
COMMONLY16
COMPOUND16
COMPUTED16
CONCEIVE16
CONTEXTS16

Highest-scoring words with 8 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.

CHAZZANS28
CHAZZENS28
CAZIQUES27
CZARITZA26
CHUTZPAH25
CHECKOFF23
CHUTZPAS23
CYCLIZED23
CIVILIZE22
CRUCIFIX22
COXCOMBS22
CACHEXIC22

8-letter words starting with C (2,637)

CAFFEINE16
CALCULUS14
CALENDAR11
CAMPAIGN15
CANCELED13
CAPACITY16
CAPITALS12
CAPTURED14
CAPTURES13
CARRIAGE11
CARRYING13
CATALOGS11
CATCHING15
CATEGORY13
CATERING11
CATHOLIC14
CELLULAR11
CENSORED11
CENTERED11
CENTRING11
CEREMONY14
CHAIRMAN14
CHAMPION16
CHANGING14
CHANNELS12
CHAPTERS14
CHARGING14
CHARMING15
CHATTING13
CHEAPEST14
CHEATING13
CHECKING18
CHEERFUL16
CHEMICAL16
CHEMISTS14
CHESTNUT13
CHICKENS17
CHILDISH15
CHILDREN13
CHOOSING13
CHOPPING17
CHUCKING19
CHURCHES17
CIRCUITS13
CIRCULAR13
CITIZENS18
CIVILIAN14
CIVILISE14
CIVILIZE22
CLAIMING13
CLASSICS12
CLASSIFY15
CLASSING11
CLEANING11
CLEARING11
CLEVERER14
CLIMBING15
CLINICAL12
CLIPPING15
CLOTHING13
CLUSTERS11
COBBLERS14
COHERENT12
COINCIDE13
COLLAPSE12
COLLATED11
COLLECTS12
COLLEGES11
COLORING11
COLOURED12
COMBINED15
COMBINES14
COMMANDS15
COMMENCE16
COMMENTS14
COMMONLY16
COMMUNAL15
COMPARED15
COMPARES14
COMPETED15
COMPETES14
COMPILED15
COMPILER14
COMPILES14
COMPLAIN14
COMPLETE14
COMPOSED15
COMPOSER14
COMPOSES14
COMPOUND16
COMPRESS14
COMPRISE14
COMPUTED16
COMPUTER15
COMPUTES15
CONCEALS12
CONCEIVE16
CONCEPTS14
CONCERNS12
CONCERTO12
CONCERTS12
CONCLUDE14
CONCRETE12
CONDEMNS13
CONDENSE11
CONDUCTS14
CONFINED14
CONFINES13
CONFIRMS15
CONFLICT15
CONFRONT13
CONFUSED15
CONFUSES14
CONGESTS11
CONNECTS12
CONSIDER11
CONSULTS11
CONSUMED14
CONSUMER13
CONSUMES13
CONTACTS12
CONTEMPT14
CONTEXTS16
CONTINUE11
CONTRACT12
CONTRARY12
CONTRIVE14
CONVERSE14
CONVERTS14
CONVICTS16
CONVINCE16
CORRECTS12
CORRUPTS13
COUNCILS13
COUNTING12
COUPLING14
COURTESY13
COVERAGE15
COVERING15
CRACKING16
CRAMPING15
CRASHING13
CRAWLING14
CREATIVE14
CREDIBLE13
CRIMINAL12
CRITICAL12
CROWDING15
CRUISING12
CRUNCHED16
CRUNCHES15
CRUSHING14
CRYSTALS12
CULTURAL12
CULTURES12
CUPBOARD16
CURRENCY15
CUSTOMER13
CYCLISTS14
CYLINDER13

The 160 most common shown, 2,477 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

How common are they?

2,637 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.6%) are with 8 letters starting with C. Most of them, 2,637, have 8 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 8 letters starting with C?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,637 words with 8 letters starting with C.

What is the highest-scoring word with 8 letters starting with C?

CHAZZANS, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CHAZZENS (28), CAZIQUES (27) and CZARITZA (26).

What are the most common words with 8 letters starting with C?

CIVILIZE, CHUCKING, CHECKING, CITIZENS, CHICKENS and CHOPPING. 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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Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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