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3-letter words starting with C

There are 36 three-letter words starting with C in our word list. 19 of them are common everyday words, such as CAN, CAR, CUP and CUT.

Words
36
Common words
19
Top score
COZ
14 points

C has two sounds: hard before A, O and U (CAT, COT, CUT) and soft before E, I and Y (CELL, CITY, CYCLE). It also pairs with H to make CH.

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3-letter words (36)

  • can
  • car
  • cup
  • cut
  • cap
  • cat
  • cry
  • cam
  • con
  • cop
  • cos
  • cow
  • cab
  • chi
  • cis
  • cod
  • col
  • cox
  • cue
  • cad
  • cob
  • cog
  • coo
  • cor
  • cot
  • coy
  • coz
  • cub
  • caw
  • cay
  • cee
  • cel
  • cur
  • cep
  • cud
  • cwm

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Questions

How many three-letter words starting with C are there?

Our word list has 36 three-letter words starting with C. 19 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common three-letter words starting with C?

The most common are CAN, CAR, CUP, CUT, CAP and CAT.

Which three-letter word starting with C scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, COZ scores 14 points, the most of any three-letter word starting with C in our list.

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