6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and L as the 2nd letter

An opening CL is a workhorse pair: F-L edges it with 158 matches and A-L follows on 137, so the C-L group sits high among second-slot choices. Endings throw off plurals and describing words in roughly equal measure, with 64 matches closing in S and 23 in Y. Thirty rank as common English, and the Q words carry the biggest scores.

What a CL opening buys you

• One hundred and forty-five six-letter words begin with CL.
• Sixty-four match endings are S, 23 are Y and 13 are E.
• Four matches hide a Q: CLAQUE, CLIQUE, CLIQUY and CLOQUE.
• Thirty matches rank as common English, from CLOSED to CLUMSY.
• CLIQUY leads the score list at 20 points.

How many 6-letter words start with CL?

The total is 145. On the same second slot F-L edges it with 158 matches, while A-L sits close behind on 137, so a C before L is one of the busiest pairs in English.

Against C's other second letters, L is a middle-of-the-road choice. C-O reaches 463 matches and C-A reaches 368, but C-Y falls away to 39.

Endings lean towards plurals: 64 matches close in S and 23 in Y, with 13 in E. Just 11 end in D, a thin past-tense share for a group this size.

Where does the value hide in CL words?

CLIQUY leads at 20 points. CLIMAX, CLIQUE, CLIFFY, CLAQUE, CLUCKY, CLECKY, CLOQUE and CLOZES each reach 17.

The four Q words are the sharpest plays, because each one puts Q beside U in the middle: CLAQUE, CLIQUE, CLIQUY and CLOQUE. That single tile is worth 10 points before anything else scores.

Everyday use still favours the 30 common entries, such as CLOSED, CLAIMS, CLOSER, CLIENT and CLINIC, because most of the list is tournament vocabulary.