5-letter words starting with C

There are 661 five-letter words starting with C in our word list. 152 of them are common everyday words, such as COULD, CASES, CAUSE and CHECK.

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.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

5-letter words (661)

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

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

Our word list has 661 five-letter words starting with C. 152 of them are common everyday words.

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

The most common are COULD, CASES, CAUSE, CHECK, CHIEF and CHILD.

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

Using standard letter tile values, CRAZY scores 19 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with C in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are CAUSE, CLOSE, CHASE and CLEAR.