Words Containing C
Every English word containing "C". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
3,322 words found
15 Letter Words3
13 Letter Words4
12 Letter Words15
11 Letter Words33
10 Letter Words58
9 Letter Words104
8 Letter Words150
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words85
3 Letter Words20
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About These Words
This list holds 3,322 words, running from 3 to 15 letters and averaging 7.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are c (922), e (570), a (428), i (399), o (366). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.4 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CONSEQUENCES at 25, followed by ACCOMPLISHED, CONFIDENTIALITY and PAYCHECK. 448 of them (49%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONFIDENTIALITY, CONGRATULATIONS and ELECTROMAGNETIC at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 3: ACE, ACT and CAB.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "C" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 3,322 words containing "C". They run from 3 to 6 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "C" scores highest in Scrabble?+
QUICK is the highest scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, ahead of CRAZY, CHECKS and JACK. The list averages 9.5 points per word, and 150 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "C"?+
The shortest are ACE, ACT, CAB, CAL and CAN at 3 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "C"?+
ACCENT, ACCEPT, ACCESS and ACROSS are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words containing "C" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 34% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are C, A, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.