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

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter number 547, from calling and closing to top scorers cyclize and chymify.

547 wordsTop pick CALLINGHighest score CYCLIZE 23

68 of 547 are everyday words (12%). 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
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X
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Z

5th 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, I is the most common 5th letter (547 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 68 · most-used first

CALLING₁₀
CARRIED₁₀
CUTTING₁₀
CAUSING₁₀
CLOSING₁₀
CHARITY₁₅
COOKING₁₄
CONFIRM₁₄
CRITICS₁₁
CARRIER₉
CRUCIAL₁₁
CREDITS₁₀
CARRIES₉
CEILING₁₀
CASTING₁₀
COLLINS₉
COMBINE₁₃
CHASING₁₃
COOKIES₁₃
CYCLING₁₅
COOLING₁₀
CAMPING₁₄
COCAINE₁₁
CAUTION₉
COUSINS₉
CONSIST₉
CLARITY₁₂
CLARIFY₁₅
CARDIAC₁₂
CALCIUM₁₃
CUISINE₉
CLINICS₁₁
CAPTION₁₁
COATING₁₀
CAPTIVE₁₄
COSTING₁₀
COPYING₁₅
COURIER₉
CHEWING₁₆
CHOKING₁₇
CUSHION₁₂
CYCLIST₁₄
CASHIER₁₂
CONVICT₁₄
CRAVING₁₃
CHERISH₁₅
CARVING₁₃
CHEMIST₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 68 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 547

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

CABBIES₁₃
CABBING₁₄
CABLING₁₂
CABRIES₁₁
CABRIOS₁₁
CABRITS₁₁
CACHING₁₅
CACKIER₁₅
CADDICE₁₃
CADDIED₁₂
CADDIES₁₁
CADDISH₁₄
CADGIER₁₁
CADGING₁₂
CADMIUM₁₄
CAESIUM₁₁
CAFFILA₁₅
CAITIFF₁₅
CAITIVE₁₂
CALCIFY₁₇
CALCINE₁₁
CALCITE₁₁
CALCIUM₁₃
CALKING₁₄
CALKINS₁₃
CALLING₁₀
CALMIER₁₁
CALMING₁₂
CALVING₁₃
CAMAIEU₁₁
CAMAILS₁₁
CAMBIAL₁₃
CAMBISM₁₅
CAMBIST₁₃
CAMBIUM₁₅
CAMGIRL₁₂
CAMMIES₁₃
CAMMING₁₄
CAMPIER₁₃
CAMPILY₁₆
CAMPING₁₄
CAMPION₁₃
CANDIDA₁₁
CANDIDS₁₁
CANDIED₁₁
CANDIES₁₀
CANNIER₉
CANNILY₁₂
CANNING₁₀
CANTICO₁₁
CANTIER₉
CANTILY₁₂
CANTINA₉
CANTING₁₀
CANTION₉
CAPLINS₁₁
CAPPING₁₄
CAPRICE₁₃
CAPRIDS₁₂
CAPRIFY₁₇
CAPRINE₁₁
CAPSIDS₁₂
CAPSIZE₂₀
CAPTION₁₁
CAPTIVE₁₄
CARBIDE₁₂
CARBIES₁₁
CARBINE₁₁
CARDIAC₁₂
CARDIAE₁₀
CARDIAS₁₀
CARDIES₁₀
CARDING₁₁
CARDIOS₁₀
CARKING₁₄
CARLINE₉
CARLING₁₀
CARLINS₉
CARLISH₁₂
CARMINE₁₁
CARNIED₁₀
CARNIER₉
CARNIES₉
CARNIFY₁₅
CARPING₁₂
CARRICK₁₅
CARRIED₁₀
CARRIER₉
CARRIES₉
CARRION₉
CARSICK₁₅
CARTING₁₀
CARVIES₁₂
CARVING₁₃
CASEINS₉
CASHIER₁₂
CASHING₁₃
CASKING₁₄
CASSIAS₉
CASSINA₉
CASSINE₉
CASSINO₉
CASTING₁₀
CASUIST₉
CATBIRD₁₂
CATFISH₁₅
CATHING₁₃
CATKINS₁₃
CATLIKE₁₃
CATLING₁₀
CATLINS₉
CATMINT₁₁
CATNIPS₁₁
CATTIER₉
CATTIES₉
CATTILY₁₂
CATTING₁₀
CATTISH₁₂
CAULINE₉
CAUMING₁₂
CAUSING₁₀
CAUTION₉
CEASING₁₀
CEAZING₁₉
CEBOIDS₁₂
CEDRINE₁₀
CEILIDH₁₃
CEILING₁₀
CELLIES₉
CELLING₁₀
CELLIST₉
CENSING₁₀
CENTILE₉
CENTIME₁₁
CENTIMO₁₁
CERNING₁₀
CERRIAL₉
CERTIFY₁₅
CERVIDS₁₃
CERVINE₁₂
CESSING₁₀
CESSION₉
CHACING₁₅
CHAFING₁₆
CHALICE₁₄
CHAMISA₁₄
CHAMISE₁₄
CHAMISO₁₄
CHARIER₁₂
CHARILY₁₅
CHARING₁₃
CHARIOT₁₂
CHARISM₁₄
CHARITY₁₅
CHASING₁₃
CHAVISH₁₈
CHAWING₁₆
CHEDITE₁₃
CHEFING₁₆
CHEKIST₁₆
CHEMICS₁₆
CHEMISE₁₄
CHEMISM₁₆
CHEMIST₁₄
CHERISH₁₅
CHESILS₁₂
CHEVIED₁₆
CHEVIES₁₅
CHEVINS₁₅
CHEVIOT₁₅
CHEWIER₁₅
CHEWIES₁₅
CHEWING₁₆
CHEWINK₁₉
CHIDING₁₄
CHILIAD₁₃
CHILIES₁₂
CHILIOI₁₂
CHIMING₁₅
CHINING₁₃
CHITINS₁₂
CHIVIED₁₆
CHIVIES₁₅
CHIVING₁₆
CHOKIER₁₆
CHOKIES₁₆
CHOKING₁₇
CHOLINE₁₂
CHOPINE₁₄
CHOPINS₁₄
CHORIAL₁₂
CHORINE₁₂
CHORING₁₃
CHORION₁₂
CHORISM₁₄
CHORIST₁₂
CHORIZO₂₁
CHOWING₁₆
CHUSING₁₃
CHUTING₁₃
CHUTIST₁₂
CHYLIFY₂₁
CHYMICS₁₉
CHYMIFY₂₃
CHYMIST₁₇
CIELING₁₀
CIGGIES₁₁
CISSIER₉
CISSIES₉
CISSING₁₀
CITRINE₉
CITRINS₉
CIVVIES₁₅
CLADISM₁₂
CLADIST₁₀
CLARIES₉
CLARIFY₁₅
CLARINI₉
CLARINO₉
CLARION₉
CLARITY₁₂
CLAVIER₁₂
CLAVIES₁₂
CLAWING₁₃
CLAYIER₁₂
CLAYING₁₃
CLAYISH₁₅
CLEPING₁₂
CLERICS₁₁
CLERIDS₁₀
CLERISY₁₂
CLEWING₁₃
CLINICS₁₁
CLIPING₁₂
CLITICS₁₁
CLIVIAS₁₂
CLOKING₁₄
CLONING₁₀
CLONISM₁₁
CLOSING₁₀
CLOYING₁₃
CLUEING₁₀
CLUSIAS₉
CLYPING₁₅
CNEMIAL₁₁
COADIES₁₀
COALIER₉
COALIFY₁₅
COALING₁₀
COALISE₉
COALIZE₁₈
COAMING₁₂
COATING₁₀
COAXIAL₁₆
COAXING₁₇
COBBIER₁₃
COBBING₁₄
COCAINE₁₁
COCAINS₁₁
COCCIDS₁₄
COCHINS₁₄
COCKIER₁₅
COCKIES₁₅
COCKILY₁₈
COCKING₁₆
COCKISH₁₈
COCTILE₁₁
COCTION₁₁
CODDING₁₂
CODEIAS₁₀
CODEINA₁₀
CODEINE₁₀
CODEINS₁₀
CODFISH₁₆
CODLING₁₁
CODLINS₁₀
CODRIVE₁₃
COEDITS₁₀
COELIAC₁₁
COESITE₉
COEXIST₁₆
COFFING₁₆
COFFINS₁₅
COGGIES₁₁
COGGING₁₂
COGNISE₁₀
COGNIZE₁₉
COHEIRS₁₂
COIFING₁₃
COILING₁₀
COINING₁₀
COITION₉
COJOINS₁₆
COLBIES₁₁
COLDIES₁₀
COLDISH₁₃
COLLIDE₁₀
COLLIED₁₀
COLLIER₉
COLLIES₉
COLLING₁₀
COLLINS₉
COLTING₁₀
COLTISH₁₂
COMBIER₁₃
COMBIES₁₃
COMBINE₁₃
COMBING₁₄
COMFIER₁₄
COMFILY₁₇
COMFITS₁₄
COMMIES₁₃
COMMISH₁₆
COMMITS₁₃
COMMIXT₂₀
COMPILE₁₃
COMPING₁₄
CONCISE₁₁
CONDIES₁₀
CONDIGN₁₁
CONFIDE₁₃
CONFINE₁₂
CONFIRM₁₄
CONFITS₁₂
CONGIUS₁₀
CONIINE₉
CONKIER₁₃
CONKING₁₄
CONNING₁₀
CONNIVE₁₂
CONOIDS₁₀
CONSIGN₁₀
CONSIST₉
CONVICT₁₄
CONVIVE₁₅
COOKIES₁₃
COOKING₁₄
COOLIES₉
COOLING₁₀
COOLISH₁₂
COOMIER₁₁
COOMING₁₂
COOPING₁₂
COORIED₁₀
COORIES₉
COOSINS₉
COOTIES₉
COPAIBA₁₃
COPAIVA₁₄
COPPICE₁₅
COPPIES₁₃
COPPING₁₄
COPPINS₁₃
COPSIER₁₁
COPSING₁₂
COPYING₁₅
COPYISM₁₆
COPYIST₁₄
COQUINA₁₈
COQUITO₁₈
CORBIES₁₁
CORBINA₁₁
CORDIAL₁₀
CORDING₁₁
CORDITE₁₀
COREIGN₁₀
CORKIER₁₃
CORKING₁₄
CORKIRS₁₃
CORNICE₁₁
CORNIER₉
CORNIFY₁₅
CORNILY₁₂
CORNING₁₀
CORNIST₉
CORRIDA₁₀
CORRIES₉
CORSIVE₁₂
CORTILE₉
CORTILI₉
CORTINA₉
CORTINS₉
CORVIDS₁₃
CORVINA₁₂
CORVINE₁₂
COSHING₁₃
COSMIDS₁₂
COSMINE₁₁
COSMINS₁₁
COSMISM₁₃
COSMIST₁₁
COSSIES₉
COSTING₁₀
COSTIVE₁₂
COSYING₁₃
COTTIDS₁₀
COTTIER₉
COTTING₁₀
COTTISE₉
COUPING₁₂
COURIED₁₀
COURIER₉
COURIES₉
COURING₁₀
COUSINS₉
COUTILS₉
COUZINS₁₈
COWBIND₁₅
COWBIRD₁₅
COWFISH₁₈
COWGIRL₁₃
COWHIDE₁₆
COWKING₁₇
COWLICK₁₈
COWLIKE₁₆
COWLING₁₃
COWPIES₁₄
COWPING₁₅
COWRIES₁₂
COWRITE₁₂
COZYING₂₂
CRAKING₁₄
CRANIAL₉
CRANING₁₀
CRANIUM₁₁
CRAPIER₁₁
CRAPING₁₂
CRATING₁₀
CRAVING₁₃
CRAZIER₁₈
CRAZIES₁₈
CRAZILY₂₁
CRAZING₁₉
CREDITS₁₀
CREEING₁₀
CREMINI₁₁
CREPIER₁₁
CREPING₁₂
CRETICS₁₁
CRETINS₉
CRETISM₁₁
CREVICE₁₄
CREWING₁₃
CRIMINA₁₁
CRIMINE₁₁
CRIMING₁₂
CRIMINI₁₁
CRIMINY₁₄
CRINING₁₀
CRINITE₉
CRITICS₁₁
CROCINE₁₁
CROJIKS₂₀
CROMING₁₂
CRONIES₉
CRONISH₁₂
CROSIER₉
CROWING₁₃
CROZIER₁₈
CRUCIAL₁₁
CRUCIAN₁₁
CRUCIFY₁₇
CRUDITY₁₃
CRUSIAN₉
CRUSIES₉
CRUSILY₁₂
CRUZIES₁₈
CUBBIES₁₃
CUBBING₁₄
CUBBISH₁₆
CUBOIDS₁₂
CUCKING₁₆
CUDDIES₁₁
CUDDINS₁₁
CUFFING₁₆
CUFFINS₁₅
CUISINE₉
CULLIED₁₀
CULLIES₉
CULLING₁₀
CULLION₉
CULMINA₁₁
CULMING₁₂
CULTIER₉
CULTISH₁₂
CULTISM₁₁
CULTIST₉
CUMBIAS₁₃
CUMMING₁₄
CUMMINS₁₃
CUNDIES₁₀
CUNNING₁₀
CUPLIKE₁₅
CUPPIER₁₃
CUPPING₁₄
CUPRITE₁₁
CURBING₁₂
CURDIER₁₀
CURDING₁₁
CURLIER₉
CURLIES₉
CURLILY₁₂
CURLING₁₀
CURNIER₉
CURRIED₁₀
CURRIER₉
CURRIES₉
CURRING₁₀
CURRISH₁₂
CURSING₁₀
CURSIVE₁₂
CURVIER₁₂
CURVING₁₃
CURVITY₁₅
CUSHIER₁₂
CUSHIES₁₂
CUSHILY₁₅
CUSHION₁₂
CUSPIDS₁₂
CUSSING₁₀
CUTLINE₉
CUTTIER₉
CUTTIES₉
CUTTING₁₀
CYANIDE₁₃
CYANIDS₁₃
CYANINE₁₂
CYANINS₁₂
CYANISE₁₂
CYANITE₁₂
CYANIZE₂₁
CYBRIDS₁₅
CYCLING₁₅
CYCLINS₁₄
CYCLISE₁₄
CYCLIST₁₄
CYCLIZE₂₃
CYMLING₁₅
CYMLINS₁₄
CYPRIAN₁₄
CYPRIDS₁₅
CYPRINE₁₄
CYSTIDS₁₃
CYSTINE₁₂
CZARINA₁₈
CZARISM₂₀
CZARIST₁₈

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is N.

2nd letter

O32%
A22%
H12%

3rd letter

R14%
A12%
E7%

4th letter

R12%
L11%
T11%

6th letter

N38%
E20%
S10%

7th letter

G24%
S24%
E14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; CYCLIZE tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 83 words
10 points: 80 words
1111 points: 70 words
12 points: 87 words
1313 points: 66 words
14 points: 50 words
1515 points: 45 words
16 points: 27 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 15 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 4 words
2121 points: 4 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
CYCLIZE	23	25	All three
CHYMIFY	23	22	Collins only
COZYING	22	24	All three
CHORIZO	21	21	All three
CRAZILY	21	22	All three
CHYLIFY	21	20	Collins only
CYANIZE	21	22	Collins only
CAPSIZE	20	22	All three
COMMIXT	20	23	All three
CROJIKS	20	23	All three
CZARISM	20	22	All three
CRAZING	19	22	All three

The pattern is C _ _ _ I _ _, with the fifth slot fixed and four positions still open. Familiar finds include calling, carried, charity, cooking, and confirm. Only 68 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many less familiar options alongside everyday vocabulary.

Quick facts about this C-I pattern

The C _ _ _ I _ _ pattern has 547 tournament-dictionary matches.
Collins includes 537 matches; NWL2023 includes 427 and ENABLE includes 391.
Only 68 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Cyclize and chymify lead the score list at 23 points apiece.
G and S are the most common final letters, with 133 and 130 matches.

How many 7-letter words have C first and I fifth?

There are 547 matches. That is more than the C-first pattern with A in the fifth slot, which has 242, and the version with O there, which has 235. Keep I in fifth place and switch the first letter to S, and the total rises to 648; P gives 585.

The final letter offers a strong next filter: G ends 133 matches and S ends 130, ahead of E at 76. If you already know the last tile, start with its ending group rather than scanning all 547 options.

Dictionary coverage varies noticeably: Collins includes 537 words, compared with 391 in ENABLE. An unfamiliar candidate might not work in every game, so check your game's word list before playing it.

Which C-I words score the most?

Cyclize and chymify each score 23 points. Cozying follows at 22, while chorizo, crazily, chylify, and cyanize score 21. These are strong choices when their letters fit your rack, though several are less familiar than everyday finds such as calling or cooking.

For a tighter search, use the fixed I in position five, then check the ending: G and S lead this pattern by a narrow margin. The 12.4-point average score gives a useful baseline when weighing a high-value candidate against a more familiar word. For 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter, tile fit and your game's dictionary matter more than rarity alone.

Questions people ask

What are the highest-scoring 7-letter C-I words?

Cyclize and chymify tie for the highest score, at 23 points each. Cozying scores 22, followed by chorizo, crazily, chylify, and cyanize at 21. Check that your game accepts an unfamiliar word before relying on its score.

Do all games accept the same C-I words?

No. Collins includes 537 matches, while NWL2023 includes 427 and ENABLE includes 391. The difference means a word accepted in one dictionary may not be valid in another, so check the lexicon used for your game.

Are many of these C-I words common?

Only 68 of the 547 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Calling, carried, and cooking are familiar examples, but many other entries are less common. The average score is 12.4 points.

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