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5 Letter Words Containing C

There are 1,360 five-letter words that contain C in our word list. The most common are COULD, PLACE and WHICH. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is JACKY (21 points). Handy for Wordle.

Words
1,360
Top Scrabble word
JACKY, 21 pts
Top Words With Friends word
JACKY, 23 pts
Common words
717
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Common five-letter words that contain C

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

The 1,000 most common of 1,360 five-letter words that contain C

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points. Use the search box above to filter the full list.

  • abaca9/11
  • abaci9/11
  • aback13/15
  • acari7/8
  • acerb9/11
  • aceta7/8
  • ached11/11
  • aches10/10
  • achoo10/10
  • acids8/9
  • acidy11/11
  • acing8/11
  • acini7/9
  • ackee11/12
  • acmes9/11
  • acmic11/14
  • acned8/10
  • acnes7/9
  • acock13/15
  • acold8/10
  • acorn7/9
  • acred8/9
  • acres7/8
  • acrid8/9
  • acted8/9
  • actin7/9
  • actor7/8
  • acute7/9
  • acyls10/11
  • adunc8/11
  • aecia7/8
  • aitch10/10
  • alack11/13
  • alcid8/10
  • alecs7/9
  • amice9/11
  • amici9/11
  • amnic9/12
  • amuck13/16
  • ancon7/10
  • antic7/9
  • apace9/11
  • arced8/9
  • arcus7/9
  • areca7/8
  • areic7/8
  • ascot7/8
  • ascus7/9
  • asdic8/9
  • aspic9/11
  • attic7/8
  • aulic7/10
  • auric7/9
  • azoic16/17
  • bacca11/14
  • backs13/15
  • bacon9/12
  • banco9/12
  • baric9/11
  • basic9/11
  • batch12/13
  • beach12/13
  • becap11/14
  • becks13/15
  • beech12/13
  • belch12/14
  • bench12/14
  • bices9/11
  • birch12/13
  • black13/16
  • block13/16
  • blocs9/12
  • bocce11/14
  • bocci11/14
  • boche12/13
  • bocks13/15
  • boric9/11
  • botch12/13
  • brace9/11
  • brach12/13
  • bract9/11
  • brick13/15
  • brock13/15
  • bronc9/12
  • bucko13/16
  • bucks13/16
  • bunch12/15
  • bunco9/13
  • butch12/14
  • cabal9/12
  • cabby14/16
  • caber9/11
  • cabin9/12
  • cable9/12
  • cabob11/14
  • cacao9/11
  • cacas9/11
  • cache12/13
  • cacti9/11
  • caddy12/12
  • cades8/9
  • cadet8/9
  • cadge9/11
  • cadgy12/13
  • cadis8/9
  • cadre8/9
  • caeca9/11
  • cafes10/11
  • caffs13/14
  • caged9/11
  • cager8/10
  • cages8/10
  • cagey11/12
  • cahow13/13
  • caids8/9
  • cains7/9
  • caird8/9
  • cairn7/9
  • cajon14/18
  • caked12/13
  • cakes11/12
  • cakey14/14
  • calfs10/12
  • calif10/12
  • calix14/16
  • calks11/13
  • calla7/10
  • calls7/10
  • calms9/12
  • calve10/13
  • calyx17/18
  • camas9/11
  • camel9/12
  • cameo9/11
  • cames9/11
  • campi11/14
  • campo11/14
  • camps11/14
  • campy14/16
  • canal7/10
  • candy11/12
  • caned8/10
  • caner7/9
  • canes7/9
  • canid8/10
  • canna7/10
  • canny10/12
  • canoe7/9
  • canon7/10
  • canso7/9
  • canst7/9
  • canto7/9
  • cants7/9
  • canty10/11
  • caped10/12
  • caper9/11
  • capes9/11
  • caphs12/13
  • capon9/12
  • capos9/11
  • caput9/12
  • carat7/8
  • carbo9/11
  • carbs9/11
  • cards8/9
  • cared8/9
  • carer7/8
  • cares7/8
  • caret7/8
  • carex14/15
  • cargo8/10
  • carks11/12
  • carle7/9
  • carls7/9
  • carns7/9
  • carny10/11
  • carob9/11
  • carol7/9
  • carom9/11
  • carpi9/11
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  • carrs7/8
  • carry10/10
  • carse7/8
  • carte7/8
  • carts7/8
  • carve10/12
  • casas7/8
  • cased8/9
  • cases7/8
  • casks11/12
  • casky14/14
  • caste7/8
  • casts7/8
  • casus7/9
  • catch12/13
  • cater7/8
  • cates7/8
  • catty10/10
  • cauld8/11
  • caulk11/14
  • cauls7/10
  • cause7/9
  • caved11/13
  • caver10/12
  • caves10/12
  • cavie10/12
  • cavil10/13
  • cawed11/12
  • cease7/8
  • cebid10/12
  • cecal9/12
  • cecum11/15
  • cedar8/9
  • ceded9/10
  • ceder8/9
  • cedes8/9
  • cedis8/9
  • ceiba9/11
  • ceils7/9
  • celeb9/12
  • cella7/10
  • celli7/10
  • cello7/10
  • cells7/10
  • celom9/12
  • celts7/9
  • cense7/9
  • cento7/9
  • cents7/9
  • ceorl7/9
  • cepes9/11
  • cerci9/11
  • cered8/9
  • ceres7/8
  • ceria7/8
  • ceric9/11
  • ceros7/8
  • cesta7/8
  • cesti7/8
  • cetes7/8
  • chads11/11
  • chafe13/13
  • chaff16/16
  • chain10/11
  • chair10/10
  • chalk14/15
  • champ14/16
  • chams12/13
  • chang11/13
  • chant10/11
  • chaos10/10
  • chape12/13
  • chaps12/13
  • chapt12/13
  • chard11/11
  • chare10/10
  • chark14/14
  • charm12/13
  • charr10/10
  • chars10/10
  • chart10/10
  • chary13/12
  • chase10/10
  • chasm12/13
  • chats10/10
  • chaws13/13
  • chays13/12
  • cheap12/13
  • cheat10/10
  • check16/17
  • cheek14/14
  • cheep12/13
  • cheer10/10
  • chefs13/13
  • chela10/11
  • chemo12/13
  • chert10/10
  • chess10/10
  • chest10/10
  • cheth13/12
  • chevy16/16
  • chews13/13
  • chewy16/15
  • chiao10/10
  • chias10/10
  • chick16/17
  • chico12/13
  • chics12/13
  • chide11/11
  • chief13/13
  • child11/12
  • chile10/11
  • chili10/11
  • chill10/12
  • chime12/13
  • chimp14/16
  • china10/11
  • chine10/11
  • chink14/15
  • chino10/11
  • chins10/11
  • chips12/13
  • chiro10/10
  • chirp12/13
  • chits10/10
  • chock16/17
  • choir10/10
  • choke14/14
  • choky17/16
  • cholo10/11
  • chomp14/16
  • chook14/14
  • chops12/13
  • chord11/11
  • chore10/10
  • chose10/10
  • chows13/13
  • chubs12/14
  • chuck16/18
  • chuff16/17
  • chugs11/13
  • chump14/17
  • chums12/14
  • chunk14/16
  • churl10/12
  • churn10/12
  • chute10/11
  • cider8/9
  • cigar8/10
  • cilia7/9
  • cinch12/14
  • circa9/11
  • cisco9/11
  • cissy10/10
  • cited8/9
  • cites7/8
  • civet10/12
  • civic12/15
  • civie10/12
  • civil10/13
  • civvy16/18
  • clack13/16
  • claim9/12
  • clamp11/15
  • clams9/12
  • clang8/12
  • clank11/14
  • clans7/10
  • claps9/12
  • claro7/9
  • clary10/11
  • clash10/11
  • clasp9/12
  • class7/9
  • clave10/13
  • claws10/12
  • clays10/11
  • clean7/10
  • clear7/9
  • cleat7/9
  • cleek11/13
  • cleft10/12
  • clept9/12
  • clerk11/13
  • clews10/12
  • click13/16
  • cliff13/15
  • clift10/12
  • climb11/15
  • clime9/12
  • cline7/10
  • cling8/12
  • clink11/14
  • clips9/12
  • cloak11/13
  • clock13/16
  • clods8/10
  • clogs8/11
  • clomp11/15
  • clone7/10
  • close7/9
  • cloth10/11
  • clots7/9
  • cloud8/11
  • clout7/10
  • clove10/13
  • clown10/13
  • clubs9/13
  • cluck13/17
  • clued8/11
  • clues7/10
  • clump11/16
  • clung8/13
  • clunk11/15
  • coach12/13
  • coals7/9
  • coast7/8
  • coats7/8
  • cobbs11/14
  • cobby14/16
  • coble9/12
  • cobra9/11
  • cocci11/14
  • cocoa9/11
  • coded9/10
  • coder8/9
  • codes8/9
  • codex15/16
  • codon8/10
  • coeds8/9
  • cohos10/10
  • coign8/11
  • coils7/9
  • coins7/9
  • coked12/13
  • cokes11/12
  • colas7/9
  • colds8/10
  • coles7/9
  • colic9/12
  • colin7/10
  • colly10/12
  • colon7/10
  • color7/9
  • colts7/9
  • comas9/11
  • combe11/14
  • combo11/14
  • combs11/14
  • comer9/11
  • comes9/11
  • comet9/11
  • comfy15/16
  • comic11/14
  • comma11/14
  • comps11/14
  • comte9/11
  • conch12/14
  • condo8/10
  • coned8/10
  • cones7/9
  • coney10/11
  • conga8/11
  • congo8/11
  • conic9/12
  • conks11/13
  • conte7/9
  • conto7/9
  • conus7/10
  • cooch12/13
  • cooed8/9
  • cooer7/8
  • cooey10/10
  • cooks11/12
  • cooky14/14
  • cools7/9
  • cooly10/11
  • coops9/11
  • coots7/8
  • coped10/12
  • coper9/11
  • copes9/11
  • copra9/11
  • coral7/9
  • corby12/13
  • cords8/9
  • cored8/9
  • cores7/8
  • corgi8/10
  • corks11/12
  • corky14/14
  • corns7/9
  • cornu7/10
  • corny10/11
  • corps9/11
  • corse7/8
  • coset7/8
  • costa7/8
  • costs7/8
  • cotes7/8
  • cotta7/8
  • couch12/14
  • cough11/13
  • could8/11
  • count7/10
  • coupe9/12
  • coups9/12
  • court7/9
  • couth10/11
  • coven10/13
  • cover10/12
  • coves10/12
  • covet10/12
  • covey13/14
  • covin10/13
  • cowed11/12
  • cower10/11
  • cowry13/13
  • coxes14/15
  • coyly13/13
  • cozen16/18
  • crabs9/11
  • crack13/15
  • craft10/11
  • crags8/10
  • cramp11/14
  • crane7/9
  • crank11/13
  • crape9/11
  • craps9/11
  • crash10/10
  • crass7/8
  • crate7/8
  • crave10/12
  • crawl10/12
  • craze16/17
  • crazy19/19
  • creak11/12
  • cream9/11
  • credo8/9
  • creed8/9
  • creek11/12
  • creel7/9
  • creep9/11
  • creme9/11
  • crepe9/11
  • crept9/11
  • cress7/8
  • crest7/8
  • crews10/11
  • cribs9/11
  • crick13/15
  • cried8/9
  • crier7/8
  • cries7/8
  • crime9/11
  • crimp11/14
  • crisp9/11
  • croak11/12
  • crock13/15
  • croft10/11
  • crone7/9
  • crony10/11
  • crook11/12
  • croon7/9
  • crops9/11
  • cross7/8
  • croup9/12
  • crowd11/12
  • crown10/12
  • crows10/11
  • crude8/10
  • cruds8/10
  • cruel7/10
  • cruet7/9
  • crumb11/15
  • crump11/15
  • crush10/11
  • crust7/9
  • crypt12/13
  • cubby14/17
  • cubeb11/15
  • cubed10/13
  • cubes9/12
  • cubic11/15
  • cubit9/12
  • cuddy12/13
  • cuffs13/15
  • cuing8/12
  • cukes11/13
  • culex14/17
  • culls7/11
  • cully10/13
  • culpa9/13
  • cults7/10
  • cumin9/13
  • cupid10/13
  • cuppa11/15
  • cuppy14/17
  • curbs9/12
  • curds8/10
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  • curia7/9
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  • curio7/9
  • curls7/10
  • curly10/12
  • curry10/11
  • curse7/9
  • curst7/9
  • curve10/13
  • curvy13/15
  • cushy13/13
  • cusps9/12
  • cuter7/9
  • cutes7/9
  • cutey10/11
  • cutie7/9
  • cutty10/11
  • cutup9/13
  • cycle12/14
  • cyclo12/14
  • cynic12/14
  • cysts10/10
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  • dacha11/11
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  • decay11/11
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  • duchy14/14
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  • shock14/14
  • shuck14/15
  • sicko11/12
  • since7/9
  • slack11/13
  • slice7/9
  • slick11/13
  • smack13/15
  • smock13/15
  • snack11/13
  • snick11/13
  • snuck11/14
  • socko11/12
  • socks11/12
  • sonic7/9
  • space9/11
  • spacy12/13
  • speck13/15
  • specs9/11
  • spica9/11
  • spice9/11
  • spick13/15
  • stack11/12
  • stick11/12
  • stock11/12
  • stoic7/8
  • stuck11/13
  • sucre7/9
  • sumac9/12
  • synch13/13
  • syncs10/11
  • tacet7/8
  • tache10/10
  • tacit7/8
  • tacks11/12
  • tacky14/14
  • tacos7/8
  • teach10/10
  • tench10/11
  • thick14/14
  • ticks11/12
  • tonic7/9
  • topic9/11
  • torch10/10
  • touch10/11
  • toxic14/15
  • trace7/8
  • track11/12
  • tract7/8
  • trice7/8
  • trick11/12
  • truce7/9
  • truck11/13
  • tucks11/13
  • tunic7/10
  • twice10/11
  • ulcer7/10
  • uncap9/13
  • uncle7/11
  • uncut7/11
  • vicar10/12
  • vices10/12
  • vichy16/16
  • vocal10/13
  • voice10/12
  • vouch13/15
  • wacko14/15
  • wacks14/15
  • wacky17/17
  • watch13/13
  • welch13/14
  • wench13/14
  • whack17/17
  • which16/15
  • wicks14/15
  • wilco10/12
  • wince10/12
  • winch13/14
  • witch13/13
  • wrack14/15
  • wreck14/15
  • yacht13/12
  • yecch15/15
  • yogic11/12
  • yucca12/14
  • yucch15/16
  • yucky17/17
  • zilch19/20

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words that contain C are there?

Our word list has 1,360 five-letter words that contain C.

Which five-letter words that contain C score the most points?

In Scrabble it is JACKY with 21 points. In Words With Friends it is JACKY with 23 points. Bonus squares are not counted.

What are common five-letter words that contain C?

The most used in everyday English are COULD, PLACE and WHICH.