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6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and I as the 6th letter

The 23 6-letter words with C first and I last include CHILLI, but only one qualifies as common by frequency.

23 wordsTop pick CHILLIHighest score CHICHI 16

1 of 23 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (561 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 23 · most-used first

  • CHILLI11
  • CHICHI16
  • CAROLI8
  • CASINI8
  • COLONI8
  • CHOKRI15
  • CHATTI11
  • CESTUI8
  • CUMULI10
  • CALAMI10
  • CURARI8
  • CADAGI10
  • CANTHI11
  • CENTAI8
  • CESTOI8
  • CHADRI12
  • CHOWRI14
  • CLYPEI13
  • COLOBI10
  • CONGII9
  • CUBITI10
  • CYATHI14
  • CYTISI11
All valid words 23

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

  • CADAGI10
  • CALAMI10
  • CANTHI11
  • CAROLI8
  • CASINI8
  • CENTAI8
  • CESTOI8
  • CESTUI8
  • CHADRI12
  • CHATTI11
  • CHICHI16
  • CHILLI11
  • CHOKRI15
  • CHOWRI14
  • CLYPEI13
  • COLOBI10
  • COLONI8
  • CONGII9
  • CUBITI10
  • CUMULI10
  • CURARI8
  • CYATHI14
  • CYTISI11
Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 2nd letter is H.
2nd letter
  1. H26%
  2. A22%
  3. E13%
3rd letter
  1. L13%
  2. N13%
  3. S13%
4th letter
  1. T26%
  2. A13%
  3. O13%
5th letter
  1. R17%
  2. H13%
  3. L13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; CHICHI tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 7 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 5 words
  4. 11 points: 4 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 1 words
  7. 1414 points: 2 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHICHI1616All three
CHOKRI1515Collins only
CHOWRI1414Collins only
CYATHI1413Collins only
CLYPEI1315All three
CHADRI1212All three
CHILLI1113All three
CHATTI1111Collins only
CANTHI1112All three
CYTISI1111Collins only
CUMULI1015All three
CALAMI1013All three

The fixed pattern C _ _ _ _ I leaves just 23 tournament-dictionary entries. They appear across three lists with uneven coverage: Collins has all 23, while ENABLE has 14 and NWL2023 has 16. That difference matters in word games, because a word accepted in one dictionary may be rejected in another, so check the rules used at your table.

6-letter words with C first and I last at a glance

  • Exactly 23 tournament-dictionary entries fit C _ _ _ _ I.
  • Collins includes 23 entries; ENABLE includes 14 and NWL2023 includes 16.
  • Only one entry meets our common-word frequency cutoff.
  • CHICHI scores 16; CHOKRI follows at 15, and CHOWRI and CYATHI score 14.
  • Examples include CHILLI, CHICHI, CESTUI, and CUMULI.

Why is this C-and-I pattern so small?

Only one of the 23 entries qualifies as common under our frequency measure, so expect unfamiliar vocabulary rather than a stack of everyday choices. The fixed final I leaves a particularly tight shortlist; many plausible C-starting words simply do not fit that last-letter clue.

CHILLI stands out as a familiar spelling, while CESTUI, CHOKRI, and CLYPEI are less likely to come to mind unaided. Use the familiar example to anchor your search, then scan the rarer forms if it does not fit. The set is better treated as a clue-solving shortlist than as everyday vocabulary.

Which entries are worth checking for a game?

Dictionary coverage changes your playable choices: Collins contains all 23 matches, compared with 16 in NWL2023 and 14 in ENABLE. Those totals do not mean every entry transfers between lists. Check your game's word list once before relying on an unfamiliar candidate, especially if you play under a specific tournament dictionary.

For 6-letter words with C first and I last, CHICHI leads the scores at 16 points. CHOKRI scores 15, while CHOWRI and CYATHI each score 14. These are tile-value totals, not guaranteed board results; premium squares and cross-words change the final play.

If you are choosing among accepted options, compare the board position as well as the letters.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting with C and ending in I?
CHICHI is the highest-scoring entry, at 16 points. CHOKRI is next at 15, followed by CHOWRI and CYATHI at 14 each. Board premiums and any cross-words can change the score of an actual play, so treat these as tile-value comparisons.
Are all 23 C-to-I words accepted in every word game?
No, acceptance depends on the dictionary your game uses. Collins includes all 23 matches, while NWL2023 has 16 and ENABLE has 14. An entry appearing in one list is not automatically valid in another, so check the list for your game before playing an unfamiliar word.
How many of these C-first, I-last words are common?
Only one entry meets our common-word frequency cutoff. CHILLI is a familiar-looking example among the matches, but many others, including CESTUI and CLYPEI, are specialist forms. The pattern gives you a short candidate set, not a guarantee that its words will feel familiar.

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