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5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in A

There are 27 five-letter words starting with C and ending in A in our dictionary; 11 of them are common words.

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All 27 words

  • comma11 points
  • circa9 points
  • china10 points
  • cobra9 points
  • cocoa9 points
  • copra9 points
  • conga8 points
  • cilia7 points
  • cuppa11 points
  • calla7 points
  • curia7 points
  • colza16 points
  • chufa13 points
  • chela10 points
  • ceiba9 points
  • cobia9 points
  • culpa9 points
  • canna7 points
  • cella7 points
  • ceria7 points
  • cesta7 points
  • coria7 points
  • costa7 points
  • cotta7 points
  • caeca9 points
  • coala7 points
  • crura7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 27
  • By usage: 5 very common, 6 common, 16 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. colza 16
  2. chufa 13
  3. comma 11
  4. cuppa 11
  5. chela 10
  6. china 10
  7. caeca 9
  8. ceiba 9
  9. circa 9
  10. cobia 9

Most common

  1. comma
  2. circa
  3. china
  4. cobra
  5. cocoa
  6. copra
  7. conga
  8. cilia
  9. cuppa
  10. calla

Definitions

comma (noun)
A punctuation mark (‘,’) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
china (noun)
High quality porcelain originally made only in China.
cobra (noun)
Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood.
cocoa (noun)
A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot.

Every word in this list has five letters and start with C and end in A. We count 27 of them, with 11 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so COLZA at 16 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as COMMA, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

Tips

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with C and ending in A 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

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with C and ending in A?

COLZA scores 16 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.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

16 of the 27 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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