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

The pattern C???E?? has 347 seven-letter matches, including college, current and comment; C leads and E occupies the fifth slot.

347 wordsTop pick COLLEGEHighest score CACHEXY 24

45 of 347 are everyday words (13%). 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 45 · most-used first

All valid words 347

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

  • CABLERS11
  • CABLETS11
  • CACHETS14
  • CACHEXY24
  • CACOEPY16
  • CADGERS11
  • CAFFEIN15
  • CAGIEST10
  • CAHIERS12
  • CAKIEST13
  • CALDERA10
  • CALKERS13
  • CALLEES9
  • CALLERS9
  • CALLETS9
  • CALMEST11
  • CALVERS12
  • CAMBERS13
  • CAMLETS11
  • CAMPERS13
  • CAMPEST13
  • CANCELS11
  • CANCERS11
  • CANDELA10
  • CANDENT10
  • CANIEST9
  • CANKERS13
  • CANKERY16
  • CANNELS9
  • CANNERS9
  • CANNERY12
  • CANOERS9
  • CANTEEN9
  • CANTERS9
  • CANTEST9
  • CAPEESH14
  • CAPLESS11
  • CAPLETS11
  • CAPPERS13
  • CAPRESE11
  • CAPUERA11
  • CARBEEN11
  • CARBENE11
  • CARCELS11
  • CARDECU12
  • CARDERS10
  • CAREENS9
  • CAREERS9
  • CARIERE9
  • CARLESS9
  • CARNETS9
  • CARNEYS12
  • CARPELS11
  • CARPERS11
  • CARPETS11
  • CARRECT11
  • CARRELL9
  • CARRELS9
  • CARSEYS12
  • CARTELS9
  • CARTERS9
  • CARVELS12
  • CARVERS12
  • CARVERY15
  • CASHEWS15
  • CASKETS13
  • CASSENA9
  • CASSENE9
  • CASTERS9
  • CATHEAD13
  • CATHECT14
  • CATNEPS11
  • CATTERY12
  • CAUKERS13
  • CAUSERS9
  • CAUSEYS12
  • CAUTELS9
  • CAUTERS9
  • CAUTERY12
  • CAVIERS12
  • CAWKERS16
  • CEILERS9
  • CENSERS9
  • CENTERS9
  • CEPHEID15
  • CERMETS11
  • CERVEZA21
  • CESSERS9
  • CHAFERS15
  • CHALEHS15
  • CHALETS12
  • CHAMETZ23
  • CHAPEAU14
  • CHAPELS14
  • CHAPESS14
  • CHARETS12
  • CHASERS12
  • CHATEAU12
  • CHAWERS15
  • CHEBECS16
  • CHEDERS13
  • CHENETS12
  • CHEVENS15
  • CHEVETS15
  • CHEWERS15
  • CHEWETS15
  • CHICEST14
  • CHIDERS13
  • CHIMERA14
  • CHIMERE14
  • CHIMERS14
  • CHINESE12
  • CHISELS12
  • CHOKERS16
  • CHOKEYS19
  • CHOLENT12
  • CHOLERA12
  • CHOLERS12
  • CHOMETZ23
  • CHOREAL12
  • CHOREAS12
  • CHOREES12
  • CHOREGI13
  • CHOREIC14
  • CHOREUS12
  • CIMIERS11
  • CINDERS10
  • CINDERY13
  • CIPHERS14
  • CISTERN9
  • CITHERN12
  • CITHERS12
  • CITTERN9
  • CLARETS9
  • CLAVERS12
  • CLAWERS12
  • CLEMENT11
  • CLIVERS12
  • CLONERS9
  • CLOSELY12
  • CLOSERS9
  • CLOSEST9
  • CLOSETS9
  • CLOSEUP11
  • CLOVERS12
  • CLOVERY15
  • CLUPEID12
  • CLYPEAL14
  • CLYPEUS14
  • COAGENT10
  • COALERS9
  • COATEES9
  • COATERS9
  • COAXERS16
  • COBAEAS11
  • COBBERS13
  • COBWEBS16
  • COCKERS15
  • COCKETS15
  • COCKEYE18
  • CODDERS11
  • CODGERS11
  • COERECT11
  • COEXERT16
  • COFFEES15
  • COFFERS15
  • COGGERS11
  • COILERS9
  • COINERS9
  • COKIEST13
  • COLDEST10
  • COLLECT11
  • COLLEEN9
  • COLLEGE10
  • COLLETS9
  • COLTERS9
  • COMBERS13
  • COMMEND14
  • COMMENT13
  • COMMERE13
  • COMMERS13
  • COMPEAR13
  • COMPEER13
  • COMPELS13
  • COMPEND14
  • COMPERE13
  • COMPERS13
  • COMPETE13
  • CONCEAL11
  • CONCEDE12
  • CONCEDO12
  • CONCEIT11
  • CONCENT11
  • CONCEPT13
  • CONCERN11
  • CONCERT11
  • CONDEMN12
  • CONDERS10
  • CONFECT14
  • CONFERS12
  • CONFESS12
  • CONFEST12
  • CONGEAL10
  • CONGEED11
  • CONGEES10
  • CONGERS10
  • CONGEST10
  • CONJECT18
  • CONJEED17
  • CONJEES16
  • CONKERS13
  • CONNECT11
  • CONNERS9
  • CONSEIL9
  • CONSENT9
  • CONTECK15
  • CONTEMN11
  • CONTEND10
  • CONTENT9
  • CONTEST9
  • CONTEXT16
  • CONVECT14
  • CONVENE12
  • CONVENT12
  • CONVERT12
  • CONVEYS15
  • COOKERS13
  • COOKERY16
  • COOKEYS16
  • COOLERS9
  • COOLEST9
  • COOPERS11
  • COOPERY14
  • COOSENS9
  • COOSERS9
  • COOTERS9
  • COPIERS11
  • COPPERS13
  • COPPERY16
  • COPTERS11
  • COQUETS18
  • CORBEAU11
  • CORBEIL11
  • CORBELS11
  • CORDERS10
  • CORKERS13
  • CORMELS11
  • CORNEAE9
  • CORNEAL9
  • CORNEAS9
  • CORNELS9
  • CORNERS9
  • CORNETS9
  • CORNETT9
  • CORREAS9
  • CORRECT11
  • CORSETS9
  • CORSEYS12
  • CORTEGE10
  • CORVEES12
  • CORVETS12
  • COSHERS12
  • COSHERY15
  • COSIERS9
  • COSIEST9
  • COSMEAS11
  • COSSETS9
  • COSTEAN9
  • COSTERS9
  • COTTERS9
  • COULEES9
  • COUPEES11
  • COUPERS11
  • COUTEAU9
  • COUTERS9
  • COUVERT12
  • COWBELL14
  • COWHEEL15
  • COWHERB17
  • COWHERD16
  • COWIEST12
  • COWPEAS14
  • COXIEST16
  • COXLESS16
  • COYNESS12
  • COZIERS18
  • COZIEST18
  • CRAMESY14
  • CRATERS9
  • CRAVENS12
  • CRAVERS12
  • CRAYERS12
  • CREDENT10
  • CRENELS9
  • CREWELS12
  • CRIVENS12
  • CROCEIN11
  • CRONETS9
  • CROWEAS12
  • CROWERS12
  • CROZERS18
  • CRUBEEN11
  • CRUDELY13
  • CRUDEST10
  • CRUMENS11
  • CRUSETS9
  • CUBLESS11
  • CUDBEAR12
  • CUDDENS11
  • CUDGELS11
  • CUDWEED14
  • CUITERS9
  • CULLERS9
  • CULLETS9
  • CULMENS11
  • CULTERS9
  • CULVERS12
  • CULVERT12
  • CUMBENT13
  • CUMBERS13
  • CUMMERS13
  • CUNNERS9
  • CUPHEAD15
  • CUPPERS13
  • CURBERS11
  • CURFEWS15
  • CURIETS9
  • CURLERS9
  • CURLEWS12
  • CURPELS11
  • CURRENT9
  • CURSERS9
  • CURTEST9
  • CURTESY12
  • CURVETS12
  • CUSSERS9
  • CUTLERS9
  • CUTLERY12
  • CUTLETS9
  • CUTTERS9
  • CYCLERS14
  • CYCLERY17
  • CYGNETS13
  • CYPHERS17
  • CYPRESS14
  • CYPSELA14
  • CYSTEIN12
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. O40%
  2. A23%
  3. H11%
3rd letter
  1. N16%
  2. R16%
  3. O10%
4th letter
  1. T11%
  2. L10%
  3. P8%
6th letter
  1. R40%
  2. T10%
  3. S10%
7th letter
  1. S59%
  2. T14%
  3. Y5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CACHEXY tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 90 words
  2. 10 points: 19 words
  3. 1111 points: 57 words
  4. 12 points: 65 words
  5. 1313 points: 37 words
  6. 14 points: 26 words
  7. 1515 points: 22 words
  8. 16 points: 16 words
  9. 1717 points: 4 words
  10. 18 points: 6 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 2 words
  16. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CACHEXY2424All three
CHAMETZ2324Collins only
CHOMETZ2324Collins only
CERVEZA2123Collins · NWL
CHOKEYS1918Collins · NWL
COZIEST1819All three
COCKEYE1819All three
CONJECT1823Collins only
COQUETS1820All three
CROZERS1819All three
COZIERS1819Collins only
CYPHERS1717All three

Keep the two fixed letters in view: C opens each word, and E is its fifth letter. College, current, chinese, content, comment and correct are familiar examples, but many matches are less everyday. The spelling pattern narrows a puzzle; it does not tell you whether an entry is common or accepted by your game's dictionary.

C at the start, E in position five: quick facts

  • The pattern matches 347 words listed in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins has 345 matches, NWL2023 has 268, and ENABLE has 253; the lists overlap.
  • The average score is 11.9 points, but cachexy leads the scoring list at 24.
  • Only 45 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • S is the most common final letter, appearing on 203 words; T comes next with 50.

Which familiar words fit C???E???

College, current, chinese, content, comment, correct, concept, concern and context all satisfy the fixed positions. That mix gives you several everyday starting points when a puzzle reveals C and E but leaves the other letters unknown. Match each new clue to one of the four open slots rather than guessing from the first letter alone.

Frequency is the catch: just 45 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, even though 300 have definitions. Common-looking candidates are only a slice of the options. An ending clue can sharpen the search, since 203 matches finish in S, while 50 finish in T.

Which C-first, E-fifth words score highest?

Cachexy is the score leader at 24 points. Chametz and chometz follow at 23 each, with cerveza at 21. Those totals make the words stand out on a score sheet, though their spellings are less familiar than college or content.

A high tile total is not a promise of easy play. The dictionary counts differ: Collins lists 345 matches, while NWL2023 lists 268 and ENABLE lists 253. For 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter, confirm the entry in your game's lexicon before spending a turn on an obscure candidate.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have C first and E fifth?
There are 347 matches across the tournament dictionaries. That total includes words found in Collins, NWL2023 or ENABLE; the individual dictionary counts overlap, so adding them together would count some words more than once.
What familiar words match C???E???
College, current, chinese, content, comment and correct match the pattern. Concept, concern and context fit too. Each word starts with C and places E fifth, while its other four letters vary, so use any additional known letters to sort the candidates.
Which word in this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?
Cachexy is the top scorer at 24 points. Chametz and chometz each score 23, and cerveza scores 21. These less familiar choices can be worth checking against your game's word list before you play them.

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