7-letter words starting with C

A total of 2,838 7-letter words starting with C exist, from COMPANY and COUNTRY to the 31-point Scrabble top scorer CHIZZED.

2,838 wordsTop pick COMPANYHighest score CHIZZED 31

351 of 2,838 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S starts the most 7-letter words (3,958); X starts the fewest (26). C ranks #2 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 351 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 351 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 2,838

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

  • CABALAS11
  • CABANAS11
  • CABARET11
  • CABBAGE14
  • CABBAGY17
  • CABBALA13
  • CABBIES13
  • CABBING14
  • CABEZON20
  • CABILDO12
  • CABINED12
  • CABINET11
  • CABLERS11
  • CABLETS11
  • CABLING12
  • CABOMBA15
  • CABOOSE11
  • CABOVER14
  • CABRIES11
  • CABRIOS11
  • CABRITS11
  • CACHACA16
  • CACHETS14
  • CACHEXY24
  • CACHING15
  • CACHOUS14
  • CACIQUE20
  • CACKIER15
  • CACKLED16
  • CACKLER15
  • CACKLES15
  • CACODYL15
  • CACOEPY16
  • CACOLET11
  • CACONYM16
  • CACOONS11
  • CACTOID12
  • CACUMEN13
  • CADAGAS11
  • CADAGIS11
  • CADAVER13
  • CADDICE13
  • CADDIED12
  • CADDIES11
  • CADDISH14
  • CADDYSS14
  • CADEAUX17
  • CADELLE10
  • CADENCE12
  • CADENCY15
  • CADENZA19
  • CADGERS11
  • CADGIER11
  • CADGING12
  • CADMIUM14
  • CADRANS10
  • CADUACS12
  • CADUCEI12
  • CAEOMAS11
  • CAERULE9
  • CAESARS9
  • CAESIUM11
  • CAESTUS9
  • CAESURA9
  • CAFARDS13
  • CAFFEIN15
  • CAFFILA15
  • CAFILAS12
  • CAFTANS12
  • CAGANER10
  • CAGEFUL13
  • CAGIEST10
  • CAGMAGS13
  • CAGOULE10
  • CAGOULS10
  • CAHIERS12
  • CAHOOTS12
  • CAHOUNS12
  • CAILLES9
  • CAIMACS13
  • CAIMANS11
  • CAIQUES18
  • CAIRNED10
  • CAISSON9
  • CAITIFF15
  • CAITIVE12
  • CAJAPUT18
  • CAJEPUT18
  • CAJOLED17
  • CAJOLER16
  • CAJOLES16
  • CAJONES16
  • CAJUPUT18
  • CAKEBOX22
  • CAKIEST13
  • CAKINGS14
  • CALALOO9
  • CALALUS9
  • CALAMAR11
  • CALAMUS11
  • CALANDO10
  • CALATHI12
  • CALCARS11
  • CALCIFY17
  • CALCINE11
  • CALCITE11
  • CALCIUM13
  • CALCULI11
  • CALDERA10
  • CALDRON10
  • CALECHE14
  • CALENDS10
  • CALESAS9
  • CALIBER11
  • CALIBRE11
  • CALICES11
  • CALICHE14
  • CALICLE11
  • CALICOS11
  • CALIGOS10
  • CALIMAS11
  • CALIPEE11
  • CALIPER11
  • CALIPHS14
  • CALIVER12
  • CALIXES16
  • CALKERS13
  • CALKING14
  • CALKINS13
  • CALLAIS9
  • CALLANS9
  • CALLANT9
  • CALLBOY14
  • CALLEES9
  • CALLERS9
  • CALLETS9
  • CALLING10
  • CALLOPS11
  • CALLOSE9
  • CALLOUS9
  • CALLOUT9
  • CALLOWS12
  • CALLUNA9
  • CALMANT11
  • CALMEST11
  • CALMIER11
  • CALMING12
  • CALOMEL11
  • CALORIC11
  • CALORIE9
  • CALOTTE9
  • CALOYER12
  • CALPACK17
  • CALPACS13
  • CALPAIN11
  • CALQUED19
  • CALQUES18
  • CALTHAS12
  • CALTRAP11
  • CALTROP11
  • CALUMBA13
  • CALUMET11
  • CALUMNY14
  • CALVARY15
  • CALVERS12
  • CALVING13
  • CALYCES14
  • CALYCLE14
  • CALYPSO14
  • CALYXES19
  • CALZONE18
  • CALZONI18
  • CAMAIEU11
  • CAMAILS11
  • CAMARON11
  • CAMASES11
  • CAMBERS13
  • CAMBIAL13
  • CAMBISM15
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  • CAMBIUM15
  • CAMBOGE14
  • CAMBREL13
  • CAMBRIC15
  • CAMCORD14
  • CAMELIA11
  • CAMELID12
  • CAMELOT11
  • CAMELRY14
  • CAMEOED12
  • CAMERAE11
  • CAMERAL11
  • CAMERAS11
  • CAMESES11
  • CAMGIRL12
  • CAMIONS11
  • CAMISAS11
  • CAMISES11
  • CAMISIA11
  • CAMLETS11
  • CAMMIES13
  • CAMMING14
  • CAMOGIE12
  • CAMOODI12
  • CAMORRA11
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  • CAMPANA13
  • CAMPERS13
  • CAMPEST13
  • CAMPHOL16
  • CAMPHOR16
  • CAMPIER13
  • CAMPILY16
  • CAMPING14
  • CAMPION13
  • CAMPLED14
  • CAMPLES13
  • CAMPONG14
  • CAMPOUT13
  • CAMUSES11
  • CAMWOOD15
  • CANADAS10
  • CANAKIN13
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  • CANAPES11
  • CANARDS10
  • CANASTA9
  • CANBANK15
  • CANCANS11
  • CANCELS11
  • CANCERS11
  • CANCHAS14
  • CANDELA10
  • CANDENT10
  • CANDIDA11
  • CANDIDS11
  • CANDIED11
  • CANDIES10
  • CANDLED11
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  • CANDOCK16
  • CANDORS10
  • CANDOUR10
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  • CANFULS12
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  • CANIKIN13
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  • CANKERY16
  • CANKLES13
  • CANNACH14
  • CANNELS9
  • CANNERS9
  • CANNERY12
  • CANNIER9
  • CANNILY12
  • CANNING10
  • CANNOLI9
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  • CANNULA9
  • CANOERS9
  • CANOLAS9
  • CANONIC11
  • CANONRY12
  • CANOPIC13
  • CANSFUL12
  • CANTALA9
  • CANTALS9
  • CANTARS9
  • CANTATA9
  • CANTATE9
  • CANTDOG11
  • CANTEEN9
  • CANTERS9
  • CANTEST9
  • CANTHAL12
  • CANTHIC14
  • CANTHUS12
  • CANTICO11
  • CANTIER9
  • CANTILY12
  • CANTINA9
  • CANTING10
  • CANTION9
  • CANTLED10
  • CANTLES9
  • CANTLET9
  • CANTONS9
  • CANTORS9
  • CANTRAP11
  • CANTRED10
  • CANTREF12
  • CANTRIP11
  • CANULAE9
  • CANULAR9
  • CANULAS9
  • CANVASS12
  • CANYONS12
  • CANZONA18
  • CANZONE18
  • CANZONI18
  • CAPABLE13
  • CAPABLY16
  • CAPCOMS15
  • CAPEESH14
  • CAPELAN11
  • CAPELET11
  • CAPELIN11
  • CAPERED12
  • CAPERER11
  • CAPFULS14
  • CAPICHE16
  • CAPISCE13
  • CAPITAL11
  • CAPITAN11
  • CAPITOL11
  • CAPIZES20
  • CAPLESS11
  • CAPLETS11
  • CAPLINS11
  • CAPORAL11
  • CAPOTES11
  • CAPOUCH16
  • CAPPERS13
  • CAPPING14
  • CAPRATE11
  • CAPRESE11
  • CAPRICE13
  • CAPRIDS12
  • CAPRIFY17
  • CAPRINE11
  • CAPROCK17
  • CAPROIC13
  • CAPSIDS12
  • CAPSIZE20
  • CAPSTAN11
  • CAPSULE11
  • CAPTAIN11
  • CAPTANS11
  • CAPTCHA16
  • CAPTION11
  • CAPTIVE14
  • CAPTORS11
  • CAPTURE11
  • CAPUCHE16
  • CAPUERA11
  • CARABAO11
  • CARABID12
  • CARABIN11
  • CARACAL11
  • CARACKS15
  • CARACOL11
  • CARACTS11
  • CARACUL11
  • CARAFES12
  • CARAMBA13
  • CARAMEL11
  • CARANNA9
  • CARAPAX18
  • CARATES9
  • CARAUNA9
  • CARAVAN12
  • CARAVEL12
  • CARAWAY15
  • CARBARN11
  • CARBEEN11
  • CARBENE11
  • CARBIDE12
  • CARBIES11
  • CARBINE11
  • CARBONS11
  • CARBORA11
  • CARBOYS14
  • CARCAKE15
  • CARCASE11
  • CARCASS11
  • CARCELS11
  • CARDECU12
  • CARDERS10
  • CARDIAC12
  • CARDIAE10
  • CARDIAS10
  • CARDIES10
  • CARDING11
  • CARDIOS10
  • CARDONS10
  • CARDOON10
  • CARDUUS10
  • CAREENS9
  • CAREERS9
  • CAREFUL12
  • CAREMES11
  • CARFARE12
  • CARFULS12
  • CARGOED11
  • CARGOES10
  • CARHOPS14
  • CARIAMA11
  • CARIBES11
  • CARIBOO11
  • CARIBOU11
  • CARICES11
  • CARIERE9
  • CARINAE9
  • CARINAL9
  • CARINAS9
  • CARINGS10
  • CARIOCA11
  • CARIOLE9
  • CARIOSE9
  • CARIOUS9
  • CARITAS9
  • CARJACK22
  • CARKING14
  • CARLESS9
  • CARLINE9
  • CARLING10
  • CARLINS9
  • CARLISH12
  • CARLOAD10
  • CARLOCK15
  • CARLOTS9
  • CARMINE11
  • CARNAGE10
  • CARNALS9
  • CARNETS9
  • CARNEYS12
  • CARNIED10
  • CARNIER9
  • CARNIES9
  • CARNIFY15
  • CARNOSE9
  • CAROACH14
  • CAROCHE14
  • CAROLED10
  • CAROLER9
  • CAROLUS9
  • CAROMED12
  • CAROMEL11
  • CAROTID10
  • CAROTIN9
  • CAROUSE9
  • CARPALE11
  • CARPALS11
  • CARPARK15
  • CARPELS11
  • CARPERS11
  • CARPETS11
  • CARPING12
  • CARPOOL11
  • CARPORT11
  • CARRACK15
  • CARRACT11
  • CARRATS9
  • CARRECT11
  • CARRELL9
  • CARRELS9
  • CARRICK15
  • CARRIED10
  • CARRIER9
  • CARRIES9
  • CARRION9
  • CARROCH14
  • CARROMS11
  • CARROTS9
  • CARROTY12
  • CARRYON12
  • CARSEYS12
  • CARSICK15
  • CARTAGE10
  • CARTELS9
  • CARTERS9
  • CARTFUL12
  • CARTING10
  • CARTONS9
  • CARTOON9
  • CARTWAY15
  • CARVELS12
  • CARVERS12
  • CARVERY15
  • CARVIES12
  • CARVING13
  • CARWASH15
  • CASABAS11
  • CASAVAS12
  • CASBAHS14
  • CASCADE12
  • CASCARA11
  • CASEASE9
  • CASEATE9
  • CASEINS9
  • CASELAW12
  • CASEMAN11
  • CASEMEN11
  • CASEOSE9
  • CASEOUS9
  • CASERNE9
  • CASERNS9
  • CASETTE9
  • CASHAWS15
  • CASHBOX21
  • CASHEWS15
  • CASHIER12
  • CASHING13
  • CASHOOS12
  • CASINGS10
  • CASINOS9
  • CASITAS9
  • CASKETS13
  • CASKING14
  • CASQUED19
  • CASQUES18
  • CASSABA11
  • CASSATA9
  • CASSAVA12
  • CASSENA9
  • CASSENE9
  • CASSIAS9
  • CASSINA9
  • CASSINE9
  • CASSINO9
  • CASSOCK15
  • CASSONE9
  • CASSPIR11
  • CASTERS9
  • CASTING10
  • CASTLED10
  • CASTLES9
  • CASTOCK15
  • CASTOFF15
  • CASTORS9
  • CASTORY12
  • CASTRAL9
  • CASUALS9
  • CASUIST9
  • CATAGEN10
  • CATALOG10
  • CATALOS9
  • CATALPA11
  • CATAPAN11
  • CATARRH12
  • CATASTA9
  • CATAWBA14
  • CATBIRD12
  • CATBOAT11
  • CATCALL11
  • CATCHED15
  • CATCHEN14
  • CATCHER14
  • CATCHES14
  • CATCHUP16
  • CATCLAW14
  • CATECHU14
  • CATELOG10
  • CATENAE9
  • CATENAS9
  • CATERAN9
  • CATERED10
  • CATERER9
  • CATFACE14
  • CATFALL12
  • CATFISH15
  • CATGUTS10
  • CATHEAD13
  • CATHECT14
  • CATHING13
  • CATHODE13
  • CATHOLE12
  • CATHOOD13
  • CATIONS9
  • CATJANG17
  • CATKINS13
  • CATLIKE13
  • CATLING10
  • CATLINS9
  • CATMINT11
  • CATNAPS11
  • CATNEPS11
  • CATNIPS11
  • CATSKIN13
  • CATSPAW14
  • CATSUIT9
  • CATSUPS11
  • CATTABU11
  • CATTAIL9
  • CATTALO9
  • CATTERY12
  • CATTIER9
  • CATTIES9
  • CATTILY12
  • CATTING10
  • CATTISH12
  • CATWALK16
  • CATWORM14
  • CAUDATE10
  • CAUDLED11
  • CAUDLES10
  • CAUDRON10
  • CAUKERS13
  • CAULDER10
  • CAULINE9
  • CAULKED14
  • CAULKER13
  • CAULOME11
  • CAUMING12
  • CAUSALS9
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  • CAUSEYS12
  • CAUSING10
  • CAUSTIC11
  • CAUTELS9
  • CAUTERS9
  • CAUTERY12
  • CAUTION9
  • CAVALLA12
  • CAVALLY15
  • CAVALRY15
  • CAVEATS12
  • CAVEMAN14
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  • CAVORTS12
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  • CAYMANS14
  • CAYUSES12
  • CAZIQUE27
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  • CECALLY14
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  • CEDRINE10
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  • CEILIDH13
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  • CELIACS11
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  • CELLULE9
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  • CELOTEX16
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  • CEMBRAS13
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  • CENACLE11
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  • CERTIFY15
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  • COPSING12
  • COPTERS11
  • COPULAE11
  • COPULAR11
  • COPULAS11
  • COPYBOY19
  • COPYCAT16
  • COPYING15
  • COPYISM16
  • COPYIST14
  • COQUETS18
  • COQUINA18
  • COQUITO18
  • CORACLE11
  • CORALLA9
  • CORANTO9

Showing the first 2,000 of 2,838 words, A to Z. The Word Finder searches all 2,838.

Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. O27%
  2. A23%
  3. H17%
3rd letter
  1. A13%
  2. R13%
  3. N9%
4th letter
  1. T9%
  2. R7%
  3. I6%
5th letter
  1. I19%
  2. E12%
  3. A9%
6th letter
  1. E29%
  2. N12%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E12%
  3. D11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CHIZZED tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 491 words
  2. 10 points: 259 words
  3. 1111 points: 423 words
  4. 12 points: 435 words
  5. 1313 points: 335 words
  6. 14 points: 318 words
  7. 1515 points: 186 words
  8. 16 points: 151 words
  9. 1717 points: 75 words
  10. 18 points: 77 words
  11. 1919 points: 33 words
  12. 20 points: 18 words
  13. 2121 points: 20 words
  14. 22 points: 4 words
  15. 2323 points: 5 words
  16. 24 points: 3 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
  20. 28 points: 0 words
  21. 2929 points: 0 words
  22. 30 points: 3 words
  23. 3131 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHIZZED3131Collins only
CHAZZAN3031All three
CHIZZES3030Collins only
CHAZZEN3031All three
CAZIQUE2729All three
CHINTZY2424All three
CACHEXY2424All three
CZAPKAS2426Collins only
CHAMETZ2324Collins only
CHUTZPA2325All three
CYCLIZE2325All three
CHOMETZ2324Collins only

Only S opens more seven-letter words than C, and the gap is small enough that C is worth studying as a bingo letter. Its 2,838 entries sort easily by the second tile: O, A and H together fill that slot for roughly two words in three. After that, a handful of endings do the rest.

Seven-letter C words at a glance

  • 2,838 words start with C, and 351 of them are common English.
  • 2,344 carry a definition, and the average Scrabble score is 12.5.
  • O follows the C in 776 words, A in 643 and H in 480.
  • S ends 898 words, E ends 348 and D ends 301.
  • CHIZZED scores 31, with CHAZZAN and CHIZZES on 30.

Which second letter should you try first?

O first, then A, then H. Together they fill the second slot for 1,899 of the 2,838 words, which is about 67 percent. O gives COMPANY, COUNTRY, CONTROL and content; A gives CAPITAL and calling.

H is the digraph route, and it matters: CH- opens words like changes, changed and CHANNEL. R follows with 295 words, U with 215, L with 196 and E with 98, so those letters are worth a guess only when the first three fail. Each of the first three beats any of them by a margin of at least 185 words.

Which three-letter openers carry the most words?

CHA- leads with 160 words, then CAR- with 137, CON- with 125, CHI- with 103 and COR- with 100. CAN- adds 86. These six openers alone supply 711 words, more than a quarter of the list.

Pair them with the endings. -ING closes 133 words and -ERS closes 107, so a clue that suggests a verb or a person who does something is worth testing against those two first. That is two guesses covering 240 words, and a rack with an I, N and G already points at the first.

Is a C word a good bingo play?

Yes. A seven-letter play uses your whole rack and earns the 50-point bonus, so the average word here is worth about 62 points, since 12.5 plus 50 is 62.5. C is a 3-point tile that pairs with most vowels, so it rarely strands you.

For the top end you need Z tiles: chizzed has two, and so do chazzan, chizzes and chazzen. Realistically you will play CENTURY or CULTURE long before those.

What are the dictionary limits?

Note

Collins accepts 2,771 of the 2,838, NWL2023 accepts 2,238 and ENABLE accepts 2,051. Check your game's word list before playing CHAZZEN or CAZIQUE.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with C?
There are 2,838 seven-letter words starting with C across the tournament dictionaries. Collins accepts 2,771, NWL2023 accepts 2,238 and ENABLE accepts 2,051, so the playable total depends on the list your game uses.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with C?
CHIZZED scores 31 points in Scrabble before bonuses. CHAZZAN, CHIZZES and CHAZZEN follow at 30, then CAZIQUE at 27 and CHINTZY at 24. Add a 50-point bingo bonus and CHIZZED reaches 81.
Which letter ends most 7-letter words starting with C?
S ends 898 of the 2,838 words, about 32 percent. E follows with 348, D with 301, R with 255 and T with 170, so a plural or past-tense clue narrows the search fast.
How many 7-letter C words are common English words?
Only 351 of the 2,838 sit among the commonest English words, while 2,344 have a definition. COMPANY, COUNTRY, CONTROL, COLLEGE and CURRENT are typical of the common group.

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