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5 Letter Words With A and C

Most people think of place, black, local, class first. The full list of five-letter words with A and C is longer: 566 words. Of those, 161 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 405 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: scare.

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Common 5-letter words with A and C (161)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

A and C sit side by side in 347 of these words (61%), most often as CA. On average a word here has 1.8 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 172 words). 20% repeat a letter, like local. The most common first letter is C (266 words).

All 5-letter words with A and C (566)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abaca abaci aback acari acerb acers aceta ached aches achoo acids acidy acing acini ackee acmes acmic acned acnes acock acold acorn acred acres acrid acted actin actor acute acyls adunc aecia aitch alack alcid alecs amice amici amnic amuck ancon antic apace arced arcus areca areic ascot ascus asdic aspic assoc attic aulic auric azoic bacca baccy backs bacon banco bancs baric basic batch beach becap black brace brach bract 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 cecal cedar ceiba cella ceria cesar cesta 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 chela chiao chias chica china chola chufa cigar cilia circa 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 cloak coach coact coala coals coaly coapt coast coati coats cobia cobra cocas cocoa codas colas colza comae comal comas comma conga copal copay copra coral coria costa cotan cotta coxae coxal craal crabs crack craft crags craic crake cramp crams crane crank crape craps crapy crash crass crate crave crawl craws craze crazy creak cream croak crura culpa cuppa curia cyano cyans cycad cycas cymae cymar cymas czars daces dacha dance daric decaf decal decay dicta ducal ducat eclat enact epact erica escar exact faced facer faces facet facia facts fancy farce farci farcy fecal flack focal frack franc gamic glace grace guaco hacek hacks hance hatch havoc ileac iliac jacal jacks jacky knack kyack laced lacer laces lacey lacks laich laics lance larch latch leach lilac linac loach local lycea macaw maced macer maces mache macho machs macks macle macon macro mafic magic malic manic march marcs match mecca micas micra mocha musca nacho nacre nance nancy narco narcs naric natch nicad nucha occas ocean ocrea octad octal octan orach orcas pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts panic parch patch peace peach pecan pical picas place plack plica poach pucka quack rabic raced racer races racks racon rance ranch ratch reach react recap recta roach sacks sacra saice salic sauce sauch saucy scabs scads scags scald scale scall scalp scaly scamp scams scans scant scape scare scarf scarp scars scart scary scats scatt scaup scaur scena schav schwa scrag scram scrap scuba scuta serac shack slack smack snack socas space spacy spica stack sumac taces tacet tache tachs tacit tacks tacky tacos tacts talcs taroc teach tecta thack theca tical trace track tract triac umiac uncap uncia vacua vatic vicar vinca vocab vocal wacke wacko wacks wacky watch whack wrack yacht yacks yucas yucca

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More 5-letter word lists with A or C

Starting with A (512)Starting with C (696)Ending in A (406)Ending in C (102) With A and S (1,573)With A and E (1,283)With A and R (1,140)With A and L (961)With A and T (817)With A and N (769)With A and I (680)With A and O (585)With A and D (580)With A and M (549)With C and E (533)With A and P (507)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both A and C?

Our dictionary has 566, which is 6.3% of all five-letter words. 161 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try scare. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 20% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do A and C sit side by side?

A and C sit side by side in 347 of these words (61%), most often as CA.

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