17-Letter Words Starting With C
Looking for seventeen-letter words that start with C? There are 147 of them in the ENABLE dictionary, and every one is on this page. The most common, like COMMERCIALIZATION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, CONSTITUTIONALITY, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- commercialization34
- contraindications22
- constitutionality22
- counterproductive27
- characterizations33
- conceptualization32
- comprehensiveness29
- chemiluminescence30
- constitutionalism21
- counterinsurgency25
- contemporaneously26
- cryptographically35
- cardiorespiratory25
- complementarities25
- compartmentalized35
- clinicopathologic29
- conscientiousness21
- contradistinction22
- conversationalist22
- constitutionalist19
All 147 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- comprehensibility 31
- congregationalist 21
- counterrevolution 22
- chlortetracycline 29
- carboxypeptidases 36
- congregationalism 23
- compartmentalised 26
- catecholaminergic 29
- carcinogenicities 24
- carnivorousnesses 22
- ceremoniousnesses 21
- characterological 27
- chemoautotrophies 29
- chemoprophylactic 38
- chemotherapeutics 31
- chlordiazepoxides 42
- cholangiographies 29
- cholecystectomies 31
- choreographically 33
- chorioallantoides 23
- choriocarcinomata 28
- chromolithographs 33
- chromolithography 36
- chymotrypsinogens 33
- circumambulations 27
- circumnavigations 27
- circumstantiality 26
- circumstantiating 24
- clandestinenesses 20
- clearheadednesses 24
- coadministrations 22
- coldheartednesses 24
- collaborationisms 23
- collaborationists 21
- collectivizations 33
- comfortablenesses 26
- commissionerships 28
- commonplacenesses 27
- communicabilities 27
- communicativeness 28
- communitarianisms 25
- companionableness 25
- comparativenesses 26
- compartmentalises 25
- compartmentalizes 34
- compartmentations 25
- compassionateness 23
- compendiousnesses 24
- competitivenesses 26
- complementariness 25
- complicatednesses 26
- compressibilities 25
- conceivablenesses 26
- confidentialities 23
- configurationally 26
- confrontationists 22
- consecutivenesses 24
- consequentialness 28
- consideratenesses 20
- conspicuousnesses 23
- constitutionalize 28
- consubstantiation 21
- containerisations 19
- containerizations 28
- contemplativeness 26
- contemporaneities 23
- contemptibilities 25
- contentiousnesses 19
- contractibilities 23
- contradictoriness 22
- contradistinctive 25
- contradistinguish 24
- controllabilities 21
- controversialisms 24
- controversialists 22
- conventionalities 22
- conventionalizing 32
- convertiblenesses 24
- cooperativenesses 24
- copolymerizations 35
- coproprietorships 28
- counteraccusation 23
- counteradaptation 22
- counteraggression 21
- counterblockading 29
- countercommercial 27
- countercomplaints 25
- counterconspiracy 28
- counterconvention 24
- countercriticisms 25
- counterculturists 21
- countercyclically 31
- counterdeployment 27
- counterespionages 22
- countergovernment 25
- counterguerrillas 20
- counterhypotheses 30
- counterhypothesis 30
- counterincentives 24
- counterinfluenced 25
- counterinfluences 24
- counterinsurgents 20
- counteroffensives 28
- counterpetitioned 22
- counterpropaganda 25
- counterquestioned 29
- counterscientific 26
- countersignatures 20
- counterstatements 21
- counterstrategies 20
- counterstrategist 20
- countersuggestion 21
- countertendencies 22
- counterterrorisms 21
- counterterrorists 19
- countertraditions 20
- crashworthinesses 28
- crestfallennesses 22
- cryopreservations 27
- cryptocrystalline 29
- crystallographers 28
- crystallographies 28
- cyclophosphamides 37
- cytomegaloviruses 28
- cytopathogenicity 33
- cytotaxonomically 36
- cytotechnologists 28
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many seventeen-letter words are there that start with C?
There are 147 seventeen-letter words that start with C in the ENABLE dictionary. The most common are COMMERCIALIZATION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, CONSTITUTIONALITY.
What are common seventeen-letter words that start with C?
COMMERCIALIZATION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, CONSTITUTIONALITY, COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, CHARACTERIZATIONS are the most frequently used. The full list of 147 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Not on a standard board: Scrabble boards are 15 squares wide, so seventeen-letter words physically cannot be played. These words come from the ENABLE dictionary and shine in crosswords, spelling bees, and vocabulary study.
Starting with C in other lengths
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