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5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in I

There are 14 five-letter words starting with C and ending in I in our dictionary; 6 of them are common words.

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All 14 words

  • chili10 points
  • cacti9 points
  • cocci11 points
  • carpi9 points
  • corgi8 points
  • cirri7 points
  • clavi10 points
  • coati7 points
  • campi11 points
  • cerci9 points
  • croci9 points
  • celli7 points
  • cesti7 points
  • culti7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 14
  • By usage: 2 very common, 4 common, 8 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. campi 11
  2. cocci 11
  3. chili 10
  4. clavi 10
  5. cacti 9
  6. carpi 9
  7. cerci 9
  8. croci 9
  9. corgi 8
  10. celli 7

Most common

  1. chili
  2. cacti
  3. cocci
  4. carpi
  5. corgi
  6. cirri
  7. clavi
  8. coati
  9. campi
  10. cerci

Definitions

chili (noun)
Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans.
cocci (noun)
Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
corgi (noun)
Either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head.
coati (noun)
Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America.

Every word in this list has five letters and start with C and end in I. We count 14 of them, with 6 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so CAMPI at 11 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as CHILI, 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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

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

CHILI, CACTI and COCCI 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 I you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.

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