14-letter words ending in C

14-letter words ending in C number 258; characteristic and polycarboxylic show the range from familiar-looking to technical.

258 wordsTop pick CHARACTERISTICHighest score POLYCARBOXYLIC 35

1 of 258 are everyday words (0%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

Letter
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I
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P
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S ends the most 14-letter words (5,146); X ends the fewest (1). C ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 258 · most-used first

CHARACTERISTIC₂₃
CLAUSTROPHOBIC₂₅
PSYCHOANALYTIC₂₉
PHOTOSYNTHETIC₂₇
HALLUCINOGENIC₂₂
THERMOELECTRIC₂₃
ORGANOMETALLIC₁₉
HYPOALLERGENIC₂₅
CARDIOTHORACIC₂₄
UNENTHUSIASTIC₁₉
PHOTOREALISTIC₂₁
STOICHIOMETRIC₂₃
OPTOELECTRONIC₂₀
ANTHROPOMETRIC₂₃
PROPAGANDISTIC₂₂
SUPERSYMMETRIC₂₅
HERMAPHRODITIC₂₇
HYPERGEOMETRIC₂₇
PHOTOCATALYTIC₂₆
ANTINEOPLASTIC₁₈
THROMBOEMBOLIC₂₇
BACTERIOSTATIC₂₀
ANTIARRHYTHMIC₂₇
ELECTRODYNAMIC₂₄
ANTIDEMOCRATIC₂₁
BRACHYCEPHALIC₃₃
MAGNETOSPHERIC₂₄
SPECTROGRAPHIC₂₆
ANTITHROMBOTIC₂₃
ELECTROCHROMIC₂₅
HAEMATOPOIETIC₂₃
OPHTHALMOLOGIC₂₇
AUTOBIOGRAPHIC₂₄
PHANTASMAGORIC₂₄
ELECTROKINETIC₂₂
POTENTIOMETRIC₂₀
COLLECTIVISTIC₂₃
METALINGUISTIC₁₉
POSTGANGLIONIC₂₀
METALLOGRAPHIC₂₄
PSYCHOACOUSTIC₂₈
SPIRITUALISTIC₁₈
HYPERREALISTIC₂₄
STEREOSPECIFIC₂₃
OVEROPTIMISTIC₂₃
OSTEOARTHRITIC₁₉
ERYTHROPOIETIC₂₄
REDUCTIONISTIC₁₉

Showing the top 48 of 258 words. See every valid word

All valid words 258

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AESTHESIOGENIC₂₀
AGGLUTINOGENIC₁₉
AMPHICHROMATIC₃₀
ANTAPHRODISIAC₂₂
ANTHROPOMETRIC₂₃
ANTHROPOPATHIC₂₆
ANTHROPOPHAGIC₂₇
ANTHROPOPHOBIC₂₈
ANTHROPOSOPHIC₂₆
ANTIALLERGENIC₁₇
ANTIANDROGENIC₁₈
ANTIARRHYTHMIC₂₇
ANTICARIOGENIC₁₉
ANTICHLORISTIC₂₁
ANTIDEMOCRATIC₂₁
ANTIESTROGENIC₁₇
ANTIHELMINTHIC₂₄
ANTIHISTAMINIC₂₁
ANTIHUMANISTIC₂₁
ANTIMETASTATIC₁₈
ANTINEOPLASTIC₁₈
ANTIODONTALGIC₁₈
ANTIPHLOGISTIC₂₂
ANTISCIENTIFIC₂₁
ANTISYPHILITIC₂₄
ANTITHROMBOTIC₂₃
APOPHTHEGMATIC₂₉
ARCHGENETHLIAC₂₅
ARTERIOGRAPHIC₂₂
ASTHENOSPHERIC₂₄
AUTOBIOGRAPHIC₂₄
BACTERIOPHAGIC₂₆
BACTERIOSTATIC₂₀
BATRACHOPHOBIC₃₀
BEHAVIOURISTIC₂₄
BRACHYCEPHALIC₃₃
BRACHYDACTYLIC₃₂
BRONCHOSPASTIC₂₅
CARDIOTHORACIC₂₄
CHARACTERISTIC₂₃
CHARLATANISTIC₂₁
CHEMOSYNTHETIC₂₉
CHEMOTAXONOMIC₃₂
CHROMATOPHORIC₂₈
CHRONOBIOLOGIC₂₄
CLAUSTROPHOBIC₂₅
COCARCINOGENIC₂₃
COELANAGLYPHIC₂₇
COLLECTIVISTIC₂₃
COMPLEXOMETRIC₃₁
COMPUTERPHOBIC₂₉
CONDUCTIMETRIC₂₃
CONDUCTOMETRIC₂₃
CORTICOTROPHIC₂₅
CRYPTAESTHETIC₂₆
CYCLOALIPHATIC₂₈
CYTOPATHOGENIC₂₇
DACTYLOGRAPHIC₂₈
DERMATOGLYPHIC₂₈
DERMATOGRAPHIC₂₅
DERMATOPLASTIC₂₁
DIAHELIOTROPIC₂₂
DIAPHOTOTROPIC₂₄
DIASTEREOMERIC₁₉
DODECASYLLABIC₂₅
DYNAMOELECTRIC₂₄
DYSMENORRHOEIC₂₅
EDRIOPHTHALMIC₂₇
ELECTROCHROMIC₂₅
ELECTRODYNAMIC₂₄
ELECTROGRAPHIC₂₄
ELECTROKINETIC₂₂
ELECTROOSMOTIC₂₀
ELECTROTHERMIC₂₃
EMOTIONALISTIC₁₈
ENANTIOMORPHIC₂₃
ENDOCRINOLOGIC₂₀
EPIZOOTIOLOGIC₂₈
ERGASTOPLASMIC₂₁
ERYTHROBLASTIC₂₄
ERYTHROPOIETIC₂₄
EVOLUTIONISTIC₁₉
EXPANSIONISTIC₂₅
EXTRAEMBRYONIC₃₀
FILIOPIETISTIC₂₁
FLAGELLOMANIAC₂₂
GALACTOPOIETIC₂₁
GALVANOPLASTIC₂₂
GENETHLIALOGIC₂₁
GEOCHRONOLOGIC₂₃
GEODEMOGRAPHIC₂₆
GEOMORPHOGENIC₂₅
GEOMORPHOLOGIC₂₅
GERONTOMORPHIC₂₄
GLYCOGENOLYTIC₂₆
HAEMATOBLASTIC₂₃
HAEMATOGENETIC₂₂
HAEMATOPOIETIC₂₃
HALLUCINOGENIC₂₂
HELMINTHOLOGIC₂₅
HEMOGLOBINURIC₂₄
HERMAPHRODITIC₂₇
HETEROKARYOTIC₂₆
HETEROSPECIFIC₂₆
HETEROSTROPHIC₂₄
HIEROGRAMMATIC₂₄
HYDRONEPHROTIC₂₈
HYDROPNEUMATIC₂₇
HYDROSULPHURIC₂₈
HYPERAESTHESIC₂₇
HYPERAESTHETIC₂₇
HYPERCATABOLIC₂₈
HYPERENERGETIC₂₅
HYPERGEOMETRIC₂₇
HYPERGLYCAEMIC₃₂
HYPERKERATOTIC₂₈
HYPERMETABOLIC₂₈
HYPERPARASITIC₂₆
HYPERREALISTIC₂₄
HYPOALLERGENIC₂₅
HYPOPHOSPHORIC₃₄
IMPARISYLLABIC₂₅
INTERNUCLEONIC₁₈
KERATINOPHILIC₂₅
LITHOCHROMATIC₂₆
LITHONTHRYPTIC₂₇
MAGNETOSPHERIC₂₄
MEDIAEVALISTIC₂₂
MEGAKARYOCYTIC₃₁
MEGALOCEPHALIC₂₆
MERCANTILISTIC₂₀
MESATICEPHALIC₂₅
METALINGUISTIC₁₉
METALLOGENETIC₁₉
METALLOGRAPHIC₂₄
METAPHOSPHORIC₂₈
METEOROGRAPHIC₂₄
MICROPARASITIC₂₂
MONOCARBOXYLIC₃₂
MORPHINOMANIAC₂₅
MORPHOPHONEMIC₃₀
MYELENCEPHALIC₂₈
NONCHARISMATIC₂₃
NONCOMEDOGENIC₂₂
NONHYGROSCOPIC₂₇
NONMECHANISTIC₂₃
NONPSYCHIATRIC₂₆
NONTHERAPEUTIC₂₁
NOSOCOMEPHOBIC₂₇
OLIGOPSONISTIC₁₉
OPHTHALMOLOGIC₂₇
OPISTHOGRAPHIC₂₇
OPTOELECTRONIC₂₀
ORGANOMETALLIC₁₉
ORNITHODELPHIC₂₅
ORNITHOMORPHIC₂₆
ORTHOCHROMATIC₂₆
OSCILLOGRAPHIC₂₄
OSTEOARTHRITIC₁₉
OVEROPTIMISTIC₂₃
OVERSIMPLISTIC₂₃
PALAEANTHROPIC₂₃
PALAEOBIOLOGIC₂₁
PALAEOCLIMATIC₂₂
PALAEOECOLOGIC₂₁
PALAEOMAGNETIC₂₁
PANIDIOMORPHIC₂₆
PANTOPRAGMATIC₂₃
PARALINGUISTIC₁₉
PARTHENOCARPIC₂₅
PHANTASMAGORIC₂₄
PHARYNGOSCOPIC₂₉
PHILOSOPHISTIC₂₆
PHOSPHOROLYTIC₂₉
PHOTOCATALYTIC₂₆
PHOTOREALISTIC₂₁
PHOTOSYNTHETIC₂₇
PHRASEOGRAPHIC₂₇
PNEUMOCONIOTIC₂₂
POIKILOTHERMIC₂₇
POLYCARBOXYLIC₃₅
POLYPHOSPHORIC₃₁
POSTGANGLIONIC₂₀
POTENTIOMETRIC₂₀
PREPSYCHEDELIC₂₉
PRESYMPTOMATIC₂₇
PROCELEUSMATIC₂₂
PROPAGANDISTIC₂₂
PROSENCEPHALIC₂₅
PROSOPOGRAPHIC₂₆
PROTOPLASMATIC₂₂
PSYCHOACOUSTIC₂₈
PSYCHOANALYTIC₂₉
PSYCHOBIOLOGIC₂₉
PSYCHODRAMATIC₂₉
PSYCHOGALVANIC₃₀
PSYCHOLOGISTIC₂₇
PSYCHONEUROTIC₂₆
PTERYLOGRAPHIC₂₇
PYELONEPHRITIC₂₆
PYRHELIOMETRIC₂₆
PYRONINOPHILIC₂₆
PYROPHOSPHORIC₃₁
QUADRISYLLABIC₃₁
REDUCTIONISTIC₁₉
REFRACTOMETRIC₂₃
RHINENCEPHALIC₂₆
RHYPAROGRAPHIC₃₀
ROENTGENOLOGIC₁₈
RONTGENOSCOPIC₂₁
SCAPHOCEPHALIC₃₀
SEDIMENTOLOGIC₂₀
SEMICRYSTALLIC₂₃
SERODIAGNOSTIC₁₈
SEROTONINERGIC₁₇
SIGMOIDOSCOPIC₂₄
SOMNAMBULISTIC₂₂
SPECTROGRAPHIC₂₆
SPERMATOPHYTIC₂₈
SPERMIOGENETIC₂₁
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC₃₃
SPIRITUALISTIC₁₈
SPONGIOBLASTIC₂₁
STAPHYLOCOCCIC₃₀
STEGANOGRAPHIC₂₃
STEREOISOMERIC₁₈
STEREOSPECIFIC₂₃
STOECHIOMETRIC₂₃
STOICHIOMETRIC₂₃
STOMATOGASTRIC₁₉
SUBATMOSPHERIC₂₅
SUBJECTIVISTIC₃₀
SUBMETACENTRIC₂₂
SUBMICROSCOPIC₂₆
SUBTHERAPEUTIC₂₃
SUPERPATRIOTIC₂₀
SUPERSYMMETRIC₂₅
TACHISTOSCOPIC₂₅
TELANGIECTATIC₁₉
TELAUTOGRAPHIC₂₂
THERIANTHROPIC₂₄
THERMOELECTRIC₂₃
THERMOMAGNETIC₂₄
THERMOPERIODIC₂₄
THROMBOEMBOLIC₂₇
THROMBOPLASTIC₂₅
TRADUCIANISTIC₁₉
TRANSFORMISTIC₂₁
TRICHLORACETIC₂₃
TRICONSONANTIC₁₈
ULTRAENERGETIC₁₇
ULTRAPATRIOTIC₁₈
ULTRAREALISTIC₁₆
UNBUREAUCRATIC₂₀
UNCHAUVINISTIC₂₄
UNENTHUSIASTIC₁₉
UNIVERSALISTIC₁₉
XENODIAGNOSTIC₂₅

Letters by positionIn 98% of these words the 13th letter is I.

3rd letter

T18%
E13%
R9%

7th letter

O25%
T8%
E8%

8th letter

O18%
G11%
E9%

11th letter

O21%
S18%
E14%

12th letter

T41%
H12%
R11%

13th letter

I98%
A2%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 24 in Scrabble; POLYCARBOXYLIC tops the list with 35. Scores before board bonuses.

1616 points: 1 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 12 words
19 points: 16 words
2020 points: 11 words
21 points: 20 words
2222 points: 20 words
23 points: 27 words
2424 points: 28 words
25 points: 26 words
2626 points: 25 words
27 points: 22 words
2828 points: 15 words
29 points: 9 words
3030 points: 9 words
31 points: 5 words
3232 points: 4 words
33 points: 2 words
3434 points: 1 words
35 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
POLYCARBOXYLIC	35	39	Collins only
HYPOPHOSPHORIC	34	34	Collins only
BRACHYCEPHALIC	33	36	All three
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC	33	36	Collins only
HYPERGLYCAEMIC	32	35	Collins only
MONOCARBOXYLIC	32	37	All three
CHEMOTAXONOMIC	32	36	All three
BRACHYDACTYLIC	32	34	Collins only
MEGAKARYOCYTIC	31	33	All three
COMPLEXOMETRIC	31	37	Collins only
POLYPHOSPHORIC	31	33	Collins only
PYROPHOSPHORIC	31	32	Collins only

The unusual split is not just the final C: 219 entries have definitions, but only one falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Examples such as photosynthetic, thermoelectric, and cardiothoracic are specialist terms. Use the pattern to narrow a rack or crossword, then compare each candidate with your remaining letters.

14-letter words ending in C at a glance

258 entries meet the length and final-letter constraint.
Only 1 entry is classed as common by frequency.
Collins includes 248; NWL2023 includes 157; ENABLE includes 138.
Polycarboxylic tops the score list at 35 points.
The most common first letters are P (42), A (31), and S (27); 14-letter words ending in S number 5,146.

Which 14-letter words ending in C score highest?

Polycarboxylic leads at 35 points, followed by hypophosphoric at 34. Brachycephalic and sphygmographic each score 33, so the next tier is not a single-word fluke.

At 32 points, hyperglycaemic, monocarboxylic, chemotaxonomic, and brachydactylic share the next score. These examples put high-value letters inside long technical forms; length alone does not explain the result.

Complexometric and megakaryocytic each score 31. Compare spelling before you play: characteristic is recognizable, but it does not appear among the ten highest scorers.

The score leaders are not interchangeable just because they share a final C. Polycarboxylic reaches 35, while the next word drops to 34; check both your rack and your game's scoring rules before choosing.

Why are many of these words technical?

These 14-letter words ending in C lean toward scientific and specialist vocabulary. Photosynthetic, organometallic, and optoelectronic point to biology, chemistry, and electronics. That cluster explains why a set of 258 words can feel much less familiar than its count suggests.

Dictionary coverage changes which entries you can play. Collins recognizes 248 words, compared with 157 in NWL2023 and 138 in ENABLE; an entry accepted in one list may not transfer to another. Check your game's word list, especially for tournament play.

Only 1 entry counts as common, so this set is not everyday vocabulary. Characteristic is a recognizable example, while the highest scorers are mostly specialist forms; the 35-point top score does not guarantee a playable word in every game.

Questions people ask

How many 14-letter words end in C?

There are 258 14-letter words ending in C in the tournament-dictionary count. The group includes recognizable forms such as characteristic and specialist terms such as polycarboxylic. Dictionary coverage varies, so the count does not mean every game accepts every entry.

What is the highest-scoring 14-letter word ending in C?

Polycarboxylic is the top scorer at 35 points. Hypophosphoric follows at 34, while brachycephalic and sphygmographic each score 33. Confirm your game's word list before playing any of these specialist terms.

Are 14-letter words ending in C common?

No. Only 1 of the 258 entries is classed as common by frequency. The examples include technical vocabulary such as photosynthetic and organometallic, so the full set is better suited to word-pattern searches than everyday reading.

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