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

WordScoreLength
chizz285
cezve195
cozey195
crazy195
capiz185
cobza185
calyx175
chawk175
choky175
choux175

5-letter words with C as the first letter (898)

Showing the first 300 of 898. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

caaed8cabal9cabas9cabby14caber9cabin9cable9cabob11caboc11cabre9cacao9cacas9cache12cacks13cacky16cacti9caddy12cadee8cades8cadet8cadge9cadgy12cadie8cadis8cadre8caeca9caese7cafes10caffs13caged9cager8cages8cagey11cagot8cahow13caids8cains7caird8cairn7cajon14cajun14caked12cakes11cakey14calfs10calid8calif10calix14calks11calla7calls7calms9calmy12calos7calpa9calps9calve10calyx17caman9camas9camel9cameo9cames9camis9camos9campi11campo11camps11campy14camus9canal7candy11caned8caneh10caner7canes7cangs8canid8canna7canns7canny10canoe7canon7canso7canst7canto7cants7canty10capas9caped10caper9capes9capex16caphs12capiz18caple9capon9capos9capot9capul9caput9carap9carat7carbo9carbs9carby12cardi8cards8cardy11cared8carer7cares7caret7carex14cargo8carks11carle7carls7carns7carny10carob9carol7carom9caron7carpi9carps9carrs7carry10carse7carta7carte7carts7carve10carvy13casas7casco9cased8cases7casks11casky14caste7casts7casus7catch12cater7cates7catty10cauda8cauks11cauld8caulk11cauls7caums9caups9causa7cause7cavas10caved11cavel10caver10caves10cavie10cavil10cawed11cawks14caxon14cease7ceaze16cebid10cecal9cecum11cedar8ceded9ceder8cedes8cedis8ceiba9ceili7ceils7celeb9cella7celli7cello7cells7celom9celts7cense7cento7cents7centu7ceorl7cepes9cerci9cered8ceres7cerge8ceria7ceric9cerne7ceros7certs7certy10cesse7cesta7cesti7cetes7cetyl10cezve19chace12chack16chaco12chado11chads11chafe13chaff16chaft13chain10chair10chais10chalk14chals10champ14chams12chana10chang11chank14chant10chaos10chape12chaps12chapt12chara10chard11chare10chark14charm12charr10chars10chart10chary13chase10chasm12chats10chave13chavs13chawk17chaws13chaya13chays13cheap12cheat10check16cheek14cheep12cheer10chefs13cheka14chela10chelp12chemo12chere10chert10chess10chest10cheth13chevy16chews13chewy16chiao10chias10chibs12chica12chich15chick16chico12chics12chide11chief13chiel10chiks14child11chile10chili10chill10chimb14chime12chimo12chimp14china10chine10chino10chins10chips12chirk14chirl10chirm12chiro10chirp12chirr10chirt10

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.

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