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

7-letter words starting with C and ending with D number 301, including familiar CHANGED and the high-scoring CHIZZED.

301 wordsTop pick CHANGEDHighest score CHIZZED 31

54 of 301 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (898 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 54 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 301

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

  • CABINED12
  • CACKLED16
  • CACTOID12
  • CADDIED12
  • CAIRNED10
  • CAJOLED17
  • CALQUED19
  • CAMCORD14
  • CAMELID12
  • CAMEOED12
  • CAMPLED14
  • CAMWOOD15
  • CANALED10
  • CANDIED11
  • CANDLED11
  • CANGLED11
  • CANTLED10
  • CANTRED10
  • CAPERED12
  • CARABID12
  • CARGOED11
  • CARLOAD10
  • CARNIED10
  • CAROLED10
  • CAROMED12
  • CAROTID10
  • CARRIED10
  • CASQUED19
  • CASTLED10
  • CATBIRD12
  • CATCHED15
  • CATERED10
  • CATHEAD13
  • CATHOOD13
  • CAUDLED11
  • CAULKED14
  • CAVILED13
  • CEDARED11
  • CENTRED10
  • CEPHEID15
  • CERATED10
  • CESTOID10
  • CHACKED19
  • CHAFFED19
  • CHAINED13
  • CHAIRED13
  • CHALCID15
  • CHALKED17
  • CHAMPED17
  • CHANCED15
  • CHANGED14
  • CHANTED13
  • CHAPPED17
  • CHARGED14
  • CHARKED17
  • CHARMED15
  • CHARRED13
  • CHARTED13
  • CHASMED15
  • CHASSED13
  • CHATTED13
  • CHAUFED16
  • CHEAPED15
  • CHEATED13
  • CHECKED19
  • CHEEKED17
  • CHEEPED15
  • CHEERED13
  • CHEESED13
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHELOID13
  • CHELPED15
  • CHESTED13
  • CHEVIED16
  • CHIBBED17
  • CHILDED14
  • CHILIAD13
  • CHILLED13
  • CHINKED17
  • CHINNED13
  • CHINSED13
  • CHIPPED17
  • CHIRKED17
  • CHIRLED13
  • CHIRMED15
  • CHIRPED15
  • CHIRRED13
  • CHIRTED13
  • CHITTED13
  • CHIVIED16
  • CHIVVED19
  • CHIZZED31
  • CHLORID13
  • CHOCKED19
  • CHOIRED13
  • CHOMPED17
  • CHOOFED16
  • CHOOKED17
  • CHOPPED17
  • CHORDED14
  • CHOROID13
  • CHOUSED13
  • CHOWSED16
  • CHROMED15
  • CHUCKED19
  • CHUFFED19
  • CHUGGED15
  • CHUMMED17
  • CHUMPED17
  • CHUNKED17
  • CHURNED13
  • CHURRED13
  • CHYTRID16
  • CICHLID15
  • CINCHED15
  • CIRCLED12
  • CIRSOID10
  • CISSOID10
  • CLACKED16
  • CLADDED12
  • CLAGGED12
  • CLAIMED12
  • CLAMMED14
  • CLAMPED14
  • CLANGED11
  • CLANKED14
  • CLAPPED14
  • CLARTED10
  • CLASHED13
  • CLASPED12
  • CLASSED10
  • CLATTED10
  • CLAUTED10
  • CLEANED10
  • CLEARED10
  • CLEATED10
  • CLEAVED13
  • CLECKED16
  • CLEEKED14
  • CLEEPED12
  • CLEFTED13
  • CLEMMED14
  • CLERKED14
  • CLICHED15
  • CLICKED16
  • CLIFFED16
  • CLIFTED13
  • CLIMBED14
  • CLINGED11
  • CLINKED14
  • CLIPPED14
  • CLIQUED19
  • CLOAKED14
  • CLOCKED16
  • CLODDED12
  • CLOGGED12
  • CLOMPED14
  • CLONKED14
  • CLOPPED14
  • CLOTHED13
  • CLOTTED10
  • CLOUDED11
  • CLOURED10
  • CLOUTED10
  • CLOWNED13
  • CLUBBED14
  • CLUCKED16
  • CLUMPED14
  • CLUNKED14
  • CLUPEID12
  • COACHED15
  • COACTED12
  • COAPTED12
  • COASTED10
  • COBBLED14
  • COCCOID14
  • COCKLED16
  • CODDLED12
  • COERCED12
  • COFFLED16
  • COFOUND13
  • COGGLED12
  • COHERED13
  • COIFFED16
  • COIGNED11
  • COLLARD10
  • COLLIED10
  • COLLOID10
  • COLOBID12
  • COLORED10
  • COMMAND14
  • COMMEND14
  • COMPAND14
  • COMPEND14
  • COMPTED14
  • CONCHED15
  • CONCORD12
  • CONGAED11
  • CONGEED11
  • CONJEED17
  • CONTEND10
  • CONTUND10
  • COOEYED13
  • COOPTED12
  • COORIED10
  • COPEPOD14
  • COPERED12
  • CORIXID17
  • CORMOID12
  • CORNFED13
  • CORPSED12
  • CORSNED10
  • COSMOID12
  • COSTARD10
  • COTISED10
  • COTLAND10
  • COTTOID10
  • COUCHED15
  • COUGHED14
  • COUNTED10
  • COUPLED12
  • COURBED12
  • COURIED10
  • COURSED10
  • COURTED10
  • COVERED13
  • COVETED13
  • COWBIND15
  • COWBIRD15
  • COWERED13
  • COWHAND16
  • COWHERD16
  • COWSHED16
  • COZENED19
  • CRAALED10
  • CRABBED14
  • CRACKED16
  • CRADLED11
  • CRAFTED13
  • CRAGGED12
  • CRAMMED14
  • CRAMPED14
  • CRANKED14
  • CRAPAUD12
  • CRAPPED14
  • CRASHED13
  • CRAWDAD14
  • CRAWLED13
  • CREAKED14
  • CREAMED12
  • CREASED10
  • CREATED10
  • CREELED10
  • CREEPED12
  • CREESED10
  • CRESTED10
  • CRIBBED14
  • CRICKED16
  • CRICOID12
  • CRIMPED14
  • CRINGED11
  • CRINOID10
  • CRISPED12
  • CROAKED14
  • CROCKED16
  • CROFTED13
  • CROGGED12
  • CROMBED14
  • CROOKED14
  • CROOLED10
  • CROONED10
  • CROPPED14
  • CROSSED10
  • CROUPED12
  • CROWDED14
  • CROWNED13
  • CRUDDED12
  • CRUISED10
  • CRUMBED14
  • CRUMPED14
  • CRUSHED13
  • CRUSTED10
  • CRYPTID15
  • CTENOID10
  • CUBHOOD15
  • CUCKOLD16
  • CUDDLED12
  • CUDWEED14
  • CUFFLED16
  • CULICID12
  • CULLIED10
  • CUPELED12
  • CUPHEAD15
  • CURATED10
  • CURDLED11
  • CURRIED10
  • CUSTARD10
  • CUTTLED10
  • CWTCHED18
  • CYCLOID15
  • CYSTOID13
Letters by positionIn 81% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. H24%
  2. O21%
  3. L17%
3rd letter
  1. A18%
  2. O13%
  3. I12%
4th letter
  1. R9%
  2. C8%
  3. E7%
5th letter
  1. L11%
  2. T11%
  3. K10%
6th letter
  1. E81%
  2. I10%
  3. N3%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; CHIZZED tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 61 words
  2. 11 points: 15 words
  3. 1212 points: 44 words
  4. 13 points: 49 words
  5. 1414 points: 50 words
  6. 15 points: 26 words
  7. 1616 points: 24 words
  8. 17 points: 18 words
  9. 1818 points: 1 words
  10. 19 points: 12 words
  11. 2020 points: 0 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 0 words
  14. 23 points: 0 words
  15. 2424 points: 0 words
  16. 25 points: 0 words
  17. 2626 points: 0 words
  18. 27 points: 0 words
  19. 2828 points: 0 words
  20. 29 points: 0 words
  21. 3030 points: 0 words
  22. 31 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHIZZED3131Collins only
CHECKED1920All three
CHUCKED1921All three
CHUFFED1920All three
CHOCKED1920All three
CHAFFED1919All three
CLIQUED1922All three
COZENED1921All three
CALQUED1922All three
CASQUED1921All three
CHEFFED1919All three
CHACKED1920Collins only

The pattern fixes C at the start and D at the finish, leaving five letters to solve. Matches range from everyday words such as CHANGED, CREATED, and COVERED to less familiar entries; 54 are classed as common. That contrast matters when you search a rack: familiar endings give you a foothold, but the full set reaches well beyond ordinary vocabulary.

The C-to-D pattern at a glance

  • 301 tournament-dictionary entries fit this seven-letter pattern.
  • CHANGED, CREATED, and COVERED are recognizable matches.
  • 54 entries are classed as common by English-word frequency.
  • CHIZZED tops the Scrabble scoring examples at 31 points.
  • CHECKED, CHUCKED, and CHUFFED each score 19 points.

How many 7-letter words starting with C and ending with D?

There are 301 7-letter words starting with C and ending with D. That is fewer than C-starting words ending in E (348) and far fewer than those ending in S (898), so D sharply narrows the search.

The same D ending produces 251 matches when B replaces C at the start. Familiar results often have a past-tense or participle feel: CHANGED, CLEANED, CHECKED, and CROSSED. But COMMAND also fits, without an -ed ending, so don’t rule out other word shapes.

The pattern gives you two fixed tiles, not a guarantee that every match will suit your game. Keep the middle letters flexible; CH, CL, CO, and CR all appear in familiar examples such as CHANGED, CLEANED, COVERED, and CROSSED.

How can you narrow the remaining letters?

For 7-letter words starting with C and ending with D, test likely letter groups in the five open spaces before guessing an unfamiliar word. The contrast between CHANGED and COMMAND is a good reminder: the ending may look predictable, but the internal pattern varies.

CHIZZED scores 31 in Scrabble, while CHECKED scores 19; the average score across the matches is 13.3. That makes CHIZZED an outlier, not a reliable guide to the value of an ordinary C-to-D play.

Only 54 entries are classed as common, so many candidates will be unfamiliar. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare match.

Questions people ask

What are some common seven-letter words that start with C and end with D?
CHANGED, CREATED, and COVERED are familiar examples that start with C and end with D. CLEANED, CHECKED, and CROSSED fit too. The full pattern has 301 matches, but only 54 are classed as common, so many valid entries are less familiar.
Which C-to-D seven-letter word scores highest in Scrabble?
CHIZZED is the highest scorer at 31 points among these matches. CHECKED, CHUCKED, and CHUFFED each score 19. A high tile score does not make a word playable in every game, so check the word list your game uses.
Are there more seven-letter words starting with C and ending with S than D?
Yes. There are 898 seven-letter words starting with C and ending with S, compared with 301 ending with D. The S-ending pattern is much broader, while fixing D at the end narrows the possible matches for a letter clue.

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