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

The matching words range from familiar choices such as COMIC and CUBIC to less everyday entries such as CUMEC and CABOC. Only three of the 13 are common by frequency, so this pattern gives you a short answer pool but not an easy set of guesses. Every option begins and ends with C.

How many 5-letter words have C in positions 1 and 5?

• 13 five-letter words match the C___C pattern in tournament dictionaries.
• Three matches are common; the rest are less familiar in everyday English.
• CIVIC and CYNIC tie for the highest score at 12 points each.
• The average score across the matching words is 10.2 points.
• 12 of the 13 entries have definitions.

Which C___C words score highest?

CIVIC and CYNIC lead at 12 points, while COMIC, CUBIC, CABOC, and CUMEC each score 11. If you have a premium letter square, prioritize the two 12-point words when their letters fit; the familiar pair COMIC and CUBIC still offers a strong alternative.

CODEC scores 10, followed by COLIC, CONIC, and CRAIC at 9. The repeated C is a useful feature of this pattern, but it does not make every answer equally accessible: CABOC and CUMEC are much less familiar than CIVIC. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure option.

Which dictionaries accept these C-ending words?

Collins includes all 13 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10. That difference matters in tournament play: a word accepted in Collins is not automatically available in a North American game using NWL2023. The list also contains 12 defined entries, so one match lacks a definition here.

For a clue-solving game, start with recognizable candidates such as CIVIC, COMIC, CUBIC, and CYNIC, then use the remaining letters to narrow the pattern. The short pool is deceptive: only three matches are common, so a plausible-looking C___C guess can still be unfamiliar or dictionary-dependent.