Words Ending With C — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in C are unusual in English because most hard-C sounds in final position are spelled with -CK (BACK, PICK, LOCK). True C-endings tend to be Greek/Latin borrowings (MAGIC, MUSIC, PANIC, MANIAC) or French borrowings (DISC, ARC).

In Scrabble, C-ending words are useful for their rarity — opponents rarely think to block C-hook squares. Notable 3-letter C-enders: ARC, DOC, REC, SEC, VAC, TIC, ZEC.

C-ending adjectives formed by the -IC suffix (FANTASTIC, BASIC, DRAMATIC, HISTORIC) are extremely productive in English. The -IC suffix is drawn from Greek -IKOS and is one of the most common adjective endings in scientific and academic English.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With C (500 of 6,129)

XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
SCHIZOMYCETIC36
SCHIZOPHRENETIC36
SCHIZOPHYTIC36
SCHIZOTHYMIC36
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYPOPHOSPHORIC34
PEROXYSULPHURIC34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
BRACHYCEPHALIC33
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC33
ZYGODACTYLIC33
ZYGOMORPHIC33
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
HYPERGLYCAEMIC32
HYSTRICOMORPHIC32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC32
POZZOLANIC32
SCHIZOCARPIC32
XEROPHTHALMIC32
ZYMOTECHNIC32
BRACHIOCEPHALIC31
CHALAZOGAMIC31
COMPLEXOMETRIC31
EXOPHTHALMIC31
HOMOZYGOTIC31
HYPERGLYCEMIC31
HYPOGLYCAEMIC31
LYMPHOGRAPHIC31
MEGAKARYOCYTIC31
OPHTHALMOSCOPIC31
PHYTOPATHOGENIC31
PHYTOPLANKTONIC31
POLYPHOSPHORIC31
PSYCHODYNAMIC31
PSYCHOGRAPHIC31
PSYCHOSOMIMETIC31
PSYCHOTOMIMETIC31
PYROPHOSPHORIC31
QUADRISYLLABIC31
SYMPATHOMIMETIC31
ZINCOGRAPHIC31
ZOOGEOGRAPHIC31
AMPHICHROMATIC30
BATRACHOPHOBIC30
CHROMATOGRAPHIC30
DOLICHOCEPHALIC30
ENZYMOLYTIC30
EXTRAEMBRYONIC30
FLEXOGRAPHIC30
GLYPHOGRAPHIC30
HEXADACTYLIC30
HYPERCALCAEMIC30
HYPOGLYCEMIC30
LEXICOGRAPHIC30
LYMPHOCYTOTIC30
LYMPHOTROPHIC30
MORPHOPHONEMIC30
ORTHOPHOSPHORIC30
OXYCEPHALIC30
PHARMACOKINETIC30
PLATYHELMINTHIC30
POLYRHYTHMIC30
PSYCHOGALVANIC30
PSYCHOTOXIC30
PSYCHROPHILIC30
QUARTZITIC30
RHYPAROGRAPHIC30
SCAPHOCEPHALIC30
SCHIZOGENETIC30
STAPHYLOCOCCIC30
SUBJECTIVISTIC30
ZOOPLANKTONIC30
ANTHROPOMORPHIC29
APOPHTHEGMATIC29
CEPHALOTHORACIC29
CHEMAUTOTROPHIC29
CHEMOSYNTHETIC29
CHERNOZEMIC29
CHYMOTRYPTIC29
COENZYMATIC29
COMPUTERPHOBIC29
CRYPTOPHYTIC29
CYBERCHONDRIAC29
CYCLOTHYMIAC29
CYTOPHOTOMETRIC29
CYTOTAXONOMIC29
DICARBOXYLIC29
ENCEPHALOPATHIC29
EXHIBITIONISTIC29
GYNANDROMORPHIC29
HAEMATOXYLIC29
HYDROCEPHALIC29
HYDROXYLIC29
HYPERCALCEMIC29
HYPERCATALECTIC29
HYPOCALCAEMIC29
HYPOCHONDRIAC29
HYPOXAEMIC29
HYPSOCHROMIC29
KINEMATOGRAPHIC29
OBJECTIVISTIC29
PARASYMPATHETIC29
PHARMACOGENOMIC29
PHARYNGOSCOPIC29
PHENYLKETONURIC29
PHOSPHOROLYTIC29
PHYSIOGRAPHIC29
PIEZOMAGNETIC29
POLYCYTHEMIC29
PREPSYCHEDELIC29
PSYCHOANALYTIC29
PSYCHOBIOLOGIC29
PSYCHODRAMATIC29
PSYCHOKINETIC29
PSYCHOPATHIC29
QUADRAPHONIC29
QUADRIPHONIC29
QUADROPHONIC29
RHIZOCARPIC29
TRICARBOXYLIC29
VENTRILOQUISTIC29
XANTHOCHROIC29
XYLOGRAPHIC29
ZOOCEPHALIC29
ZYGOCARDIAC29
ALEXIPHARMIC28
AMPHIBRACHIC28
ANTHROPOPHOBIC28
AQUAPHOBIC28
AXISYMMETRIC28
BATHYGRAPHIC28
CHALCOGRAPHIC28
CHROMATOPHORIC28
CRYPTOGRAPHIC28
CRYPTOZOIC28
CYCLOALIPHATIC28
CYCLOTHYMIC28
DACTYLOGRAPHIC28
DERMATOGLYPHIC28
DIFFRACTOMETRIC28
DYSRHYTHMIC28
EPIZOOTIOLOGIC28
HAPAXANTHIC28
HENDECASYLLABIC28
HEXAHEMERIC28
HEXASTICHIC28
HYDROMORPHIC28
HYDRONEPHROTIC28
HYDROPHYTIC28
HYDROSULPHURIC28
HYGROPHYTIC28
HYLOZOISTIC28
HYPERKERATOTIC28
HYPERMETABOLIC28
HYPOCALCEMIC28
HYPOMORPHIC28
HYPOSULPHURIC28
HYPOXEMIC28
HYPSOGRAPHIC28
ISOENZYMATIC28
KAZACHOC28
KYMOGRAPHIC28
LYMPHOCYTIC28
METAPHOSPHORIC28
MONOZYGOTIC28
MYELENCEPHALIC28
NONENZYMATIC28
NONPHOTOGRAPHIC28
PHLEBOGRAPHIC28
PHONAUTOGRAPHIC28
PHOTOGLYPHIC28
PHREATOPHYTIC28
PHYTOGRAPHIC28
PIEZOELECTRIC28
POSTAPOCALYPTIC28
POSTHEMORRHAGIC28
PSAMMOPHYTIC28
PSEUDEPIGRAPHIC28
PSYCHASTHENIC28
PSYCHOACOUSTIC28
PSYCHOGERIATRIC28
SCHIZOGENIC28
SCHIZOGONIC28
SPERMATOPHYTIC28
SYMPATHOLYTIC28
TACHYGRAPHIC28
ZELOPHOBIC28
ZOOMORPHIC28
ZOOPHYTIC28
ZYMOLYTIC28
ACETYLSALICYLIC27
AMINOBENZOIC27
ANTHROPOPHAGIC27
ANTIARRHYTHMIC27
ARACHNOPHOBIC27
ARCHBISHOPRIC27
CHROMOSPHERIC27
CHRONOGRAMMATIC27
CINEMATOGRAPHIC27
COELANAGLYPHIC27
CYBERPHOBIC27
CYCLOGRAPHIC27
CYTOPATHOGENIC27
DOXOGRAPHIC27
EDRIOPHTHALMIC27
ELEUTHEROPHOBIC27
GLYCOPHYTIC27
GLYPTOGRAPHIC27
HERMAPHRODITIC27
HETEROCHROMATIC27
HEXADECANOIC27
HOMOCHROMATIC27
HOMOEOMORPHIC27
HOMOPOLYMERIC27
HYDRAZOIC27
HYDRODYNAMIC27
HYDROGRAPHIC27
HYDROPHOBIC27
HYDROPNEUMATIC27
HYDROTHERAPIC27
HYDROTHORACIC27
HYGROGRAPHIC27
HYPERAESTHESIC27
HYPERAESTHETIC27
HYPERGEOMETRIC27
HYPERMETROPIC27
HYPERPHAGIC27
HYPERPYRETIC27
HYPERTHERMIC27
HYPERTROPHIC27
HYPNOPOMPIC27
HYPOKALEMIC27
HYPOTHALAMIC27
IDIORRHYTHMIC27
LITHONTHRYPTIC27
LYMPHOBLASTIC27
LYMPHOPOIETIC27
MIXOBARBARIC27
MIXOTROPHIC27
MYXOEDEMIC27
NEMATHELMINTHIC27
NONHYGROSCOPIC27
OPHTHALMOLOGIC27
OPISTHOGRAPHIC27
PANPSYCHISTIC27
PHARMACOGNOSTIC27
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC27
PHOTOSYNTHETIC27
PHRASEOGRAPHIC27
PHYTOPHAGIC27
PHYTOTOXIC27
PLATYCEPHALIC27
POIKILOTHERMIC27
POLYCHROMATIC27
POLYEMBRYONIC27
POLYPHLOISBIC27
POLYPHYLETIC27
PRESYMPTOMATIC27
PSYCHOLOGISTIC27
PSYCHOSOMATIC27
PSYCHROMETRIC27
PTERYLOGRAPHIC27
QUADRAPLEGIC27
QUADRIPLEGIC27
QUASIPERIODIC27
RHIZOGENETIC27
SPERMATOZOIC27
STAPHYLOPLASTIC27
STICHOMYTHIC27
SYMPTOMATOLOGIC27
SYZYGETIC27
THERMOCHROMIC27
THROMBOEMBOLIC27
TOXIPHOBIAC27
XENOMORPHIC27
XEROMORPHIC27
XEROPHYTIC27
XIPHOPAGIC27
XYLOPHONIC27
ZOANTHROPIC27
ZOOGRAPHIC27
ZOOSPERMATIC27
ZYGOSPORIC27
ACHLORHYDRIC26
AMPHICTYONIC26
ANTHROPOPATHIC26
ANTHROPOSOPHIC26
AZOOSPERMIC26
BACTERIOPHAGIC26
BATHOCHROMIC26
BIBLIOPHILISTIC26
BIORHYTHMIC26
BRONCHOSCOPIC26
CARBOXYLIC26
CENTROSYMMETRIC26
CHARTOGRAPHIC26
CHEMOSPHERIC26
CHOREOGRAPHIC26
CHROMOPHILIC26
CHROMOPHORIC26
CHRONOGRAPHIC26
COXCOMBIC26
CRYPTAESTHETIC26
CYMOGRAPHIC26
DERMATOPHYTIC26
DEXTROCARDIAC26
DITHIOCARBAMIC26
ENDOLYMPHATIC26
EQUILIBRISTIC26
EXANTHEMATIC26
EXPRESSIONISTIC26
EXTRAHEPATIC26
GLYCOGENOLYTIC26
HETEROKARYOTIC26
HETEROSPECIFIC26
HEXACOSANOIC26
HIEROGLYPHIC26
HISTOPATHOLOGIC26
HISTORIOGRAPHIC26
HOMALOGRAPHIC26
HOMEOMORPHIC26
HOMOLOGRAPHIC26
HOMOPHYLLIC26
HYDROCHLORIC26
HYDROSPHERIC26
HYETOGRAPHIC26
HYGROCHASTIC26
HYLOMORPHIC26
HYPERESTHETIC26
HYPERKINETIC26
HYPERLIPEMIC26
HYPERPARASITIC26
HYPNOANALYTIC26
HYPOTHERMIC26
ICHTHYOLOGIC26
IDIORHYTHMIC26
ISOENZYMIC26
LAMPROPHYRIC26
LEXIGRAPHIC26
LITHOCHROMATIC26
MACROCEPHALIC26
MAMMOGRAPHIC26
MEGALOCEPHALIC26
MICROAEROPHILIC26
MICROCEPHALIC26
MICROPEGMATITIC26
MONOMORPHEMIC26
MYXEDEMIC26
NONENZYMIC26
NONPSYCHIATRIC26
NORMOGLYCAEMIC26
NYMPHOLEPTIC26
NYMPHOMANIAC26
OCHLOPHOBIAC26
OPHIOMORPHIC26
ORNITHOMORPHIC26
ORTHOCHROMATIC26
OXYPHILIC26
PACHYDERMIC26
PALEOGEOGRAPHIC26
PANIDIOMORPHIC26
PAROXYSMIC26
PHARMACOPOEIC26
PHILOSOPHISTIC26
PHOTOCATALYTIC26
PHOTOCHROMIC26
PHYSITHEISTIC26
PIEZOMETRIC26
POLYSYNTHETIC26
PROPHYLACTIC26
PSYCHOGENETIC26
PSYCHOGNOSTIC26
PSYCHOMETRIC26
PSYCHONEUROTIC26
PSYCHOTROPIC26
PTERIDOPHYTIC26
PYELONEPHRITIC26
PYRHELIOMETRIC26
PYRONINOPHILIC26
PYROXYLIC26
QUIXOTIC26
RHINENCEPHALIC26
SPECTROGRAPHIC26
SPERMAPHYTIC26
SPERMOPHYTIC26
SUBMICROSCOPIC26
TECHNOPHOBIC26
THALASSOGRAPHIC26
THERMODYNAMIC26
THERMOGRAPHIC26
THROMBOCYTIC26
TOXOPHILITIC26
XENOPHOBIC26
XEROGRAPHIC26
ZOOTOXIC26
ZOOTROPHIC26
ZWITTERIONIC26
ZYGOMATIC26
ZYMOGENIC26
ZYMOLOGIC26
ACHONDROPLASTIC25
AMPHICHROIC25
AMPHIPATHIC25
AMPHIPHILIC25
AMPHITHEATRIC25
ANTIPSYCHOTIC25
APOPHLEGMATIC25
ARCHGENETHLIAC25
AUXOTROPHIC25
BATHYLIMNETIC25
BATHYPELAGIC25
BIBLIOGRAPHIC25
BIQUADRATIC25
BOUSTROPHEDONIC25
BRONCHOSPASTIC25
BRYOPHYTIC25
CHIROGRAPHIC25
CHORDOPHONIC25
CHOREGRAPHIC25
CHOROGRAPHIC25
CHRESTOMATHIC25
CHROMATOLYTIC25
CLAUSTROPHOBIC25
COMMERCIALISTIC25
CORMOPHYTIC25
CORTICOTROPHIC25
CRYPTANALYTIC25
CRYPTESTHETIC25
CYCLOOLEFINIC25
DERMATOGRAPHIC25
DICHROISCOPIC25
DICHROOSCOPIC25
DIZYGOTIC25
DODECASYLLABIC25
DYSMENORRHOEIC25
DYSPHEMISTIC25
ENCYCLOPAEDIC25
ENDOCRINOPATHIC25
ENZYMATIC25
ERYTHROCYTIC25
EXOCYCLIC25
EXPANSIONISTIC25
EXTRAGALACTIC25
EXTRALINGUISTIC25
GAMETOPHYTIC25
GEOMORPHOGENIC25
GEOMORPHOLOGIC25
HAEMODYNAMIC25
HAEMOGLOBINURIC25
HECTOGRAPHIC25
HELMINTHOLOGIC25
HEMIMORPHIC25
HEPATOTOXIC25
HEPTASYLLABIC25
HETEROMORPHIC25
HIPPOPOTAMIC25
HOMOEOTHERMIC25
HOMOIOTHERMIC25
HOMOMORPHIC25
HYDROCHORIC25
HYDROCYANIC25
HYDROKINETIC25
HYDROMAGNETIC25
HYDROPATHIC25
HYDROPHILIC25
HYLOZOIC25
HYPAESTHESIC25
HYPERCAPNIC25
HYPERENDEMIC25
HYPERENERGETIC25
HYPEREUTECTIC25
HYPERROMANTIC25
HYPERSTHENIC25
HYPOALLERGENIC25
ICHNOGRAPHIC25
ICHTHYOLITIC25
IMPARISYLLABIC25
INFRASPECIFIC25
KARYOKINETIC25
KARYOPLASMIC25
KERATINOPHILIC25
LYMPHANGITIC25
MACRODACTYLIC25
MACROPHYTIC25
MESATICEPHALIC25
METAPSYCHIC25
MICROPHYTIC25
MORPHINOMANIAC25
MYCOTROPHIC25
MYELOFIBROTIC25
NEPHROTOXIC25

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How many C-final words are there?

Our dictionary lists 6,129 English words ending in C. This is roughly 1.7% of all words in our dictionary. C has a Scrabble value of 3 points.

Which C-ending word scores highest?

Ranked by raw Scrabble value, XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC comes in first at 38 points. The C-final letter landing on a premium tile pushes the total higher.

2-letter word that ends in C?

The minimum length is ARC at 3 letters. Short suffix words are Scrabble hook-play staples: they extend board plays with minimal rack commitment.