Four-letter words starting with C
228 four-letter words begin with the letter C. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with C
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- city
- code
- case
- care
- call
- card
- cost
- come
- cart
- club
- cell
- cars
- chat
- copy
- cash
- came
- cool
- core
- cold
- cock
- camp
- cast
- clip
- cent
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with C
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- chez 18
- cozy 18
- czar 15
- caky 13
- calx 13
- coax 13
- coxa 13
- crux 13
- caff 12
- cavy 12
- chaw 12
- chay 12
- chef 12
- chew 12
- chow 12
- cock 12
- coff 12
- cowy 12
- cuff 12
- caph 11
- cham 11
- chap 11
- chic 11
- chip 11
All 228 four-letter words starting with C
CA 51
- cabs
- caca
- cade
- cadi
- cads
- cafe
- caff
- cage
- cagy
- caid
- cain
- cake
- caky
- calf
- calk
- call
- calm
- calo
- calx
- came
- camp
- cams
- cane
- cans
- cant
- cape
- caph
- capo
- caps
- carb
- card
- care
- cark
- carl
- carn
- carp
- carr
- cars
- cart
- casa
- case
- cash
- cask
- cast
- cate
- cats
- caul
- cave
- cavy
- caws
- cays
CE 15
- ceca
- cede
- cedi
- cees
- ceil
- cell
- cels
- celt
- cent
- cepe
- ceps
- cere
- cero
- cess
- cete
CH 24
- chad
- cham
- chao
- chap
- char
- chat
- chaw
- chay
- chef
- chew
- chez
- chia
- chic
- chid
- chin
- chip
- chis
- chit
- chon
- chop
- chow
- chub
- chug
- chum
CI 7
- ciao
- cine
- cion
- cire
- cist
- cite
- city
CL 18
- clad
- clag
- clam
- clan
- clap
- claw
- clay
- clef
- clew
- clip
- clod
- clog
- clon
- clop
- clot
- cloy
- club
- clue
CO 67
- coal
- coat
- coax
- cobb
- cobs
- coca
- cock
- coco
- coda
- code
- cods
- coed
- coff
- coft
- cogs
- coho
- coif
- coil
- coin
- coir
- coke
- cola
- cold
- cole
- cols
- colt
- coly
- coma
- comb
- come
- comp
- cone
- coni
- conk
- conn
- cons
- cony
- coof
- cook
- cool
- coop
- coos
- coot
- cope
- cops
- copy
- cord
- core
- corf
- cork
- corm
- corn
- cory
- cosh
- coss
- cost
- cosy
- cote
- cots
- coup
- cove
- cowl
- cows
- cowy
- coxa
- coys
- cozy
CR 14
- crab
- crag
- cram
- crap
- craw
- crew
- crib
- cris
- croc
- crop
- crow
- crud
- crus
- crux
CU 26
- cube
- cubs
- cuds
- cued
- cues
- cuff
- cuif
- cuke
- cull
- culm
- cult
- cups
- curb
- curd
- cure
- curf
- curl
- curn
- curr
- curs
- curt
- cusk
- cusp
- cuss
- cute
- cuts
CW 1
- cwms
CY 4
- cyan
- cyma
- cyme
- cyst
CZ 1
- czar
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with C?
There are 228 four-letter words beginning with C, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with C?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: city, code, case, care, call, card, cost, come. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with C in Scrabble?
chez scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.