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5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in K

There are 32 five-letter words starting with C and ending in K in our dictionary; 27 of them are common words.

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All 32 words

  • check16 points
  • clock13 points
  • chuck16 points
  • chalk14 points
  • cheek14 points
  • chunk14 points
  • click13 points
  • crack13 points
  • chick16 points
  • chink14 points
  • clack13 points
  • cluck13 points
  • crock13 points
  • caulk11 points
  • clank11 points
  • clerk11 points
  • clink11 points
  • cloak11 points
  • crank11 points
  • creak11 points
  • creek11 points
  • croak11 points
  • crook11 points
  • crick13 points
  • clunk11 points
  • chock16 points
  • clonk11 points
  • chirk14 points
  • chook14 points
  • cruck13 points
  • cleek11 points
  • chark14 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 32
  • By usage: 23 very common, 4 common, 5 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. check 16
  2. chick 16
  3. chock 16
  4. chuck 16
  5. chalk 14
  6. chark 14
  7. cheek 14
  8. chink 14
  9. chirk 14
  10. chook 14

Most common

  1. check
  2. clock
  3. chuck
  4. chalk
  5. cheek
  6. chunk
  7. click
  8. crack
  9. chick
  10. chink

Definitions

check (noun)
A written order directing a bank to pay money.
clock (noun)
A timepiece that shows the time of day.
chuck (noun)
Informal terms for a meal.
chalk (noun)
A soft whitish calcite.

The five-letter words that start with C and end in K number 32 in our dictionary. About 27 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is CHECK, at 16 points.

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 K 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 five-letter words starting with C and ending in K are there?

Our dictionary has 32 five-letter words starting with C and ending in K, of which 27 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 five-letter words starting with C and ending in K?

CHECK 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.

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