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7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

The 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter total 358 across tournament dictionaries.

358 wordsTop pick CHANGESHighest score CHAZZAN 30

50 of 358 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (358 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 50 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 50 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 358

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

  • CEASING10
  • CEAZING19
  • CHABLIS14
  • CHABOUK18
  • CHABUKS18
  • CHACHKA21
  • CHACING15
  • CHACKED19
  • CHACMAS16
  • CHACOES14
  • CHADARS13
  • CHADDAR14
  • CHADDOR14
  • CHADORS13
  • CHAEBOL14
  • CHAETAE12
  • CHAETAL12
  • CHAFERS15
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAFING16
  • CHAGANS13
  • CHAGRIN13
  • CHAINED13
  • CHAINER12
  • CHAINES12
  • CHAIRED13
  • CHAISES12
  • CHAKRAS16
  • CHALAHS15
  • CHALANS12
  • CHALAZA21
  • CHALCID15
  • CHALDER13
  • CHALEHS15
  • CHALETS12
  • CHALICE14
  • CHALKED17
  • CHALLAH15
  • CHALLAN12
  • CHALLAS12
  • CHALLIE12
  • CHALLIS12
  • CHALLOT12
  • CHALONE12
  • CHALOTH15
  • CHALUPA14
  • CHALUTZ21
  • CHAMADE15
  • CHAMBER16
  • CHAMBRE16
  • CHAMETZ23
  • CHAMFER17
  • CHAMISA14
  • CHAMISE14
  • CHAMISO14
  • CHAMLET14
  • CHAMOIS14
  • CHAMOIX21
  • CHAMPAC18
  • CHAMPAK20
  • CHAMPED17
  • CHAMPER16
  • CHANCED15
  • CHANCEL14
  • CHANCER14
  • CHANCES14
  • CHANCEY17
  • CHANCRE14
  • CHANGED14
  • CHANGER13
  • CHANGES13
  • CHANNAS12
  • CHANNEL12
  • CHANNER12
  • CHANOYO15
  • CHANOYU15
  • CHANSON12
  • CHANTED13
  • CHANTER12
  • CHANTEY15
  • CHANTIE12
  • CHANTOR12
  • CHANTRY15
  • CHAOSES12
  • CHAOTIC14
  • CHAPATI14
  • CHAPEAU14
  • CHAPELS14
  • CHAPESS14
  • CHAPKAS18
  • CHAPLET14
  • CHAPMAN16
  • CHAPMEN16
  • CHAPPAL16
  • CHAPPED17
  • CHAPPIE16
  • CHAPTER14
  • CHARACT14
  • CHARADE13
  • CHARETS12
  • CHARGED14
  • CHARGER13
  • CHARGES13
  • CHARIER12
  • CHARILY15
  • CHARING13
  • CHARIOT12
  • CHARISM14
  • CHARITY15
  • CHARKAS16
  • CHARKED17
  • CHARKHA19
  • CHARLEY15
  • CHARLIE12
  • CHARMED15
  • CHARMER14
  • CHARNEL12
  • CHARPAI14
  • CHARPIE14
  • CHARPOY17
  • CHARQUI21
  • CHARRED13
  • CHARROS12
  • CHARTAS12
  • CHARTED13
  • CHARTER12
  • CHARVER15
  • CHASERS12
  • CHASING13
  • CHASMAL14
  • CHASMED15
  • CHASMIC16
  • CHASSED13
  • CHASSES12
  • CHASSIS12
  • CHASTEN12
  • CHASTER12
  • CHATBOT14
  • CHATEAU12
  • CHATONS12
  • CHATTAS12
  • CHATTED13
  • CHATTEL12
  • CHATTER12
  • CHATTIS12
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUFES15
  • CHAUFFS18
  • CHAUMER14
  • CHAUNCE14
  • CHAUNGE13
  • CHAUNTS12
  • CHAUVIN15
  • CHAVISH18
  • CHAWERS15
  • CHAWING16
  • CHAYOTE15
  • CHAZANS21
  • CHAZZAN30
  • CHAZZEN30
  • CLABBER13
  • CLACHAN14
  • CLACKED16
  • CLACKER15
  • CLADDED12
  • CLADDER11
  • CLADDIE11
  • CLADISM12
  • CLADIST10
  • CLADODE11
  • CLAGGED12
  • CLAIMED12
  • CLAIMER11
  • CLAMANT11
  • CLAMBER13
  • CLAMMED14
  • CLAMMER13
  • CLAMORS11
  • CLAMOUR11
  • CLAMPED14
  • CLAMPER13
  • CLANGED11
  • CLANGER10
  • CLANGOR10
  • CLANKED14
  • CLAPNET11
  • CLAPPED14
  • CLAPPER13
  • CLAQUER18
  • CLAQUES18
  • CLARAIN9
  • CLARETS9
  • CLARIES9
  • CLARIFY15
  • CLARINI9
  • CLARINO9
  • CLARION9
  • CLARITY12
  • CLARKIA13
  • CLAROES9
  • CLARTED10
  • CLASHED13
  • CLASHER12
  • CLASHES12
  • CLASPED12
  • CLASPER11
  • CLASSED10
  • CLASSER9
  • CLASSES9
  • CLASSIC11
  • CLASSIS9
  • CLASSON9
  • CLASTIC11
  • CLATTED10
  • CLATTER9
  • CLAUCHT14
  • CLAUGHT13
  • CLAUSAL9
  • CLAUSES9
  • CLAUTED10
  • CLAVATE12
  • CLAVERS12
  • CLAVIER12
  • CLAVIES12
  • CLAWERS12
  • CLAWING13
  • CLAXONS16
  • CLAYIER12
  • CLAYING13
  • CLAYISH15
  • CLAYPAN14
  • COACHED15
  • COACHEE14
  • COACHER14
  • COACHES14
  • COACTED12
  • COACTOR11
  • COADIES10
  • COADMIT12
  • COAEVAL12
  • COAGENT10
  • COAGULA10
  • COAITAS9
  • COALBIN11
  • COALBOX18
  • COALERS9
  • COALIER9
  • COALIFY15
  • COALING10
  • COALISE9
  • COALIZE18
  • COALMAN11
  • COALMEN11
  • COALPIT11
  • COALTAR9
  • COAMING12
  • COANNEX16
  • COAPTED12
  • COARSEN9
  • COARSER9
  • COASTAL9
  • COASTED10
  • COASTER9
  • COATEES9
  • COATERS9
  • COATING10
  • COAXERS16
  • COAXIAL16
  • COAXING17
  • CRAALED10
  • CRABBED14
  • CRABBER13
  • CRACKAS15
  • CRACKED16
  • CRACKER15
  • CRACKET15
  • CRACKIE15
  • CRACKLE15
  • CRACKLY18
  • CRACKUP17
  • CRACOWE14
  • CRADLED11
  • CRADLER10
  • CRADLES10
  • CRAFTED13
  • CRAFTER12
  • CRAGGED12
  • CRAKING14
  • CRAMBES13
  • CRAMBOS13
  • CRAMESY14
  • CRAMMED14
  • CRAMMER13
  • CRAMPED14
  • CRAMPER13
  • CRAMPET13
  • CRAMPIT13
  • CRAMPON13
  • CRANAGE10
  • CRANIAL9
  • CRANING10
  • CRANIUM11
  • CRANKED14
  • CRANKER13
  • CRANKLE13
  • CRANKLY16
  • CRANNOG10
  • CRAPAUD12
  • CRAPIER11
  • CRAPING12
  • CRAPLES11
  • CRAPOLA11
  • CRAPPED14
  • CRAPPER13
  • CRAPPIE13
  • CRASHED13
  • CRASHER12
  • CRASHES12
  • CRASSER9
  • CRASSLY12
  • CRATERS9
  • CRATING10
  • CRATONS9
  • CRATURS9
  • CRAUNCH14
  • CRAVATS12
  • CRAVENS12
  • CRAVERS12
  • CRAVING13
  • CRAWDAD14
  • CRAWLED13
  • CRAWLER12
  • CRAYERS12
  • CRAYONS12
  • CRAZIER18
  • CRAZIES18
  • CRAZILY21
  • CRAZING19
  • CSARDAS10
  • CUATROS9
  • CYANATE12
  • CYANIDE13
  • CYANIDS13
  • CYANINE12
  • CYANINS12
  • CYANISE12
  • CYANITE12
  • CYANIZE21
  • CYATHIA15
  • CYATHUS15
  • CZAPKAS24
  • CZARDAS19
  • CZARDOM21
  • CZARINA18
  • CZARISM20
  • CZARIST18
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 2nd letter is H.
2nd letter
  1. H45%
  2. L20%
  3. R19%
4th letter
  1. R14%
  2. N12%
  3. M9%
5th letter
  1. I18%
  2. T10%
  3. P7%
6th letter
  1. E41%
  2. A10%
  3. N10%
7th letter
  1. S23%
  2. R17%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; CHAZZAN tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 31 words
  2. 10 points: 22 words
  3. 1111 points: 22 words
  4. 12 points: 78 words
  5. 1313 points: 48 words
  6. 14 points: 54 words
  7. 1515 points: 36 words
  8. 16 points: 21 words
  9. 1717 points: 9 words
  10. 18 points: 16 words
  11. 1919 points: 6 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 9 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 1 words
  16. 24 points: 1 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 0 words
  20. 28 points: 0 words
  21. 2929 points: 0 words
  22. 30 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHAZZAN3031All three
CHAZZEN3031All three
CZAPKAS2426Collins only
CHAMETZ2324Collins only
CRAZILY2122All three
CHACHKA2121Collins · NWL
CHARQUI2122All three
CHALUTZ2123All three
CZARDOM2123All three
CHALAZA2122All three
CHAMOIX2122All three
CHAZANS2122All three

The pattern is C _ A _ _ _ _, leaving five positions open after the fixed C and A. Familiar fits include CHANGES, CHANNEL, CLASSIC and CHAPTER. The list spans several dictionaries, but only 50 of its entries meet the common group, so an everyday-looking pattern can still lead to unfamiliar plays.

How many 7-letter words match C _ A?

  • 358 words begin with C and place A in the third position.
  • The list includes familiar forms such as CHANGED, CHARGES, CHANCES and CHAMBER.
  • Just 50 entries meet the common group.
  • CHAZZAN and CHAZZEN share the top score: 30 points each.
  • The final letter S appears most often, with 83 matching words.

Which examples and endings stand out?

Everyday vocabulary gives you plenty of starting points: CHANGES, CHARGED, COACHES and COASTAL all fit. The initial C does not force a CH spelling, either; COATING and CRACKED show two other openings while keeping A third.

S is the leading final letter, with 83 words; R follows at 60, then D at 53. That makes an S-ending guess a sensible first branch when your clue confirms the pattern. Endings such as E, G and T occur less often, with 34, 20 and 18 matches.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For a high-scoring play, CHAZZAN and CHAZZEN lead at 30 points, while CZAPKAS scores 24 and CHAMETZ scores 23. Those are strong tile-score examples, not everyday vocabulary; common options such as CHARITY or CLARITY are easier to recognize but score less.

The 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter are not all interchangeable across games. Collins lists 354, NWL2023 lists 290 and ENABLE lists 268, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar entry. For a more familiar search, start with CHANGES or CHAPTER.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have C first and A third?
There are 358 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. Examples include CHANGES, CHAPTER and COASTAL. The pattern fixes the first and third letters, while the other five positions vary.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
CHAZZAN and CHAZZEN tie for the highest score at 30 points each. CZAPKAS follows at 24 points. These scores reflect the letter values, so the board and game rules can affect a play's total.
Which final letter is most common among these words?
S is the most common ending, appearing in 83 matching words. R comes next with 60, followed by D with 53. CHANGES and CHARGES show the common S ending in familiar words.

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