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9 Letter Words Starting With C

Need a strong guess from this group? Try coastline: it covers the letters these 2,580 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 2,580, 202 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with community, character, committee, challenge.

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: coastline.

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Common 9-letter words starting with C (202)

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

After C, the most common second letter is O: 941 of these words start with CO. On average a word here has 3.3 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 1,729 words). 87% repeat a letter, like community. The most common ending is -ES (330 words).

All 9-letter words starting with C (2,580)

The 2,500 most common of 2,580, from A to Z. The filter above searches all of them.

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cloudland cloudless cloudlets clownings cloyingly clubbable clubbiest clubbings clubhands clubhauls clubhouse clubrooms clubroots clubwoman clubwomen clumpiest clumsiest clunkiest clupeoids clustered clutching cluttered cnidarian coachable coachings coachload coachwhip coachwork coactions coadapted coadjutor coadmired coadmires coagulant coagulase coagulate coagulums coalboxes coalesced coalesces coalfaces coalfield coalholes coalified coalifies coalition coalminer coalmines coalsacks coalsheds coalyards coanchors coannexed coannexes coappears coarctate coarsened coassists coassumed coassumes coastings coastland coastline coastward coastwise coatdress coatracks coatrooms coattails coattends coattests coauthors coaxially coaxingly cobalamin cobaltine cobaltite cobaltous cobwebbed cocainism cocainize cocaptain coccidium coccygeal cochaired cochineal cochleate cocineras cockamamy cockapoos cockateel cockatiel cockatoos cockbills cockboats cockcrows cockerels cockering cockfight cockhorse cockiness cocklebur cocklofts cockneyfy cockroach cockscomb cocksfoot cockshies cockshuts cockspurs cockswain cocktails cocoanuts cocobolas cocobolos cocooning cocounsel cocreated cocreates cocreator coculture cocurator codebases codebooks codebtors coderived coderives codesigns codevelop codfishes codifiers codifying codirects codpieces codrivers codriving coediting coeditors coeffects coelomata coelomate coelostat coemploys coempting coenacted coenamors coendured coendures coenobite coenocyte coenosarc coenzymes coequally coequated coequates coercible coercions coerected coeternal coevality coevolved coevolves coexerted coexisted coextends cofactors cofeature coffeepot cofferdam coffering coffining cofinance cofounded cofounder cogencies cogitable cogitated cogitates cogitator cognately cognation cognising cognition cognitive cognizant cognizers cognizing cognomens cognomina cognovits cogwheels cohabited cohabiter coheading coheiress coherence coherency cohesions cohobated cohobates 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How many nine-letter words start with C?

Our dictionary has 2,580, which is 9.5% of all nine-letter words. 202 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 coastline. It has 9 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 87% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

Which letter most often follows the C?

After C, the most common second letter is O: 941 of these words start with CO.

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