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

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter number 242, including COMPANY, CAPTAIN, and the 22-point scorer CARJACK.

242 wordsTop pick COMPANYHighest score CARJACK 22

26 of 242 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (547 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 26 · most-used first

All valid words 242

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

  • CABBAGE14
  • CABBAGY17
  • CABBALA13
  • CACHACA16
  • CADEAUX17
  • CADRANS10
  • CADUACS12
  • CAESARS9
  • CAFTANS12
  • CAGMAGS13
  • CAIMACS13
  • CAIMANS11
  • CALCARS11
  • CALLAIS9
  • CALLANS9
  • CALLANT9
  • CALMANT11
  • CALPACK17
  • CALPACS13
  • CALPAIN11
  • CALVARY15
  • CAMPANA13
  • CANBANK15
  • CANCANS11
  • CANNACH14
  • CANTALA9
  • CANTALS9
  • CANTARS9
  • CANTATA9
  • CANTATE9
  • CANVASS12
  • CAPRATE11
  • CAPTAIN11
  • CAPTANS11
  • CARBARN11
  • CARCAKE15
  • CARCASE11
  • CARCASS11
  • CARFARE12
  • CARIAMA11
  • CARJACK22
  • CARNAGE10
  • CARNALS9
  • CAROACH14
  • CARPALE11
  • CARPALS11
  • CARPARK15
  • CARRACK15
  • CARRACT11
  • CARRATS9
  • CARTAGE10
  • CARWASH15
  • CASBAHS14
  • CASCADE12
  • CASCARA11
  • CASEASE9
  • CASEATE9
  • CASHAWS15
  • CASSABA11
  • CASSATA9
  • CASSAVA12
  • CASUALS9
  • CATCALL11
  • CATFACE14
  • CATFALL12
  • CATJANG17
  • CATNAPS11
  • CATTABU11
  • CATTAIL9
  • CATTALO9
  • CATWALK16
  • CAUDATE10
  • CAUSALS9
  • CAVEATS12
  • CAVIARE12
  • CAVIARS12
  • CAYMANS14
  • CEDRATE10
  • CELIACS11
  • CELLARS9
  • CEMBALI13
  • CEMBALO13
  • CENTAGE10
  • CENTALS9
  • CENTARE9
  • CENTAUR9
  • CENTAVO12
  • CEREALS9
  • CERTAIN9
  • CHADARS13
  • CHAGANS13
  • CHALAHS15
  • CHALANS12
  • CHALAZA21
  • CHAMADE15
  • CHAPATI14
  • CHARACT14
  • CHARADE13
  • CHAZANS21
  • CHELATE12
  • CHENARS12
  • CHETAHS15
  • CHICANA14
  • CHICANE14
  • CHICANO14
  • CHIKARA16
  • CHIMARS14
  • CHINARS12
  • CHITALS12
  • CHIVARI15
  • CHOLATE12
  • CHORAGI13
  • CHORALE12
  • CHORALS12
  • CHUKARS16
  • CHUMASH17
  • CHUPATI14
  • CILIARY12
  • CILIATE9
  • CINEAST9
  • CIRCARS11
  • CIRRATE9
  • CITHARA12
  • CITRALS9
  • CITRATE9
  • CLAMANT11
  • CLARAIN9
  • CLAVATE12
  • CLIMATE11
  • CLIPART11
  • COCHAIR14
  • COCKADE16
  • COENACT11
  • COEVALS12
  • COGNACS12
  • COGNATE10
  • COGWAYS16
  • COHEADS13
  • COINAGE10
  • COLEADS10
  • COLLAGE10
  • COLLARD10
  • COLLARS9
  • COLLATE9
  • COLTANS9
  • COMBATS13
  • COMMAND14
  • COMMATA13
  • COMPACT15
  • COMPAGE14
  • COMPAND14
  • COMPANY16
  • COMPARE13
  • COMPART13
  • COMPASS13
  • COMPAST13
  • COMRADE12
  • COMSATS11
  • CONCAVE14
  • CONFABS14
  • CONGAED11
  • CONLANG10
  • CONNATE9
  • CONTACT11
  • CONTAIN9
  • COOLANT9
  • COPRAHS14
  • CORBANS11
  • CORCASS11
  • CORDAGE11
  • CORDATE10
  • CORKAGE14
  • CORNAGE10
  • CORRADE10
  • CORRALS9
  • CORSACS11
  • CORSAGE10
  • CORSAIR9
  • COSSACK15
  • COSTALS9
  • COSTARD10
  • COSTARS9
  • COSTATE9
  • COTEAUS9
  • COTEAUX16
  • COTLAND10
  • COTTAGE10
  • COTTARS9
  • COTWALS12
  • COUCALS11
  • COUGANS10
  • COUGARS10
  • COURAGE10
  • COURANT9
  • COUVADE13
  • COWBANE14
  • COWHAGE16
  • COWHAND16
  • COWPATS14
  • CRANAGE10
  • CRAPAUD12
  • CRAVATS12
  • CREMANT11
  • CREMATE11
  • CRENATE9
  • CRINATE9
  • CROMACK17
  • CROTALA9
  • CROTALE9
  • CROTALS9
  • CRUSADE10
  • CRUSADO10
  • CRUZADO19
  • CRYBABY19
  • CUIRASS9
  • CULLAYS12
  • CUNEATE9
  • CUPCAKE17
  • CUPGALL12
  • CURRACH14
  • CURRAGH13
  • CURRANS9
  • CURRANT9
  • CURTAIL9
  • CURTAIN9
  • CURTALS9
  • CURTANA9
  • CURTATE9
  • CURTAXE16
  • CURVATE12
  • CUSHATS12
  • CUSHAWS15
  • CUSPATE11
  • CUSTARD10
  • CUTBACK17
  • CUTBANK15
  • CUTLASS9
  • CUTTAGE10
  • CYANATE12
  • CYCLASE14
  • CYMBALO16
  • CYMBALS16
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A32%
  2. O29%
  3. H12%
3rd letter
  1. R18%
  2. N10%
  3. T9%
4th letter
  1. T17%
  2. R11%
  3. P9%
6th letter
  1. T15%
  2. N15%
  3. L13%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. E27%
  3. A7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CARJACK tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 59 words
  2. 10 points: 27 words
  3. 1111 points: 37 words
  4. 12 points: 33 words
  5. 1313 points: 20 words
  6. 14 points: 25 words
  7. 1515 points: 15 words
  8. 16 points: 13 words
  9. 1717 points: 8 words
  10. 18 points: 0 words
  11. 1919 points: 2 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 2 words
  14. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CARJACK2226Collins · NWL
CHALAZA2122All three
CHAZANS2122All three
CRYBABY1920All three
CRUZADO1921All three
CUPCAKE1721All three
CUTBACK1721All three
CHUMASH1718Collins only
CADEAUX1719Collins only
CALPACK1721All three
CABBAGY1720Collins · NWL
CATJANG1722Collins · NWL

Locking C into the opening slot and A into the fifth leaves the pattern C _ _ _ A _ _. COMPANY, CERTAIN, CONTACT, and CAPTAIN show how many familiar choices fit. The 242-word pool is substantial, but only 26 entries meet the common-word cutoff; expect tournament vocabulary beyond everyday play.

The C-and-A pattern at a glance

  • 242 entries match the C-first, A-fifth pattern across the three tournament dictionaries.
  • COMPANY, CERTAIN, CONTACT, and CAPTAIN are recognizable examples.
  • CARJACK leads the score list at 22; CHALAZA and CHAZANS each score 21.
  • Final S is most frequent at 81 entries, ahead of E at 66.
  • Only 26 entries qualify as common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.

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

Among seven-letter patterns beginning C, this A-in-fifth group has 242 matches. The same position pair with I produces 547, more than double, while E produces 347. That makes the fifth slot a strong filter when solving a rack or a cross-letter clue.

The most familiar anchors are COMPANY, CERTAIN, CONTACT, CAPTAIN, CLIMATE, and COMMAND. Test each against the remaining letters before chasing rarer entries such as CABBAGE, COMRADE, or CARNAGE. These examples all preserve the C _ _ _ A _ _ frame, but their other letters differ enough to expose a missed tile.

Which endings and scores stand out?

Endings give another fast cut: 81 words finish in S and 66 in E, while A falls to 17 and T to 16. S and E together account for 147 of 242, so check those exits early without treating them as a guarantee. Only 10 end in K.

For 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter, CARJACK leads at 22 points, followed by CHALAZA and CHAZANS at 21; CRYBABY and CRUZADO reach 19. Of 242 matches, 204 have definitions and 26 pass the common-word cutoff. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE counts differ, so check your game's word list before playing.

The source counts overlap: 237 Collins entries, 187 NWL2023 entries, and 174 ENABLE entries are not separate totals to add together.

Questions people ask

Which 7-letter words with C first and A fifth end in S?
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 81 matching words. COMPASS and CANVASS are two examples. E is the next common ending at 66, so an S ending narrows the pattern more than an E ending does.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
CARJACK is the highest scorer at 22 points. CHALAZA and CHAZANS follow at 21, while CRYBABY and CRUZADO score 19. Those values make CARJACK the standout when your goal is points, though less familiar entries can be harder to recognize during a game.
Are all 242 matching words common?
No. Only 26 qualify as common under the top-25,000 English-word frequency cutoff, although 204 have definitions. The pattern includes familiar words such as COMPANY and CLIMATE alongside less everyday options, so a valid tournament entry is not necessarily a word you use often.

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