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Words containing CA

Words that have the letters CA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 8,450 playable words containing CA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACANTHOCEPHALAN. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

  • QUALIFICATIONS28
  • JUSTIFICATION27
  • QUALIFICATION27
  • MATHEMATICALLY24
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL24
  • COMMUNICATING23
  • COMMUNICATIONS23
  • DEMOCRATICALLY23
  • PHILOSOPHICAL23
  • PROVOCATIVE23
  • SCIENTIFICALLY23
  • SPECIFICALLY23
  • SPECIFICATIONS23
  • COMMUNICATED22
  • COMMUNICATION22
  • HYPOCRITICAL22
  • HYPOTHETICAL22
  • SPECIFICATION22

Highest-scoring words containing CA

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

  • QUIZZICALITY41
  • QUIZZICALITIES41
  • QUIZZICALLY40
  • QUIZZICAL36
  • EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
  • UNEQUIVOCABLY33
  • ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
  • COENZYMATICALLY33
  • ISOCARBOXAZID32
  • OBJECTIFICATION32
  • OVERCAPITALIZED32
  • SUBVOCALIZATION32

3-letter words containing CA (10)

  • CAB7
  • CAD6
  • CAM7
  • CAN5
  • CAP7
  • CAR5
  • CAT5
  • CAW8
  • CAY7
  • OCA5

4-letter words containing CA (66)

  • CABS8
  • CACA8
  • CADE7
  • CADI7
  • CADS7
  • CAFE9
  • CAFF12
  • CAGE7
  • CAGY9
  • CAID7
  • CAIN6
  • CAKE9
  • CAKY11
  • CALF9
  • CALK9
  • CALL6
  • CALM8
  • CALO6
  • CALX12
  • CAME8
  • CAMP10
  • CAMS8
  • CANE6
  • CANS6
  • CANT6
  • CAPE8
  • CAPH10
  • CAPO8
  • CAPS8
  • CARB8
  • CARD7
  • CARE6
  • CARK9
  • CARL6
  • CARN6
  • CARP8
  • CARS6
  • CART6
  • CASE6
  • CASH8
  • CASK9
  • CAST6
  • CATS6
  • CAUL7
  • CAVE10
  • CAVY12
  • CAWS9
  • CAYS8
  • CECA8
  • COCA8
  • MICA8
  • PACA8
  • PICA8
  • SCAB8
  • SCAD7
  • SCAG7
  • SCAM8
  • SCAN6
  • SCAR6
  • YUCA9

The 60 most common shown, 6 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing CA (183)

  • CABIN9
  • CABLE9
  • CACAO9
  • CACHE11
  • CACTI9
  • CADET8
  • CAGED9
  • CAGES8
  • CAGEY10
  • CAKED11
  • CAKES10
  • CALKS10
  • CALLS7
  • CALMS9
  • CALVE11
  • CAMEL9
  • CAMEO9
  • CAMPS11
  • CANAL7
  • CANDY10
  • CANED8
  • CANNY9
  • CAPED10
  • CAPER9
  • CAPES9
  • CARDS8
  • CARED8
  • CARES7
  • CARGO8
  • CARPS9
  • CARRY9
  • CARVE11
  • CASED8
  • CASES7
  • CASKS10
  • CASTS7
  • CATCH11
  • CATER7
  • CAULK11
  • CAUSE8
  • CAVED12
  • CAVES11
  • CAWED11
  • CIRCA9
  • DECAY10
  • FOCAL10
  • LOCAL7
  • PECAN9
  • RECAP9
  • SCABS9
  • SCALD8
  • SCALE7
  • SCALP9
  • SCALY9
  • SCANS7
  • SCARE7
  • SCARF10
  • SCARY9
  • VICAR11
  • VOCAL11

The 60 most common shown, 123 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing CA (446)

  • ARCADE9
  • ARCANE8
  • ASHCAN10
  • BECAME12
  • BOBCAT12
  • BOXCAR16
  • CABBED13
  • CABLED11
  • CABLES10
  • CACHED13
  • CACHES12
  • CACKLE13
  • CAJOLE16
  • CAKING12
  • CALKED12
  • CALLED9
  • CALLER8
  • CALMLY12
  • CALVES12
  • CAMERA10
  • CAMPED13
  • CAMPER12
  • CAMPUS13
  • CANCEL10
  • CANCER10
  • CANNOT8
  • CANOPY12
  • CAPPED13
  • CARBON10
  • CAREER8
  • CARING9
  • CARPET10
  • CARROT8
  • CARVED13
  • CASHEW13
  • CASING9
  • CASTLE8
  • CASUAL9
  • CATCHY14
  • CATERS8
  • CATTLE8
  • CAUGHT12
  • CAUSAL9
  • CAUSED10
  • CAUSES9
  • CAVEAT12
  • CAVING13
  • CAVITY14
  • DECADE10
  • ESCAPE10
  • FISCAL11
  • LOCALS8
  • LOCATE8
  • MADCAP13
  • RECALL8
  • SCALED9
  • SCALES8
  • SCARCE10
  • SCARED9
  • SCARES8

The 60 most common shown, 386 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing CA (803)

  • BECAUSE12
  • BOXCARS17
  • CABBAGE14
  • CABINET11
  • CABLING12
  • CACKLED15
  • CAJOLED18
  • CAJOLES17
  • CALLING10
  • CAMERAS11
  • CANCELS11
  • CAPABLE13
  • CAPABLY15
  • CAPITAL11
  • CAPSIZE19
  • CAPTAIN11
  • CAPTIVE15
  • CAPTURE12
  • CAREERS9
  • CAREFUL13
  • CARRIED10
  • CARRIER9
  • CARRIES9
  • CARROTS9
  • CARTOON9
  • CASTING10
  • CATALOG10
  • CATCHES13
  • CATERED10
  • CAUSING11
  • CAUTION10
  • CYNICAL13
  • DECADES11
  • DISCARD11
  • EDUCATE11
  • ESCAPED12
  • ESCAPES11
  • ETHICAL11
  • LOCALLY11
  • LOCATED10
  • LOCATES9
  • LOGICAL10
  • MAGICAL12
  • MEDICAL12
  • MUSICAL12
  • OPTICAL11
  • RADICAL10
  • RECALLS9
  • SARCASM11
  • SCALING10
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCANNED10
  • SCANNER9
  • SCARING10
  • SCARLET9
  • SCATTER9
  • TAXICAB17
  • TOPICAL11
  • TYPICAL13
  • VACANCY17

The 60 most common shown, 743 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing CA (1,171)

  • ACADEMIC15
  • ADVOCATE15
  • ALLOCATE10
  • AMICABLY16
  • BIBLICAL14
  • CACKLING16
  • CAFFEINE16
  • CAJOLING19
  • CALCULUS14
  • CALENDAR11
  • CAMPAIGN15
  • CANCELED13
  • CAPACITY16
  • CAPITALS12
  • CAPSIZED21
  • CAPSIZES20
  • CAPTIVES16
  • CAPTURED14
  • CAPTURES13
  • CARELESS10
  • CARRIAGE11
  • CARRYING13
  • CARTOONS10
  • CASSETTE10
  • CATALOGS11
  • CATCHING15
  • CATEGORY13
  • CATERING11
  • CATHOLIC14
  • CHEMICAL16
  • CLINICAL12
  • CRITICAL12
  • DEDICATE12
  • DELICATE11
  • DISCARDS12
  • EDUCATED13
  • EDUCATES12
  • ESCAPING13
  • EXCAVATE20
  • FORECAST13
  • HANDICAP15
  • INDICATE11
  • LOCALIZE18
  • LOCATING11
  • LOCATION10
  • MYTHICAL16
  • OCCASION12
  • OVERCAME16
  • PHYSICAL16
  • POSTCARD13
  • RECALLED11
  • SCAFFOLD17
  • SCANNING11
  • SCARCELY14
  • SCATTERS10
  • TACTICAL12
  • TAXICABS18
  • TRUNCATE11
  • VACATION14
  • VERTICAL14

The 60 most common shown, 1,111 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing CA (1,157)

  • ACADEMICS16
  • ADVOCATED17
  • ADVOCATES16
  • ALLOCATED12
  • ALLOCATES11
  • APPLICANT15
  • BASICALLY15
  • BROADCAST14
  • CALCULATE14
  • CAMPAIGNS16
  • CANCELING14
  • CANCELLED14
  • CANDIDATE13
  • CANONICAL13
  • CAPTURING15
  • CARDBOARD15
  • CAREFULLY17
  • CARTRIDGE13
  • CASSETTES11
  • CATALOGUE13
  • CATHEDRAL14
  • CAUSALITY14
  • CHEMICALS17
  • CLASSICAL13
  • DEDICATED14
  • DEDICATES13
  • DISCARDED14
  • DUPLICATE15
  • EDUCATING14
  • EDUCATION13
  • EMPIRICAL15
  • FORECASTS14
  • GRAPHICAL16
  • IDENTICAL12
  • ILLOGICAL12
  • INCAPABLE15
  • INDICATED13
  • INDICATES12
  • INDICATOR12
  • LANDSCAPE14
  • LOCATIONS11
  • LOGICALLY14
  • NUMERICAL14
  • OCCASIONS13
  • POLITICAL13
  • PRACTICAL15
  • RADICALLY14
  • RECALLING12
  • SARCASTIC13
  • SCATTERED12
  • SCEPTICAL15
  • SKEPTICAL16
  • SYNDICATE14
  • TECHNICAL15
  • TIMESCALE13
  • TRUNCATED13
  • TRUNCATES12
  • TYPICALLY17
  • VACANCIES17
  • VACATIONS15

The 60 most common shown, 1,097 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing CA (1,069)

  • ADVOCATING18
  • ALLOCATING13
  • ALLOCATION12
  • APPLICABLE18
  • APPLICANTS16
  • BIOLOGICAL15
  • BROADCASTS15
  • CALCULATED16
  • CALCULATES15
  • CALCULATOR15
  • CAMOUFLAGE19
  • CAMPAIGNED18
  • CANCELLING15
  • CANDIDATES14
  • CAPABILITY18
  • CAPITALISM16
  • CAPITALIST14
  • CAPITALIZE22
  • CAPTIVATED19
  • CARTRIDGES14
  • CATALOGUES14
  • CATEGORIES13
  • CATEGORIZE21
  • CHEMICALLY20
  • COMPLICATE18
  • DEDICATING15
  • DISCARDING15
  • DUPLICATED17
  • DUPLICATES16
  • ECOLOGICAL15
  • ECONOMICAL16
  • ELECTRICAL14
  • EXCAVATING23
  • EXCAVATION22
  • EXPLICABLE22
  • EXTRICATED19
  • HISTORICAL14
  • HYSTERICAL16
  • IMPECCABLE20
  • INDICATING14
  • INDICATION13
  • INDICATIVE17
  • INDICATORS13
  • KNEECAPPED20
  • LOCALIZING21
  • MECHANICAL18
  • OCCASIONAL14
  • PHYSICALLY20
  • PRACTICALS16
  • PRECAUTION15
  • RELOCATION12
  • RHETORICAL14
  • SCANDALIZE21
  • SCATTERING13
  • SUFFOCATED20
  • SUFFOCATES19
  • TRUNCATING14
  • VERTICALLY18
  • VOCABULARY21
  • ZOOLOGICAL21

The 60 most common shown, 1,009 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing CA (1,027)

  • ALLOCATIONS13
  • APPLICATION17
  • BIOCHEMICAL21
  • CALCULATING17
  • CALCULATION16
  • CALLIGRAPHY20
  • CAMOUFLAGED21
  • CAMOUFLAGES20
  • CAMPAIGNING19
  • CAPITALIZED24
  • CAPITALIZES23
  • CAPTIVATING20
  • CARTOGRAPHY20
  • CATACLYSMIC21
  • CATEGORIZED23
  • CATEGORIZES22
  • CAULIFLOWER20
  • CERTIFICATE18
  • COMMUNICATE20
  • COMPLICATED20
  • COMPLICATES19
  • CONCATENATE15
  • DRASTICALLY16
  • DUPLICATING18
  • DUPLICATION17
  • DYNAMICALLY20
  • EDUCATIONAL15
  • EXCAVATIONS23
  • EXTRICATING20
  • FORECASTING17
  • GENETICALLY16
  • GRAMMATICAL18
  • GRAPHICALLY20
  • HANDICAPPED21
  • IDENTICALLY16
  • IDEOLOGICAL15
  • IMPLICATION17
  • IMPRACTICAL19
  • INCARNATION13
  • INDICATIONS14
  • INTOXICATED20
  • IRREVOCABLY21
  • KNEECAPPING21
  • PARADOXICAL22
  • POLITICALLY17
  • PRACTICABLE19
  • PRACTICALLY19
  • PRECAUTIONS16
  • PROVOCATIVE23
  • PUBLICATION18
  • SCAFFOLDING21
  • SCANDALIZED23
  • SCANDALIZES22
  • SIGNIFICANT17
  • STATISTICAL13
  • SUFFOCATING21
  • TECHNICALLY19
  • THEOLOGICAL16
  • THEORETICAL15
  • UNEQUIVOCAL27

The 60 most common shown, 967 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing CA (838)

  • ACADEMICALLY21
  • ALPHABETICAL20
  • APPLICATIONS18
  • BIOGRAPHICAL21
  • BROADCASTING18
  • CALCULATIONS17
  • CAMOUFLAGING22
  • CANDLESTICKS20
  • CAPABILITIES18
  • CAPITALIZING25
  • CAPRICIOUSLY21
  • CARBOHYDRATE21
  • CARTWHEELING20
  • CATASTROPHIC20
  • CATEGORIZING24
  • CAULIFLOWERS21
  • CERTIFICATED20
  • COMMUNICABLE23
  • COMMUNICATED22
  • COMMUNICATES21
  • COMMUNICATOR21
  • COMPLICATING21
  • COMPLICATION20
  • CONCATENATED17
  • CONCATENATES16
  • CONFISCATING20
  • DRAMATICALLY19
  • ECONOMICALLY20
  • EMPHATICALLY22
  • GEOGRAPHICAL20
  • HANDICAPPING22
  • HIERARCHICAL20
  • HISTORICALLY18
  • HYPOCRITICAL22
  • HYPOTHETICAL22
  • HYSTERICALLY20
  • IMPLICATIONS18
  • INAPPLICABLE20
  • INEXPLICABLE24
  • INEXPLICABLY26
  • INEXTRICABLY24
  • INTOXICATING21
  • INTOXICATION20
  • MAJESTICALLY26
  • MATHEMATICAL20
  • MECHANICALLY22
  • METAPHORICAL20
  • METAPHYSICAL22
  • MODIFICATION20
  • MYTHOLOGICAL21
  • NOTIFICATION17
  • OCCASIONALLY18
  • PERIODICALLY19
  • PUBLICATIONS19
  • SCANDALIZING24
  • SIGNIFICANCE20
  • SOPHISTICATE18
  • SPECIFICALLY23
  • VERIFICATION21
  • VOCABULARIES21

The 60 most common shown, 778 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

8,450 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.0%) are containing CA. Most of them, 1,171, have 8 letters. 2,978 start with CA, 81 end with it and 5,394 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing CA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 8,450 words containing CA, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing CA?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), QUIZZICALLY (40) and QUIZZICAL (36).

What are the most common words containing CA?

QUALIFICATIONS, JUSTIFICATION, QUALIFICATION, MATHEMATICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICAL and COMMUNICATING. 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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