5-Letter Words Starting With CE
There are 32 five-letter words starting with CE in our dictionary; 11 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 32 words
- cease7 points
- cells7 points
- ceded9 points
- cedar8 points
- cedes8 points
- cello7 points
- cents7 points
- celeb9 points
- cecum11 points
- cecal9 points
- ceder8 points
- ceiba9 points
- celom9 points
- ceric9 points
- cedis8 points
- cered8 points
- cella7 points
- cense7 points
- cento7 points
- ceorl7 points
- ceres7 points
- ceria7 points
- ceros7 points
- cesta7 points
- cebid10 points
- cepes9 points
- cerci9 points
- ceils7 points
- celli7 points
- celts7 points
- cesti7 points
- cetes7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 32
- By usage: 7 very common, 4 common, 21 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- cecum 11
- cebid 10
- cecal 9
- ceded 9
- ceiba 9
- celeb 9
- celom 9
- cepes 9
- cerci 9
- ceric 9
Most common
- cease
- cells
- ceded
- cedar
- cedes
- cello
- cents
- celeb
- cecum
- cecal
Definitions
- cease (noun)
- (‘cease’ is a noun only in the phrase ‘without cease’) end.
- cedar (noun)
- Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
- cello (noun)
- A large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing.
- cecum (noun)
- The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
This page lists every one of the 32 five-letter words starting with CE in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so CEASE, CELLS and CEDED sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
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 the letters CE, 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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with CE are there?
Our dictionary has 32 five-letter words starting with CE, of which 11 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 CE?
CECUM scores 11 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.