4 Letter Words Starting with C
There are 230 4-letter English words that start with C, from CABS to CZAR. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is CHEZ at 18 points.
Word list
C
- cabs8
- caca8
- cade7
- cadi7
- cads7
- cafe9
- caff12
- cage7
- cagy10
- caid7
- cain6
- cake10
- caky13
- calf9
- calk10
- call6
- calm8
- calo6
- calx13
- came8
- camp10
- cams8
- cane6
- cans6
- cant6
- cape8
- caph11
- capo8
- caps8
- carb8
- card7
- care6
- cark10
- carl6
- carn6
- carp8
- carr6
- cars6
- cart6
- casa6
- case6
- cash9
- cask10
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- caul6
- cave9
- cavy12
- caws9
- cays9
- ceca8
- cede7
- cedi7
- cees6
- ceil6
- cell6
- cels6
- celt6
- cent6
- cepe8
- ceps8
- cere6
- cero6
- cess6
- cete6
- chad10
- cham11
- chao9
- chap11
- char9
- chat9
- chaw12
- chay12
- chef12
- chew12
- chez18
- chia9
- chic11
- chid10
- chin9
- chip11
- chis9
- chit9
- chon9
- chop11
- chow12
- chub11
- chug10
- chum11
- ciao6
- cine6
- cion6
- cire6
- cist6
- cite6
- city9
- clad7
- clag7
- clam8
- clan6
- clap8
- claw9
- clay9
- clef9
- clew9
- clip8
- clod7
- clog7
- clon6
- clop8
- clot6
- cloy9
- club8
- clue6
- coal6
- coat6
- coax13
- cobb10
- cobs8
- coca8
- cock12
- coco8
- coda7
- code7
- cods7
- coed7
- coff12
- coft9
- cogs7
- coho9
- coif9
- coil6
- coin6
- coir6
- coke10
- cola6
- cold7
- cole6
- cols6
- colt6
- coly9
- coma8
- comb10
- come8
- comp10
- cone6
- coni6
- conk10
- conn6
- cons6
- cony9
- coof9
- cook10
- cool6
- coon6
- coop8
- coos6
- coot6
- cope8
- cops8
- copy11
- cord7
- core6
- corf9
- cork10
- corm8
- corn6
- cory9
- cosh9
- coss6
- cost6
- cosy9
- cote6
- cots6
- coup8
- cove9
- cowl9
- cows9
- cowy12
- coxa13
- coys9
- cozy18
- crab8
- crag7
- cram8
- crap8
- craw9
- crew9
- crib8
- cris6
- croc8
- crop8
- crow9
- crud7
- crus6
- crux13
- cube8
- cubs8
- cuds7
- cued7
- cues6
- cuff12
- cuif9
- cuke10
- cull6
- culm8
- cult6
- cunt6
- cups8
- curb8
- curd7
- cure6
- curf9
- curl6
- curn6
- curr6
- curs6
- curt6
- cusk10
- cusp8
- cuss6
- cute6
- cuts6
- cwms11
- cyan9
- cyma11
- cyme11
- cyst9
- czar15
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is chez at 18 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with C?
230 valid 4-letter English words begin with C.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.