Words starting with CH

There are 2,113 words starting with CH in our word list. 157 of them are common everyday words, such as CHANGE, CHANCE, CHARACTER and CHARGE. They range from 3 to 15 letters, and 8-letter words are the biggest group, with 401.

Words: 2,113
Common words: 157
Longest: CHARACTERISTICS; 15 letters
Top score: CHAZZANIM; 34 points

CH usually sounds like the start of CHAIR, but in words from Greek it can sound like K, as in CHORUS and CHEMISTRY.

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3-letter words (1)

4-letter words (24)

chat
chef
chin
chip
chad
chap
chew
chic
chop
chao
char
chia
chit
chow
cham
chez
chub
chug
chum
chaw
chay
chon
chid
chis

5-letter words (98)

check
chief
child
china
chain
chair
cheap
chest
chose
chaos
charm
chart
chase
cheat
cheer
chick
chile
chill
chips
chuck
chalk
champ
chang
chant
cheek
chefs
chess
chevy
chili
choir
choke
chord
chunk
chaps
chats
chemo
chico
chime
chino
chops
chore
churn
chute
chaff
chard
chars
chasm
chews
chewy
chimp
chine
chins
chirp

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6-letter words (197)

change
chance
charge
choice
church
cheese
choose
chosen
chains
chairs
chapel
charts
checks
cheers
cherry
chiefs
champs
charms
chased
cheeks
cheeky
cheesy
chicks
chilly
choked
chords
chores
chorus
chrome
chakra
chalet
chants
chaser
chases
cheats
cheery
cheque
chests
chewed
chilli
chills
chimes
choral
chubby
chunks
chunky
chaise
chalky
chaste
chatty
cherub
chiles
chimed

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7-letter words (325)

changed
changes
chances
channel
chapter
charged
charges
checked
chicken
chamber
charity
charlie
charter
chasing
cheaper
choices
chronic
chaotic
chapman
charger
chassis
cheated
chemist
cherish
chewing
chimney
choking
chooses
chopped
chuckle
chained
chaired
chalice
changer
chariot
charley
charmed
charred
chateau
chatted
chatter
cheaply
cheater
checker
cheddar
cheered
cheeses
cheetah
cheques
chevron
chiefly
chilled
chipped

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8-letter words (401)

children
chairman
champion
changing
chemical
chambers
channels
chapters
charging
charming
cheating
checking
choosing
churches
chandler
chanting
charcoal
chargers
chatting
cheapest
checkout
cheerful
cheering
chickens
childish
chilling
christie
chainsaw
chairmen
chaplain
charisma
charters
charting
chastity
cheaters
checkers
chemists
cherries
chestnut
chimneys
chipping
chivalry
chloride
chlorine
chopping
chromium
chuckled
chuckles
churning
chaining
chairing
chancery
changers

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9-letter words (295)

character
challenge
champions
childhood
charlotte
chemicals
chemistry
chocolate
champagne
charities
chartered
chronicle
chameleon
champaign
chauffeur
checklist
cherished
chihuahua
childless
chambered
chamomile
channeled
chaparral
chaperone
chaplains
charlatan
chastised
checkbook
checkered
checkmate
chequered
chestnuts
chevalier
chickpeas
chieftain
childlike
chipmunks
chlamydia
chromatic
chromatin
chrysalis
chuckling
chainsaws
chairlift
chamfered
chanteuse
chastened
chastises
cheapened
cheapness
checkmark
checkouts
cheekbone

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10-letter words (261)

characters
challenged
challenges
chancellor
challenger
charitable
chronicles
championed
chandelier
channeling
checkpoint
cheesecake
chemically
childbirth
chocolates
chromosome
chronology
chairwoman
chalkboard
changeable
changeling
changeover
channelled
chardonnay
chargeable
charlatans
charmingly
chattering
chautauqua
checklists
cheekbones
cheerfully
chieftains
childhoods
chimpanzee
chinchilla
chivalrous
chloroform
chopsticks
christened
chronicled
chronicler
churchyard
chalcedony
chameleons
champagnes
chaperoned
chaperones
chaplaincy
charioteer
charitably
chartering
chartreuse

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11-letter words (179)

challenging
chamberlain
cholesterol
chairperson
challengers
charismatic
checkpoints
cheerleader
chromosomes
chronically
championing
chancellors
chandeliers
chimpanzees
chlorinated
chlorophyll
christening
chromosomal
chronicling
chronograph
chambermaid
chancellery
channelling
charcuterie
chauffeured
cheesecakes
cheesecloth
chemistries
chiaroscuro
chinchillas
chloroplast
chloroquine
chocolatier
choirmaster
cholinergic
chondroitin
choreograph
christiania
chroniclers
chronometer
churchgoers
chalkboards
changelings
changeovers
channelized
chanterelle
chanticleer
chaotically
chaperoning
chardonnays
charioteers
chauvinists
cheapskates

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12-letter words (147)

championship
chemotherapy
characterize
cheerleaders
cheerleading
cheeseburger
chesterfield
choreography
chairmanship
childbearing
chiropractic
chiropractor
chairpersons
characterful
chastisement
chauvinistic
checkerboard
cheerfulness
childishness
chlorination
chloroplasts
christenings
chalcopyrite
chamberlains
chambermaids
chanterelles
charismatics
chauffeuring
chimichangas
chlorinating
chloroformed
chocolatiers
choreographs
chromaticity
chromatogram
chromophores
chromosphere
chronographs
chronologies
chronometers
churchwarden
chymotrypsin
chalcogenide
channelizing
chanticleers
chaplaincies
charlatanism
chatterboxes
chimneypiece
chiropodists
chitchatting
chitterlings
chivalrously

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13-letter words (84)

championships
characterized
choreographed
choreographer
chronological
characterizes
cheeseburgers
chiropractors
chrysanthemum
chateaubriand
choreographic
chairmanships
characterless
chieftainship
childlessness
cholecystitis
chromatically
chromatograph
churchwardens
chalcogenides
challengingly
chancelleries
changeability
chastisements
checkerboards
chemisorption
chemoreceptor
chesterfields
childproofing
chiropractics
chlorobenzene
chokecherries
chromatograms
chromatophore
chromosomally
chromospheric
chronobiology
churchmanship
chalcopyrites
chameleonlike
chancellories
changefulness
charlatanisms
charlatanries
cheerlessness
cheeseparings
chemosurgical
chemotaxonomy
chemotropisms
chiaroscurist
chieftaincies
childbearings
childlikeness

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14-letter words (60)

characteristic
characterizing
choreographers
chromatography
choreographing
chrysanthemums
chancellorship
chemoreceptors
chlorpromazine
cholinesterase
choreographies
chromatophores
chromodynamics
channelization
chemoreception
chemosynthesis
chemosynthetic
chemotherapies
chlamydospores
cholelithiasis
cholestyramine
chromatographs
changeableness
changelessness
charitableness
chateaubriands
checkerberries
cheerfulnesses
chemisorptions
chemoreceptive
chemosurgeries
chemosyntheses
chemotaxonomic
chemotherapist
chiaroscurists
chickenhearted
chieftainships
childishnesses
chincherinchee
chirographical
chivalrousness
chlorenchymata
chlorobenzenes
chlorophyllous
chlorothiazide
chlorpropamide
cholangiograms
cholelithiases
chondrocranium
chordamesoderm
chrestomathies
chromaticities
chromoproteins

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15-letter words (41)

characteristics
chronologically
chloramphenicol
chromatographic
cholecystectomy
cholecalciferol
cholecystokinin
choriocarcinoma
chancellorships
changeabilities
changefulnesses
channelizations
cheerlessnesses
chemoautotrophy
chemoreceptions
chemotactically
chemotaxonomies
chemotaxonomist
chemotherapists
childlessnesses
childlikenesses
chincherinchees
chlorothiazides
chlorpromazines
chlorpropamides
cholangiography
cholecystitides
cholecystitises
cholestyramines
cholinergically
cholinesterases
chondrocraniums
chordamesoderms
chorioallantoic
chorioallantois
chromatographed
chromatographer
chronobiologies
chronobiologist
chronotherapies
churrigueresque

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

Questions

How many words starting with CH are there?

Our word list has 2,113 words starting with CH. 157 of them are common everyday words.

What is the longest word starting with CH?

The longest have 15 letters, for example CHARACTERISTICS, CHRONOLOGICALLY and CHLORAMPHENICOL.

Which word starting with CH scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, CHAZZANIM scores 34 points, the most of any word starting with CH in our list.