219 words start with CH, few enough to read in one pass. 40 of them are possible answers.
18 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 219 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- CHASE: takes 219 down to 64 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- CHAOS: down to 65. It is on the answer list.
- CHAIR: down to 69. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
39 of them end in S, about one in five of the list. The company these words keep: C (219), H (219) and A (88). 21 of these 219 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with CH
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- CHAFE
- CHAFF
- CHAIN
- CHAIR
- CHALK
- CHAMP
- CHANT
- CHAOS
- CHARD
- CHARM
- CHART
- CHASE
- CHASM
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHEER
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CHICK
- CHIDE
- CHIEF
- CHILD
- CHILI
- CHILL
- CHIME
- CHINA
- CHIRP
- CHOCK
- CHOIR
- CHOKE
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHOSE
- CHUCK
- CHUMP
- CHUNK
- CHURN
- CHUTE
- CHEVY
- CHILE
- CHIPS
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In A
- CHINA
- CHAGA
- CHAJA
- CHAKA
- CHAMA
- CHANA
- CHARA
- CHAVA
- CHAYA
- CHEBA
- CHEKA
- CHELA
- CHENA
- CHERA
- CHIBA
- CHICA
- CHITA
- CHIVA
- CHOCA
- CHOGA
- CHOLA
- CHOPA
- CHORA
- CHOTA
- CHOYA
- CHRIA
- CHUFA
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
- CHAFE
- CHASE
- CHIDE
- CHIME
- CHOKE
- CHORE
- CHOSE
- CHUTE
- CHILE
- CHACE
- CHANE
- CHAPE
- CHARE
- CHAVE
- CHEKE
- CHERE
- CHESE
- CHEVE
- CHINE
- CHIVE
- CHLOE
- CHODE
- CHUDE
- CHUJE
- CHUSE
- CHYLE
- CHYME
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In K
- CHALK
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHICK
- CHOCK
- CHUCK
- CHUNK
- CHACK
- CHANK
- CHARK
- CHAUK
- CHAWK
- CHINK
- CHIRK
- CHOAK
- CHONK
- CHOOK
- CHOWK
- CHYAK
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In M
- CHARM
- CHASM
- CHAMM
- CHAUM
- CHIAM
- CHIRM
- CHOOM
- CHURM
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In O
- CHACO
- CHADO
- CHEGO
- CHEMO
- CHIAO
- CHICO
- CHIKO
- CHIMO
- CHINO
- CHIRO
- CHOCO
- CHOKO
- CHOLO
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In P
- CHAMP
- CHEAP
- CHIRP
- CHUMP
- CHAAP
- CHEEP
- CHELP
- CHIMP
- CHOMP
- CHOOP
- CHOUP
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R
- CHAIR
- CHEER
- CHOIR
- CHARR
- CHEIR
- CHIRR
- CHLOR
- CHURR
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In S
- CHAOS
- CHESS
- CHIPS
- CHADS
- CHAIS
- CHALS
- CHAMS
- CHAPS
- CHARS
- CHASS
- CHATS
- CHAUS
- CHAVS
- CHAWS
- CHAYS
- CHEFS
- CHEMS
- CHEWS
- CHIAS
- CHIBS
- CHICS
- CHIKS
- CHINS
- CHITS
- CHIVS
- CHOCS
- CHOES
- CHOGS
- CHONS
- CHOPS
- CHOSS
- CHOUS
- CHOWS
- CHRIS
- CHUBS
- CHUGS
- CHUMS
- CHUTS
- CHWAS
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In T
- CHANT
- CHART
- CHEAT
- CHEST
- CHAAT
- CHAFT
- CHAIT
- CHAPT
- CHEET
- CHERT
- CHINT
- CHIOT
- CHIRT
- CHORT
- CHOTT
- CHOUT
- CHUET
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In B, D, F and other letters
- CHEEB
- CHIMB
- CHUBB
- CHARD
- CHILD
- CHORD
- CHOLD
- CHYND
- CHAFF
- CHIEF
- CHOOF
- CHUFF
- CHANG
- CHENG
- CHING
- CHUNG
- CHETH
- CHICH
- CHILI
- CHATI
- CHAUI
- CHEDI
- CHEKI
- CHITI
- CHOLI
- CHILL
- CHAWL
- CHIEL
- CHIRL
- CHOEL
- CHOIL
- CHURL
- CHAIN
- CHURN
- CHAWN
- CHIAN
- CHIEN
- CHOON
- CHRON
- CHIMU
- CHIRU
- CHIVW
- CHOUX
- CHEVY
- CHARY
- CHAZY
- CHEWY
- CHIVY
- CHOKY
- CHIZZ
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
- CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
- CHUFF: Blow hard and loudly.
- CHIRK: Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
- CHARR: Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.
- CHELA: A Hindu disciple of a swami.
- CHIDE: Censure severely or angrily. It is on the answer list.
- CHIVE: Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
- CHERT: Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
- CHAFE: Cause friction. It is on the answer list.
- CHEEP: Make high-pitched sounds.
- CHINE: Backbone of an animal.
- CHOMP: Chew noisily.
- CHINK: Make cracks or chinks in.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with CH?
Yes. CHECK, CHILD and CHIEF have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. CHECK and CHILL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CHAJA really a word?
Yes. Largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
CHECK. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. CHYND and CHYAK are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.