5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in E

There are 75 five-letter words starting with C and ending in E in our dictionary; 44 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 75 words

cycle12 points
chose10 points
cause7 points
cease7 points
close7 points
chase10 points
curve10 points
cable9 points
crime9 points
crude8 points
clone7 points
curse7 points
craze16 points
choke14 points
chafe13 points
cache12 points
chime12 points
chide11 points
calve10 points
carve10 points
chore10 points
chute10 points
clove10 points
crave10 points
clime9 points
crepe9 points
canoe7 points
caste7 points
crane7 points
crate7 points
chive13 points
cadre8 points
cadge9 points
copse9 points
coupe9 points
crape9 points
crone7 points
curie7 points
cutie7 points
chyme15 points
chine10 points
creme9 points
clade8 points
cruse7 points
croze16 points
coxae14 points
chyle13 points
chape12 points
cymae12 points
combe11 points
crake11 points
cavie10 points
chare10 points
clave10 points
clepe9 points
coble9 points
carse7 points
carte7 points
cense7 points
cline7 points
conte7 points
cooee7 points
corse7 points
crore7 points
cloze16 points
cozie16 points
chile10 points
civie10 points
comae9 points
comte9 points
cripe9 points
conge8 points
coude8 points
carle7 points
cosie7 points

Quick facts

Total words: 75
By usage: 30 very common, 14 common, 31 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

cloze 16
cozie 16
craze 16
croze 16
chyme 15
choke 14
coxae 14
chafe 13
chive 13
chyle 13

Most common

cycle
chose
cause
cease
close
chase
curve
cable
crime
crude

Definitions

cycle (noun): An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
cause (noun): Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something.
cease (noun): (‘cease’ is a noun only in the phrase ‘without cease’) end.
close (adjective): At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.

Words that start with C and end in E come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 75 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. CLOZE is the top scorer here, worth 16 points before any board multiplier.

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

Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.

Questions

Which five-letter words starting with C and ending in E are the most common?

CYCLE, CHOSE and CAUSE are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words starting with C and ending in E you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.