5-Letter Words With C and L
There are 277 five-letter words containing both C and L in our dictionary; 159 of them are common words.
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All 277 words
- lucky14 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- clock13 points
- cycle12 points
- child11 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- leach10 points
- lunch10 points
- claim9 points
- place9 points
- could8 points
- logic8 points
- calls7 points
- class7 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- close7 points
- color7 points
- elect7 points
- local7 points
- scale7 points
- chalk14 points
- click13 points
- cliff13 points
- climb11 points
- civil10 points
- clash10 points
- cloth10 points
- crawl10 points
- curly10 points
- lyric10 points
- vocal10 points
- cable9 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- cloud8 points
- cells7 points
- clone7 points
- clues7 points
- colon7 points
- cools7 points
- cruel7 points
- slice7 points
- uncle7 points
- excel14 points
- fleck14 points
- flick14 points
- flock14 points
- clack13 points
- cluck13 points
- filch13 points
- lynch13 points
- pluck13 points
- belch12 points
- mulch12 points
- calks11 points
- caulk11 points
- clamp11 points
- clank11 points
- clerk11 points
- clink11 points
- cloak11 points
- clump11 points
- gulch11 points
- licks11 points
- lucks11 points
- slack11 points
- slick11 points
- calve10 points
- chili10 points
- chill10 points
- claws10 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- clown10 points
- focal10 points
- latch10 points
- leech10 points
- lurch10 points
- scaly10 points
- scowl10 points
- blocs9 points
- calms9 points
- camel9 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- clime9 points
- colic9 points
- scalp9 points
- clang8 points
- cling8 points
- clods8 points
- clogs8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- colds8 points
- laced8 points
- lucid8 points
- scald8 points
- scold8 points
- canal7 points
- carol7 points
- cello7 points
- clans7 points
- cleat7 points
- clots7 points
- clout7 points
- coals7 points
- coils7 points
- colts7 points
- coral7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curls7 points
- laces7 points
- lance7 points
- lilac7 points
- octal7 points
- relic7 points
- ulcer7 points
- clunk11 points
- fecal10 points
- decal8 points
- colas7 points
- zilch19 points
- calyx17 points
- flack14 points
- coyly13 points
- milch12 points
- clomp11 points
- cavil10 points
- churl10 points
- clews10 points
- cloys10 points
- cowls10 points
- icily10 points
- larch10 points
- cabal9 points
- clops9 points
- ducal8 points
- cilia7 points
- creel7 points
- licit7 points
- locus7 points
- lucre7 points
- scull7 points
- clonk11 points
- celeb9 points
- locum9 points
- locos7 points
- alack11 points
- cecal9 points
- mulct9 points
- clade8 points
- calla7 points
- cylix17 points
- colza16 points
- culex14 points
- jacal14 points
- chyle13 points
- culch12 points
- cleek11 points
- clomb11 points
- chela10 points
- clary10 points
- clave10 points
- clavi10 points
- clays10 points
- coaly10 points
- colly10 points
- cully10 points
- flocs10 points
- loach10 points
- lytic10 points
- celom9 points
- clepe9 points
- coble9 points
- copal9 points
- culms9 points
- culpa9 points
- cupel9 points
- macle9 points
- melic9 points
- picul9 points
- plica9 points
- dolce8 points
- ludic8 points
- aulic7 points
- cauls7 points
- cella7 points
- ceorl7 points
- claro7 points
- cline7 points
- coles7 points
- craal7 points
- culet7 points
- ileac7 points
- iliac7 points
- lacer7 points
- lotic7 points
- oculi7 points
- oleic7 points
- socle7 points
- sulci7 points
- telic7 points
- tical7 points
- cloze16 points
- calix14 points
- coxal14 points
- plack13 points
- welch13 points
- clach12 points
- cyclo12 points
- cymol12 points
- sculk11 points
- acyls10 points
- calfs10 points
- calif10 points
- chiel10 points
- chile10 points
- cholo10 points
- clift10 points
- cooly10 points
- flics10 points
- lacey10 points
- laich10 points
- letch10 points
- lichi10 points
- licht10 points
- lochs10 points
- lycea10 points
- lycee10 points
- octyl10 points
- schul10 points
- wilco10 points
- cibol9 points
- clapt9 points
- clept9 points
- clipt9 points
- comal9 points
- malic9 points
- pical9 points
- sculp9 points
- acold8 points
- alcid8 points
- cauld8 points
- clads8 points
- clags8 points
- coled8 points
- colog8 points
- dolci8 points
- glace8 points
- alecs7 points
- carle7 points
- carls7 points
- ceils7 points
- celli7 points
- celts7 points
- clast7 points
- clons7 points
- cloot7 points
- clour7 points
- coala7 points
- colin7 points
- culti7 points
- eclat7 points
- laics7 points
- linac7 points
- luces7 points
- nicol7 points
- salic7 points
- scall7 points
- talcs7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 277
- By usage: 124 very common, 35 common, 118 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zilch 19
- calyx 17
- cylix 17
- cloze 16
- colza 16
- calix 14
- chalk 14
- coxal 14
- culex 14
- excel 14
Most common
- lucky
- black
- block
- clock
- cycle
- child
- lacks
- locks
- leach
- lunch
Definitions
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- block (noun)
- A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
- clock (noun)
- A timepiece that shows the time of day.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain both C and L. We count 277 of them, with 159 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so ZILCH at 19 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as LUCKY, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both C and L, 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
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both C and L?
ZILCH 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
118 of the 277 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.