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5 Letter Words With the Letter C

Start with CAUSE. It splits the 3,014 5 letter words with c more evenly than any other first guess, and the full list sits below it.

5 Letter Words With the Letter C with answers like ABACK, ACORN, ACRID

A C in a Wordle guess is either hard or soft, and 5 letter words with C split on whichever vowel comes after it.

Before A, O or U it is a hard K, as in COULD and LOCAL, while before E or I it softens, as in SINCE.

The vowel after the C is therefore the letter to test once it turns yellow, since the pronunciation depends on that vowel.

List of 5 Letter Words With C

  • ABACK
  • ACORN
  • ACRID
  • ACTOR
  • ACUTE
  • ANTIC
  • ASCOT
  • ATTIC
  • BACON
  • BASIC
  • BATCH
  • BEACH
  • BEECH
  • BELCH
  • BENCH
  • BICEP
  • BIRCH
  • BLACK
  • BLOCK
  • BOTCH
  • BRACE
  • BRICK
  • BUNCH
  • BUTCH
  • 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
  • CELLO
  • 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
  • CIDER
  • CIGAR
  • CINCH
  • CIRCA
  • CIVIC
  • CIVIL
  • CLACK
  • CLAIM
  • CLAMP
  • CLANG
  • CLANK
  • CLASH
  • CLASP
  • CLEAN
  • CLEAR
  • CLEAT
  • CLEFT
  • CLERK
  • CLICK
  • CLIFF
  • CLIMB
  • CLING
  • CLINK
  • CLOAK
  • CLOCK
  • CLONE
  • CLOSE
  • CLOTH
  • CLOUD
  • CLOUT
  • CLOVE
  • CLOWN
  • CLUCK
  • CLUED
  • CLUMP
  • CLUNG
  • COACH
  • COAST
  • COBRA
  • COCOA
  • COLON
  • COLOR
  • COMET
  • COMFY
  • COMIC
  • COMMA
  • CONCH
  • CONDO
  • CONIC
  • COPSE
  • CORAL
  • CORER

Common 5 Letter Words With C

  • WHICH
  • COULD
  • SINCE
  • PLACE
  • MUSIC
  • BLACK
  • LOCAL
  • COURT
  • CLOSE
  • CAUSE
  • WATCH
  • CHECK
  • CHILD
  • MARCH
  • CLEAR
  • FORCE
  • PRICE
  • SPACE
  • MATCH
  • CHIEF
  • CHINA
  • COVER
  • CRAZY
  • VOICE
  • PIECE
  • PEACE
  • TRACK
  • CROSS
  • FOCUS
  • QUICK
  • CLEAN
  • SCENE
  • COACH
  • CLAIM
  • REACH
  • CIVIL
  • DANCE
  • STOCK
  • BEACH
  • COLOR
  • TOUCH
  • BASIC
  • CARRY
  • CRIME
  • BLOCK
  • CATCH
  • COAST
  • TWICE
  • COUNT
  • SCALE
  • SCORE
  • CLICK
  • LUCKY
  • MAGIC
  • STICK
  • CHEAP
  • CROWD
  • OCEAN
  • CHAIR
  • STUCK

5 Letter Words With C for Wordle

  • CAUSE
  • CHASE
  • CAKES
  • WHICH
  • COULD
  • SINCE
  • PLACE
  • MUSIC
  • BLACK
  • LOCAL
  • COURT
  • CLOSE
  • WATCH
  • CHECK
  • CHILD
  • MARCH
  • CLEAR
  • FORCE
  • PRICE
  • SPACE
  • MATCH
  • CHIEF
  • CHINA
  • COVER
  • CRAZY
  • VOICE
  • PIECE
  • PEACE
  • TRACK
  • CROSS
  • FOCUS
  • QUICK
  • CLEAN
  • SCENE
  • COACH
  • CLAIM
  • REACH
  • CIVIL
  • DANCE
  • STOCK
  • BEACH
  • COLOR
  • TOUCH
  • BASIC
  • CARRY
  • CRIME
  • BLOCK
  • CATCH
  • COAST
  • TWICE
  • COUNT
  • SCALE
  • SCORE
  • CLICK
  • LUCKY
  • MAGIC
  • STICK
  • CHEAP
  • CROWD
  • OCEAN

5 Letter Words With C by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With C

  • COULD
  • COURT
  • CLOSE
  • CAUSE
  • CHECK
  • CHILD
  • CLEAR
  • CHIEF
  • CHINA
  • COVER
  • CRAZY
  • CROSS

Full list: 5 Letter Words Starting with C

5 Letter Words With C as the Second Letter

  • SCENE
  • SCALE
  • SCORE
  • OCEAN
  • ACTOR
  • OCCUR
  • SCARY
  • SCOPE
  • SCREW
  • ACUTE
  • SCOUT
  • SCOOP

5 Letter Words With C in the Middle

  • LOCAL
  • FOCUS
  • LUCKY
  • CYCLE
  • OCCUR
  • UNCLE
  • ROCKY
  • VOCAL
  • BACON
  • MICRO
  • YACHT
  • EXCEL

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C in the Middle

5 Letter Words With C as the Fourth Letter

  • WHICH
  • SINCE
  • PLACE
  • BLACK
  • WATCH
  • CHECK
  • MARCH
  • FORCE
  • PRICE
  • SPACE
  • MATCH
  • VOICE

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C as the Fourth Letter

5 Letter Words Ending in C

  • MUSIC
  • BASIC
  • MAGIC
  • TOPIC
  • COMIC
  • LOGIC
  • PANIC
  • TOXIC
  • CIVIC
  • SONIC
  • CUBIC
  • LYRIC

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in C

5 Letter Words With C and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With A and C

  • PLACE
  • BLACK
  • LOCAL
  • CAUSE
  • WATCH
  • MARCH
  • CLEAR
  • SPACE
  • MATCH
  • CHINA
  • CRAZY
  • PEACE

Full list: 5 Letter Words With A and C

5 Letter Words With C and E

  • SINCE
  • PLACE
  • CLOSE
  • CAUSE
  • CHECK
  • CLEAR
  • FORCE
  • PRICE
  • SPACE
  • CHIEF
  • COVER
  • VOICE

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C and E

5 Letter Words With C and I

  • WHICH
  • SINCE
  • MUSIC
  • CHILD
  • PRICE
  • CHIEF
  • CHINA
  • VOICE
  • PIECE
  • QUICK
  • CLAIM
  • CIVIL

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C and I

5 Letter Words With C and O

  • COULD
  • LOCAL
  • COURT
  • CLOSE
  • FORCE
  • COVER
  • VOICE
  • CROSS
  • FOCUS
  • COACH
  • STOCK
  • COLOR

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C and O

5 Letter Words With Two C's

  • CHECK
  • COACH
  • CATCH
  • CLICK
  • CYCLE
  • OCCUR
  • CLOCK
  • COMIC
  • CRACK
  • CHUCK
  • CHICK
  • CIVIC
  • CUBIC
  • CACHE
  • COUCH
  • COCOA
  • CIRCA
  • MECCA
  • CROCK
  • CACAO
  • CHOCK
  • CYNIC
  • CRICK
  • CONCH
  • CACTI
  • CINCH
  • CLACK
  • CONIC
  • CLUCK
  • CISCO
  • CZECH
  • MCCOY
  • CECIL
  • COCKY
  • CHICO
  • ACCRA
  • CROCS
  • CHICA
  • CODEC
  • COLIC
  • YUCCA
  • CHOCO
  • WICCA
  • COCOS
  • CHACO
  • CIRCE
  • ACCEL
  • COOCH
  • CHACE
  • CRAIC
  • BOCCE
  • CASCO
  • CUCKS
  • RECCE
  • CYCLO
  • ACCTS
  • CUTCH
  • MACCA
  • BACCA
  • CERCI

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With C in Scrabble

  1. QUACK 20 points
  2. QUICK 20 points
  3. CRAZY 19 points
  4. ZILCH 19 points
  5. CHAJA 17 points
  6. CHOKY 17 points
  7. CYLIX 17 points
  8. JUICY 17 points
  9. WACKY 17 points
  10. WHACK 17 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Containing C

  • SCURF: A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.
  • TERCE: The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
  • LOTIC: Of or relating to or living in actively moving water.
  • CERIC: Of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4.
  • BARIC: Of or relating to or containing barium.
  • BOCCI: Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court.
  • CENSE: Perfume especially with a censer.
  • CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
  • CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
  • CADGE: Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
  • DICOT: Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.
  • SOCLE: A plain plinth that supports a wall.
  • MUCOR: Any mold of the genus Mucor.
  • 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.
  • ICTUS: A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words with C?

There are 3,014 of them. The everyday ones include WHICH, COULD, SINCE, PLACE and MUSIC.

How many 5 letter words have C in them?

3,014 in total, and 441 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with C are Wordle answers?

441 of them have been answers, among them BLACK, LOCAL, COURT, CLOSE and CAUSE.

Can a Wordle answer contain C?

Yes. WHICH, COULD and SINCE all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. WHICH and LOCAL 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

WHICH. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. ZYMIC and ZONIC are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ACRID, ANTIC and BELCH. 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.

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