SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with C

307 four-letter words begin with C.

Every four-letter word that begins with C in SOWPODS: 307 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a C already on the board.

Highest scorer: CHEZ at 18 points. 307 words total.
4-letter words starting with CA (68)
  • CAAS6
  • CABA8
  • CABS8
  • CACA8
  • CADE7
  • CADI7
  • CADS7
  • CAFE9
  • CAFF12
  • CAGE7
  • CAGS7
  • CAGY10
  • CAID7
  • CAIN6
  • CAKE10
  • CAKY13
  • CALF9
  • CALK10
  • CALL6
  • CALM8
  • CALO6
  • CALP8
  • CALX13
  • CAMA8
  • CAME8
  • CAMO8
  • CAMP10
  • CAMS8
  • CANE6
  • CANG7
  • CANN6
  • CANS6
  • CANT6
  • CANY9
  • CAPA8
  • CAPE8
  • CAPH11
  • CAPI8
  • CAPO8
  • CAPS8
  • CARB8
  • CARD7
  • CARE6
  • CARK10
  • CARL6
  • CARN6
  • CARP8
  • CARR6
  • CARS6
  • CART6
  • CASA6
  • CASE6
  • CASH9
  • CASK10
  • CAST6
  • CATE6
  • CATS6
  • CAUF9
  • CAUK10
  • CAUL6
  • CAUM8
  • CAUP8
  • CAVA9
  • CAVE9
  • CAVY12
  • CAWK13
  • CAWS9
  • CAYS9
4-letter words starting with CE (18)
  • CEAS6
  • CECA8
  • CEDE7
  • CEDI7
  • CEES6
  • CEIL6
  • CELL6
  • CELS6
  • CELT6
  • CENS6
  • CENT6
  • CEPE8
  • CEPS8
  • CERE6
  • CERO6
  • CERT6
  • CESS6
  • CETE6
4-letter words starting with CH (37)
  • CHAD10
  • CHAI9
  • CHAL9
  • CHAM11
  • CHAO9
  • CHAP11
  • CHAR9
  • CHAS9
  • CHAT9
  • CHAV12
  • CHAW12
  • CHAY12
  • CHEF12
  • CHER9
  • CHEW12
  • CHEZ18
  • CHIA9
  • CHIB11
  • CHIC11
  • CHID10
  • CHIK13
  • CHIN9
  • CHIP11
  • CHIS9
  • CHIT9
  • CHIV12
  • CHIZ18
  • CHOC11
  • CHOG10
  • CHON9
  • CHOP11
  • CHOU9
  • CHOW12
  • CHUB11
  • CHUG10
  • CHUM11
  • CHUT9
4-letter words starting with CI (16)
  • CIAO6
  • CIDE7
  • CIDS7
  • CIEL6
  • CIGS7
  • CILL6
  • CINE6
  • CION6
  • CIRE6
  • CIRL6
  • CIST6
  • CITE6
  • CITO6
  • CITS6
  • CITY9
  • CIVE9
4-letter words starting with CL (23)
  • CLAD7
  • CLAG7
  • CLAM8
  • CLAN6
  • CLAP8
  • CLAT6
  • CLAW9
  • CLAY9
  • CLEF9
  • CLEG7
  • CLEM8
  • CLEW9
  • CLIP8
  • CLOD7
  • CLOG7
  • CLON6
  • CLOP8
  • CLOT6
  • CLOU6
  • CLOW9
  • CLOY9
  • CLUB8
  • CLUE6
4-letter words starting with CO (86)
  • COAL6
  • COAT6
  • COAX13
  • COBB10
  • COBS8
  • COCA8
  • COCH11
  • COCK12
  • COCO8
  • CODA7
  • CODE7
  • CODS7
  • COED7
  • COFF12
  • COFT9
  • COGS7
  • COHO9
  • COIF9
  • COIL6
  • COIN6
  • COIR6
  • COIT6
  • COKE10
  • COKY13
  • COLA6
  • COLD7
  • COLE6
  • COLL6
  • COLS6
  • COLT6
  • COLY9
  • COMA8
  • COMB10
  • COME8
  • COMM10
  • COMP10
  • COMS8
  • COND7
  • CONE6
  • CONF9
  • CONI6
  • CONK10
  • CONN6
  • CONS6
  • CONY9
  • COOF9
  • COOK10
  • COOL6
  • COOM8
  • COON6
  • COOP8
  • COOS6
  • COOT6
  • COPE8
  • COPS8
  • COPY11
  • CORD7
  • CORE6
  • CORF9
  • CORK10
  • CORM8
  • CORN6
  • CORS6
  • CORY9
  • COSE6
  • COSH9
  • COSS6
  • COST6
  • COSY9
  • COTE6
  • COTH9
  • COTS6
  • COTT6
  • COUP8
  • COUR6
  • COVE9
  • COWK13
  • COWL9
  • COWP11
  • COWS9
  • COWY12
  • COXA13
  • COXY16
  • COYS9
  • COZE15
  • COZY18
4-letter words starting with CR (23)
  • CRAB8
  • CRAG7
  • CRAM8
  • CRAN6
  • CRAP8
  • CRAW9
  • CRAY9
  • CRED7
  • CREE6
  • CREM8
  • CREW9
  • CRIB8
  • CRIM8
  • CRIS6
  • CRIT6
  • CROC8
  • CROG7
  • CROP8
  • CROW9
  • CRUD7
  • CRUE6
  • CRUS6
  • CRUX13
4-letter words starting with CU (29)
  • CUBE8
  • CUBS8
  • CUDS7
  • CUED7
  • CUES6
  • CUFF12
  • CUIF9
  • CUIT6
  • CUKE10
  • CULL6
  • CULM8
  • CULT6
  • CUNT6
  • CUPS8
  • CURB8
  • CURD7
  • CURE6
  • CURF9
  • CURL6
  • CURN6
  • CURR6
  • CURS6
  • CURT6
  • CUSH9
  • CUSK10
  • CUSP8
  • CUSS6
  • CUTE6
  • CUTS6
4-letter words starting with CW (1)
  • CWMS11
4-letter words starting with CY (5)
  • CYAN9
  • CYMA11
  • CYME11
  • CYST9
  • CYTE9
4-letter words starting with CZ (1)
  • CZAR15

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307 four-letter words that begin with C

307 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with C, which is 5.6% of the list. That makes C the 6th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are O (86), A (68), H (37) and U (29). Most of the words end in S (45), with E next at 40.

48 repeat a letter, like CAAS and CABA, and 259 use four different letters. The top scorer is CHEZ at 18 points in Scrabble, followed by CHIZ on 18.

Questions about four-letter words starting with C

How many four-letter words start with C?

There are 307 four-letter words that start with C in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with C scores the most in Scrabble?

CHEZ is worth 18 points, the highest of the 307 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with C?

O is the most common second letter, with 86 words (CO...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.