Words That Start With C — Scrabble & Word Games

C is the 12th most common letter in English, appearing in about 2.8% of text. It has an unusual status: in English spelling, C represents two completely different sounds, a “hard C” (like K in CAT) and a “soft C” (like S in CITY). The split generally follows the vowel that follows — soft before E, I, Y; hard elsewhere.

In Scrabble, C is worth 3 points with 2 tiles in the bag. C is a workhorse consonant for high-value plays: CZAR, CWMS, CHEZ, COZY, CRUX, and CHUTZPAH all score well. Note that the rare 3-letter CWM (a steep-walled valley) is one of the few valid English words with no standard vowel.

Productive C-prefixes include CO- (together — COEXIST, COWORKER), CON- (with — CONNECT, CONFIRM), COM- (together — COMPILE, COMBAT), and CIRCUM- (around — CIRCUMSTANCE, CIRCUMNAVIGATE). These alone generate thousands of entries.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With C (500 of 25,025)

CHIQUICHIQUIS41
CHIQUICHIQUI40
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37
COENZYMATICALLY36
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY35
CLICKJACKINGS35
CHAZZANIM34
CHAZZENIM34
CHEMICOPHYSICAL34
CLICKJACKING34
CONTEXTUALIZING34
COXCOMBICALITY34
CYCLOHEXIMIDES34
CHARACTERIZABLE33
CHEQUERWORKS33
CHIAREZZAS33
CHIFFCHAFFS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
CIRCUMJACENCY33
CITIZENIZING33
COLLOQUIZING33
COMMERCIALIZING33
COMPLEXIFYING33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
COPOLYMERIZING33
COXCOMBICALLY33
CRACKERJACKS33
CRYPTOZOOLOGY33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
CHEQUERWORK32
CHIAREZZA32
CHIAREZZE32
CHICKENPOXES32
CHIFFCHAFF32
CHIZZING32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CHOLECYSTECTOMY32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
CIRCUMJACENCIES32
CITIZENIZED32
COLLOQUIZED32
COMMERCIALIZED32
COMPLEMENTIZERS32
CONTEXTUALIZES32
CONVEYORIZATION32
COPOLYMERIZED32
CRACKAJACKS32
CRACKERJACK32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIES32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST32
CYBERSQUATTINGS32
CARBAMAZEPINES31
CATHOLICIZATION31
CENTRIFUGALIZED31
CHALAZOGAMIC31
CHALAZOGAMY31
CHALCEDONYXES31
CHAPTALIZATIONS31
CHARACTERIZING31
CHAZZANS31
CHAZZENS31
CHECKWEIGHERS31
CHEMOTAXONOMIES31
CHEMOTAXONOMIST31
CHEQUEBOOKS31
CHIZZED31
CHONDRICHTHYAN31
CHURCHMANSHIPS31
CINCHONIZATIONS31
CITIZENIZES31
CLAMJAMPHRIES31
COCKNEYFICATION31
COEXECUTRIXES31
COLLECTIVIZING31
COLLOQUIZES31
COMMERCIALIZES31
COMPLEMENTIZER31
COMPLEXOMETRIC31
COMPUTERIZABLE31
CONCEPTUALIZING31
CONTEXTUALIZE31
CONVEYORIZING31
COPOLYMERIZES31
CRACKAJACK31
CUCKOLDIZING31
CYBERSQUATTING31
CYCLOHEXANONES31
CZAREVITCHES31
CANTHAXANTHINES30
CARBAMAZEPINE30
CARDIOMYOPATHY30
CATECHIZATIONS30
CATHOLICIZING30
CENTRIFUGALIZES30
CEPHALIZATIONS30
CEPHALOTHORAX30
CHALAZOGAMIES30
CHALCOGRAPHICAL30
CHAPTALIZATION30
CHARACTERIZED30
CHARACTERIZERS30
CHAZZAN30
CHAZZEN30
CHEAPJACKS30
CHECKBOXES30
CHECKMARKING30
CHECKWEIGHER30
CHEMOAUTOTROPHY30
CHEMOLITHOTROPH30
CHEQUEBOOK30
CHEQUERBOARDS30
CHICKENPOX30
CHINCHERINCHEES30
CHIZZES30
CHLORHEXIDINES30
CHLOROBENZENES30
CHOCKABLOCK30
CHOLANGIOGRAPHY30
CHOLECYSTOSTOMY30
CHROMATOGRAPHIC30
CHROMATOGRAPHY30
CHRONOLOGIZING30
CHURCHMANSHIP30
CHURRIGUERESQUE30
CINCHONIZATION30
CINEMICROGRAPHY30
CIPROFLOXACINS30
CIRCUMFLEXIONS30
CITIZENIZE30
CLAMJAMPHRIE30
COCARBOXYLASES30
COCKNEYFYING30
COLLECTIVIZED30
COLLIQUESCENCES30
COLLOQUIZE30
COMMERCIALIZE30
COMMODITIZING30
COMMUNALIZATION30
COMPREHENSIVELY30
COMPUTERIZATION30
COMPUTERPHOBICS30
CONCEPTUALIZED30
CONCEPTUALIZERS30
CONJUNCTIVELY30
CONQUERABILITY30
CONTEMPORIZING30
CONVEYORIZED30
COPOLYMERIZE30
CORINTHIANIZING30
CRITICIZINGLY30
CRYPTOGRAPHICAL30
CRYPTORCHIDISMS30
CRYSTALLIZABLE30
CUCKOLDIZED30
CYBERCHONDRIACS30
CYBERSQUATTERS30
CYCLAZOCINES30
CYCLOHEXANONE30
CYCLOTHYMIACS30
CZAREVICHES30
CANTHAXANTHINE29
CANTHAXANTHINS29
CATACLYSMICALLY29
CATECHIZATION29
CATECHIZINGS29
CATECHUMENSHIPS29
CATHETERIZATION29
CATHOLICIZED29
CENTRIFUGALIZE29
CEPHALIZATION29
CEPHALOTHORACIC29
CERVICOGRAPHY29
CHALCEDONYX29
CHAMBERLAINSHIP29
CHANNELIZATIONS29
CHAPTALIZING29
CHARACTERIZER29
CHARACTERIZES29
CHEAPJACK29
CHECHAQUOS29
CHECKMARKED29
CHEMAUTOTROPHIC29
CHEMOSYNTHETIC29
CHEMOTACTICALLY29
CHEMOTROPICALLY29
CHEQUERBOARD29
CHERNOZEMIC29
CHICKABIDDY29
CHICKENHEARTED29
CHIMPANZEES29
CHINCHERINCHEE29
CHIVALRESQUE29
CHLAMYDOMONADES29
CHLORAMPHENICOL29
CHLORHEXIDINE29
CHLORITIZATIONS29
CHLOROBENZENE29
CHOLECYSTOKININ29
CHOLECYSTOTOMY29
CHROMATOGRAPHED29
CHROMODYNAMICS29
CHRONOLOGIZED29
CHRYSANTHEMUMS29
CHUCKLEHEADED29
CHYMIFICATIONS29
CHYMOTRYPTIC29
CINCHONIZING29
CINEMATHEQUES29
CIPROFLOXACIN29
CIRCUMAMBIENCY29
CIRCUMFLEXION29
CIVILIANIZATION29
CLAMJAMFRY29
CLANJAMFRAYS29
CLAVICYTHERIUM29
COADJUTORSHIPS29
COADJUTRIXES29
COCARBOXYLASE29
COCHAIRMANSHIPS29
COCKFIGHTINGS29
COENZYMATIC29
COEXECUTRIX29
COLLECTIVIZES29
COLLIQUESCENCE29
COMMEMORATIVELY29
COMMISSARYSHIPS29
COMMODITIZED29
COMMUNALIZING29
COMMUNICATIVELY29
COMMUNIZATIONS29
COMPLEXEDNESSES29
COMPLEXIFIED29
COMPLEXIFY29
COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERPHOBIC29
CONCEPTUALIZER29
CONCEPTUALIZES29
CONJECTURABLY29
CONJUNCTIONALLY29
CONJUNCTIVENESS29
CONSEQUENTIALLY29
CONSERVATIZING29
CONTEMPORIZED29
CONVENTIONALIZE29
CONVEYORIZES29
COQUETTISHLY29
CORINTHIANIZED29
COSMETICIZING29
COUNTERCHECKING29
CROZZLED29
CRYPTOPHYTIC29
CRYPTORCHIDISM29
CRYSTALIZABLE29
CRYSTALIZATIONS29
CRYSTALLIZATION29
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY29
CUCKOLDIZES29
CYBERCHONDRIAC29
CYBERSQUATTER29
CYCLAZOCINE29
CYCLOHEXANES29
CYCLOPARAFFINS29
CYCLOTHYMIAC29
CYCLOTHYMICS29
CYTOPHOTOMETRIC29
CYTOPHOTOMETRY29
CYTOPLASMICALLY29
CYTOTAXONOMIC29
CYTOTAXONOMISTS29
CYTOTAXONOMY29
CYTOTOXICITY29
CZAREVITCH29
CZARITZAS29
CACOPHONICALLY28
CANNIBALIZATION28
CANTHAXANTHIN28
CAPERCAILZIES28
CAPITALIZATIONS28
CARAMELIZATIONS28
CARBOXYLATING28
CARBOXYLATIONS28
CATECHIZING28
CATECHUMENSHIP28
CATHETERIZING28
CATHODOGRAPHY28
CATHOLICIZES28
CAZIQUES28
CEPHALOCHORDATE28
CERVICOGRAPHIES28
CHALCOGRAPHIC28
CHALCOGRAPHISTS28
CHALCOGRAPHY28
CHANNELIZATION28
CHAPTALIZED28
CHARACTERIZE28
CHARTOGRAPHICAL28
CHECHAQUO28
CHECKBOX28
CHECKCLERKS28
CHECKERBERRY28
CHECKERBLOOMS28
CHEEKPOUCHES28
CHEMORECEPTIVE28
CHEQUERWISE28
CHICKABIDDIES28
CHIMPANZEE28
CHINKERINCHEES28
CHIZZ28
CHLORENCHYMAS28
CHLORIDIZING28
CHLORITIZATION28
CHLOROPHYLLOID28
CHLOROPHYTUMS28
CHOKECHERRY28
CHROMATOGRAPHER28
CHROMATOPHORIC28
CHROMOTHERAPY28
CHRONOLOGIZES28
CHRYSANTHEMUM28
CHRYSOPHYTES28
CHUTZPAHS28
CHYMIFICATION28
CHYMOTRYPSINS28
CINCHONIZED28
CINEMATHEQUE28
CIRCULARIZATION28
CIRCUMAMBIENTLY28
CIRCUMFLEXES28
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE28
CITIZENSHIPS28
CIVILIANIZING28
CIVILIZATIONAL28
CLAMJAMFRIES28
CLANJAMFRAY28
CLINOPYROXENES28
CLIQUISHNESSES28
COADJACENCY28
COADJUTORSHIP28
COCHAIRMANSHIP28
COCKFIGHTING28
COCKNIFICATIONS28
COCKTHROWINGS28
COCKYLEEKY28
COEXTENSIVELY28
COLLECTIVIZE28
COLPOSCOPICALLY28
COMMISSARYSHIP28
COMMODITIZES28
COMMUNALIZED28
COMMUNALIZERS28
COMMUNICABILITY28
COMMUNIZATION28
COMPACTIFYING28
COMPLEXIFIES28
COMPREHENSIBLY28
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERPHOBIAS28
CONCEPTUALIZE28
CONCRETIZATIONS28
CONJUGATIONALLY28
CONJUNCTIVITIS28
CONQUERABLENESS28
CONSCIENTIZING28
CONSERVATIZED28
CONTEMPORIZES28
CONTRACLOCKWISE28
CONVERSAZIONES28
CONVEYORIZE28
COQUETTISHNESS28
CORINTHIANIZES28
CORPOREALIZING28
COSMETICIZED28
COSMOCHEMISTRY28
COUNTERCHECKED28
COUNTEREXAMPLES28
COUNTERPROJECTS28
COUNTERSUBJECTS28
COXCOMBICAL28
CRAZYWEEDS28
CRIMINALIZATION28
CRYPTOCURRENCY28
CRYPTOGRAPHIC28
CRYPTOGRAPHISTS28
CRYPTOGRAPHY28
CRYPTOZOIC28
CRYPTOZOITES28
CRYSTALIZATION28
CRYSTALLIZING28
CUCKOLDIZE28
CYCADOPHYTES28
CYCLIZATIONS28
CYCLOALIPHATIC28
CYCLODEXTRINS28
CYCLOHEXANE28
CYCLOPARAFFIN28
CYCLOTHYMIC28
CYPROHEPTADINES28
CYTOCHEMISTRY28
CYTOTAXONOMIES28
CYTOTAXONOMIST28
CYTOTECHNOLOGY28
CYTOTOXICITIES28
CZAREVICH28
CZARITZA28
CALENDARIZATION27
CALYCANTHEMY27
CAMPYLOBACTERS27
CANNIBALIZING27
CAPERCAILZIE27
CAPITALIZATION27
CARAMELIZATION27
CARBIMAZOLES27
CARBONIZATIONS27
CARBOXYLATED27
CARBOXYLATION27
CARBURIZATIONS27
CARJACKINGS27
CARNIVALESQUE27
CATECHISTICALLY27
CATECHIZED27
CATECHIZERS27
CATEGORIZATIONS27
CATHETERIZED27
CATHODOGRAPHERS27
CATHODOGRAPHIES27
CATHOLICIZE27
CAZIQUE27
CEPHALOTHORACES27
CERCOPITHECOIDS27
CHAFFINCHES27
CHALCOGRAPHERS27
CHALCOGRAPHIES27
CHALCOGRAPHIST27
CHAMAEPHYTES27
CHAMPIONSHIPS27
CHANCELLORSHIPS27
CHANNELIZING27
CHAPTALIZES27
CHECKBOOKS27
CHECKCLERK27
CHECKERBERRIES27
CHECKERBLOOM27
CHECKERBOARDS27
CHECKMARKS27
CHEMOAUTOTROPHS27
CHEMOPREVENTION27
CHEMOSYNTHESES27
CHEMOSYNTHESIS27
CHEMOTHERAPISTS27
CHEMOTHERAPY27
CHESSBOXINGS27
CHIEFTAINSHIPS27
CHIMNEYPIECES27
CHINKERINCHEE27
CHINQUAPINS27
CHIROGRAPHICAL27
CHLAMYDOSPORES27
CHLORENCHYMA27
CHLORIDIZED27
CHLORINIZING27
CHLOROPHYLLOUS27
CHLOROPHYTUM27
CHLORPROPAMIDES27
CHOKECHERRIES27
CHOLECALCIFEROL27
CHORIZONTISTS27
CHOROGRAPHICAL27
CHOWDERHEADED27
CHRESTOMATHICAL27
CHROMATOGRAPHS27
CHROMATOPHOROUS27
CHROMATOSPHERES27
CHROMIZING27
CHROMOSPHERIC27
CHROMOTHERAPIES27
CHRONOGRAMMATIC27
CHRONOLOGIZE27
CHRYSOPHILITES27
CHRYSOPHYTE27
CHUCKLEHEADS27
CHURCHWARDENS27
CHUTZPAH27
CHYLIFICATIONS27
CHYMIFYING27
CHYMOTRYPSIN27
CICATRIZATIONS27
CINCHONIZES27
CINEANGIOGRAPHY27
CINEMATOGRAPHIC27
CINEMATOGRAPHY27
CINQUECENTISTS27
CIRCULARIZING27
CIRCUMAMBIENCES27

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many C-initial words are in the dictionary?

Our dictionary lists 25,025 English words beginning with C. That is roughly 7.0% of all the words in our dictionary. C is the 12th most common letter in English (about 2.8% of written text).

Which C-initial word has the highest Scrabble value?

At 41 points, CHIQUICHIQUIS leads the C-starting list in Scrabble scoring. Premium squares can multiply this further; the C tile alone is worth 3 points.

What's a 2-letter word that starts with C?

The shortest we show is CH at just 2 letters. In Scrabble, short C-words are dump plays: you clear a tile onto a premium square, collect the bonus, and keep your rack flexible.