5-letter words with C as the first letter
There are 898 five-letter words with C as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. 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 word below is exactly five letters with C in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include caaed, cabal, cabas, cabby and caber. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with c as the first letter
5-letter words with C as the first letter (898)
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Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words have C as the first letter?
Our dictionary lists 898 five-letter words with C in the first position.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your first tile turned green as C, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.
What is a common example?
CAAED is a common five-letter word with C as its first letter.