5 Letter Words Starting with C
There are 665 5-letter English words that start with C, from CABAL to CZARS. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is COZEY at 19 points.
Word list
C
- cabal9
- cabby14
- caber9
- cabin9
- cable9
- cabob11
- cacao9
- cacas9
- cache12
- cacti9
- caddy12
- cades8
- cadet8
- cadge9
- cadgy12
- cadis8
- cadre8
- caeca9
- cafes10
- caffs13
- caged9
- cager8
- cages8
- cagey11
- cahow13
- caids8
- cains7
- caird8
- cairn7
- cajon14
- caked12
- cakes11
- cakey14
- calfs10
- calif10
- calix14
- calks11
- calla7
- calls7
- calms9
- calve10
- calyx17
- camas9
- camel9
- cameo9
- cames9
- campi11
- campo11
- camps11
- campy14
- canal7
- candy11
- caned8
- caner7
- canes7
- canid8
- canna7
- canny10
- canoe7
- canon7
- canso7
- canst7
- canto7
- cants7
- canty10
- caped10
- caper9
- capes9
- caphs12
- capon9
- capos9
- caput9
- carat7
- carbo9
- carbs9
- cards8
- cared8
- carer7
- cares7
- caret7
- carex14
- cargo8
- carks11
- carle7
- carls7
- carns7
- carny10
- carob9
- carol7
- carom9
- carpi9
- carps9
- carrs7
- carry10
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- carve10
- casas7
- cased8
- cases7
- casks11
- casky14
- caste7
- casts7
- casus7
- catch12
- cater7
- cates7
- catty10
- cauld8
- caulk11
- cauls7
- cause7
- caved11
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- cawed11
- cease7
- cebid10
- cecal9
- cecum11
- cedar8
- ceded9
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- ceiba9
- ceils7
- celeb9
- cella7
- celli7
- cello7
- cells7
- celom9
- celts7
- cense7
- cento7
- cents7
- ceorl7
- cepes9
- cerci9
- cered8
- ceres7
- ceria7
- ceric9
- ceros7
- cesta7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- chads11
- chafe13
- chaff16
- chain10
- chair10
- chalk14
- champ14
- chams12
- chang11
- chant10
- chaos10
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- chard11
- chare10
- chark14
- charm12
- charr10
- chars10
- chart10
- chary13
- chase10
- chasm12
- chats10
- chaws13
- chays13
- cheap12
- cheat10
- check16
- cheek14
- cheep12
- cheer10
- chefs13
- chela10
- chemo12
- chert10
- chess10
- chest10
- cheth13
- chevy16
- chews13
- chewy16
- chiao10
- chias10
- chick16
- chico12
- chics12
- chide11
- chief13
- chiel10
- child11
- chile10
- chili10
- chill10
- chimb14
- chime12
- chimp14
- china10
- chine10
- chink14
- chino10
- chins10
- chips12
- chirk14
- chirm12
- chiro10
- chirp12
- chirr10
- chits10
- chive13
- chivy16
- chock16
- choir10
- choke14
- choky17
- cholo10
- chomp14
- chook14
- chops12
- chord11
- chore10
- chose10
- chott10
- chows13
- chubs12
- chuck16
- chufa13
- chuff16
- chugs11
- chump14
- chums12
- chunk14
- churl10
- churn10
- churr10
- chute10
- chyle13
- chyme15
- cibol9
- cider8
- cigar8
- cilia7
- cimex16
- cinch12
- cines7
- cions7
- circa9
- cires7
- cirri7
- cisco9
- cissy10
- cists7
- cited8
- citer7
- cites7
- civet10
- civic12
- civie10
- civil10
- civvy16
- clach12
- clack13
- clade8
- clads8
- clags8
- claim9
- clamp11
- clams9
- clang8
- clank11
- clans7
- claps9
- clapt9
- claro7
- clary10
- clash10
- clasp9
- class7
- clast7
- clave10
- clavi10
- claws10
- clays10
- clean7
- clear7
- cleat7
- cleek11
- clefs10
- cleft10
- clepe9
- clept9
- clerk11
- clews10
- click13
- cliff13
- clift10
- climb11
- clime9
- cline7
- cling8
- clink11
- clips9
- clipt9
- cloak11
- clock13
- clods8
- clogs8
- clomb11
- clomp11
- clone7
- clonk11
- clons7
- cloot7
- clops9
- close7
- cloth10
- clots7
- cloud8
- clour7
- clout7
- clove10
- clown10
- cloys10
- cloze16
- clubs9
- cluck13
- clued8
- clues7
- clump11
- clung8
- clunk11
- coach12
- coact9
- coala7
- coals7
- coaly10
- coapt9
- coast7
- coati7
- coats7
- cobbs11
- cobby14
- cobia9
- coble9
- cobra9
- cocas9
- cocci11
- cocks13
- cocky16
- cocoa9
- cocos9
- codas8
- codec10
- coded9
- coden8
- coder8
- codes8
- codex15
- codon8
- coeds8
- coffs13
- cogon8
- cohog11
- cohos10
- coifs10
- coign8
- coils7
- coins7
- coirs7
- coked12
- cokes11
- colas7
- colds8
- coled8
- coles7
- colic9
- colin7
- colly10
- colog8
- colon7
- color7
- colts7
- colza16
- comae9
- comal9
- comas9
- combe11
- combo11
- combs11
- comer9
- comes9
- comet9
- comfy15
- comic11
- comix16
- comma11
- commy14
- compo11
- comps11
- compt11
- comte9
- conch12
- condo8
- coned8
- cones7
- coney10
- conga8
- conge8
- congo8
- conic9
- conin7
- conks11
- conky14
- conns7
- conte7
- conto7
- conus7
- cooch12
- cooed8
- cooee7
- cooer7
- cooey10
- coofs10
- cooks11
- cooky14
- cools7
- cooly10
- coomb11
- coons7
- coops9
- coopt9
- coots7
- copal9
- coped10
- copen9
- coper9
- copes9
- copra9
- copse9
- coral7
- corby12
- cords8
- cored8
- corer7
- cores7
- corgi8
- coria7
- corks11
- corky14
- corms9
- corns7
- cornu7
- corny10
- corps9
- corse7
- cosec9
- coses7
- coset7
- cosey10
- cosie7
- costa7
- costs7
- cotan7
- coted8
- cotes7
- cotta7
- couch12
- coude8
- cough11
- could8
- count7
- coupe9
- coups9
- court7
- couth10
- coved11
- coven10
- cover10
- coves10
- covet10
- covey13
- covin10
- cowed11
- cower10
- cowls10
- cowry13
- coxae14
- coxal14
- coxed15
- coxes14
- coyed11
- coyer10
- coyly13
- coypu12
- cozen16
- cozes16
- cozey19
- cozie16
- craal7
- crabs9
- crack13
- craft10
- crags8
- crake11
- cramp11
- crams9
- crane7
- crank11
- crape9
- craps9
- crash10
- crass7
- crate7
- crave10
- crawl10
- craws10
- craze16
- crazy19
- creak11
- cream9
- credo8
- creed8
- creek11
- creel7
- creep9
- creme9
- crepe9
- crept9
- crepy12
- cress7
- crest7
- crews10
- cribs9
- crick13
- cried8
- crier7
- cries7
- crime9
- crimp11
- cripe9
- crisp9
- croak11
- croci9
- crock13
- crocs9
- croft10
- crone7
- crony10
- crook11
- croon7
- crops9
- crore7
- cross7
- croup9
- crowd11
- crown10
- crows10
- croze16
- cruck13
- crude8
- cruds8
- cruel7
- cruet7
- crumb11
- crump11
- cruor7
- crura7
- cruse7
- crush10
- crust7
- crwth13
- crypt12
- cubby14
- cubeb11
- cubed10
- cuber9
- cubes9
- cubic11
- cubit9
- cuddy12
- cuffs13
- cuifs10
- cuing8
- cuish10
- cukes11
- culch12
- culet7
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is cozey at 19 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with C?
665 valid 5-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.