5-Letter Words With C and E
There are 512 five-letter words containing both C and E in our dictionary; 306 of them are common words.
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All 512 words
- check16 points
- exact14 points
- cheap12 points
- cycle12 points
- chose10 points
- cover10 points
- force10 points
- hence10 points
- leach10 points
- reach10 points
- teach10 points
- twice10 points
- voice10 points
- coded9 points
- comes9 points
- peace9 points
- piece9 points
- place9 points
- price9 points
- space9 points
- acted8 points
- codes8 points
- cares7 points
- cases7 points
- cause7 points
- cease7 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- close7 points
- elect7 points
- nicer7 points
- react7 points
- scale7 points
- scene7 points
- score7 points
- since7 points
- trace7 points
- cheek14 points
- juice14 points
- wreck14 points
- chews13 points
- chief13 points
- fetch13 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- mercy12 points
- cakes11 points
- decay11 points
- faced11 points
- chase10 points
- cheat10 points
- cheer10 points
- chess10 points
- chest10 points
- coped10 points
- curve10 points
- ethic10 points
- faces10 points
- farce10 points
- fence10 points
- screw10 points
- cable9 points
- copes9 points
- cream9 points
- creep9 points
- crime9 points
- pence9 points
- scope9 points
- cared8 points
- cased8 points
- cider8 points
- cited8 points
- creed8 points
- cried8 points
- crude8 points
- cured8 points
- dance8 points
- grace8 points
- raced8 points
- acute7 points
- cater7 points
- cells7 points
- cites7 points
- clone7 points
- clues7 points
- cries7 points
- cruel7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- ocean7 points
- races7 points
- sauce7 points
- scare7 points
- sects7 points
- slice7 points
- uncle7 points
- chewy16 points
- craze16 points
- choke14 points
- eject14 points
- excel14 points
- fleck14 points
- chafe13 points
- chefs13 points
- fiche13 points
- pecks13 points
- speck13 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- cache12 points
- caked12 points
- cheep12 points
- chime12 points
- coked12 points
- decks12 points
- epoch12 points
- peach12 points
- perch12 points
- ached11 points
- cagey11 points
- caved11 points
- cawed11 points
- chide11 points
- clerk11 points
- cokes11 points
- cowed11 points
- creak11 points
- creek11 points
- decoy11 points
- decry11 points
- necks11 points
- viced11 points
- aches10 points
- calve10 points
- caped10 points
- carve10 points
- caves10 points
- chore10 points
- chute10 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- coves10 points
- covet10 points
- cower10 points
- coyer10 points
- crave10 points
- crews10 points
- cubed10 points
- evict10 points
- facet10 points
- feces10 points
- leech10 points
- maced10 points
- niche10 points
- paced10 points
- retch10 points
- vices10 points
- wince10 points
- brace9 points
- caged9 points
- camel9 points
- cameo9 points
- caper9 points
- capes9 points
- ceded9 points
- clime9 points
- comet9 points
- crepe9 points
- crept9 points
- cubes9 points
- diced9 points
- epics9 points
- maces9 points
- mince9 points
- paces9 points
- pecan9 points
- recap9 points
- spice9 points
- arced8 points
- cadet8 points
- cages8 points
- caned8 points
- cedar8 points
- cedes8 points
- clued8 points
- cooed8 points
- cored8 points
- dices8 points
- dunce8 points
- edict8 points
- laced8 points
- riced8 points
- acres7 points
- canes7 points
- canoe7 points
- caste7 points
- cello7 points
- cents7 points
- cleat7 points
- cones7 points
- cores7 points
- crane7 points
- crate7 points
- crest7 points
- cuter7 points
- enact7 points
- erect7 points
- icier7 points
- laces7 points
- lance7 points
- niece7 points
- ounce7 points
- racer7 points
- recur7 points
- relic7 points
- rices7 points
- scent7 points
- truce7 points
- ulcer7 points
- execs14 points
- chive13 points
- decaf11 points
- dicey11 points
- mecca11 points
- fecal10 points
- emcee9 points
- cadre8 points
- coeds8 points
- credo8 points
- decal8 points
- decor8 points
- cozen16 points
- codex15 points
- ketch14 points
- becks13 points
- covey13 points
- vetch13 points
- wench13 points
- gecko12 points
- civet10 points
- clews10 points
- coven10 points
- medic10 points
- ocher10 points
- ochre10 points
- acmes9 points
- apace9 points
- cadge9 points
- comer9 points
- copse9 points
- coupe9 points
- crape9 points
- specs9 points
- deice8 points
- deuce8 points
- caret7 points
- cotes7 points
- creel7 points
- cress7 points
- crier7 points
- crone7 points
- cruet7 points
- curer7 points
- curie7 points
- lucre7 points
- nacre7 points
- nonce7 points
- octet7 points
- scone7 points
- trice7 points
- coxed15 points
- coxes14 points
- ocker11 points
- caver10 points
- cutey10 points
- tench10 points
- caber9 points
- celeb9 points
- ponce9 points
- recce9 points
- coned8 points
- carer7 points
- cutie7 points
- recon7 points
- recto7 points
- scree7 points
- chyme15 points
- chemo12 points
- cecum11 points
- chert10 points
- chine10 points
- cecal9 points
- creme9 points
- cuber9 points
- pacer9 points
- ceder8 points
- clade8 points
- coder8 points
- daces8 points
- educe8 points
- caner7 points
- corer7 points
- cruse7 points
- eruct7 points
- ricer7 points
- zebec18 points
- chevy16 points
- cimex16 points
- croze16 points
- xebec16 points
- coxae14 points
- culex14 points
- hacek14 points
- wacke14 points
- xeric14 points
- chyle13 points
- techy13 points
- chape12 points
- cymae12 points
- cymes12 points
- hemic12 points
- cleek11 points
- combe11 points
- crake11 points
- cubeb11 points
- cukes11 points
- sneck11 points
- cavie10 points
- chare10 points
- chela10 points
- clave10 points
- facer10 points
- hance10 points
- ruche10 points
- sycee10 points
- tache10 points
- theca10 points
- acerb9 points
- amice9 points
- ceiba9 points
- celom9 points
- ceric9 points
- clepe9 points
- coble9 points
- coper9 points
- cupel9 points
- cusec9 points
- epact9 points
- macle9 points
- melic9 points
- mesic9 points
- rebec9 points
- scape9 points
- secco9 points
- acned8 points
- acred8 points
- cager8 points
- cedis8 points
- cered8 points
- dicer8 points
- dolce8 points
- douce8 points
- educt8 points
- genic8 points
- scend8 points
- aecia7 points
- areca7 points
- carse7 points
- carte7 points
- cella7 points
- cense7 points
- cento7 points
- ceorl7 points
- ceres7 points
- ceria7 points
- ceros7 points
- cesta7 points
- cline7 points
- coles7 points
- conte7 points
- cooee7 points
- corse7 points
- coset7 points
- crore7 points
- culet7 points
- curet7 points
- ileac7 points
- lacer7 points
- nance7 points
- ocrea7 points
- oleic7 points
- rance7 points
- recti7 points
- recut7 points
- scute7 points
- socle7 points
- sucre7 points
- tacet7 points
- telic7 points
- terce7 points
- cozey19 points
- cloze16 points
- cozes16 points
- cozie16 points
- pecky16 points
- yechy16 points
- kecks15 points
- yecch15 points
- cakey14 points
- carex14 points
- fecks14 points
- hecks14 points
- kench14 points
- xenic14 points
- cheth13 points
- fyces13 points
- heuch13 points
- wecht13 points
- welch13 points
- yechs13 points
- boche12 points
- crepy12 points
- dreck12 points
- gecks12 points
- mache12 points
- miche12 points
- pechs12 points
- ackee11 points
- becap11 points
- bocce11 points
- coved11 points
- coyed11 points
- cyder11 points
- eched11 points
- icker11 points
- recks11 points
- cafes10 points
- cebid10 points
- chiel10 points
- chile10 points
- civie10 points
- codec10 points
- coney10 points
- cooey10 points
- cosey10 points
- eches10 points
- echos10 points
- fices10 points
- lacey10 points
- letch10 points
- lycea10 points
- lycee10 points
- syces10 points
- teuch10 points
- voces10 points
- yince10 points
- bices9 points
- caeca9 points
- cames9 points
- cepes9 points
- cerci9 points
- clept9 points
- comae9 points
- comte9 points
- copen9 points
- cosec9 points
- cripe9 points
- macer9 points
- puces9 points
- sepic9 points
- cades8 points
- coden8 points
- coled8 points
- conge8 points
- coted8 points
- coude8 points
- decos8 points
- duces8 points
- glace8 points
- aceta7 points
- acnes7 points
- alecs7 points
- areic7 points
- carle7 points
- cates7 points
- ceils7 points
- celli7 points
- celts7 points
- cesti7 points
- cetes7 points
- cines7 points
- cires7 points
- citer7 points
- cooer7 points
- coses7 points
- cosie7 points
- cutes7 points
- eclat7 points
- ecrus7 points
- erica7 points
- escar7 points
- escot7 points
- luces7 points
- recta7 points
- saice7 points
- scena7 points
- serac7 points
- sices7 points
- taces7 points
- tecta7 points
- ureic7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 512
- By usage: 220 very common, 86 common, 206 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- cozey 19
- zebec 18
- check 16
- chevy 16
- chewy 16
- cimex 16
- cloze 16
- cozen 16
- cozes 16
- cozie 16
Most common
- check
- exact
- cheap
- cycle
- chose
- cover
- force
- hence
- leach
- reach
Definitions
- check (noun)
- A written order directing a bank to pay money.
- exact (adjective)
- Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.
- cheap (adjective)
- Relatively low in price or charging low prices.
- cycle (noun)
- An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
Below you will find all 512 five-letter words containing both C and E from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. CHECK, EXACT and CHEAP are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both C and E, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both C and E are there?
Our dictionary has 512 five-letter words containing both C and E, of which 306 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 containing both C and E?
COZEY scores 19 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.