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7-Letter Words Starting With C

There are 2,051 seven-letter words starting with C in our dictionary; 1,014 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 7-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 2,051 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 2,051
  • By usage: 607 very common, 407 common, 1,037 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. chazzan 30
  2. chazzen 30
  3. cazique 27
  4. cachexy 24
  5. chintzy 24
  6. chutzpa 23
  7. cyclize 23
  8. coxcomb 22
  9. cozying 22
  10. cashbox 21

Most common

  1. cheques
  2. complex
  3. checked
  4. citizen
  5. company
  6. context
  7. clarify
  8. copying
  9. catches
  10. chances

Definitions

complex (adjective)
Complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.
checked (adjective)
Patterned with alternating squares of color.
citizen (noun)
A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community.
company (noun)
An institution created to conduct business.

Words that start with C come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 2,051 of the seven-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. CHAZZAN is the top scorer here, worth 30 points before any board multiplier.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the seven-letter words starting with C?

CHAZZAN scores 30 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?

1,037 of the 2,051 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.

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