5-letter words starting with C
There are 348 common five-letter words that start with C. Five-letter words are perfect for Wordle and similar daily puzzles – use the list to find a strong starting word or narrow down your next guess.
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Open the unscrambler →Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with C
| Word | Scrabble points |
|---|---|
| CRAZY | 19 |
| CALYX | 17 |
| CHAFF | 16 |
| CHECK | 16 |
| CHEWY | 16 |
| CHICK | 16 |
| CHOCK | 16 |
| CHUCK | 16 |
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All 348 words
Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 184 of these have a vowel as the second letter.
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