Words Containing C

Q: How many words contain "C"?

55,158 valid English words contain the letter C.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing C?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing C?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 55,158 English words that contain the letter C. Range: ABACA to ZYMOTIC. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 55,158 words containing C

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Showing the first 600 of 55,158 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	hypophysectomizing	48	50
2	electroencephalographically	47	55
3	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
4	hypophysectomized	47	47
5	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
6	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
7	hypophysectomizes	46	46
8	psychophysiologically	45	48
9	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
10	hypophysectomize	45	45

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomized: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomizes: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomize: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "C"?

55,158 valid English words contain C.

Best Scrabble word containing C?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing C?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).