5-Letter Words Starting With CH
98 five-letter words start with CH; 43 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.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheat | 0.40 | 1.16 |
| 2 | chore | 0.51 | 1.03 |
| 3 | chase | 0.55 | 0.98 |
| 4 | chair | 0.45 | 0.99 |
| 5 | chart | 0.46 | 0.99 |
| 6 | chest | 0.41 | 1.01 |
| 7 | chose | 0.51 | 0.91 |
| 8 | cheer | 0.49 | 0.92 |
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99 words starting with CH
- checkcommon
- childcommon
- chiefcommon
- chinacommon
- cheapcommon
- chaircommon
- chaincommon
- chosecommon
- chestcommon
- chartcommon
- chasecommon
- chaoscommon
- chipscommon
- chillcommon
- chuckcommon
- charmcommon
- chickcommon
- cheatcommon
- cheercommon
- chilecommon
- cheekcommon
- chesscommon
- champcommon
- choircommon
- changcommon
- chilicommon
- chokecommon
- chalkcommon
- chordcommon
- chefscommon
- chunkcommon
- chantcommon
- chevycommon
- chopscommon
- chatscommon
- chemocommon
- chicocommon
- chutecommon
- chorecommon
- chimecommon
- chapscommon
- churncommon
- chinocommon
- chasm
- chimp
- chewy
- chump
- chock
- chirp
- chews
- chaff
- chard
- chins
- chink
- chums
- chomp
- chine
- chars
- cheep
- chafe
All 98 five-letter words
Starting with CHA 27
chads chafe chaff chain chair chalk champ chams chang chant chaos chape chaps chapt chard chare chark charm charr chars chart chary chase chasm chats chaws chays
Starting with CHE 16
cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer chefs chela chemo chert chess chest cheth chevy chews chewy
Starting with CHI 28
chiao chias chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy
Starting with CHO 13
chock choir choke choky cholo chomp chook chops chord chore chose chott chows
Starting with CHU 12
chubs chuck chufa chuff chugs chump chums chunk churl churn churr chute
Starting with CHY 2
chyle chyme
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with CH?
Our list has 98. 43 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 CH?
CHECK, CHILD, CHIEF, CHINA, CHEAP — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with CH?
CHEAT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.4 green and 1.16 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.