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5-Letter Words With C

1,359 five-letter words contain C; 478 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
3crate0.581.18
4react0.461.31
5trace0.581.19
6erica0.361.40
7acres0.331.40
8cares0.481.25

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  • whichcommon
  • couldcommon
  • sincecommon
  • placecommon
  • musiccommon
  • blackcommon
  • localcommon
  • courtcommon
  • classcommon
  • closecommon
  • comescommon
  • causecommon
  • watchcommon
  • checkcommon
  • childcommon
  • marchcommon
  • clearcommon
  • forcecommon
  • pricecommon
  • spacecommon
  • matchcommon
  • chiefcommon
  • chinacommon
  • covercommon
  • crazycommon
  • voicecommon
  • casescommon
  • piececommon
  • peacecommon
  • trackcommon
  • crosscommon
  • focuscommon
  • quickcommon
  • cleancommon
  • scenecommon
  • coachcommon
  • costscommon
  • claimcommon
  • reachcommon
  • civilcommon
  • dancecommon
  • stockcommon
  • beachcommon
  • callscommon
  • colorcommon
  • touchcommon
  • basiccommon
  • carrycommon
  • crimecommon
  • blockcommon
  • catchcommon
  • coastcommon
  • twicecommon
  • countcommon
  • scalecommon
  • scorecommon
  • clickcommon
  • luckycommon
  • bitchcommon
  • cardscommon

The words, common first

Starting with A 54

abaca abaci aback acari acerb aceta ached aches achoo acids acidy acing acini ackee acmes acmic acned acnes acock acold acorn acred acres acrid acted actin actor acute acyls adunc aecia aitch alack alcid alecs amice amici amnic amuck ancon antic apace arced arcus areca areic ascot ascus asdic aspic attic aulic auric azoic

Starting with B 35

bacca backs bacon banco baric basic batch beach becap becks beech belch bench bices birch black block blocs bocce bocci boche bocks boric botch brace brach bract brick brock bronc bucko bucks bunch bunco butch

Starting with C 660

cabal cabin cable cache cadet cadre cafes caged cages cakes calif calls camel cameo camps canal candy canes canoe canon capes carat carbs cards cared cares cargo carol carry carte carts carve cases caste casts catch cater cause caves cease cedar ceded celeb cello cells cents chain chair chalk champ chang chant chaos chaps charm chart chase chats cheap cheat check cheek cheer chefs chemo chess chest chevy chick chico chief child chile chili chill chime china chino chips choir choke chops chord chore chose chuck chunk churn chute cider cigar circa cisco cited cites civic civil claim clamp clams clans clash clasp class claws clean clear clerk click cliff climb cling clips cloak clock clone close cloth cloud clout clown clubs clues coach coast coats cobra cocoa coded codes codex coils coins coles colin colon color colts combo combs comes comet comfy comic comma condo cones coney congo conte cooks cools coral cords cores corny corps costa costs couch cough could count coupe court coven cover crabs crack craft cramp crane crank crash crate crave crawl craze crazy cream creed creek creep creme crept crest crews cried cries crime crisp crock croft crook crops crore cross crowd crown crows crude cruel crush crust crypt cubes cubic cuffs cults cumin cupid cured cures curls curly curry curse curve curvy cutie cycle

Plus 439 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with D 42

daces dacha dance daric decaf decal decay decks decor decos decoy decry deice deuce diced dicer dices dicey dicot dicta dicty disci disco discs ditch docks dolce dolci domic douce dreck ducal ducat duces duchy ducks ducky ducts dunce dunch duroc dutch

Starting with E 25

eched eches echos eclat ecrus edict educe educt eject elect emcee enact epact epics epoch erect erica eruct escar escot ethic evict exact excel execs

Starting with F 36

faced facer faces facet facia facts fancy farce farci farcy feces fecks fence fetch fices fiche fichu ficin ficus filch finch fiscs fitch flack fleck flick flics flock flocs focal focus force franc frock fucus fyces

Starting with G 9

gamic gecko gecks genic glace grace guaco gucks gulch

Starting with H 20

hacek hacks hance hatch havoc hecks hemic hence heuch hicks hitch hocks hocus hoick hooch hotch hucks humic hunch hutch

Starting with I 16

ichor icier icily icing icker icons ictic ictus ileac iliac incog incur incus iodic ionic itchy

Starting with J 8

jacal jacks jacky jocko jocks juice juicy junco

Starting with K 8

kecks kench ketch kicks kicky knack knock kyack

Starting with L 41

laced lacer laces lacey lacks laich laics lance larch latch leach leech letch lichi licht licit licks lilac linac loach local lochs locks locos locum locus logic lotic luces lucid lucks lucky lucre ludic lunch lurch lycea lycee lynch lyric lytic

Starting with M 49

macaw maced macer maces mache macho machs macks macle macon macro mafic magic malic manic march marcs match mecca medic melic mercy mesic micas miche micks micra micro milch mimic mince mincy mocha mocks mooch mouch mucid mucin mucks mucky mucor mucro mucus mulch mulct munch musca music mutch

Starting with N 19

nacho nacre nance nancy narco narcs naric natch necks nicad nicer niche nicks nicol niece nocks nonce notch nucha

Starting with O 23

occur ocean ocher ochre ochry ocker ocrea octad octal octan octet octyl oculi ohmic oleic ontic optic orach orcas orcin orgic osmic ounce

Starting with P 50

pacas paced pacer paces pacha packs pacts panic parch patch peace peach pecan pechs pecks pecky pence perch pical picas picks picky picot picul piece pinch pisco pitch place plack plica pluck poach pocks pocky ponce pooch porch pouch price prick pricy psych pubic puces pucka pucks pudic punch pyric

Starting with Q 2

quack quick

Starting with R 35

rabic raced racer races racks racon rance ranch ratch reach react rebec recap recce recks recon recta recti recto recur recut relic retch riced ricer rices ricin ricks roach rocks rocky rotch ruche rucks runic

Starting with S 121

sacks sacra saice salic sauce sauch saucy scabs scads scags scald scale scall scalp scaly scamp scams scans scant scape scare scarf scarp scars scart scary scatt scaup scaur scena scend scene scent schav schmo schul schwa scion scoff scold scone scoop scoot scope scops score scorn scots scour scout scowl scows scrag scram scrap scree screw scrim scrip scrod scrub scrum scuba scudi scudo scuds scuff sculk scull sculp scums scups scurf scuta scute scuts secco sects sepic serac shack shock shuck sices sicko sicks since slack slice slick smack smock snack sneck snick snuck socko socks socle sodic sonic space spacy speck specs spica spice spick stack stich stick stock stoic stuck sucre sulci sumac sycee syces synch syncs

Starting with T 44

taces tacet tache tachs tacit tacks tacky tacos tacts talcs taroc teach techy tecta telic tench terce teuch thack theca thick tical ticks tinct tonic topic torch torcs toric touch toxic trace track tract triac trice trick trock truce truck tucks tunic twice typic

Starting with U 10

ulcer umiac uncap uncia uncle uncos uncoy uncus uncut ureic

Starting with V 13

vacua vatic vetch vicar viced vices vichy vinca vinic vocal voces voice vouch

Starting with W 18

wacke wacko wacks wacky watch wecht welch wench whack which wicks wilco wince winch witch wrack wreck wrick

Starting with X 3

xebec xenic xeric

Starting with Y 14

yacht yacks yecch yechs yechy yince yocks yogic yonic yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky

Starting with Z 4

zebec zilch zincs zincy

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain C?

Our list has 1,359. 478 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 contain C?

WHICH, COULD, SINCE, PLACE, MUSIC — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains C?

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.