5-Letter Words With C and S
There are 483 five-letter words containing both C and S in our dictionary; 297 of them are common words.
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All 483 words
- backs13 points
- picks13 points
- chips12 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- stick11 points
- stock11 points
- stuck11 points
- chaos10 points
- chars10 points
- chose10 points
- crash10 points
- facts10 points
- basic9 points
- comes9 points
- crisp9 points
- music9 points
- scrap9 points
- space9 points
- cards8 points
- codes8 points
- discs8 points
- calls7 points
- cares7 points
- cases7 points
- cause7 points
- cease7 points
- class7 points
- close7 points
- costs7 points
- cross7 points
- scale7 points
- scene7 points
- score7 points
- since7 points
- kicks15 points
- hacks14 points
- shock14 points
- bucks13 points
- chews13 points
- mucks13 points
- packs13 points
- chaps12 points
- chops12 points
- ducks12 points
- cakes11 points
- camps11 points
- cooks11 points
- nicks11 points
- racks11 points
- rocks11 points
- sacks11 points
- snack11 points
- socks11 points
- stack11 points
- tacks11 points
- chase10 points
- chats10 points
- chess10 points
- chest10 points
- clash10 points
- crush10 points
- faces10 points
- focus10 points
- scarf10 points
- screw10 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- copes9 points
- crops9 points
- scope9 points
- cased8 points
- disco8 points
- casts7 points
- cells7 points
- cites7 points
- clues7 points
- coast7 points
- coats7 points
- coins7 points
- cools7 points
- crass7 points
- cries7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- icons7 points
- races7 points
- sauce7 points
- scans7 points
- scare7 points
- sects7 points
- slice7 points
- jacks18 points
- czars16 points
- zincs16 points
- psych15 points
- hicks14 points
- hocks14 points
- shack14 points
- shuck14 points
- wicks14 points
- chefs13 points
- chows13 points
- cocks13 points
- cuffs13 points
- mocks13 points
- pecks13 points
- pucks13 points
- scoff13 points
- scuff13 points
- smack13 points
- smock13 points
- speck13 points
- chasm12 points
- chums12 points
- decks12 points
- docks12 points
- spicy12 points
- calks11 points
- casks11 points
- chugs11 points
- cokes11 points
- combs11 points
- corks11 points
- licks11 points
- lucks11 points
- necks11 points
- sicks11 points
- slack11 points
- slick11 points
- sucks11 points
- ticks11 points
- tucks11 points
- aches10 points
- caves10 points
- chins10 points
- claws10 points
- clefs10 points
- coves10 points
- crews10 points
- crows10 points
- cysts10 points
- feces10 points
- saucy10 points
- scaly10 points
- scary10 points
- scowl10 points
- vices10 points
- blocs9 points
- calms9 points
- capes9 points
- carps9 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- comas9 points
- coops9 points
- corps9 points
- coups9 points
- crabs9 points
- crams9 points
- cribs9 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- epics9 points
- maces9 points
- mucus9 points
- paces9 points
- pacts9 points
- scabs9 points
- scalp9 points
- scoop9 points
- scram9 points
- scrub9 points
- scums9 points
- spice9 points
- acids8 points
- cages8 points
- cedes8 points
- clods8 points
- clogs8 points
- colds8 points
- cords8 points
- crags8 points
- curds8 points
- dices8 points
- ducts8 points
- scald8 points
- scold8 points
- acres7 points
- canes7 points
- carts7 points
- caste7 points
- cents7 points
- clans7 points
- clots7 points
- coals7 points
- coils7 points
- colts7 points
- cones7 points
- cores7 points
- corns7 points
- crest7 points
- crust7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curls7 points
- laces7 points
- rices7 points
- scant7 points
- scars7 points
- scent7 points
- scoot7 points
- scorn7 points
- scour7 points
- scout7 points
- sonic7 points
- tacos7 points
- jocks18 points
- execs14 points
- fucks14 points
- dicks12 points
- chits10 points
- syncs10 points
- craps9 points
- scams9 points
- coeds8 points
- scads8 points
- colas7 points
- narcs7 points
- stoic7 points
- wacks14 points
- becks13 points
- cushy13 points
- pocks13 points
- schwa13 points
- conks11 points
- ricks11 points
- scamp11 points
- clews10 points
- cloys10 points
- coifs10 points
- cowls10 points
- craws10 points
- scows10 points
- scurf10 points
- acmes9 points
- aspic9 points
- carbs9 points
- clops9 points
- copse9 points
- corms9 points
- cusps9 points
- scrip9 points
- scuba9 points
- specs9 points
- sumac9 points
- codas8 points
- scrod8 points
- scuds8 points
- ascot7 points
- cants7 points
- coons7 points
- coots7 points
- cotes7 points
- cress7 points
- cunts7 points
- locus7 points
- scats7 points
- scion7 points
- scone7 points
- scull7 points
- coxes14 points
- caffs13 points
- micks13 points
- rucks11 points
- sicko11 points
- snick11 points
- scarp9 points
- scrum9 points
- spics9 points
- locos7 points
- scree7 points
- chubs12 points
- schmo12 points
- comps11 points
- cohos10 points
- ficus10 points
- capos9 points
- cocos9 points
- scrim9 points
- daces8 points
- scrag8 points
- canst7 points
- cruse7 points
- ictus7 points
- sacra7 points
- chaws13 points
- cymas12 points
- cymes12 points
- gucks12 points
- carks11 points
- cukes11 points
- cusks11 points
- nocks11 points
- sneck11 points
- clays10 points
- fiscs10 points
- flocs10 points
- fucus10 points
- hocus10 points
- stich10 points
- sycee10 points
- cisco9 points
- culms9 points
- cusec9 points
- marcs9 points
- mesic9 points
- osmic9 points
- scape9 points
- scups9 points
- secco9 points
- spica9 points
- asdic8 points
- cedis8 points
- scend8 points
- scudo8 points
- ascus7 points
- canso7 points
- carse7 points
- cauls7 points
- cense7 points
- ceres7 points
- ceros7 points
- cesta7 points
- coirs7 points
- coles7 points
- conns7 points
- corse7 points
- coset7 points
- costa7 points
- cutis7 points
- incus7 points
- orcas7 points
- scuta7 points
- scute7 points
- scuts7 points
- socle7 points
- sucre7 points
- sulci7 points
- cozes16 points
- kecks15 points
- casky14 points
- fecks14 points
- hecks14 points
- hucks14 points
- yacks14 points
- yocks14 points
- yucks14 points
- bocks13 points
- chays13 points
- coffs13 points
- fyces13 points
- macks13 points
- schav13 points
- spick13 points
- synch13 points
- yechs13 points
- caphs12 points
- chams12 points
- chics12 points
- cycas12 points
- gecks12 points
- machs12 points
- pechs12 points
- spacy12 points
- chads11 points
- cobbs11 points
- recks11 points
- sculk11 points
- snuck11 points
- socko11 points
- acyls10 points
- cafes10 points
- calfs10 points
- chias10 points
- cissy10 points
- coofs10 points
- cosey10 points
- cuifs10 points
- cuish10 points
- curfs10 points
- cyans10 points
- eches10 points
- echos10 points
- fices10 points
- flics10 points
- lochs10 points
- sauch10 points
- schul10 points
- syces10 points
- tachs10 points
- voces10 points
- yucas10 points
- bices9 points
- cacas9 points
- camas9 points
- cames9 points
- cepes9 points
- cocas9 points
- cosec9 points
- crocs9 points
- micas9 points
- musca9 points
- pacas9 points
- picas9 points
- pisco9 points
- puces9 points
- scaup9 points
- scops9 points
- sculp9 points
- sepic9 points
- cades8 points
- cadis8 points
- caids8 points
- clads8 points
- clags8 points
- cruds8 points
- decos8 points
- disci8 points
- duces8 points
- scags8 points
- scudi8 points
- sodic8 points
- acnes7 points
- alecs7 points
- arcus7 points
- cains7 points
- carls7 points
- carns7 points
- carrs7 points
- casas7 points
- casus7 points
- cates7 points
- ceils7 points
- celts7 points
- cesti7 points
- cetes7 points
- cines7 points
- cions7 points
- cires7 points
- cists7 points
- clast7 points
- clons7 points
- conus7 points
- coses7 points
- cosie7 points
- curns7 points
- currs7 points
- curst7 points
- cusso7 points
- cutes7 points
- ecrus7 points
- escar7 points
- escot7 points
- laics7 points
- luces7 points
- saice7 points
- salic7 points
- scall7 points
- scart7 points
- scatt7 points
- scaur7 points
- scena7 points
- scots7 points
- serac7 points
- sices7 points
- taces7 points
- tacts7 points
- talcs7 points
- torcs7 points
- uncos7 points
- uncus7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 483
- By usage: 218 very common, 79 common, 186 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jacks 18
- jocks 18
- cozes 16
- czars 16
- zincs 16
- kecks 15
- kicks 15
- psych 15
- casky 14
- coxes 14
Most common
- backs
- picks
- chips
- lacks
- locks
- stick
- stock
- stuck
- chaos
- chars
Definitions
- chips (noun)
- Strips of potato fried in deep fat.
- stick (noun)
- An implement consisting of a length of wood.
- stock (adjective)
- Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
- stuck (adjective)
- Caught or fixed.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words containing both C and S: 483 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as BACKS and PICKS lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both C and S, 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
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 containing both C and S are there?
Our dictionary has 483 five-letter words containing both C and S, of which 297 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 S?
JACKS scores 18 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.