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

7-letter words with C first and U last total 10; CHATEAU and CARIBOU are familiar anchors in a dictionary-heavy set.

10 wordsTop pick CHATEAUHighest score CHANOYU 15

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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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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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • CHATEAU12
  • CARIBOU11
  • CHAPEAU14
  • CORBEAU11
  • CATECHU14
  • COUTEAU9
  • CHANOYU15
  • CAMAIEU11
  • CARDECU12
  • CATTABU11
All valid words 10

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

  • CAMAIEU11
  • CARDECU12
  • CARIBOU11
  • CATECHU14
  • CATTABU11
  • CHANOYU15
  • CHAPEAU14
  • CHATEAU12
  • CORBEAU11
  • COUTEAU9

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHANOYU1516Collins · NWL
CHAPEAU1416All three
CATECHU1416All three
CHATEAU1213All three
CARDECU1215Collins only
CARIBOU1114All three
CORBEAU1114Collins only
CAMAIEU1114Collins only
CATTABU1114Collins only
COUTEAU912All three

This pattern fixes both ends of the word: C opens every entry, and U closes it. The 10 matches span three tournament dictionaries, but just one ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That sharp gap between a small pattern pool and specialist vocabulary matters when you need a playable answer, not just a matching string.

At a glance, the C–U pattern

  • The complete pattern has 10 seven-letter matches.
  • Collins includes all 10; NWL2023 includes six, and ENABLE includes five.
  • Eight of the 10 have dictionary definitions.
  • Only one entry ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • CHANOYU has the highest base tile score, at 15.

Which 7-letter words start with C and end in U?

All 10 are CHATEAU, CARIBOU, CHAPEAU, CORBEAU, CATECHU, COUTEAU, CHANOYU, CAMAIEU, CARDECU, and CATTABU. CHATEAU and CARIBOU make recognizable anchors; several other entries are much less familiar.

The fixed U ending narrows your options quickly, but the spellings vary across the middle. Keep the whole set in view when solving: CHAPEAU and CHATEAU share their opening, while COUTEAU and CARIBOU offer different letter patterns.

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

CHANOYU leads the base tile scores at 15 points. CHAPEAU and CATECHU each score 14, CHATEAU and CARDECU score 12, and CARIBOU, CORBEAU, CAMAIEU and CATTABU score 11. COUTEAU is the low scorer at nine, and premium squares change the board total, not these underlying values.

The small pool hides a real dictionary split: Collins accepts all 10, while NWL2023 and ENABLE accept fewer. Treat the rarer-looking entries as uncertain until you confirm the word list used in your game.

Questions people ask

Which C-to-U word scores the most in Scrabble?
CHANOYU is the highest-scoring entry, at 15 base points. CHAPEAU and CATECHU tie next at 14, while CHATEAU scores 12. Premium squares change the board result, but not these underlying tile totals on a standard Scrabble rack.
Are these seven-letter C-to-U words common?
Only one of the 10 entries falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The group includes recognizable examples such as CHATEAU and CARIBOU, but most of the matches are less common vocabulary.
How many of these words are in NWL2023?
NWL2023 includes six of the 10 words. Collins includes all 10, and ENABLE includes five. The dictionary totals overlap rather than add up, so the combined pattern still has 10 distinct matches.

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