Infinite Wordplay › 5 Letter Words › Starting With C
5 Letter Words Starting With C
This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 696 five-letter words that start with C, with the 178 common ones (court, class, close, cause) first.
After C, the most common second letter is O: 174 of these words start with CO. On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is O (in 272 words). 29% repeat a letter, like class. The most common ending is -ES (37 words).
Filter these 696 words
Type letters to filter as you go. Repeat a letter (EE) to ask for two of it.
Common 5-letter words starting with C (178)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- court
- class
- close
- cause
- check
- child
- clear
- chief
- cover
- crazy
- cross
- clean
- coach
- claim
- civil
- color
- carry
- crime
- catch
- coast
- count
- click
- cheap
- crowd
- chair
- chain
- cream
- cycle
- crown
- crash
- cable
- chest
- chart
- cloud
- chase
- clock
- comic
- creek
- craft
- candy
- corps
- canal
- climb
- cargo
- chill
- chuck
- couch
- crush
- curve
- cabin
- charm
- cruel
- canon
- cliff
- chick
- curse
- cheat
- cheer
- cease
- cloth
- carol
- civic
- clerk
- crude
- clash
- cheek
- curry
- cough
- chess
- clown
- crane
- champ
- choir
- coral
- creep
- combo
- crawl
- cedar
- chili
- choke
- cubic
- crisp
- crust
- chalk
- clone
- chord
- crest
- camel
- chunk
- cocoa
- comet
- cache
- comfy
- condo
- crank
- caste
- chant
- colon
- curly
- cigar
- circa
- cloak
- cater
- cobra
- canoe
- cider
- cling
- cameo
- crate
- crave
- clamp
- carve
- crook
- cadet
- craze
- coupe
- cello
- comma
- clout
- corny
- cupid
- chute
- codex
- carat
- chore
- curvy
- chime
- clasp
- crypt
- churn
- cabal
- cadre
- cramp
- crock
- chino
- cumin
- coven
- crumb
- chasm
- crass
- chimp
- chewy
- cleft
- clump
- chump
- clove
- canny
- curie
- cairn
- crepe
- cacao
- caper
- chock
- comer
- covet
- canto
- cynic
- crick
- chirp
- conch
- credo
- chaff
- crony
- conga
- clank
- cushy
- cinch
- clang
- clink
- clack
- covey
- crimp
- crone
- catty
- cower
- chomp
- creak
- campy
Tip: try close as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 29% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words starting with C (696)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob cacao cacas cache cacti caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy cadis cadre caeca cafes caffs caged cager cages cagey cahow caids cains caird cairn cajon caked cakes cakey calfs calif calix calks calla calls calms calve calyx camas camel cameo cames camos campi campo camps campy canal candy caned caner canes canid canna canny canoe canon canso canst canto cants canty caped caper capes caphs capon capos caput carat carbo carbs cards cared carer cares caret carex cargo carks carle carls carns carny carob carol carom carpi carps carrs carry carse carte carts carve casas cased cases casks casky caste casts casus catch cater cates catty cauda cauld caulk cauls cause caved caver caves cavie cavil cawed cease cebid cecal cecum cedar ceded ceder cedes cedis ceiba ceils celeb cella celli cello cells celom celts cense centi cento cents ceorl cepes cerci cered ceres ceria ceric ceros certs cesar cesta cesti cetes chaat chads chafe chaff chain chair chalk champ chams chang chant chaos chape chaps chapt chard chare chark charm charr chars chart chary chase chasm chats chavs chaws chays cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer chefs chela chemo chert chess chest cheth chevy chews chewy chiao chias chica chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine ching chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy chock chocs choir choke choky chola choli cholo chomp chook chops chord chore chose chott chowk chows chron chubs chuck chufa chuff chugs chump chums chunk churl churn churr chute chyle chyme cibol cider cigar ciggy cilia cimex cinch cines cions circa cires cirri cisco cissy cists cited citer cites civet civic civie civil civvy clach clack clade clads clags claim clamp clams clang clank clans claps clapt claro clary clash clasp class clast clave clavi claws clays clean clear cleat cleek clefs cleft clems clepe clept clerk clews click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt clits cloak clock clods clogs clomb clomp clone clonk clons cloot clops close cloth clots cloud clour clout clove clown cloys cloze clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk coach coact coala coals coaly coapt coast coati coats cobbs cobby cobia coble cobra cocas cocci cocks cocky cocoa cocos codas codec coded coden coder codes codex codon coeds coffs cogon cohog cohos coifs coign coils coins coirs coked cokes colas colds coled coles coley colic colin colly colog colon color colts colza comae comal comas combe combi combo combs comer comes comet comfy comic comix comma commy compo comps compt comte conch condo coned cones coney conga conge congo conic conin conks conky conns contd conte conto contr conus cooch cooed cooee cooer cooey coofs cooks cooky cools cooly coomb cooms coops coopt coots copal copay coped copen coper copes copra copse coral corby cords cored corer cores corgi coria corks corky corms corns cornu corny corps corse cosec coses coset cosey cosie costa costs cotan coted cotes coths cotta couch coude cough could count coupe coups court couth coved coven cover coves covet covey covin cowed cower cowls cowry coxae coxal coxed coxes coyed coyer coyly coypu cozed cozen cozes cozey cozie craal crabs crack craft crags craic crake cramp crams crane crank crape craps crapy crash crass crate crave crawl craws craze crazy creak cream credo creds creed creek creel creep creme crepe crept crepy cress crest crews cribs crick cried crier cries crime crimp crine cripe crisp croak croci crock crocs croft crone cronk crony crook croon crops crore cross croup crowd crown crows croze cruck crude cruds cruel cruet crumb crump cruor crura cruse crush crust crwth cryer crypt cubby cubeb cubed cuber cubes cubic cubit cuddy cuffs cuifs cuing cuish cukes culch culet culex culls cully culms culpa culti cults cumin cunts cupel cupid cuppa cuppy curbs curch curds curdy cured curer cures curet curfs curia curie curio curls curly curns currs curry curse curst curve curvy cusec cushy cusks cusps cusso cutch cuter cutes cutey cutie cutin cutis cutty cutup cwtch cyano cyans cyber cycad cycas cycle cyclo cyder cylix cymae cymar cymas cymes cymol cynic cysts cyton czars
Open the word finder with C???? filled in to add yellow and gray letters.
More 5-letter word lists with C
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words start with C?
Our dictionary has 696, which is 7.7% of all five-letter words. 178 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word starting with C?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, could, followed by court and class.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try close. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 29% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.