5-letter words with C

There are 1,360 five-letter words with C in our word list. 314 of them are common everyday words, such as COULD, WHICH, MUSIC and PLACE.

C has two sounds: hard before A, O and U (CAT, COT, CUT) and soft before E, I and Y (CELL, CITY, CYCLE). It also pairs with H to make CH.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

5-letter words (1,360)

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words with C are there?

Our word list has 1,360 five-letter words with C. 314 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words with C?

The most common are COULD, WHICH, MUSIC, PLACE, SINCE and BLACK.

Which five-letter word with C scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, JACKY scores 21 points, the most of any five-letter word with C in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are SCARE, SCALE, SCORE and CAUSE.