Word list

5-Letter Words That Start With C

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like COULD, CAUSE and CHECK come first.

• COULDVery common · Tile score 8
• CAUSEVery common · Tile score 7
• CHECKVery common · Tile score 16
• CRAZYVery common · Tile score 19
• COMESVery common · Tile score 9
• CLOSEVery common · Tile score 7
• CLEARVery common · Tile score 7
• CHILDVery common · Tile score 11
• CATCHVery common · Tile score 12
• CLEANVery common · Tile score 7
• CLASSVery common · Tile score 7
• COURTVery common · Tile score 7
• COVERVery common · Tile score 10
• COUNTVery common · Tile score 7
• CALLSVery common · Tile score 7
• CHIEFVery common · Tile score 13
• CRIMEVery common · Tile score 9
• CARRYVery common · Tile score 10
• CLOCKVery common · Tile score 13
• CROSSVery common · Tile score 7
• CHAIRVery common · Tile score 10
• CREAMVery common · Tile score 9
• CARDSVery common · Tile score 8
• COACHVery common · Tile score 12
• CHESTVery common · Tile score 10
• CARESVery common · Tile score 7
• COLORVery common · Tile score 7
• CROWDVery common · Tile score 11
• CHEAPVery common · Tile score 12
• CANDYVery common · Tile score 11
• CRANEVery common · Tile score 7
• CRACKVery common · Tile score 13
• CHASEVery common · Tile score 10
• CAROLVery common · Tile score 7
• CRASHVery common · Tile score 10
• CASESVery common · Tile score 7
• COASTVery common · Tile score 7
• CHICKVery common · Tile score 16
• CLAIMVery common · Tile score 9
• CHINA*Very common · Tile score 10
• COUCHVery common · Tile score 12
• CENTSVery common · Tile score 7
• CABLEVery common · Tile score 9
• CLIFFVery common · Tile score 13
• CHUCKVery common · Tile score 16
• CHAINVery common · Tile score 10
• CLARK*Very common · Tile score 11
• CLIMBVery common · Tile score 11
• CABINVery common · Tile score 9
• CHLOE*Very common · Tile score 10
• CHEERVery common · Tile score 10
• CHOSEVery common · Tile score 10
• CRUELVery common · Tile score 7
• CURSEVery common · Tile score 7
• CHEATVery common · Tile score 10
• CRUSHVery common · Tile score 10
• CHILLVery common · Tile score 10
• CHIPSVery common · Tile score 12
• CIVILVery common · Tile score 10
• CLOWNVery common · Tile score 10
• COSTSVery common · Tile score 7
• CHARMVery common · Tile score 12
• CHAMPVery common · Tile score 14
• CAREDVery common · Tile score 8
• CLAUS*Very common · Tile score 7
• CROWNVery common · Tile score 10
• CRIEDVery common · Tile score 8
• CIGARVery common · Tile score 8
• CLERKVery common · Tile score 11
• COLINVery common · Tile score 7
• CRAWLVery common · Tile score 10
• CELLSVery common · Tile score 7
• CLOUDVery common · Tile score 8
• COHENVery common · Tile score 10
• CREEPVery common · Tile score 9
• CORPSVery common · Tile score 9
• COMICVery common · Tile score 11
• CATHY*Very common · Tile score 13
• CLUBSVery common · Tile score 9
• CHARTVery common · Tile score 10
• CHAOSVery common · Tile score 10
• CODESVery common · Tile score 8
• CARGOVery common · Tile score 8
• CREEKVery common · Tile score 11
• COUGHVery common · Tile score 11
• CEASEVery common · Tile score 7
• CHILICommon · Tile score 10
• CHESSCommon · Tile score 10
• CHEEKCommon · Tile score 14
• CRAIGCommon · Tile score 8
• CRIESCommon · Tile score 7
• CLAMPCommon · Tile score 11
• CHOKECommon · Tile score 14
• CLICKCommon · Tile score 13
• CANALCommon · Tile score 7
• CLUESCommon · Tile score 7
• CLOTHCommon · Tile score 10
• CUREDCommon · Tile score 8
• COATSCommon · Tile score 7
• CYCLECommon · Tile score 12
• CURLYCommon · Tile score 10
• CAKESCommon · Tile score 11
• CRAFTCommon · Tile score 10
• CROOKCommon · Tile score 11
• CHOPSCommon · Tile score 12
• CRANKCommon · Tile score 11
• CHOIRCommon · Tile score 10
• CUFFSCommon · Tile score 13
• CAMELCommon · Tile score 9
• COCOACommon · Tile score 9
• CORDY*Common · Tile score 11
• CARLO*Common · Tile score 7
• CURVECommon · Tile score 10
• CHANGCommon · Tile score 11
• CLAWSCommon · Tile score 10
• COINSCommon · Tile score 7
• CHENG*Common · Tile score 11
• CONDOCommon · Tile score 8
• CUBAN*Common · Tile score 9
• CHUNKCommon · Tile score 14

* 9 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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