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

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and R as the 7th letter total 255 matches across tournament dictionaries.

255 wordsTop pick CHAPTERHighest score CHEQUER 21

32 of 255 are everyday words (13%). 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 32 · most-used first

  • CHAPTER14
  • COUNTER9
  • CHAMBER16
  • CARRIER9
  • CHARTER12
  • CHEAPER14
  • CREATOR9
  • CLUSTER9
  • CLEANER9
  • CONQUER18
  • CLEARER9
  • COASTER9
  • COURIER9
  • CALIBER11
  • CHARGER13
  • CASHIER12
  • CURATOR9
  • CATCHER14
  • CRUISER9
  • CHANGER13
  • CRACKER15
  • CORONER9
  • CHATTER12
  • COLLIER9
  • CONTOUR9
  • CHOPPER16
  • CHEDDAR14
  • CHEATER12
  • CLUTTER9
  • CLIMBER13
  • COULTER9
  • CRUSHER12
All valid words 255

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

  • CABOVER14
  • CACKIER15
  • CACKLER15
  • CADAVER13
  • CADGIER11
  • CAGANER10
  • CAJOLER16
  • CALAMAR11
  • CALIBER11
  • CALIPER11
  • CALIVER12
  • CALMIER11
  • CALOYER12
  • CAMPHOR16
  • CAMPIER13
  • CANDLER10
  • CANDOUR10
  • CANNIER9
  • CANTIER9
  • CANULAR9
  • CAPERER11
  • CARNIER9
  • CAROLER9
  • CARRIER9
  • CASHIER12
  • CASSPIR11
  • CATCHER14
  • CATERER9
  • CATTIER9
  • CAULDER10
  • CAULKER13
  • CAVILER12
  • CENTAUR9
  • CENTNER9
  • CHADDAR14
  • CHADDOR14
  • CHAFFER18
  • CHAINER12
  • CHALDER13
  • CHAMBER16
  • CHAMFER17
  • CHAMPER16
  • CHANCER14
  • CHANGER13
  • CHANNER12
  • CHANTER12
  • CHANTOR12
  • CHAPTER14
  • CHARGER13
  • CHARIER12
  • CHARMER14
  • CHARTER12
  • CHARVER15
  • CHASTER12
  • CHATTER12
  • CHAUFER15
  • CHAUMER14
  • CHEAPER14
  • CHEATER12
  • CHECKER18
  • CHEDDAR14
  • CHEEPER14
  • CHEERER12
  • CHEQUER21
  • CHEWIER15
  • CHIEFER15
  • CHIGGER14
  • CHIKHOR19
  • CHILDER13
  • CHILLER12
  • CHIPPER16
  • CHIRKER16
  • CHIRPER14
  • CHITTER12
  • CHOBDAR15
  • CHOCKER18
  • CHOICER14
  • CHOKIER16
  • CHOMPER16
  • CHOOSER12
  • CHOPPER16
  • CHOUSER12
  • CHOWDER16
  • CHUCKER18
  • CHUDDAR14
  • CHUDDER14
  • CHUFFER18
  • CHUGGER14
  • CHUKKAR20
  • CHUKKER20
  • CHUNDER13
  • CHUNNER12
  • CHUNTER12
  • CHURNER12
  • CIRCLER11
  • CISSIER9
  • CITATOR9
  • CLABBER13
  • CLACKER15
  • CLADDER11
  • CLAIMER11
  • CLAMBER13
  • CLAMMER13
  • CLAMOUR11
  • CLAMPER13
  • CLANGER10
  • CLANGOR10
  • CLAPPER13
  • CLAQUER18
  • CLASHER12
  • CLASPER11
  • CLASSER9
  • CLATTER9
  • CLAVIER12
  • CLAYIER12
  • CLEANER9
  • CLEARER9
  • CLEAVER12
  • CLICKER15
  • CLIMBER13
  • CLINGER10
  • CLINKER13
  • CLIPPER13
  • CLITTER9
  • CLOBBER13
  • CLOCKER15
  • CLOGGER11
  • CLOTBUR11
  • CLOTTER9
  • CLOUTER9
  • CLOWDER13
  • CLUBBER13
  • CLUCKER15
  • CLUMBER13
  • CLUMPER13
  • CLUNKER13
  • CLUSTER9
  • CLUTTER9
  • CLYSTER12
  • COACHER14
  • COACTOR11
  • COALIER9
  • COALTAR9
  • COARSER9
  • COASTER9
  • COBBIER13
  • COBBLER13
  • COCHAIR14
  • COCKIER15
  • COCKLER15
  • CODDLER11
  • COERCER11
  • COGENER10
  • COHERER12
  • COINFER12
  • COINTER9
  • COLLIER9
  • COLORER9
  • COMAKER15
  • COMBIER13
  • COMFIER14
  • COMPEAR13
  • COMPEER13
  • COMPTER13
  • CONIFER12
  • CONKIER13
  • CONQUER18
  • CONSTER9
  • CONTOUR9
  • COOMIER11
  • COPSIER11
  • COPULAR11
  • CORKIER13
  • CORNIER9
  • CORONER9
  • CORSAIR9
  • CORULER9
  • COTTIER9
  • COUCHER14
  • COUGHER13
  • COUGUAR10
  • COULOIR9
  • COULTER9
  • COUNTER9
  • COUPLER11
  • COURIER9
  • COURSER9
  • COURTER9
  • COUTHER12
  • COVERER12
  • COVETER12
  • COZENER18
  • CRABBER13
  • CRACKER15
  • CRADLER10
  • CRAFTER12
  • CRAMMER13
  • CRAMPER13
  • CRANKER13
  • CRAPIER11
  • CRAPPER13
  • CRASHER12
  • CRASSER9
  • CRAWLER12
  • CRAZIER18
  • CREAMER11
  • CREASER9
  • CREATOR9
  • CREEPER11
  • CREPIER11
  • CRIBBER13
  • CRIMMER13
  • CRIMPER13
  • CRINGER10
  • CRISPER11
  • CRITTER9
  • CRITTUR9
  • CROAKER13
  • CROFTER12
  • CRONKER13
  • CROOKER13
  • CROONER9
  • CROPPER13
  • CROSIER9
  • CROSSER9
  • CROUPER11
  • CROWBAR14
  • CROWDER13
  • CROWNER12
  • CROZIER18
  • CRUELER9
  • CRUISER9
  • CRULLER9
  • CRUMBER13
  • CRUMPER13
  • CRUPPER13
  • CRUSHER12
  • CUDBEAR12
  • CUDDLER11
  • CUISSER9
  • CULTIER9
  • CUPELER11
  • CUPOLAR11
  • CUPPIER13
  • CUPULAR11
  • CURATOR9
  • CURDIER10
  • CURDLER10
  • CURLIER9
  • CURNIER9
  • CURRIER9
  • CURVIER12
  • CUSHIER12
  • CUTOVER12
  • CUTTIER9
Letters by positionIn 87% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. H24%
  2. O21%
  3. R18%
3rd letter
  1. A24%
  2. U15%
  3. O12%
4th letter
  1. N9%
  2. M7%
  3. S7%
5th letter
  1. I17%
  2. T13%
  3. L9%
6th letter
  1. E87%
  2. A6%
  3. O4%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CHEQUER tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 59 words
  2. 10 points: 13 words
  3. 1111 points: 31 words
  4. 12 points: 42 words
  5. 1313 points: 48 words
  6. 14 points: 22 words
  7. 1515 points: 15 words
  8. 16 points: 10 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
  10. 18 points: 10 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHEQUER2122All three
CHUKKER2021All three
CHUKKAR2021All three
CHIKHOR1918Collins only
CONQUER1821All three
CRAZIER1819All three
CHECKER1819All three
CROZIER1819All three
CHUCKER1820Collins · NWL
CHOCKER1819Collins only
CHAFFER1818All three
CHUFFER1819All three

That fixed pattern turns a broad seven-letter rack into a manageable shortlist: CHAPTER, COUNTER, CHAMBER, and CARRIER are familiar examples. The collection spans three tournament dictionaries, but coverage is not identical: Collins includes 253 entries, while NWL2023 includes 211 and ENABLE 199. Only 32 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.

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

  • 255 entries begin with C and finish with R, with five letters between those fixed positions.
  • CHAPTER, COUNTER, CHAMBER, and CARRIER show familiar patterns across the set.
  • Collins lists 253 matches; NWL2023 lists 211, and ENABLE lists 199.
  • CHEQUER leads the score list at 21; CHUKKER and CHUKKAR each score 20.

How does C-first, R-last compare with nearby patterns?

This C-first, R-last pattern has 255 matches, but nearby endings produce very different totals. C-starting words ending in S number 898, and those ending in E number 348. For words ending in R, S as the first letter leads with 458, ahead of P at 208 and B at 204.

For a rack search, hold the frame C _ _ _ _ _ R and test familiar middle-letter runs from CHAPTER, CHAMBER, CLEANER, or COASTER. Comparing those examples keeps the fixed clues in place while you check vowel positions and consonant pairs.

The contrast matters when your final R is certain but the opening letter is not: changing the initial from C to S raises the count from 255 to 458. P and B leave you with smaller matching sets, at 208 and 204 words.

The total counts words present in at least one tournament dictionary, not just the list used at your table. Compare Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE coverage before assuming every match will be accepted in your game.

Which matching words score highest?

  • CHEQUER leads at 21 points; CHUKKER and CHUKKAR each score 20.
  • CHIKHOR scores 19; CONQUER, CRAZIER, CHECKER, CROZIER, CHUCKER, and CHOCKER score 18.
  • CHAPTER and COUNTER are familiar anchors, but the top of the scoring list favors less familiar entries.
  • Only 32 matches meet the common-word cutoff among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • For 7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and R as the 7th letter, the fixed endpoints leave five middle slots to test.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with C and end with R?
Exactly 255 seven-letter words start with C and end with R in at least one tournament dictionary. CHAPTER, COUNTER, CHAMBER, and CARRIER are familiar examples. The total differs from an individual dictionary's count because coverage varies across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with C and ends with R?
CHEQUER is the highest-scoring match at 21 points. CHUKKER and CHUKKAR follow at 20 each, while CHIKHOR reaches 19. The top scores favor less familiar entries, so check your game's word list before building a play around one.
Are most C-starting, R-ending seven-letter words common?
No. Only 32 of the 255 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. CHAPTER and COUNTER are familiar examples, but many entries are specialized. Dictionary coverage varies too: Collins has 253 matches, compared with 211 in NWL2023.

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