5-Letter Words With C
There are 1,373 five-letter words containing C in our dictionary; 814 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,373 words
- quick20 points
- crazy19 points
- check16 points
- which16 points
- knock15 points
- exact14 points
- lucky14 points
- backs13 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- clock13 points
- fancy13 points
- picks13 points
- watch13 points
- catch12 points
- cheap12 points
- chips12 points
- cycle12 points
- march12 points
- match12 points
- patch12 points
- child11 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- stick11 points
- stock11 points
- stuck11 points
- track11 points
- trick11 points
- truck11 points
- carry10 points
- chain10 points
- chair10 points
- chaos10 points
- chars10 points
- chose10 points
- cover10 points
- crash10 points
- facts10 points
- force10 points
- hence10 points
- leach10 points
- lunch10 points
- magic10 points
- reach10 points
- teach10 points
- touch10 points
- twice10 points
- voice10 points
- basic9 points
- claim9 points
- coded9 points
- comes9 points
- crisp9 points
- music9 points
- occur9 points
- peace9 points
- piece9 points
- place9 points
- price9 points
- scrap9 points
- space9 points
- topic9 points
- acted8 points
- cards8 points
- codes8 points
- could8 points
- discs8 points
- logic8 points
- calls7 points
- cares7 points
- cases7 points
- cause7 points
- cease7 points
- class7 points
- clean7 points
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- close7 points
- color7 points
- costs7 points
- count7 points
- court7 points
- cross7 points
- elect7 points
- local7 points
- nicer7 points
- react7 points
- scale7 points
- scene7 points
- score7 points
- since7 points
- trace7 points
- chuck16 points
- kicks15 points
- chalk14 points
- cheek14 points
- chunk14 points
- hacks14 points
- juice14 points
- shock14 points
- thick14 points
- wreck14 points
- brick13 points
- bucks13 points
- chews13 points
- chief13 points
- click13 points
- cliff13 points
- crack13 points
- fetch13 points
- havoc13 points
- mucks13 points
- packs13 points
- vouch13 points
- witch13 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- chaps12 points
- charm12 points
- chops12 points
- coach12 points
- cynic12 points
- ducks12 points
- mercy12 points
- pinch12 points
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- punch12 points
- cakes11 points
- camps11 points
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- climb11 points
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- comma11 points
- cooks11 points
- cough11 points
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- crowd11 points
- cubic11 points
- decay11 points
- ditch11 points
- faced11 points
- mimic11 points
- nicks11 points
- racks11 points
- rocks11 points
- sacks11 points
- snack11 points
- socks11 points
- stack11 points
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- chart10 points
- chase10 points
- chats10 points
- cheat10 points
- cheer10 points
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- choir10 points
- civil10 points
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- cloth10 points
- coped10 points
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- curry10 points
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- ethic10 points
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- fence10 points
- focus10 points
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- scarf10 points
- screw10 points
- vicar10 points
- vocal10 points
- cable9 points
- circa9 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- copes9 points
- cream9 points
- creep9 points
- crime9 points
- crops9 points
- optic9 points
- panic9 points
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- scope9 points
- cared8 points
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- cited8 points
- cloud8 points
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- cried8 points
- crude8 points
- cured8 points
- dance8 points
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- grace8 points
- raced8 points
- acorn7 points
- actor7 points
- acute7 points
- casts7 points
- cater7 points
- cells7 points
- cites7 points
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- coast7 points
- coats7 points
- coins7 points
- colon7 points
- cools7 points
- crass7 points
- cries7 points
- cruel7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- icons7 points
- incur7 points
- ocean7 points
- races7 points
- sauce7 points
- scans7 points
- scare7 points
- sects7 points
- slice7 points
- uncle7 points
- quack20 points
- jacks18 points
- juicy17 points
- whack17 points
- chaff16 points
- chewy16 points
- chick16 points
- cocky16 points
- craze16 points
- czars16 points
- picky16 points
- zincs16 points
- knack15 points
- psych15 points
- champ14 points
- chimp14 points
- chink14 points
- choke14 points
- eject14 points
- excel14 points
- fleck14 points
- flick14 points
- flock14 points
- frock14 points
- hicks14 points
- hocks14 points
- rocky14 points
- shack14 points
- shuck14 points
- tacky14 points
- toxic14 points
- wicks14 points
- aback13 points
- chafe13 points
- chefs13 points
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- clack13 points
- cluck13 points
- cocks13 points
- crock13 points
- cuffs13 points
- fiche13 points
- filch13 points
- finch13 points
- hatch13 points
- hitch13 points
- hunch13 points
- hutch13 points
- itchy13 points
- lynch13 points
- mocks13 points
- pecks13 points
- pluck13 points
- prick13 points
- pucks13 points
- scoff13 points
- scuff13 points
- smack13 points
- smock13 points
- speck13 points
- winch13 points
- yacht13 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- birch12 points
- bitch12 points
- botch12 points
- cache12 points
- caked12 points
- chasm12 points
- cheep12 points
- chime12 points
- chirp12 points
- chums12 points
- cinch12 points
- civic12 points
- coked12 points
- couch12 points
- crypt12 points
- decks12 points
- docks12 points
- epoch12 points
- macho12 points
- mulch12 points
- munch12 points
- parch12 points
- peach12 points
- perch12 points
- poach12 points
- porch12 points
- pouch12 points
- spicy12 points
- ached11 points
- cagey11 points
- calks11 points
- candy11 points
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- caulk11 points
- caved11 points
- cawed11 points
- chide11 points
- chugs11 points
- clamp11 points
- clank11 points
- clerk11 points
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- cloak11 points
- clump11 points
- cokes11 points
- combs11 points
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- cowed11 points
- crank11 points
- creak11 points
- creek11 points
- croak11 points
- crook11 points
- crumb11 points
- decoy11 points
- decry11 points
- gulch11 points
- licks11 points
- lucks11 points
- necks11 points
- sicks11 points
- slack11 points
- slick11 points
- sucks11 points
- ticks11 points
- tucks11 points
- viced11 points
- aches10 points
- calve10 points
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- carve10 points
- caves10 points
- chant10 points
- chili10 points
- chill10 points
- china10 points
- chins10 points
- chore10 points
- churn10 points
- chute10 points
- claws10 points
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- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- clown10 points
- corny10 points
- coves10 points
- covet10 points
- cower10 points
- coyer10 points
- crave10 points
- crews10 points
- crony10 points
- crows10 points
- cubed10 points
- cysts10 points
- evict10 points
- facet10 points
- feces10 points
- focal10 points
- franc10 points
- latch10 points
- leech10 points
- lurch10 points
- maced10 points
- niche10 points
- notch10 points
- paced10 points
- ranch10 points
- retch10 points
- roach10 points
- saucy10 points
- scaly10 points
- scary10 points
- scowl10 points
- torch10 points
- vices10 points
- wince10 points
- bacon9 points
- blocs9 points
- brace9 points
- cabin9 points
- cacao9 points
- cacti9 points
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- calms9 points
- camel9 points
- cameo9 points
- caper9 points
- capes9 points
- carps9 points
- ceded9 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- clime9 points
- cobra9 points
- cocoa9 points
- colic9 points
- comas9 points
- comet9 points
- coops9 points
- corps9 points
- coups9 points
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- crams9 points
- crepe9 points
- crept9 points
- cribs9 points
- cubes9 points
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- diced9 points
- epics9 points
- maces9 points
- manic9 points
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- mucus9 points
- paces9 points
- pacts9 points
- pecan9 points
- recap9 points
- scabs9 points
- scalp9 points
- scoop9 points
- scram9 points
- scrub9 points
- scums9 points
- spice9 points
- acids8 points
- acing8 points
- acrid8 points
- arced8 points
- cadet8 points
- cages8 points
- caned8 points
- cargo8 points
- cedar8 points
- cedes8 points
- cigar8 points
- clang8 points
- cling8 points
- clods8 points
- clogs8 points
- clued8 points
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- cooed8 points
- cords8 points
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- crags8 points
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- curds8 points
- dices8 points
- ducts8 points
- dunce8 points
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- laced8 points
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- scald8 points
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- acres7 points
- antic7 points
- attic7 points
- canal7 points
- canes7 points
- canoe7 points
- canon7 points
- carat7 points
- carol7 points
- carts7 points
- caste7 points
- cello7 points
- cents7 points
- clans7 points
- cleat7 points
- clots7 points
- clout7 points
- coals7 points
- coils7 points
- colts7 points
- cones7 points
- coral7 points
- cores7 points
- corns7 points
- crane7 points
- crate7 points
- crest7 points
- croon7 points
- crust7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curio7 points
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- cuter7 points
- enact7 points
- erect7 points
- icier7 points
- laces7 points
- lance7 points
- lilac7 points
- niece7 points
- octal7 points
- ounce7 points
- racer7 points
- recur7 points
- relic7 points
- rices7 points
- scant7 points
- scars7 points
- scent7 points
- scoot7 points
- scorn7 points
- scour7 points
- scout7 points
- sonic7 points
- tacit7 points
- tacos7 points
- tonic7 points
- tract7 points
- truce7 points
- tunic7 points
- ulcer7 points
- uncut7 points
- jocks18 points
- wacky17 points
- yucky17 points
- comfy15 points
- cabby14 points
- chump14 points
- execs14 points
- fucks14 points
- chive13 points
- crick13 points
- curvy13 points
- dicks12 points
- mooch12 points
- pooch12 points
- clunk11 points
- crimp11 points
- decaf11 points
- dicey11 points
- mecca11 points
- pubic11 points
- catty10 points
- chino10 points
- chits10 points
- fecal10 points
- syncs10 points
- craps9 points
- emcee9 points
- macro9 points
- scams9 points
- cadre8 points
- coeds8 points
- condo8 points
- credo8 points
- decal8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,373
- By usage: 566 very common, 248 common, 559 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jacky 21
- quack 20
- quick 20
- cozey 19
- crazy 19
- zilch 19
- zincy 19
- jacks 18
- jocko 18
- jocks 18
Most common
- quick
- crazy
- check
- which
- knock
- exact
- lucky
- backs
- black
- block
Definitions
- quick (adjective)
- Accomplished rapidly and without delay.
- crazy (adjective)
- Affected with madness or insanity.
- check (noun)
- A written order directing a bank to pay money.
- knock (noun)
- The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).
Looking for five-letter words containing C? You are in the right place. This list has 1,373 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as QUICK and CRAZY appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing C?
JACKY scores 21 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?
559 of the 1,373 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.