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5-Letter Words Starting With CA

120 five-letter words start with CA; 39 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1carte0.551.22
2cater0.541.23
3cares0.481.25
4cadre0.521.15
5cared0.571.10
6caste0.501.14
7canoe0.531.10
8canes0.471.13

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  • causecommon
  • casescommon
  • callscommon
  • carrycommon
  • catchcommon
  • cardscommon
  • cablecommon
  • carescommon
  • candycommon
  • canalcommon
  • campscommon
  • cargocommon
  • cabincommon
  • canoncommon
  • caredcommon
  • carolcommon
  • cakescommon
  • califcommon
  • cavescommon
  • camelcommon
  • cachecommon
  • castecommon
  • castscommon
  • catercommon
  • canoecommon
  • cameocommon
  • cartscommon
  • cagescommon
  • carvecommon
  • carbscommon
  • cadetcommon
  • cafescommon
  • cartecommon
  • caratcommon
  • canescommon
  • cagedcommon
  • cabalcommon
  • cadrecommon
  • capescommon
  • calms
  • caved
  • caddy
  • canny
  • cairn
  • campo
  • cacao
  • caper
  • carer
  • canto
  • cacti
  • casks
  • caked
  • casas
  • cased
  • cates
  • catty
  • carle
  • campy
  • canna
  • cajon

All 120 five-letter words

Starting with CAB 6

cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob

Starting with CAC 4

cacao cacas cache cacti

Starting with CAD 7

caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy cadis cadre

Starting with CAE 1

caeca

Starting with CAF 2

cafes caffs

Starting with CAG 4

caged cager cages cagey

Starting with CAH 1

cahow

Starting with CAI 4

caids cains caird cairn

Starting with CAJ 1

cajon

Starting with CAK 3

caked cakes cakey

Starting with CAL 9

calfs calif calix calks calla calls calms calve calyx

Starting with CAM 8

camas camel cameo cames campi campo camps campy

Starting with CAN 15

canal candy caned caner canes canid canna canny canoe canon canso canst canto cants canty

Starting with CAP 7

caped caper capes caphs capon capos caput

Starting with CAR 26

carat carbo carbs cards cared carer cares caret carex cargo carks carle carls carns carny carob carol carom carpi carps carrs carry carse carte carts carve

Starting with CAS 8

casas cased cases casks casky caste casts casus

Starting with CAT 4

catch cater cates catty

Starting with CAU 4

cauld caulk cauls cause

Starting with CAV 5

caved caver caves cavie cavil

Starting with CAW 1

cawed

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with CA?

Our list has 120. 39 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that start with CA?

CAUSE, CASES, CALLS, CARRY, CATCH — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that starts with CA?

CARTE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.55 green and 1.22 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.