10-Letter Words Starting With C
There are 1,996 ten-letter words starting with C in our dictionary; 941 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,996 words
- complexity26 points
- completely19 points
- compulsory19 points
- commercial18 points
- commitment18 points
- comparable18 points
- compatible18 points
- complicate18 points
- compromise18 points
- confirming18 points
- convincing18 points
- characters17 points
- commenting17 points
- complained17 points
- completing17 points
- conference17 points
- commission16 points
- comparison16 points
- complaints16 points
- components16 points
- collecting15 points
- concerning15 points
- connecting15 points
- convenient15 points
- convention15 points
- correcting15 points
- corrupting15 points
- collection14 points
- conclusion14 points
- connection14 points
- considered14 points
- contribute14 points
- correction14 points
- categories13 points
- conditions13 points
- containing13 points
- continuing13 points
- controlled13 points
- consistent12 points
- constraint12 points
- continuous12 points
- civilizing25 points
- criticized24 points
- criticizes23 points
- conjecture21 points
- consequent21 points
- comprehend20 points
- capability19 points
- changeover19 points
- clarifying19 points
- commentary19 points
- conspiracy19 points
- campaigned18 points
- competence18 points
- complacent18 points
- complement18 points
- compliment18 points
- conceiving18 points
- confidence18 points
- conflicted18 points
- conversely18 points
- convicting18 points
- cumbersome18 points
- censorship17 points
- challenged17 points
- chancellor17 points
- charitable17 points
- collective17 points
- committing17 points
- compelling17 points
- compressed17 points
- comprising17 points
- configured17 points
- conviction17 points
- cumulative17 points
- capitalism16 points
- challenges16 points
- classified16 points
- committees16 points
- communists16 points
- compassion16 points
- compensate16 points
- competitor16 points
- completion16 points
- compresses16 points
- compulsion16 points
- conception16 points
- conceptual16 points
- concluding16 points
- condemning16 points
- conducting16 points
- configures16 points
- confronted16 points
- conscience16 points
- contriving16 points
- converting16 points
- criticisms16 points
- curriculum16 points
- calculated15 points
- cancelling15 points
- celebrated15 points
- circulated15 points
- classifies15 points
- collapsing15 points
- concealing15 points
- constantly15 points
- contacting15 points
- continuity15 points
- contracted15 points
- contradict15 points
- conversion15 points
- correspond15 points
- calculates14 points
- calculator14 points
- candidates14 points
- capitalist14 points
- cartridges14 points
- celebrates14 points
- circulates14 points
- condensing14 points
- congesting14 points
- constructs14 points
- corruption14 points
- catalogues13 points
- colleagues13 points
- congestion13 points
- consenting13 points
- consisting13 points
- consulting13 points
- coordinate13 points
- counseling13 points
- counselled13 points
- crossroads13 points
- constitute12 points
- constrains12 points
- consultant12 points
- contention12 points
- controller12 points
- chimpanzee28 points
- circumflex26 points
- clockworks25 points
- communique25 points
- chatterbox24 points
- crucifixes24 points
- customized24 points
- capitalize23 points
- checkpoint23 points
- complexion23 points
- customizes23 points
- categorize22 points
- chemically22 points
- chickening22 points
- colonizing22 points
- conquering22 points
- critiquing22 points
- centralize21 points
- chauffeurs21 points
- cheerfully21 points
- childbirth21 points
- colloquial21 points
- conjugated21 points
- conquerors21 points
- copyrights21 points
- corkscrews21 points
- crayfishes21 points
- crucifying21 points
- champagnes20 points
- championed20 points
- charitably20 points
- childhoods20 points
- chloroform20 points
- choppering20 points
- coexisting20 points
- conformity20 points
- conjugates20 points
- conveyance20 points
- copperhead20 points
- cataclysms19 points
- catechisms19 points
- certifying19 points
- cherishing19 points
- chromosome19 points
- chronology19 points
- circumvent19 points
- commencing19 points
- compacting19 points
- compulsive19 points
- contextual19 points
- cornflakes19 points
- crosswalks19 points
- camouflage18 points
- captivated18 points
- cartwheels18 points
- changeable18 points
- chaperoned18 points
- chargeable18 points
- chauvinist18 points
- cheapening18 points
- chieftains18 points
- chivalrous18 points
- chronicled18 points
- circumcise18 points
- coherently18 points
- comforting18 points
- commanding18 points
- commending18 points
- compactest18 points
- compaction18 points
- compliance18 points
- compounded18 points
- conforming18 points
- convulsive18 points
- creatively18 points
- creativity18 points
- crocheting18 points
- campaigner17 points
- captivates17 points
- catnapping17 points
- cellophane17 points
- chagrining17 points
- chameleons17 points
- chaperones17 points
- chocolates17 points
- chronicles17 points
- clambering17 points
- clinically17 points
- clipboards17 points
- clothespin17 points
- clubhouses17 points
- commandant17 points
- commandeer17 points
- commanders17 points
- commodores17 points
- compassing17 points
- composting17 points
- conclusive17 points
- concocting17 points
- confection17 points
- confiscate17 points
- confounded17 points
- connective17 points
- convalesce17 points
- convection17 points
- converging17 points
- cornstarch17 points
- corrective17 points
- countryman17 points
- countrymen17 points
- courtships17 points
- criminally17 points
- critically17 points
- crookedest17 points
- canvassing16 points
- capacities16 points
- capacitors16 points
- capricious16 points
- caretakers16 points
- cashiering16 points
- cathedrals16 points
- centrifuge16 points
- challenger16 points
- chandelier16 points
- channeling16 points
- channelled16 points
- chartering16 points
- chastening16 points
- chastising16 points
- chattering16 points
- chiselling16 points
- christened16 points
- coinciding16 points
- combatants16 points
- combustion16 points
- comestible16 points
- commotions16 points
- communions16 points
- companions16 points
- compatriot16 points
- completest16 points
- composites16 points
- concentric16 points
- concoction16 points
- condescend16 points
- conferring16 points
- confessing16 points
- confidants16 points
- conserving16 points
- consumable16 points
- consummate16 points
- conversing16 points
- convoluted16 points
- convulsing16 points
- corpuscles16 points
- cottonwood16 points
- countdowns16 points
- courtyards16 points
- covenanted16 points
- crosswords16 points
- crumbliest16 points
- cultivated16 points
- cushioning16 points
- cafeterias15 points
- calibrated15 points
- canvassers15 points
- captaining15 points
- captioning15 points
- carefuller15 points
- carelessly15 points
- carnivores15 points
- catapulted15 points
- catcalling15 points
- cautiously15 points
- centipedes15 points
- charlatans15 points
- circuiting15 points
- civilities15 points
- clamouring15 points
- cleverness15 points
- cloudburst15 points
- coalescing15 points
- concerting15 points
- concreting15 points
- concurring15 points
- condiments15 points
- condolence15 points
- conductors15 points
- confession15 points
- coniferous15 points
- conspiring15 points
- contraband15 points
- contravene15 points
- conversant15 points
- converters15 points
- convulsion15 points
- cooperated15 points
- corrosives15 points
- courthouse15 points
- creditable15 points
- crescendos15 points
- crimsoning15 points
- crocodiles15 points
- culminated15 points
- cultivates15 points
- culturally15 points
- curvatures15 points
- cutthroats15 points
- calamities14 points
- calendared14 points
- calibrates14 points
- cantaloupe14 points
- capitulate14 points
- carburetor14 points
- caricature14 points
- carpenters14 points
- castigated14 points
- cataloging14 points
- catalogued14 points
- cemeteries14 points
- centimeter14 points
- ceremonial14 points
- ceremonies14 points
- circuitous14 points
- classmates14 points
- classrooms14 points
- clearances14 points
- clumsiness14 points
- coagulated14 points
- collarbone14 points
- collectors14 points
- concession14 points
- conciliate14 points
- concourses14 points
- concurrent14 points
- concussion14 points
- congealing14 points
- congregate14 points
- connectors14 points
- consecrate14 points
- consigning14 points
- consortium14 points
- constricts14 points
- contending14 points
- contractor14 points
- cooperates14 points
- copulation14 points
- correctest14 points
- corruptest14 points
- cosmonauts14 points
- councillor14 points
- councilors14 points
- counteract14 points
- courtrooms14 points
- cremations14 points
- crisscross14 points
- crustacean14 points
- culminates14 points
- currencies14 points
- callousing13 points
- cartilages13 points
- cartooning13 points
- castigates13 points
- castrating13 points
- cautioning13 points
- cigarettes13 points
- clattering13 points
- cloistered13 points
- clustering13 points
- cluttering13 points
- coagulates13 points
- coarsening13 points
- collegiate13 points
- congresses13 points
- consorting13 points
- construing13 points
- contagions13 points
- contagious13 points
- contenders13 points
- contenting13 points
- contesting13 points
- contiguous13 points
- contingent13 points
- contorting13 points
- contouring13 points
- contrasted13 points
- corralling13 points
- correlated13 points
- countering13 points
- courageous13 points
- credential13 points
- cunningest13 points
- curtailing13 points
- curtaining13 points
- custodians13 points
- carnations12 points
- cartoonist12 points
- casseroles12 points
- casualties12 points
- centennial12 points
- cessations12 points
- cleanliest12 points
- coalitions12 points
- coarseness12 points
- coastlines12 points
- collateral12 points
- collisions12 points
- consonants12 points
- consulates12 points
- containers12 points
- contestant12 points
- continents12 points
- contortion12 points
- contraries12 points
- coronaries12 points
- coronation12 points
- correlates12 points
- cottontail12 points
- counsellor12 points
- counselors12 points
- countesses12 points
- courtesies12 points
- checkbooks27 points
- carjacking26 points
- carjackers25 points
- checkmated24 points
- checkmates23 points
- chopsticks23 points
- chalkboard22 points
- checkering22 points
- chickadees22 points
- childishly22 points
- crackdowns22 points
- cheapskate21 points
- checklists21 points
- cheekbones21 points
- cheesecake21 points
- childproof21 points
- churchgoer21 points
- complicity21 points
- cyberspace21 points
- cappuccino20 points
- chairwoman20 points
- chairwomen20 points
- chauvinism20 points
- clampdowns20 points
- caseworker19 points
- chainsawed19 points
- choppiness19 points
- campground18 points
- chessboard18 points
- cloakrooms18 points
- cohabiting18 points
- camcorders17 points
- cardiology17 points
- clapboards17 points
- clobbering17 points
- comforters17 points
- concretely17 points
- conformist17 points
- connivance17 points
- crunchiest17 points
- commentate16 points
- cordiality16 points
- crinkliest16 points
- carbonated15 points
- cautionary15 points
- chlorinate15 points
- colorblind15 points
- concierges15 points
- copulating15 points
- crossfires15 points
- crossovers15 points
- cannabises14 points
- cannonball14 points
- carbonates14 points
- catamarans14 points
- centigrade14 points
- clinicians14 points
- columnists14 points
- constipate14 points
- corrugated14 points
- crematoria14 points
- congenital13 points
- corrugates13 points
- costarring13 points
- castration12 points
- casualness12 points
- clitorises12 points
- contrition12 points
- croissants12 points
- chickenpox30 points
- catechized27 points
- catechizes26 points
- catalyzing25 points
- cockfights25 points
- catafalque24 points
- chintziest24 points
- chuckholes24 points
- churchyard24 points
- cockscombs24 points
- cocksucker24 points
- coffeecake24 points
- cognizance24 points
- coquettish24 points
- canvasback23 points
- checkrooms23 points
- colloquium23 points
- cyberpunks23 points
- canonizing22 points
- cauterized22 points
- chaplaincy22 points
- cockamamie22 points
- coquetting22 points
- cowpuncher22 points
- crankshaft22 points
- cubbyholes22 points
- cyclically22 points
- calcifying21 points
- catchwords21 points
- cauterizes21 points
- charmingly21 points
- churlishly21 points
- clavichord21 points
- clownishly21 points
- cohesively21 points
- colloquies21 points
- colonizers21 points
- comparably21 points
- compatibly21 points
- competency21 points
- croquettes21 points
- currycombs21 points
- cavalryman20 points
- cavalrymen20 points
- chinchilla20 points
- clodhopper20 points
- coffeepots20 points
- confabbing20 points
- conjoining20 points
- copycatted20 points
- copywriter20 points
- cryptogram20 points
- cuckolding20 points
- chamomiles19 points
- cheekiness19 points
- chimerical19 points
- chubbiness19 points
- chumminess19 points
- coiffuring19 points
- commissary19 points
- communally19 points
- compendium19 points
- complected19 points
- confusedly19 points
- cosmically19 points
- crawlspace19 points
- cruciforms19 points
- cummerbund19 points
- cybernetic19 points
- cardsharps18 points
- cavalcades18 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,996
- By usage: 460 very common, 481 common, 1,055 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- chiffchaff 32
- crackajack 31
- cheapjacks 30
- chickenpox 30
- complexify 29
- czarevitch 29
- chimpanzee 28
- crazyweeds 28
- catechized 27
- checkbooks 27
Most common
- complexity
- completely
- compulsory
- commercial
- commitment
- comparable
- compatible
- complicate
- compromise
- confirming
Definitions
- complexity (noun)
- The quality of being intricate and compounded.
- completely (adverb)
- To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely.
- compulsory (adjective)
- Required by rule.
- commercial (adjective)
- Connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises.
There are 1,996 ten-letter words starting with C, and 941 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is CHIFFCHAFF at 32 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with C, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the ten-letter words starting with C once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many ten-letter words starting with C are there?
Our dictionary has 1,996 ten-letter words starting with C, of which 941 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words starting with C?
CHIFFCHAFF scores 32 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.