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

7-letter words with C first and E last total 348 matches, from familiar COLLEGE and CULTURE to high-value CAZIQUE.

348 wordsTop pick COLLEGEHighest score CAZIQUE 27

50 of 348 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

7th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 50 · most-used first

COLLEGE₁₀
CULTURE₉
CHINESE₁₂
CLIMATE₁₁
CAPABLE₁₃
COMPARE₁₃
CHARLIE₁₂
CAPTURE₁₁
COMPETE₁₃
COURAGE₁₀
COSTUME₁₁
COMBINE₁₃
CLOSURE₉
CONSOLE₉
COTTAGE₁₀
COCAINE₁₁
CONSUME₁₁
CUISINE₉
CAPSULE₁₁
CAPTIVE₁₄
CONFUSE₁₂
CALORIE₉
CRUSADE₁₀
COLOGNE₁₀
COMMUTE₁₃
CABBAGE₁₄
COMRADE₁₂
CHUCKLE₁₈
CYCLONE₁₄
CONCEDE₁₂
CASCADE₁₂
CLEANSE₉
COMPOSE₁₃
CONCISE₁₁
COMPUTE₁₃
COMPILE₁₃
COLLAGE₁₀
CUPCAKE₁₇
COUTURE₉
CARNAGE₁₀
COMMUNE₁₃
COLLIDE₁₀
CRUMBLE₁₃
CYANIDE₁₃
CRIPPLE₁₃
CALIBRE₁₁
CELESTE₉
CONDONE₁₀

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

All valid words 348

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

CABBAGE₁₄
CABOOSE₁₁
CACIQUE₂₀
CADDICE₁₃
CADELLE₁₀
CADENCE₁₂
CAERULE₉
CAGOULE₁₀
CAITIVE₁₂
CALCINE₁₁
CALCITE₁₁
CALECHE₁₄
CALIBRE₁₁
CALICHE₁₄
CALICLE₁₁
CALIPEE₁₁
CALLOSE₉
CALORIE₉
CALOTTE₉
CALYCLE₁₄
CALZONE₁₈
CAMBOGE₁₄
CAMERAE₁₁
CAMOGIE₁₂
CANTATE₉
CANULAE₉
CANZONE₁₈
CAPABLE₁₃
CAPICHE₁₆
CAPISCE₁₃
CAPRATE₁₁
CAPRESE₁₁
CAPRICE₁₃
CAPRINE₁₁
CAPSIZE₂₀
CAPSULE₁₁
CAPTIVE₁₄
CAPTURE₁₁
CAPUCHE₁₆
CARBENE₁₁
CARBIDE₁₂
CARBINE₁₁
CARCAKE₁₅
CARCASE₁₁
CARDIAE₁₀
CARFARE₁₂
CARIERE₉
CARINAE₉
CARIOLE₉
CARIOSE₉
CARLINE₉
CARMINE₁₁
CARNAGE₁₀
CARNOSE₉
CAROCHE₁₄
CAROUSE₉
CARPALE₁₁
CARTAGE₁₀
CASCADE₁₂
CASEASE₉
CASEATE₉
CASEOSE₉
CASERNE₉
CASETTE₉
CASSENE₉
CASSINE₉
CASSONE₉
CATENAE₉
CATFACE₁₄
CATHODE₁₃
CATHOLE₁₂
CATLIKE₁₃
CAUDATE₁₀
CAULINE₉
CAULOME₁₁
CAVIARE₁₂
CAYENNE₁₂
CAZIQUE₂₇
CEDRATE₁₀
CEDRINE₁₀
CELESTE₉
CELLOSE₉
CELLULE₉
CENACLE₁₁
CENSURE₉
CENTAGE₁₀
CENTARE₉
CENTILE₉
CENTIME₁₁
CERVINE₁₂
CESTODE₁₀
CESURAE₉
CEVICHE₁₇
CHAETAE₁₂
CHALICE₁₄
CHALLIE₁₂
CHALONE₁₂
CHAMADE₁₅
CHAMBRE₁₆
CHAMISE₁₄
CHANCRE₁₄
CHANTIE₁₂
CHAPPIE₁₆
CHARADE₁₃
CHARLIE₁₂
CHARPIE₁₄
CHAUNCE₁₄
CHAUNGE₁₃
CHAYOTE₁₅
CHEAPIE₁₄
CHEDITE₁₃
CHELATE₁₂
CHELONE₁₂
CHEMISE₁₄
CHICANE₁₄
CHICKEE₁₈
CHIMERE₁₄
CHINESE₁₂
CHINKIE₁₆
CHINONE₁₂
CHIPPIE₁₆
CHOANAE₁₂
CHOLATE₁₂
CHOLINE₁₂
CHOMMIE₁₆
CHONDRE₁₃
CHOOKIE₁₆
CHOPINE₁₄
CHORALE₁₂
CHORDAE₁₃
CHORDEE₁₃
CHORINE₁₂
CHORRIE₁₂
CHORTLE₁₂
CHUCKIE₁₈
CHUCKLE₁₈
CHUTNEE₁₂
CIBOULE₁₁
CICADAE₁₂
CICOREE₁₁
CILIATE₉
CINEOLE₉
CIRRATE₉
CIRROSE₉
CITABLE₁₁
CITRATE₉
CITRINE₉
CLADDIE₁₁
CLADODE₁₁
CLAVATE₁₂
CLEANSE₉
CLIMATE₁₁
CLIPPIE₁₃
CLOACAE₁₁
CLOSURE₉
CLOTURE₉
CLUDGIE₁₁
COACHEE₁₄
COALISE₉
COALIZE₁₈
COCAINE₁₁
COCKADE₁₆
COCKEYE₁₈
COCOTTE₁₁
COCTILE₁₁
CODABLE₁₂
CODEINE₁₀
CODILLE₁₀
CODRIVE₁₃
CODROVE₁₃
COELOME₁₁
COENURE₉
COESITE₉
COGENCE₁₂
COGNATE₁₀
COGNISE₁₀
COGNIZE₁₉
COINAGE₁₀
COLLAGE₁₀
COLLATE₉
COLLEGE₁₀
COLLIDE₁₀
COLLUDE₁₀
COLOGNE₁₀
COMBINE₁₃
COMIQUE₂₀
COMMERE₁₃
COMMODE₁₄
COMMOTE₁₃
COMMOVE₁₆
COMMUNE₁₃
COMMUTE₁₃
COMPAGE₁₄
COMPARE₁₃
COMPERE₁₃
COMPETE₁₃
COMPILE₁₃
COMPONE₁₃
COMPOSE₁₃
COMPOTE₁₃
COMPUTE₁₃
COMRADE₁₂
CONACRE₁₁
CONCAVE₁₄
CONCEDE₁₂
CONCHAE₁₄
CONCHIE₁₄
CONCISE₁₁
CONDOLE₁₀
CONDONE₁₀
CONDUCE₁₂
CONDYLE₁₃
CONFIDE₁₃
CONFINE₁₂
CONFUSE₁₂
CONFUTE₁₂
CONGREE₁₀
CONGRUE₁₀
CONIINE₉
CONJURE₁₆
CONNATE₉
CONNIVE₁₂
CONNOTE₉
CONSOLE₉
CONSUME₁₁
CONTUSE₉
CONVENE₁₂
CONVIVE₁₅
CONVOKE₁₆
COONTIE₉
COPIHUE₁₄
COPPICE₁₅
COPULAE₁₁
CORACLE₁₁
CORDAGE₁₁
CORDATE₁₀
CORDITE₁₀
CORKAGE₁₄
CORNAGE₁₀
CORNEAE₉
CORNICE₁₁
CORNUTE₉
CORONAE₉
CORRADE₁₀
CORRODE₁₀
CORSAGE₁₀
CORSIVE₁₂
CORTEGE₁₀
CORTILE₉
CORVINE₁₂
CORYPHE₁₇
COSMINE₁₁
COSTATE₉
COSTIVE₁₂
COSTUME₁₁
COTERIE₉
COTTAGE₁₀
COTTISE₉
COTYLAE₁₂
COUCHEE₁₄
COUPURE₁₁
COURAGE₁₀
COUTHIE₁₂
COUTURE₉
COUVADE₁₃
COWBANE₁₄
COWHAGE₁₆
COWHIDE₁₆
COWLIKE₁₆
COWPOKE₁₈
COWRITE₁₂
COWROTE₁₂
COWTREE₁₂
CRACKIE₁₅
CRACKLE₁₅
CRACOWE₁₄
CRANAGE₁₀
CRANKLE₁₃
CRAPPIE₁₃
CREANCE₁₁
CREEPIE₁₁
CREMATE₁₁
CRENATE₉
CREVICE₁₄
CRIBBLE₁₃
CRIMINE₁₁
CRIMPLE₁₃
CRINATE₉
CRINGLE₁₀
CRINITE₉
CRINKLE₁₃
CRINOSE₉
CRIPPLE₁₃
CRISTAE₉
CROCINE₁₁
CROODLE₁₀
CROPPIE₁₃
CROTALE₉
CROTTLE₉
CROWDIE₁₃
CRUDDLE₁₁
CRUISIE₉
CRUIZIE₁₈
CRUMBLE₁₃
CRUMMIE₁₃
CRUMPLE₁₃
CRUNKLE₁₃
CRUNODE₁₀
CRUSADE₁₀
CRUSTAE₉
CUBICLE₁₃
CUISINE₉
CUITTLE₉
CULCHIE₁₄
CULOTTE₉
CULSHIE₁₂
CULTURE₉
CUNEATE₉
CUNETTE₉
CUPCAKE₁₇
CUPLIKE₁₅
CUPRITE₁₁
CUPULAE₁₁
CURABLE₁₁
CURETTE₉
CURSIVE₁₂
CURTATE₉
CURTAXE₁₆
CURVATE₁₂
CUSPATE₁₁
CUSTODE₁₀
CUTESIE₉
CUTICLE₁₁
CUTLINE₉
CUTTAGE₁₀
CUVETTE₁₂
CYANATE₁₂
CYANIDE₁₃
CYANINE₁₂
CYANISE₁₂
CYANITE₁₂
CYANIZE₂₁
CYCLASE₁₄
CYCLISE₁₄
CYCLIZE₂₃
CYCLONE₁₄
CYPRINE₁₄
CYSTINE₁₂

Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

2nd letter

O33%
A22%
H13%

3rd letter

R13%
N11%
A10%

4th letter

N11%
T9%
R9%

5th letter

I22%
A19%
O12%

6th letter

T15%
L13%
N13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CAZIQUE tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 76 words
10 points: 40 words
1111 points: 53 words
12 points: 56 words
1313 points: 45 words
14 points: 35 words
1515 points: 8 words
16 points: 16 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 9 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
CAZIQUE	27	29	All three
CYCLIZE	23	25	All three
CYANIZE	21	22	Collins only
CAPSIZE	20	22	All three
CACIQUE	20	23	All three
COMIQUE	20	23	Collins only
COGNIZE	19	22	All three
CHUCKLE	18	21	All three
CHUCKIE	18	20	Collins only
CALZONE	18	21	All three
CANZONE	18	21	All three
COWPOKE	18	20	All three

The fixed pattern is C _ _ _ _ _ E: the opening C and final E leave five positions to solve. Familiar options include CLIMATE, CAPTURE, COMPETE, and COURAGE, but only 50 matches rank among the most common English words. That gap matters in a rack game: the full pool includes plenty beyond everyday vocabulary.

C at the front, E at the finish: quick facts

348 tournament-dictionary words fit C _ _ _ _ _ E.
50 matches rank among the most common English words.
COLLEGE, CULTURE, CLIMATE, and CAPTURE are recognizable examples.
CAZIQUE scores 27 Scrabble points, the highest score among the examples.
The pattern fixes both ends but leaves five interior letters open.

Which 7-letter words with C first and E last are familiar?

COLLEGE, CULTURE, CHINESE, CLIMATE, and CAPABLE are among the more familiar 7-letter words with C first and E last. Those everyday nouns and adjectives give you sensible candidates when several letters are still unknown. COMPARE, CAPTURE, and CONSUME add recognizable verb options, but the common-word count is only 50.

Check the vowel pattern inside the word before guessing at endings. COLLEGE, COTTAGE, and COSTUME take different routes after C, while CUISINE and COURAGE begin with distinct letter pairs. With the final E already fixed, testing the first two interior letters can narrow your search quickly.

How do 7-letter words with C first and E last score?

CAZIQUE leads at 27 Scrabble points, ahead of CYCLIZE at 23 and CYANIZE at 21; CAPSIZE and CACIQUE each score 20. These are premium-letter plays, not everyday vocabulary. CHUCKLE and CALZONE score 18 apiece and are easier to recognize, though they trail the top scorers.

The ending changes the size of the C-starting pool sharply: 898 seven-letter words start with C and end in S, compared with 348 ending in E and 301 ending in D. E is less productive than S here, but still appears in more matches than D. For another fixed-letter comparison, 403 words start with S and end in E.

Dictionary coverage also varies across the 348 matches: 341 appear in Collins, 267 in NWL2023, and 253 in ENABLE. A total of 282 have definitions. The highest scorers are not necessarily familiar words, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure play.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with C and ending in E?

CAZIQUE is the highest-scoring match, with 27 Scrabble points. CYCLIZE follows at 23, then CYANIZE at 21. These high-value options use less familiar letter combinations, so knowing the score does not guarantee that a word will be accepted in every game's dictionary.

How many common words start with C and end with E?

The pattern has 50 common matches among 348 tournament-dictionary words. Examples include COLLEGE, CULTURE, CLIMATE, and CAPTURE. The larger pool includes many less familiar entries, which is why common vocabulary covers only part of the available choices.

Do all dictionaries include the same C-to-E words?

No. Collins includes 341 matches, NWL2023 includes 267, and ENABLE includes 253. Since the overall pool contains 348 words, some entries differ by dictionary. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar choice such as CAZIQUE.

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