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5 letter words with C

Every five-letter word that contains C, grouped by where the C sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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C can sit in any slot · 2899 words in our list

The short answer

There are 2899 five words with C in this list. C is most often the first letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 28 for chizz.

2899five C words in our list

46%start with C

18%end in S, mostly plurals

10.0average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with C

Grouped by where C first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

C is the 1st letter (1345)

caaba⁹caaed⁸caama⁹cabaa⁹cabal⁹caban⁹cabas⁹cabby¹⁴cabda¹⁰caber⁹cabin⁹cabio⁹cable⁹cabob¹¹caboc¹¹cabot⁹cabre⁹cacam¹¹cacan⁹cacao⁹cacas⁹cacei⁹cache¹²cacks¹³cacky¹⁶cacti⁹cacur⁹caddo⁹caddy¹²cadee⁸cader⁸cades⁸cadet⁸cadew¹¹cadge⁹cadgy¹²cadie⁸cadis⁸cados⁸cadre⁸cadua⁸cadus⁸caeca⁹caese⁷cafes¹⁰caffa¹³caffs¹³cafiz¹⁹cafoy¹³caged⁹cager⁸cages⁸cagey¹¹caggy¹²cagit⁸cagot⁸cagui⁸cahiz¹⁹cahot¹⁰cahow¹³cahuy¹³caids⁸cains⁷caird⁸cairn⁷cairo⁷caite⁷cajan¹⁴cajon¹⁴cajou¹⁴cajun¹⁴caked¹²caker¹¹cakes¹¹cakey¹⁴cakra¹¹calas⁷calci⁹caleb⁹calef¹⁰calfs¹⁰calic⁹calid⁸calif¹⁰calin⁷calix¹⁴calks¹¹calla⁷calli⁷callo⁷calls⁷calms⁹calmy¹²calor⁷calos⁷calpa⁹calps⁹calve¹⁰calyx¹⁷caman⁹

C is the 2nd letter (283)

acais⁷acale⁷acana⁷acapu⁹acara⁷acari⁷acast⁷acate⁷accas⁹accel⁹accoy¹²accra⁹accts⁹accum¹¹accur⁹accus⁹acedy¹¹acerb⁹acers⁷aceta⁷achar¹⁰ached¹¹achen¹⁰acher¹⁰aches¹⁰achoo¹⁰achor¹⁰acids⁸acidy¹¹acier⁷acies⁷acing⁸acini⁷ackee¹¹acker¹¹ackey¹⁴aclys¹⁰acmes⁹acmic¹¹acned⁸acnes⁷acock¹³acoin⁷acold⁸acoma⁹acone⁷acool⁷acorn⁷acost⁷acoup⁹acrab⁹acred⁸acres⁷acrid⁸acroa⁷acron⁷acros⁷acrux¹⁴acryl¹⁰acted⁸actin⁷acton⁷actor⁷actos⁷actus⁷acuan⁷acute⁷acyls¹⁰ecads⁸ecart⁷echar¹⁰echea¹⁰eched¹¹eches¹⁰echis¹⁰echos¹⁰ecize¹⁶eclat⁷ecoid⁸ecole⁷ecrus⁷ectad⁸ectal⁷fchar¹³fcomp¹⁴fconv¹³gconv¹¹icaco⁹icasm⁹iceni⁷icers⁷iched¹¹iches¹⁰ichor¹⁰ichth¹³icica⁹icier⁷icily¹⁰icing⁸icker¹¹

C is the 3rd letter (560)

abcee⁹adcon⁸aecia⁷alcae⁷alces⁷alcid⁸alcor⁷alcos⁷ancha¹⁰ancho¹⁰ancle⁷ancon⁷ancor⁷ancre⁷arcae⁷arced⁸arces⁷archd¹¹arche¹⁰archi¹⁰archt¹⁰archy¹³arcos⁷arcus⁷ascan⁷ascii⁷ascon⁷ascot⁷ascry¹⁰ascus⁷aucan⁷aucht¹⁰bacao⁹bacca¹¹bacco¹¹baccy¹⁴bacha¹²bache¹²bachs¹²bacin⁹bacis⁹backs¹³backy¹⁶bacon⁹becap¹¹becco¹¹beche¹²becke¹³becks¹³becky¹⁶becry¹²becut⁹biccy¹⁴bicep¹¹bices⁹bichy¹⁵bocal⁹bocca¹¹bocce¹¹bocci¹¹boche¹²bocks¹³bocoy¹²bucca¹¹bucco¹¹buchu¹²bucko¹³bucks¹³bucku¹³bucky¹⁶daces⁸dacha¹¹dachs¹¹dacks¹²dacus⁸decad⁹decaf¹¹decal⁸decan⁸decap¹⁰decay¹¹decem¹⁰decil⁸decke¹²decko¹²decks¹²decor⁸decos⁸decoy¹¹decry¹¹decus⁸decyl¹¹diced⁹dicer⁸dices⁸dicey¹¹dicht¹¹dicks¹²dicky¹⁵dicot⁸

C is the 4th letter (509)

abaca⁹abaci⁹aback¹³abacs⁹aface¹⁰aitch¹⁰alack¹¹aleck¹¹alecs⁷alice⁷alick¹¹aluco⁷amice⁹amici⁹amuck¹³anack¹¹anice⁷apace⁹araca⁷arace⁷arach¹⁰areca⁷arock¹¹aspca⁹atocs⁷avick¹⁴awacs¹⁰azoch¹⁹banca⁹banco⁹bancs⁹barca⁹batch¹²bauch¹²beach¹²beech¹²beice⁹belch¹²bench¹²biach¹²bilch¹²birch¹²bitch¹²black¹³blech¹²bleck¹³blick¹³block¹³blocs⁹bonce⁹bosch¹²botch¹²bouch¹²boucl⁹boyce¹²braca⁹brace⁹brach¹²brack¹³bract⁹breck¹³brick¹³broch¹²brock¹³bruce⁹bryce¹²buick¹³bunce⁹bunch¹²bunco⁹butch¹²dance⁸dancy¹¹darci⁸darcy¹¹datch¹¹daych¹⁴deice⁸dench¹¹deuce⁸diact⁸dirca⁸disci⁸disco⁸discs⁸ditch¹¹dolce⁸dolci⁸doncy¹¹dooce⁸douce⁸doucs⁸drack¹²draco⁸dreck¹²drice⁸dsect⁸dulce⁸dunce⁸dunch¹¹

C is the 5th letter (202)

adunc⁸aeric⁷afric¹⁰agric⁸algic⁸amnic⁹antic⁷anzac¹⁶areic⁷artic⁷aruac⁷asdic⁸aspic⁹assoc⁷async¹⁰attic⁷aulic⁷auric⁷azoic¹⁶aztec¹⁶baioc⁹baric⁹basic⁹benic⁹bilic⁹blanc⁹bobac¹¹boric⁹bronc⁹butic⁹danic⁸darac⁸daric⁸demic¹⁰deric⁸dinic⁸domic¹⁰donec⁸doric⁸duroc⁸eddic⁹elaic⁷elfic¹⁰elric⁷eniac⁷espec⁹estoc⁷ethic¹⁰exsec¹⁴femic¹²fidac¹¹folic¹⁰franc¹⁰funic¹⁰gamic¹⁰genic⁸getic⁸goric⁸guiac⁸guric⁸gynic¹¹gyric¹¹havoc¹³hemic¹²humic¹²hylic¹³idaic⁸ileac⁷iliac⁷indic⁸induc⁸iodic⁸ionic⁷isaac⁷isiac⁷jutic¹⁴kinic¹¹kopec¹³korec¹¹kufic¹⁴lavic¹⁰lexic¹⁴lilac⁷linac⁷lipic⁹logic⁸loric⁷lotic⁷loxic¹⁴ludic⁸lyric¹⁰lytic¹⁰madoc¹⁰mafic¹²magic¹⁰malic⁹manic⁹manoc⁹mazic¹⁸medic¹⁰

Words with two Cs (168)

accas⁹accel⁹accoy¹²accra⁹accts⁹accum¹¹accur⁹accus⁹acmic¹¹acock¹³bacca¹¹bacco¹¹baccy¹⁴becco¹¹biccy¹⁴bocca¹¹bocce¹¹bocci¹¹bucca¹¹bucco¹¹caboc¹¹cacam¹¹cacan⁹cacao⁹cacas⁹cacei⁹cache¹²cacks¹³cacky¹⁶cacti⁹cacur⁹caeca⁹calci⁹calic⁹canch¹²capoc¹¹casco⁹catch¹²cauch¹²ccitt⁹ccoya¹²cecal⁹cecca¹¹cecil⁹cecum¹¹cerci⁹ceric⁹ceroc⁹cetic⁹chace¹²chack¹⁶chaco¹²check¹⁶chica¹²chich¹⁵chick¹⁶chico¹²chics¹²choca¹²chock¹⁶choco¹²chocs¹²chuck¹⁶cicad¹⁰cicer⁹cinch¹²cinct⁹circa⁹circe⁹circs⁹cisco⁹civic¹²clach¹²clack¹³cleck¹³clich¹²click¹³clock¹³cluck¹³coach¹²coact⁹cocao⁹cocas⁹cocci¹¹cocco¹¹cocin⁹cocks¹³cocky¹⁶cocle⁹cocoa⁹cocos⁹cocus⁹codec¹⁰colic⁹comic¹¹conch¹²concn⁹conic⁹cooch¹²cosec⁹cotch¹²couac⁹couch¹²crack¹³craic⁹crcao⁹crche¹²cresc⁹crick¹³croci⁹crock¹³crocs⁹cruce⁹cruck¹³csect⁹cubic¹¹cucks¹³cucuy¹²cueca⁹cufic¹²culch¹²cumec¹¹cumic¹¹curch¹²cusec⁹cutch¹²cwtch¹⁵cycad¹³cycas¹²cycle¹²cyclo¹²cynic¹²czech²¹encyc¹²hecco¹²hocco¹²icaco⁹icica⁹ictic⁹lacca⁹leccy¹²licca⁹macco¹¹mccoy¹⁴mecca¹¹mucic¹¹occam¹¹occas⁹occur⁹octic⁹

…and 18 more in the full list.

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Where does C sit?

Position of C in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first C, so each word appears once. Words with two Cs are listed separately below.

Slot 11345 · 46%caaba, caaed, caama

Slot 2283 · 10%acais, acale, acana

Slot 3560 · 19%abcee, adcon, aecia

Slot 4509 · 18%abaca, abaci, aback

Slot 5202 · 7%adunc, aeric, afric

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with C

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

whichclickpricemusiccouldlocalblackcheckplacesinceclassstockmarchtopiccourtchinaspacecardschildcolortrackclosebeachcostscheapcoverwatchclearcasesquickbasicforcecrosscablescorecausefocusvoicecomesmatchdanceblockcivilpeacecoastscalechiefcleanchrispiececellscallsscottcanonchaircrimecountclaimpatchcreektouchmagicfactschainreachchartclubscodescarryclipstruckoceancyclesceneciscoclockspecscreamoccurcoach

Wordle

Which letters keep company with C?

Among the 2899 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside C. They make good second guesses once C is confirmed.

A1241

E996

O957

S881

I825

R753

H618

U570

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OU (51), OO (49), AU (42), AI (34), EE (34).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter C words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	520	abacs, acais, accas, accts, accus, acers, aches
-E	335	abcee, acale, acate, ackee, acone, acute, aface
-Y	234	accoy, acedy, acidy, ackey, archy, ascry, baccy
-C	229	acmic, adunc, aeric, afric, agric, algic, amnic
-H	213	aitch, arach, azoch, batch, bauch, beach, beech
-A	207	abaca, acana, acara, accra, aceta, acoma, acroa
-T	178	acast, acost, archt, ascot, aucht, becut, bract
-K	145	aback, acock, alack, aleck, alick, amuck, anack

Ends	Words	Examples
-CH	192	aitch, arach, azoch, batch, bauch, beach
-IC	166	acmic, aeric, afric, agric, algic, amnic
-CK	105	aback, acock, alack, aleck, alick, amuck
-CE	90	aface, alice, amice, anice, apace, arace
-ES	82	aches, acies, acmes, acnes, acres, alces
-KS	76	backs, becks, bocks, bucks, cacks, calks

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in C itself: acmic, adunc, aeric, afric, agric, algic, amnic, antic, anzac, areic

Letter patterns

C words with striking patterns

C at both ends

caboccaliccapoccericcerocceticciviccodeccoliccomicconiccoseccouaccraiccresccubic

These words open and close with C.

Two Cs (168)

accasaccelaccoyaccraacctsaccumaccuraccusacmicacockbaccabaccobaccybeccobiccybocca

CO and CA openers

320 words start with CO and 278 start with CA in this list.

coachcoactcoadycoaidcoalacoalscoalycoaptcoarbcoartcoastcoatecoaticoatscoaxycobbs

C with Z, X, J or Q (16)

acruxanzacazochazoicazteccafizcahizcajancajoncajoucajuncalixcalyxcanzocapaxcapex

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with C

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
chizz	28	28
scuzz	25	27
chazy	22	21
czech	21	22
jacky	21	23
jocky	21	23
zymic	21	22
quack	20	22
quick	20	22
zacks	20	21
azoch	19	19
cafiz	19	20

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter C words, defined

blacknounThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

cabalnounA putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose. “The cabal is plotting to ruin the world.”

cabannounA grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine Islands.

cabasnounA flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women.

cabernounA long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

cabinnounA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to… “Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.”

cablenounA long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

cabobnounObsolete form of kebab.

cabrenounA person of mixed black and mulatto descent.

cacaonounA tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

cachenounA store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly. Such a store of physical supplies… “Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from cache to cache on…”

cacksnounTrousers.

cackyadjectiveCharacterized by or pertaining to excrement.

classnounA group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

localadjectiveFrom or in a nearby location.

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Questions about 5 letter words with C

How many five-letter words contain C?

The general English word list used on this page has 2899 five-letter words with C. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does C usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list C is the first letter of 1345, the third letter of 560, the fourth letter of 509, the second letter of 283, the fifth letter of 202.

What are common five-letter words with C?

Everyday examples include which, click, price, music, could, local, black, check, place, since. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter C words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are chizz at 28 and scuzz at 25, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in C?

Yes: acmic, adunc, aeric, afric, agric, algic, amnic, antic.

Which five-letter words have a silent C?

Silent-C words are rare at this length; most five words sound the C out.

How do I find five-letter words with C in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ C in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with C and words containing C?

Words starting with C must begin with it. Words containing C can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.