5-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is C _ _ A _, so the second, third, and fifth letters do all the sorting. Clear, clean, cheap, cream, and canal are familiar examples. Collins accepts 52 matches, compared with 42 in NWL2023 and 38 in ENABLE; those dictionary totals overlap, rather than dividing the list into separate groups.

At a glance: the C _ _ A _ pattern

• The pattern has 54 five-letter matches across at least one tournament dictionary.
• Only 12 matches count as common by the common-word frequency measure.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 14 matches; L follows with 10.
• COXAE and COXAL lead the score list at 14 points each.
• Sixteen matches are Wordle answers, while all 54 are listed as allowed guesses.

How many C-first, A-fourth words are Wordle answers?

Sixteen words matching C _ _ A _ are Wordle answers in a tournament dictionary. That makes the pattern a useful filter after C and A are confirmed, but it does not mean every matching guess is an answer.

Keep the remaining slots in view: a trial word should test letters in positions two, three, and five. CLEAR, CLEAN, and CHEAP are recognizable examples, but the small common-word count warns against relying only on familiar vocabulary.

Which matching words score the most?

COXAE and COXAL top the Scrabble scores at 14 points apiece. CYCAD follows at 13, while CHEAP and COPAY score 12. The contrast is striking: everyday CHEAP is easier to spot, but the less familiar COXAE and COXAL earn more from their high-value letters.

For 5-letter words with C first and A fourth, the final letter offers another quick cut: S appears 14 times, compared with 10 L endings and five R endings. Still, only 12 matches meet the common-word measure, and dictionary coverage differs by game. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.