5 letter words starting with C
There are 970 five-letter words that start with C.
198 of them were in Wordle's original answer list; the other 772 are accepted as guesses.
Words that start with C that were Wordle answers (198)
- CABAL
- CABBY
- CABIN
- CABLE
- CACAO
- CACHE
- CACTI
- CADDY
- CADET
- CAGEY
- CAIRN
- CAMEL
- CAMEO
- CANAL
- CANDY
- CANNY
- CANOE
- CANON
- CAPER
- CAPUT
- CARAT
- CARGO
- CAROL
- CARRY
- CARVE
- CASTE
- CATCH
- CATER
- CATTY
- CAULK
- CAUSE
- CAVIL
- CEASE
- CEDAR
- CELLO
- CHAFE
- CHAFF
- CHAIN
- CHAIR
- CHALK
- CHAMP
- CHANT
- CHAOS
- CHARD
- CHARM
- CHART
- CHASE
- CHASM
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHEER
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CHICK
- CHIDE
- CHIEF
- CHILD
- CHILI
- CHILL
- CHIME
- CHINA
- CHIRP
- CHOCK
- CHOIR
- CHOKE
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHOSE
- CHUCK
- CHUMP
- CHUNK
- CHURN
- CHUTE
- CIDER
- CIGAR
- CINCH
- CIRCA
- CIVIC
- CIVIL
- CLACK
- CLAIM
- CLAMP
- CLANG
- CLANK
- CLASH
- CLASP
- CLASS
- CLEAN
- CLEAR
- CLEAT
- CLEFT
- CLERK
- CLICK
- CLIFF
- CLIMB
- CLING
- CLINK
- CLOAK
- CLOCK
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOTH
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- CLOVE
- CLOWN
- CLUCK
- CLUED
- CLUMP
- CLUNG
- COACH
- COAST
- COBRA
- COCOA
- COLON
- COLOR
- COMET
- COMFY
- COMIC
- COMMA
- CONCH
- CONDO
- CONIC
- COPSE
- CORAL
- CORER
- CORNY
- COUCH
- COUGH
- COULD
- COUNT
- COUPE
- COURT
- COVEN
- COVER
- COVET
- COVEY
- COWER
- COYLY
- CRACK
- CRAFT
- CRAMP
- CRANE
- CRANK
- CRASH
- CRASS
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAWL
- CRAZE
- CRAZY
- CREAK
- CREAM
- CREDO
- CREED
- CREEK
- CREEP
- CREME
- CREPE
- CREPT
- CRESS
- CREST
- CRICK
- CRIED
- CRIER
- CRIME
- CRIMP
- CRISP
- CROAK
- CROCK
- CRONE
- CRONY
- CROOK
- CROSS
- CROUP
- CROWD
- CROWN
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- CRYPT
- CUBIC
- CUMIN
- CURIO
- CURLY
- CURRY
- CURSE
- CURVE
- CURVY
- CUTIE
- CYBER
- CYCLE
- CYNIC
Other accepted guesses that start with C (772)
- CAAED
- CABAS
- CABER
- CABOB
- CABOC
- CABRE
- CACAS
- CACKS
- CACKY
- CADEE
- CADES
- CADGE
- CADGY
- CADIE
- CADIS
- CADRE
- CAECA
- CAESE
- CAFES
- CAFFE
- CAFFS
- CAGED
- CAGER
- CAGES
- CAGOT
- CAHOW
- CAIDS
- CAINS
- CAIRD
- CAJON
- CAJUN
- CAKED
- CAKES
- CAKEY
- CALFS
- CALID
- CALIF
- CALIX
- CALKS
- CALLA
- CALLE
- CALLS
- CALMS
- CALMY
- CALOS
- CALPA
- CALPS
- CALVE
- CALYX
- CAMAN
- CAMAS
- CAMES
- CAMIS
- CAMOS
- CAMPI
- CAMPO
- CAMPS
- CAMPY
- CAMUS
- CANDO
- CANED
- CANEH
- CANER
- CANES
- CANGS
- CANID
- CANNA
- CANNS
- CANSO
- CANST
- CANTI
- CANTO
- CANTS
- CANTY
- CAPAS
- CAPAX
- CAPED
- CAPES
- CAPEX
- CAPHS
- CAPIZ
- CAPLE
- CAPON
- CAPOS
- CAPOT
- CAPRI
- CAPUL
- CARAP
- CARBO
- CARBS
- CARBY
- CARDI
- CARDS
- CARDY
- CARED
- CARER
- CARES
- CARET
- CAREX
- CARKS
- CARLE
- CARLS
- CARNE
- CARNS
- CARNY
- CAROB
- CAROM
- CARON
- CARPE
- CARPI
- CARPS
- CARRS
- CARSE
- CARTA
- CARTE
- CARTS
- CARVY
- CASAS
- CASCO
- CASED
- CASER
- CASES
- CASKS
- CASKY
- CASTS
- CASUS
- CATES
- CAUDA
- CAUKS
- CAULD
- CAULS
- CAUMS
- CAUPS
- CAURI
- CAUSA
- CAVAS
- CAVED
- CAVEL
- CAVER
- CAVES
- CAVIE
- CAVUS
- CAWED
- CAWKS
- CAXON
- CEAZE
- CEBID
- CECAL
- CECUM
- CEDED
- CEDER
- CEDES
- CEDIS
- CEIBA
- CEILI
- CEILS
- CELEB
- CELLA
- CELLI
- CELLS
- CELLY
- CELOM
- CELTS
- CENSE
- CENTO
- CENTS
- CENTU
- CEORL
- CEPES
- CERCI
- CERED
- CERES
- CERGE
- CERIA
- CERIC
- CERNE
- CEROC
- CEROS
- CERTS
- CERTY
- CESSE
- CESTA
- CESTI
- CETES
- CETYL
- CEZVE
- CHAAP
- CHAAT
- CHACE
- CHACK
- CHACO
- CHADO
- CHADS
- CHAFT
- CHAIS
- CHALS
- CHAMS
- CHANA
- CHANG
- CHANK
- CHAPE
- CHAPS
- CHAPT
- CHARA
- CHARE
- CHARK
- CHARR
- CHARS
- CHARY
- CHATS
- CHAVA
- CHAVE
- CHAVS
- CHAWK
- CHAWL
- CHAWS
- CHAYA
- CHAYS
- CHEBA
- CHEDI
- CHEEB
- CHEEP
- CHEET
- CHEFS
- CHEKA
- CHELA
- CHELP
- CHEMO
- CHEMS
- CHERE
- CHERT
- CHETH
- CHEVY
- CHEWS
- CHEWY
- CHIAO
- CHIAS
- CHIBA
- CHIBS
- CHICA
- CHICH
- CHICO
- CHICS
- CHIEL
- CHIKO
- CHIKS
- CHILE
- CHIMB
- CHIMO
- CHIMP
- CHINE
- CHING
- CHINK
- CHINO
- CHINS
- CHIPS
- CHIRK
- CHIRL
- CHIRM
- CHIRO
- CHIRR
- CHIRT
- CHIRU
- CHITI
- CHITS
- CHIVA
- CHIVE
- CHIVS
- CHIVY
- CHIZZ
- CHOCO
- CHOCS
- CHODE
- CHOGS
- CHOIL
- CHOKO
- CHOKY
- CHOLA
- CHOLI
- CHOLO
- CHOMP
- CHONS
- CHOOF
- CHOOK
- CHOOM
- CHOON
- CHOPS
- CHOSS
- CHOTA
- CHOTT
- CHOUT
- CHOUX
- CHOWK
- CHOWS
- CHUBS
- CHUFA
- CHUFF
- CHUGS
- CHUMS
- CHURL
- CHURR
- CHUSE
- CHUTS
- CHYLE
- CHYME
- CHYND
- CIBOL
- CIDED
- CIDES
- CIELS
- CIGGY
- CILIA
- CILLS
- CIMAR
- CIMEX
- CINCT
- CINES
- CINQS
- CIONS
- CIPPI
- CIRCS
- CIRES
- CIRLS
- CIRRI
- CISCO
- CISSY
- CISTS
- CITAL
- CITED
- CITEE
- CITER
- CITES
- CIVES
- CIVET
- CIVIE
- CIVVY
- CLACH
- CLADE
- CLADS
- CLAES
- CLAGS
- CLAIR
- CLAME
- CLAMS
- CLANS
- CLAPS
- CLAPT
- CLARO
- CLART
- CLARY
- CLAST
- CLATS
- CLAUT
- CLAVE
- CLAVI
- CLAWS
- CLAYS
- CLECK
- CLEEK
- CLEEP
- CLEFS
- CLEGS
- CLEIK
- CLEMS
- CLEPE
- CLEPT
- CLEVE
- CLEWS
- CLIED
- CLIES
- CLIFT
- CLIME
- CLINE
- CLINT
- CLIPE
- CLIPS
- CLIPT
- CLITS
- CLOAM
- CLODS
- CLOFF
- CLOGS
- CLOKE
- CLOMB
- CLOMP
- CLONK
- CLONS
- CLOOP
- CLOOT
- CLOPS
- CLOTE
- CLOTS
- CLOUR
- CLOUS
- CLOWS
- CLOYE
- CLOYS
- CLOZE
- CLUBS
- CLUES
- CLUEY
- CLUNK
- CLYPE
- CNIDA
- COACT
- COADY
- COALA
- COALS
- COALY
- COAPT
- COARB
- COATE
- COATI
- COATS
- COBBS
- COBBY
- COBIA
- COBLE
- COBOT
- COBZA
- COCAS
- COCCI
- COCCO
- COCKS
- COCKY
- COCOS
- COCUS
- CODAS
- CODEC
- CODED
- CODEN
- CODER
- CODES
- CODEX
- CODON
- COEDS
- COFFS
- COGIE
- COGON
- COGUE
- COHAB
- COHEN
- COHOE
- COHOG
- COHOS
- COIFS
- COIGN
- COILS
- COINS
- COIRS
- COITS
- COKED
- COKES
- COKEY
- COLAS
- COLBY
- COLDS
- COLED
- COLES
- COLEY
- COLIC
- COLIN
- COLLE
- COLLS
- COLLY
- COLOG
- COLTS
- COLZA
- COMAE
- COMAL
- COMAS
- COMBE
- COMBI
- COMBO
- COMBS
- COMBY
- COMER
- COMES
- COMIX
- COMME
- COMMO
- COMMS
- COMMY
- COMPO
- COMPS
- COMPT
- COMTE
- COMUS
- CONED
- CONES
- CONEX
- CONEY
- CONFS
- CONGA
- CONGE
- CONGO
- CONIA
- CONIN
- CONKS
- CONKY
- CONNE
- CONNS
- CONTE
- CONTO
- CONUS
- CONVO
- COOCH
- COOED
- COOEE
- COOER
- COOEY
- COOFS
- COOKS
- COOKY
- COOLS
- COOLY
- COOMB
- COOMS
- COOMY
- COONS
- COOPS
- COOPT
- COOST
- COOTS
- COOTY
- COOZE
- COPAL
- COPAY
- COPED
- COPEN
- COPER
- COPES
- COPHA
- COPPY
- COPRA
- COPSY
- COQUI
- CORAM
- CORBE
- CORBY
- CORDA
- CORDS
- CORED
- CORES
- COREY
- CORGI
- CORIA
- CORKS
- CORKY
- CORMS
- CORNI
- CORNO
- CORNS
- CORNU
- CORPS
- CORSE
- CORSO
- COSEC
- COSED
- COSES
- COSET
- COSEY
- COSIE
- COSTA
- COSTE
- COSTS
- COTAN
- COTCH
- COTED
- COTES
- COTHS
- COTTA
- COTTS
- COUDE
- COUPS
- COURB
- COURD
- COURE
- COURS
- COUTA
- COUTH
- COVED
- COVES
- COVIN
- COWAL
- COWAN
- COWED
- COWKS
- COWLS
- COWPS
- COWRY
- COXAE
- COXAL
- COXED
- COXES
- COXIB
- COYAU
- COYED
- COYER
- COYPU
- COZED
- COZEN
- COZES
- COZEY
- COZIE
- CRAAL
- CRABS
- CRAGS
- CRAIC
- CRAIG
- CRAKE
- CRAME
- CRAMS
- CRANS
- CRAPE
- CRAPS
- CRAPY
- CRARE
- CRAWS
- CRAYS
- CREDS
- CREEL
- CREES
- CREIN
- CREMA
- CREMS
- CRENA
- CREPS
- CREPY
- CREWE
- CREWS
- CRIAS
- CRIBO
- CRIBS
- CRIES
- CRIMS
- CRINE
- CRINK
- CRINS
- CRIOS
- CRIPE
- CRIPS
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CRITH
- CRITS
- CROCI
- CROCS
- CROFT
- CROGS
- CROMB
- CROME
- CRONK
- CRONS
- CROOL
- CROON
- CROPS
- CRORE
- CROST
- CROUT
- CROWL
- CROWS
- CROZE
- CRUCK
- CRUDO
- CRUDS
- CRUDY
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRUNK
- CRUOR
- CRURA
- CRUSE
- CRUSY
- CRUVE
- CRWTH
- CRYER
- CRYNE
- CTENE
- CUBBY
- CUBEB
- CUBED
- CUBER
- CUBES
- CUBIT
- CUCKS
- CUDDA
- CUDDY
- CUECA
- CUFFO
- CUFFS
- CUIFS
- CUING
- CUISH
- CUITS
- CUKES
- CULCH
- CULET
- CULEX
- CULLS
- CULLY
- CULMS
- CULPA
- CULTI
- CULTS
- CULTY
- CUMEC
- CUNDY
- CUNEI
- CUNIT
- CUNNY
- CUNTS
- CUPEL
- CUPID
- CUPPA
- CUPPY
- CUPRO
- CURAT
- CURBS
- CURCH
- CURDS
- CURDY
- CURED
- CURER
- CURES
- CURET
- CURFS
- CURIA
- CURIE
- CURLI
- CURLS
- CURNS
- CURNY
- CURRS
- CURSI
- CURST
- CUSEC
- CUSHY
- CUSKS
- CUSPS
- CUSPY
- CUSSO
- CUSUM
- CUTCH
- CUTER
- CUTES
- CUTEY
- CUTIN
- CUTIS
- CUTTO
- CUTTY
- CUTUP
- CUVEE
- CUZES
- CWTCH
- CYANO
- CYANS
- CYCAD
- CYCAS
- CYCLO
- CYDER
- CYLIX
- CYMAE
- CYMAR
- CYMAS
- CYMES
- CYMOL
- CYSTS
- CYTES
- CYTON
- CZARS
Good guesses from this list
Words from this list whose letters are the most common among these 970 words, so they cut the list down fastest: CORES, CARES, COLES, COALS, CLAES, CONES.
Which letters go where
| Position | Most common letters (word count) |
|---|---|
| First letter | C (970) |
| Second letter | O (230), A (177), H (160) |
| Third letter | A (119), O (107), R (99) |
| Fourth letter | E (165), N (64), T (62) |
| Fifth letter | S (258), E (123), Y (82) |
Most common second letters after C: O (230), A (177), H (160), R (119), L (98).
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