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5 Letter Words Starting With C
Our word list has 340 five letter words starting with C. Start with the 115 common ones, ranked by everyday use (COULD, COURT, CLASS), or open the full list for the other 225. The most common second letter is O, found in 73 of them.
- Words
- 340
- 115 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- a40%e39%s37%o36%r35%
- Repeated letters
- 85
- 25% of words, like CLASS
- 2+ vowels
- 192
- 56% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with C
115 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- could
- court
- class
- close
- comes
- cause
- check
- child
- clear
- chief
- cover
- crazy
- cases
- cross
- clean
- coach
- costs
- claim
- civil
- calls
More common words, in order (95)
color carry crime catch coast count click cards cells cheap crowd chair chain cream cycle crown chose crash cable chest clubs chart cloud chase clock comic crack cares craft cited chaos coins climb chips camps cried codes chuck crush curve charm cruel cared cliff curse cheat cheer crops clips cease cloth crude clash cheek curry cough chess cries choir cakes creep clues crawl coats cured cubic creed crisp chalk clone chord cooks chunk cites colon curly casts coded circa cater cider chops chats cures comma chaps cools cramp crass cynic chews coped cased chars copes
More 5 letter words starting with C
The other 225 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 225 more words
CA... 49
cabal cabin cacao cache cacti cadet cadge caged cages cagey cairn caked calks calms calve calyx camel cameo campy canal candy caned canes canny canoe canon canto cants caped caper capes capon carat carbs caret cargo carol carom carpi carps carts carve casks caste caulk caved caves cavil cawed
CE... 5
cedar ceded cedes cello cents
CH... 29
chafe chaff champ chant chary chasm cheep chefs chewy chick chide chili chill chime chimp china chink chins chirp chock choke chomp chore chows chugs chums churl churn chute
CI... 5
cigar cilia cinch civet civic
CL... 32
clack clamp clams clang clank clans claps clasp claws cleat clefs cleft clerk clews clime cling clink clits cloak clods clogs clomp clops clots clout clove clown cloys cluck clued clump clung
CO... 52
coals cobra cocci cocoa codas codex coifs coils coked cokes colds colic colts comas combo combs comer comet conch cones conga conic conks cooed coons coops coots copra copse coral cords cored cores corks corms corns corny corps cotes couch coupe coups coven coves covet covey cowed cower cowls coyer coyly cozen
CR... 32
crabs crags crams crane crank crape crate crave craws craze creak creek creel crepe crept cress crest crews cribs crier croak crock crone crony crook croon croup crows cruet crumb crust crypt
CU... 19
cubed cubes cubit cuffs cuing culls cults cumin cupid curbs curds curer curie curio curls cushy cusps cuter cutup
CY... 1
cysts
CZ... 1
czars
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. O follows the C in 73 words (21%), as in COULD and COURT. A (63) and H (56) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 31% of five letter words starting with C end in S, like CLASS and COMES. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with C, CLEAR is a good opener: it tests L, E, A and R, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with C are there?
Our dictionary has 340 five letter words starting with C. 115 of them are common everyday words, and the other 225 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with C?
COULD, COURT, CLASS, CLOSE and COMES, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 85 of all 340 words repeat a letter, and 192 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with C?
O. 73 of the 340 words (21%) have O second, such as COULD and COURT. A is next with 63 words, then H with 56.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.