4-letter words starting with C

There are 305 4-letter words that start with C. This is one of the most searched word patterns because it matches both crossword clues and the opening letter of a Wordle guess. C is a chameleon: hard before A, O and U, soft before E and I, and it hides inside the useful ch and ck pairs.

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Every 4-letter word starting with C is listed below with its Scrabble score. Popular picks include caas, caba, cabs, caca and cack. Set the Starts filter on the solver to C and a length of 4 to match your own tiles.

Highest-scoring 4-letter words starting with c

WordScoreLength
chez184
chiz184
cozy184
coxy164
coze154
czar154
caky134
calx134
chik134
coax134

4-letter words starting with C (305)

Showing the first 300 of 305. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

caas6caba8cabs8caca8cack12cade7cadi7cads7cafe9caff12cage7cags7cagy10caid7cain6cake10caky13calf9calk10call6calm8calo6calp8calx13cama8came8camo8camp10cams8cane6cang7cann6cans6cant6cany9capa8cape8caph11capi8capo8caps8carb8card7care6cark10carl6carn6carp8carr6cars6cart6casa6case6cash9cask10cast6cate6cats6cauf9cauk10caul6caum8caup8cava9cave9cavy12caws9cays9ceas6ceca8cede7cedi7cees6ceil6cell6cels6celt6cens6cent6cepe8ceps8cere6cero6cert6cess6cete6chad10chai9chal9cham11chao9chap11char9chas9chat9chav12chaw12chay12chef12cher9chew12chez18chia9chib11chic11chid10chik13chin9chip11chis9chit9chiv12chiz18choc11chog10chon9chop11chou9chow12chub11chug10chum11chur9chut9ciao6cide7cids7ciel6cigs7cill6cine6cion6cire6cirl6cist6cite6cito6cits6city9cive9clad7clag7clam8clan6clap8clat6claw9clay9clef9cleg7clem8clew9clip8clod7clog7clon6clop8clot6clou6clow9cloy9club8clue6coal6coat6coax13cobb10cobs8coca8coch11coco8coda7code7cods7coed7coff12coft9cogs7coho9coif9coil6coin6coir6coit6coke10coky13cola6cold7cole6coll6cols6colt6coly9coma8comb10come8comm10comp10coms8cond7cone6conf9coni6conk10conn6cons6cony9coof9cook10cool6coom8coop8coos6coot6cope8cops8copy11cord7core6corf9cork10corm8corn6cors6cory9cose6cosh9coss6cost6cosy9cote6coth9cots6cott6coup8cour6cove9cowk13cowl9cowp11cows9cowy12coxa13coxy16coys9coze15cozy18crab8crag7cram8cran6craw9cray9cred7cree6crem8crew9cria6crib8crim8cris6crit6croc8crog7crop8crow9crud7crue6crus6crux13cube8cubs8cuds7cued7cues6cuff12cuif9cuit6cuke10cull6culm8cult6cups8curb8curd7cure6curf9curl6curn6curr6curs6curt6cush9cusk10cusp8cuss6cute6cuts6cwms11cyan9

Frequently asked questions

How many 4-letter words start with C?

Our list has 305 words that are 4 letters long and begin with C.

What is a good 4-letter word starting with C for Wordle?

CAAS is a common 4-letter word starting with C and a reasonable Wordle guess. Pick one with varied, common letters to test more of the alphabet.

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