6-letter words starting with C
There are 1,775 six-letter words that start with C in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are COZZES, CUZZES and CUZZIE, tied at 26 points. O is the most common second letter, in 459 of them, and the average score is 11.2 points.
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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. These 1,775 words are 7.9% of all 22,342 six-letter words, and C is the 2nd most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 6 letters starting with C, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
6-letter words starting with C in numbers
- Words
- 1,775
- Highest scoring
- COZZES 26 pts
- Average score
- 11.2 pts
- With a definition
- 992 (56%)
- A366
- E85
- H284
- I56
- L144
- N2
- O459
- R189
- T1
- U149
- Y39
- Z1
Highest-scoring 6-letter words starting with c
6-letter words starting with C (1,775)
These 300 of the 1,775 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 6 letter words start with C?
1,775, which is 7.9% of the 22,342 six-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 992 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 6 letter word starting with C for Scrabble?
COZZES, CUZZES and CUZZIE tie at 26 points before bonus squares. Next come CHEQUY (23), CZAPKA (23) and COCCYX (22). The average is 11.2 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 6 letter words starting with C?
O, in 459 of the 1,775 (26%). A follows with 366.