5 letter words starting with C

A confirmed C opener leaves a compact candidate set you can work through quickly.

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#15 lettersTile score 19
crazy
71
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 19 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Wildly unreasonable.

#25 lettersTile score 16
check
63
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To examine.

#35 lettersTile score 13
clock
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 13 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A device that shows time.

#45 lettersTile score 13
chief
61
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 13 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A leader.

#55 lettersTile score 11
climb
61
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To ascend.

#65 lettersTile score 12
cheap
60
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

Low in price.

#75 lettersTile score 11
candy
59
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A sweet confection.

#85 lettersTile score 11
child
59
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A young person.

#95 lettersTile score 11
crowd
59
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A large group of people.

#105 lettersTile score 12
charm
59
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

An attractive quality.

#115 lettersTile score 9
claim
58
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To assert as true.

#125 lettersTile score 12
coach
58
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A trainer; a bus.

#135 lettersTile score 10
curve
58
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A smoothly bending line.

#145 lettersTile score 9
cabin
57
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A small shelter.

#155 lettersTile score 12
catch
57
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 12 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To seize something moving.

#165 lettersTile score 10
chain
57
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A series of connected links.

#175 lettersTile score 10
chair
57
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A seat for one person.

#185 lettersTile score 8
cloud
57
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A visible mass of condensed vapour.

#195 lettersTile score 8
could
57
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

Past tense of can.

#205 lettersTile score 10
cover
57
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

To place something over.

#215 lettersTile score 10
crown
57
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

A monarch's headwear.

#225 lettersTile score 9
cable
56
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A thick rope or wire.

#235 lettersTile score 8
cargo
56
/100

Recommended because it covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

Goods carried by ship.

#245 lettersTile score 10
carry
56
/100

Recommended because it cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To transport.

How to use this list

Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.

Word validity depends on the lexicon your game uses. This prototype ranks against a small demonstration list; a licensed commercial dictionary will expand these pages before launch.

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