5 Letter Words Starting with C

Common five-letter words that start with C

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

• could 8/11
• cause 7/9 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• check 16/17 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• crazy 19/19 affected with madness or insanity
• comes 9/11 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• close 7/9 at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
• clear 7/9 rid of obstructions
• child 11/12 a young person of either sex
• catch 12/13 discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly
• clean 7/10 free from dirt or impurities
• class 7/9 a collection of things sharing a common attribute
• court 7/9 an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
• cover 10/12 provide with a covering or cause to be covered
• count 7/10 determine the number or amount of
• calls 7/10 (form of call) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• chief 13/13 a person who is in charge
• crime 9/11 (criminal law) an act punishable by law
• carry 10/10 move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
• clock 13/16 a timepiece that shows the time of day
• cross 7/8 travel across or pass over
• chair 10/10 a seat for one person, with a support for the back
• cream 9/11 the best people or things in a group
• cards 8/9 a game played with playing cards
• coach 12/13 teach and supervise (someone)
• chest 10/10 the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
• cares 7/8 (form of care) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• color 7/9 a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
• crowd 11/12 cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
• cheap 12/13 relatively low in price or charging low prices
• candy 11/12 a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
• crane 7/9 stretch (the neck) so as to see better
• crack 13/15 become fractured
• chase 10/10 the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
• carol 7/9 joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
• crash 10/10 fall or come down violently
• cases 7/8 (form of case) an occurrence of something
• coast 7/8 the shore of a sea or ocean
• chick 16/17 young bird especially of domestic fowl
• claim 9/12 an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
• china 10/11 a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
• couch 12/14 an upholstered seat for more than one person
• cents 7/9 (form of cent) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
• cable 9/12 a telegram sent abroad
• cliff 13/15 a steep high face of rock
• chuck 16/18 informal terms for a meal
• chain 10/11 a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
• climb 11/15 go upward with gradual or continuous progress
• cabin 9/12 small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
• cheer 10/10 give encouragement to
• chose 10/10

All 661 five-letter words that start with C

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.