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3-letter words starting with C

There are 26 common three-letter words that start with C. Three-letter words are the glue of Scrabble – they let you play parallel to other words and squeeze extra points from tight spots.

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Highest-scoring 3-letter words starting with C

Word	Scrabble points
COX	12
CAW	8
CHI	8
COW	8
COY	8
CRY	8
CAB	7
CAM	7

All 26 words

Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 24 of these have a vowel as the second letter.

cab7cad6cam7can5cap7car5cat5caw8chi8cob7cod6cog6con5coo5cop7cot5cow8cox12coy8cry8cub7cud6cue5cup7cur5cut5

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Other words starting with C

4-letter words starting with C136 words 5-letter words starting with C348 words 6-letter words starting with C587 words 7-letter words starting with C857 words 8-letter words starting with C961 words