5 Letter Words With A and C

175 of the 1,295 5 letter words with a and c can still be the solution and 89 turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are here to rule out.

Know A and C belong in the word but not where? 1,295 words contain them, ABACK, ACORN, ACRID among them, and 175 can still be the answer.

89 of the 1,295 are common enough to guess without hesitation.

Best First Guesses

With 1,295 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

CAUSE: takes 1,295 down to 162 at worst. It is on the answer list.
CAKES: down to 178.
CARDS: down to 190.

What These Words Have in Common

225 of them end in A, about one in five of the list. The company these words keep: S (357), R (338) and E (320). Everyday English covers 89 of these 1,295 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With A and C

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ABACK
ACORN
ACRID
ACTOR
ACUTE
ANTIC
ASCOT
ATTIC
BACON
BASIC
BATCH
BEACH
BLACK
BRACE
CABAL
CABBY
CABIN
CABLE
CACAO
CACHE
CACTI
CADDY
CADET
CAGEY
CAIRN
CAMEL
CAMEO
CANDY
CANNY
CANOE
CANON
CAPER
CAPUT
CARAT
CARGO
CAROL
CARRY
CARVE
CASTE
CATCH
CATER
CATTY
CAULK
CAUSE
CAVIL
CEASE
CEDAR
CHAFE
CHAFF
CHAIN
CHAIR
CHALK
CHAMP
CHANT
CHAOS
CHARD
CHARM
CHART
CHASE
CHASM
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHINA
CIGAR
CIRCA
CLACK
CLAIM
CLAMP
CLANG
CLANK
CLASH
CLASP
CLEAN
CLEAR
CLEAT
CLOAK
COACH
COAST
COBRA
COCOA
COMMA
CORAL
CRACK
CRAFT
CRAMP
CRANE
CRANK
CRASH
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAWL
CRAZE
CRAZY
CREAK
CREAM
CROAK
DANCE
DECAL
DECAY
ECLAT
ENACT
EXACT
FACET
FANCY
FARCE
FLACK
FOCAL
GRACE
HATCH
HAVOC
ILIAC
KNACK
LANCE
LATCH
LEACH
LILAC
LOCAL
MACAW
MACHO
MACRO
MAGIC
MANIC
MARCH
MATCH
MECCA
MOCHA
OCEAN
OCTAL
PANIC
PATCH
PEACE
PEACH
PECAN
PLACE
QUACK
RACER
RANCH
REACH
REACT
RECAP
ROACH
SAUCE
SAUCY
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SCAMP
SCANT
SCARE

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With A

ABACK
ACORN
ACRID
ACTOR
ACUTE
ANTIC
ASCOT
ATTIC
ACIDS
ACRES
ABACA
ABACI
ABACS
ABCEE
ACAIS
ACALE
ACANA
ACAPU
ACARA
ACARI
ACAST
ACATE
ACCAS
ACCEL
ACCHA
ACCOY
ACCRA
ACCTS
ACCUM
ACCUR
ACCUS
ACEDY
ACENE
ACERB
ACERS
ACETA
ACHAR
ACHED
ACHEN
ACHER
ACHES
ACHEY
ACHOO
ACHOR
ACIDY
ACIER
ACIES
ACING
ACINI
ACKEE
ACKER
ACKEY
ACLYS
ACMES
ACMIC
ACNED
ACNES
ACOCK
ACOEL
ACOIN
ACOLD
ACOMA
ACONE
ACOOL
ACOST
ACOUP
ACRAB
ACRAL
ACRED
ACROA
ACRON
ACROS
ACRUX
ACRYL
ACTAS
ACTED
ACTIN
ACTON
ACTOS
ACTUS
ACUAN
ACYLS
ADCON
ADHOC
ADUNC
AECIA
AERIC
AFACE
AFANC
AFRIC
AGRIC
AITCH
ALACK
ALCAE
ALCEA
ALCES
ALCID
ALCOR
ALCOS
ALECK
ALECS
ALGIC
ALICE
ALICK
ALUCO
AMICE
AMICI
AMNIC
AMUCK
ANACK
ANCHA
ANCHO
ANCLE
ANCON
ANCOR
ANCRE
ANDIC
ANICE
ANZAC
APACE
ARACA
ARACE
ARACH
ARCAE
ARCED
ARCES
ARCHD
ARCHE
ARCHI
ARCHT
ARCHY
ARCOS
ARCUS
ARECA
AREIC
AROCK
ARTIC
ARUAC
ASCAN
ASCII
ASCON
ASCRY
ASCUS
ASDIC
ASPCA
ASPIC
ASSOC
ASYNC
ATOCS
AUCAN

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With B

BACON
BASIC
BATCH
BEACH
BLACK
BRACE
BACAO
BACCA
BACCO
BACCY
BACHA
BACHE
BACHS
BACIN
BACIS
BACKS
BACKY
BACNE
BAIOC
BANCA
BANCO
BANCS
BARCA
BARIC
BAUCH
BECAP
BIACH
BLANC
BOBAC
BOCAL
BOCCA
BRACA
BRACH
BRACK
BRACT
BUCCA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With C

CABAL
CABBY
CABIN
CABLE
CACAO
CACHE
CACTI
CADDY
CADET
CAGEY
CAIRN
CAMEL
CAMEO
CANDY
CANNY
CANOE
CANON
CAPER
CAPUT
CARAT
CARGO
CAROL
CARRY
CARVE
CASTE
CATCH
CATER
CATTY
CAULK
CAUSE
CAVIL
CEASE
CEDAR
CHAFE
CHAFF
CHAIN
CHAIR
CHALK
CHAMP
CHANT
CHAOS
CHARD
CHARM
CHART
CHASE
CHASM
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHINA
CIGAR
CIRCA
CLACK
CLAIM
CLAMP
CLANG
CLANK
CLASH
CLASP
CLEAN
CLEAR
CLEAT
CLOAK
COACH
COAST
COBRA
COCOA
COMMA
CORAL
CRACK
CRAFT
CRAMP
CRANE
CRANK
CRASH
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAWL
CRAZE
CRAZY
CREAK
CREAM
CROAK
CAKES
CALLS
CAMPS
CARDS
CASES
COSTA
CRAIG
CRAPS
CAABA
CAAED
CAAMA
CABAA
CABAN
CABAS
CABDA
CABER
CABIO
CABOB
CABOC
CABOT
CABRE
CACAM
CACAN
CACAS
CACEI
CACKS
CACKY
CACUR
CADDO
CADEE
CADER
CADES
CADEW
CADGE
CADGY
CADIE
CADIS
CADOS
CADRE
CADUA
CADUS
CAECA
CAESE
CAFES
CAFFA
CAFFE
CAFFS
CAFIZ
CAFOY
CAGED
CAGER
CAGES
CAGGY
CAGIT
CAGOT
CAGUI
CAHIZ
CAHOT
CAHOW
CAHUY
CAIDS
CAINS
CAIRD
CAIRO
CAITE
CAJAN
CAJON
CAJOU

CAJUN
CAKED
CAKER
CAKEY
CAKRA
CALAS
CALCI
CALEB
CALEF
CALFS
CALIC
CALID
CALIF
CALIN
CALIX
CALKS
CALLA
CALLE
CALLI
CALLO
CALMS
CALMY
CALOR
CALOS
CALPA
CALPS
CALVE
CALYX
CAMAN
CAMAS
CAMAY
CAMES
CAMIS
CAMLA
CAMOS
CAMPA
CAMPE
CAMPI
CAMPO
CAMPY
CAMUS
CANAL
CANAP
CANCH
CANDO
CANED
CANEH
CANEL
CANER
CANES
CANGS
CANGY
CANID
CANIS
CANLI
CANNA
CANNS
CANOS
CANSO
CANST
CANTI
CANTO
CANTS
CANTY
CANUN
CANZO
CAOBA
CAPAS
CAPAX
CAPED
CAPEL
CAPES
CAPEX
CAPHS
CAPIZ
CAPLE
CAPOC
CAPON
CAPOS
CAPOT
CAPPY
CAPRA
CAPRI
CAPSA
CAPUL
CAQUE
CARAP
CARBO
CARBS
CARBY
CARDI
CARDO
CARDY
CARED
CARER
CARES
CARET
CAREX
CAREY
CARGA
CARIB
CARID
CARKS
CARLE
CARLI
CARLO
CARLS
CARNE
CARNS
CARNY
CAROA
CAROB
CAROM
CARON
CAROT
CARPE
CARPI
CARPS
CARRI
CARRS
CARSE
CARTA
CARTE
CARTS
CARTY
CARUA
CARUM
CARUS
CARVY
CARYA
CARYL
CASAL
CASAS
CASCO
CASED
CASEL
CASER
CASEY
CASHA
CASKS
CASKY
CASSE
CASSY
CASTS
CASUS
CATAN
CATEL
CATES
CATHA
CATHY
CATSO
CATTI
CATUR
CAUCH
CAUDA
CAUKS
CAULD
CAULI
CAULS
CAUMA
CAUMS
CAUPO
CAUPS
CAURI
CAUSA
CAVAE
CAVAL
CAVAS
CAVEA
CAVED
CAVEL
CAVER
CAVES
CAVEY
CAVIA
CAVIE
CAVIN
CAVUM
CAVUS
CAWED
CAWKS
CAWKY
CAWNY
CAXON
CAYOS
CCOYA
CEAZE
CECAL
CECCA
CEIBA
CELIA
CELLA
CERAL
CERAS
CERAT
CERIA
CESAR
CESTA
CHAAP
CHAAT
CHACE
CHACK
CHACO
CHADO
CHADS
CHAFT
CHAGA
CHAIS
CHAIT
CHAJA
CHAKA
CHALS
CHAMA
CHAMM
CHAMS
CHANA
CHANE
CHANG
CHANK
CHAPE
CHAPS
CHAPT
CHARA
CHARE
CHARK
CHARR
CHARS
CHARY
CHASS
CHATI
CHATS
CHAUI
CHAUK
CHAUM
CHAUS
CHAVA
CHAVE
CHAVS
CHAWK
CHAWL
CHAWN
CHAWS
CHAYA
CHAYS
CHAZY
CHEBA
CHEKA
CHELA
CHENA
CHERA
CHIAM
CHIAN
CHIAO
CHIAS
CHIBA
CHICA
CHITA
CHIVA
CHOAK
CHOCA
CHOGA
CHOLA
CHOPA
CHORA
CHOTA
CHOYA
CHRIA
CHUFA
CHWAS
CHYAK
CIAOS
CICAD
CIGUA
CILIA
CIMAR
CISTA
CITAL
CITUA
CIZAR
CLACH
CLADE
CLADS
CLAES
CLAGS
CLAIK
CLAIR
CLAKE
CLAMB
CLAME
CLAMS
CLANS
CLAPE
CLAPS
CLAPT
CLARA
CLARE
CLARK
CLARO
CLART
CLARY
CLASS
CLAST
CLATS
CLAUS
CLAUT
CLAVA
CLAVE
CLAVI
CLAVY
CLAWK
CLAWS
CLAYE
CLAYS
CLEAD
CLEAM
CLIMA
CLOAM
CNIDA
COACT
COADY
COAID
COALA
COALS
COALY
COAPT
COARB
COART
COATE
COATI
COATS
COAXY
COBIA
COBZA
COCAO
COCAS
CODAL
CODAS
COHAB
COLAN
COLAS
COLAT
COLLA
COLZA
COMAE
COMAL
COMAN
COMAS
CONAL
CONGA
CONIA
COOBA
COOJA
COPAL
COPAY
COPHA
COPIA
COPPA
COPRA
CORAH
CORAM
CORAN
CORDA
CORIA
COROA
CORTA
COTAN
COTTA
COUAC
COUMA
COUTA
COWAL
COWAN
COXAE
COXAL
COYAN
COYAU
CRAAL
CRABS
CRAGS
CRAIC
CRAIE
CRAIK
CRAIN
CRAKE
CRAME
CRAMS
CRANG
CRANS
CRANY
CRAPE
CRAPY
CRARE
CRASS
CRAVO
CRAWM
CRAWS
CRAYE
CRAYS
CRCAO
CREAD
CREAT
CREDA
CREMA
CRENA
CRETA
CRIAS
CROAT
CROSA
CRURA
CRYAL
CUBAN
CUBAS
CUBLA
CUDDA
CUECA
CUEVA
CUJAM
CULLA
CULPA
CUMAL
CUMAR
CUMAY
CUNAN
CUNAS
CUNEA
CUNZA
CUPAY
CUPPA
CURAT
CURIA
CURSA
CURUA
CUYAS
CYANO
CYANS
CYATH
CYCAD
CYCAS
CYMAE
CYMAR
CYMAS
CYMBA
CZARS

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With D

DANCE
DECAL
DECAY
DACES
DACHA
DACHS
DACKS
DACUS
DANCY
DANIC
DARAC
DARCI
DARCY
DARIC
DATCH
DAYCH
DECAD
DECAF
DECAN
DECAP
DIACT
DICTA
DIRCA
DRACK
DRACO
DUCAL
DUCAT

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With E

ECLAT
ENACT
EXACT
EMACS
ECADS
ECARD
ECART
ECASH
ECHAR
ECHEA
ECTAD
ECTAL
ELAIC
ENCIA
ENIAC
EPACT
ERICA
ERUCA
ESCAR

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With F

FACET
FANCY
FARCE
FLACK
FOCAL
FACED
FACES
FACTS
FACER
FACEY
FACIA
FACIE
FACIT
FACKS
FACTA
FACTO
FACTY
FALCO
FARCI
FARCY
FASCI
FAUCH
FCHAR
FECAL
FICTA
FIDAC
FINCA
FIRCA
FRACK
FRACT
FRANC
FURCA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With G

GRACE
GAMIC
GANCH
GARCE
GATCH
GAUCH
GAUCY
GAWCY
GLACE
GLACK
GRACY
GUACO
GUIAC

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With H

HATCH
HAVOC
HACEK
HACHE
HACHT
HACKS
HACKY
HAICK
HALCH
HANCE
HANCH
HOACH
HUACA
HUACO

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With I

ILIAC
ICACO
ICASM
ICICA
ICTAL
IDAIC
ILEAC
INACT
INCAN
INCAS
INCRA
ISAAC
ISIAC

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With K

KNACK
KACHA
KACKS
KARCH
KAUCH
KCALS
KEACH
KIACK
KYACK

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With L

LANCE
LATCH
LEACH
LILAC
LOCAL
LACCA
LACCY
LACED
LACER
LACES
LACET
LACEY
LACHE
LACIS
LACKA
LACKS
LACKY
LACTO
LAICH
LAICS
LANCH
LARCH
LAUCH
LAVIC
LENCA
LICCA
LINAC
LOACH
LUACH
LUCAN
LUCIA
LYCEA
LYCRA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With M

MACAW
MACHO
MACRO
MAGIC
MANIC
MARCH
MATCH
MECCA
MOCHA
MACAN
MACAO
MACAS
MACCA
MACCO
MACED
MACER
MACES
MACHE
MACHI
MACHS
MACKA
MACKS
MACLE
MACON
MACTE
MADOC
MAFIC
MALIC
MANOC
MARCI
MARCO
MARCS
MAZAC
MAZIC
MCKAY
MEACH
MECHA
MESCA
MICAH
MICAS
MICRA
MIRAC
MOCAP
MOCOA
MUSCA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With N

NANCY
NACHE
NACHO
NACRE
NACRY
NAICE
NANCE
NARCO
NARCS
NARIC
NASCH
NATCH
NAUCH
NECIA
NICAD
NUCAL
NUCHA
NUMAC

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With O

OCEAN
OCTAL
OSCAR
OARIC
OCCAM
OCCAS
OCHNA
OCREA
OCTAD
OCTAN
OCTAS
OLCHA
ONCIA
ORACH
ORACY
ORCAS
OSCAN
OSHAC

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With P

PANIC
PATCH
PEACE
PEACH
PECAN
PLACE
PACKS
PACAI
PACAS
PACAY
PACED
PACER
PACES
PACEY
PACHA
PACHT
PACKY
PACOS
PACTA
PACTS
PALCH
PANCE
PANCH
PARCH
PARCS
PASCH
PECIA
PERCA
PHACA
PHOCA
PICAE
PICAL
PICAS
PICEA
PICRA
PLACK
PLANC
PLICA
POACH
POCAN
PONCA
POSCA
PUCAN
PUCKA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With R

RACER
RANCH
REACH
REACT
RECAP
ROACH
RACES
RACKS
RABIC
RACED
RACHE
RACON
RANCE
RAPIC
RATCH
RECAL
RECTA
ROCTA
RUACH

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With S

SAUCE
SAUCY
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SCAMP
SCANT
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCRAM
SCRAP
SCUBA
SHACK
SLACK
SMACK
SNACK
SPACE
STACK
SUMAC
SACAE
SACKS
SACRA
SACRE
SACRO
SACRY
SADIC
SAICE
SAICK
SAICS
SALIC
SANCT
SANCY
SAUCH
SCABS
SCADS
SCAFF
SCAGS
SCAIL
SCALA
SCALF
SCALL
SCALT
SCALX
SCALZ
SCAMS
SCAND
SCANS
SCAPA
SCAPE
SCAPI
SCARN
SCARP
SCARS
SCART
SCASE
SCATH
SCATS
SCATT
SCAUD
SCAUL
SCAUM
SCAUP
SCAUR
SCAUT
SCAWD
SCAWL
SCAWS
SCEAT
SCENA
SCHAV
SCHWA
SCIAN
SCLAT
SCLAV
SCLAW
SCOAD
SCOPA
SCRAB
SCRAE
SCRAG
SCRAN
SCRAT
SCRAW
SCRAY
SCUTA
SERAC
SICCA
SIFAC
SOCAS
SOCIA
SPACK
SPACY
SPICA
STACC
STACY
STYCA
SWACK

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With T

TACIT
TACKY
TEACH
TRACE
TRACK
TRACT
TABAC
TABIC
TACAN
TACCA
TACES
TACET
TACHE
TACHI
TACHO
TACHS
TACKS
TACOS
TACSO
TACTS
TAICH
TALCK
TALCS
TALCY
TAROC
TASCA
TASCO
TCAWI
TCHAI
TECLA
TECTA
THACK
THECA
TICAL
TICCA
TLACO
TOSCA
TRACY
TRIAC
TRICA
TROCA
TUNCA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With V

VICAR
VOCAL
VACAS
VACAY
VACHE
VACOA
VACUA
VACUI
VACUO
VANCE
VAREC
VATIC
VAUCH
VICIA
VICUA
VINCA
VLACH
VOCAB
VOCAT
VRAIC

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With W

WACKY
WATCH
WHACK
WRACK
WAACS
WACKE
WACKO
WACKS
WARCH
WASCO
WAUCH
WICCA
WOCAS

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With Y

YACHT
YACAL
YACCA
YACKA
YACKS
YARCO
YCLAD
YUCAS
YUCCA
YUNCA

5 Letter Words With A and C Starting With J, Q, U and other letters

JACAL
JACET
JACHT
JACKO
JACKS
JACKY
JACOB
QUACK
QUICA
UBACS
UCKIA
UMIAC
UNACT
UNCAP
UNCIA
UNICA
XICAK
XINCA
ZACKS
ZAMAC

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.

BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
CADGE: Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
TICAL: The basic unit of money in Thailand.
ICTAL: Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
PARCH: Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
SCRAG: Wring the neck of.
PLICA: A folded part (as in skin or muscle).
CECAL: Of or like a cecum.
ASCUS: Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.
CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
COATI: Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America.
ACKEE: Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.
BACCY: Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It is on the answer list.
NACRE: The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
SPACY: Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A and C?

Yes. PLACE, BLACK and LOCAL 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. LOCAL and CLASS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ACERB really a word?

Yes. Sour or bitter in taste. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

PLACE. 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. ZAMAC and YUNCA are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ACRID, ANTIC and CABBY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.