4-Letter Words Starting With C
Looking for four-letter words that start with C? There are 234 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like CITY, CODE, CASE, 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
- city9
- code7
- case6
- care6
- call6
- card7
- cost6
- come8
- cart6
- club8
- cell6
- cars6
- chat9
- copy11
- cash9
- came8
- cool6
- core6
- cold7
- camp10
All 234 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- cast 6
- clip 8
- cent 6
- cape 8
- cook 10
- crew 9
- chip 11
- char 9
- cute 6
- cake 10
- cafe 9
- cats 6
- clay 9
- cuts 6
- caps 8
- carl 6
- coat 6
- coal 6
- cord 7
- crop 8
- corn 6
- cole 6
- coin 6
- cure 6
- cams 8
- chef 12
- comp 10
- chad 10
- cups 8
- ciao 6
- cant 6
- calm 8
- cave 9
- cons 6
- cube 8
- crap 8
- cite 6
- clan 6
- cult 6
- cage 7
- cove 9
- casa 6
- carb 8
- cork 10
- cope 8
- coil 6
- crow 9
- cola 6
- cone 6
- clue 6
- cops 8
- cote 6
- chin 9
- cubs 8
- crib 8
- coca 8
- crab 8
- cows 9
- chic 11
- curl 6
- carr 6
- curb 8
- coke 10
- cane 6
- cans 6
- coop 8
- calf 9
- cuff 12
- cues 6
- colt 6
- chap 11
- cobb 10
- coup 8
- cozy 18
- comb 10
- chop 11
- clad 7
- conn 6
- coed 7
- cyan 9
- cory 9
- chow 12
- cain 6
- coco 8
- chew 12
- carp 8
- claw 9
- chit 9
- clam 8
- coma 8
- curt 6
- clap 8
- cine 6
- camo 8
- chai 9
- chez 18
- coax 13
- curr 6
- cosy 9
- chao 9
- cate 6
- cots 6
- cram 8
- cyst 9
- cabs 8
- coda 7
- crit 6
- coos 6
- clog 7
- cess 6
- cris 6
- chia 9
- capo 8
- crux 13
- chum 11
- czar 15
- cred 7
- clot 6
- coho 9
- cols 6
- cask 10
- cade 7
- cosh 9
- cusp 8
- cull 6
- croc 8
- cham 11
- cowl 9
- crud 7
- celt 6
- clef 9
- cogs 7
- crag 7
- cuss 6
- cedi 7
- curd 7
- cels 6
- chub 11
- ceil 6
- coot 6
- cede 7
- carn 6
- chug 10
- coir 6
- cors 6
- coff 12
- craw 9
- cued 7
- cigs 7
- cads 7
- chay 12
- cees 6
- curs 6
- chon 9
- caca 8
- chis 9
- coni 6
- cods 7
- caws 9
- cays 9
- cere 6
- crus 6
- calo 6
- ceps 8
- cark 10
- caul 6
- clod 7
- cobs 8
- coss 6
- ceca 8
- clew 9
- chid 10
- cist 6
- cyma 11
- cavy 12
- coif 9
- clon 6
- cero 6
- clop 8
- caff 12
- caid 7
- culm 8
- cire 6
- chaw 12
- cadi 7
- conk 10
- cony 9
- corm 8
- cusk 10
- coys 9
- cuke 10
- calk 10
- cloy 9
- coxa 13
- corf 9
- cion 6
- coly 9
- cagy 10
- caky 13
- calx 13
- caph 11
- cepe 8
- cete 6
- clag 7
- coft 9
- coky 13
- coof 9
- cowy 12
- cuds 7
- cuif 9
- curf 9
- curn 6
- cwms 11
- cyme 11
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many four-letter words are there that start with C?
There are 234 four-letter words that start with C in the tournament word lists. The most common are CITY, CODE, CASE.
What are common four-letter words that start with C?
CITY, CODE, CASE, CARE, CALL are the most frequently used. The full list of 234 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
Starting with C in other lengths
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