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5 Letter Words Starting with C

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with C. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. caabaScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.

  2. cabalScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    n.. Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala

  3. cabasScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba.

  4. cabbyScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    n.. someone who drives a taxi for a living

  5. cabdaScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    noun. A type of fish, possibly a variant of cabrilla.

  6. caberScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength.

  7. cabinScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    n.. A cottage or small house; a hut.

  8. cabioScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. A large marine fish (also called cabrilla) of the grouper family.

  9. cableScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    n.. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.

  10. cabobScrabble 11 · WWF 14

    n.. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.

  11. cabotScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)

  12. cacamScrabble 11 · WWF 14

    noun. A type of resin or gum from certain tropical trees, used in incense.

  13. cacanScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    noun. A tropical American tree (Sloanea spp.) with hard wood.

  14. cacaoScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.

  15. cacasScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of caca; excrement (informal).

  16. caceiScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of caceus; a type of ancient Roman cheese.

  17. cacheScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    n.. A hole in the ground, or hiding place, for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry.

  18. cacksScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of cack; excrement (vulgar slang).

  19. cactiScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    pl.. of Cactus

  20. cacurScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    noun. A type of resin obtained from certain trees, used in varnishes.

  21. caddoScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    n.. a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo

  22. caddyScrabble 12 · WWF 12

    n.. A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.

  23. cadeeScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    noun. A person who is cared for or protected; a dependent.

  24. caderScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. See Cadre.

  25. cadesScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    noun. Plural of cade; a juniper tree or its berry, or a barrel or cask.

  26. cadetScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.

  27. cadewScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    n.. Alt. of Cadeworm

  28. cadgeScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    v. t. & i.. To carry, as a burden.

  29. cadgyScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    a.. Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.

  30. cadieScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. Alt. of Caddie

  31. cadisScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. A kind of coarse serge.

  32. cadosScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    noun. Plural of cado; a type of tropical fruit or tree (also spelled cado).

  33. cadreScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.

  34. cadusScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    noun. An ancient Greek or Roman measure of capacity, about 3 gallons.

  35. caecaScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n. pl.. See Caecum.

  36. cafesScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of café; establishments serving coffee and light refreshments.

  37. caffaScrabble 13 · WWF 14

    noun. A rich silk fabric, often patterned, originally from the Middle East.

  38. cafizScrabble 19 · WWF 20

    noun. A unit of dry measure used in the Middle East, typically for grain.

  39. cafoyScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    noun. Variant of caffoy; a type of fabric.

  40. cagedScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    imp. & p. p.. of Cage

  41. cagerScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    n.. an athlete who plays basketball

  42. cagesScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    noun. Plural of cage; enclosures with bars or wires.

  43. cageyScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    a.. characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"

  44. caggyScrabble 12 · WWF 14

    adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a cage; cage-like.

  45. cagitScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    n.. A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands.

  46. cagotScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    n.. One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths.

  47. caguiScrabble 8 · WWF 11

    noun. A small, nocturnal, fruit-eating bat (genus Nyctimene) native to the Philippines, also known as a tube-nosed fruit bat.

  48. cahizScrabble 19 · WWF 19

    noun. A unit of dry measure used in Spain, varying by region, typically about 12 bushels.

  49. cahotScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    noun. A bump or jolt, as on a rough road.

  50. cahowScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    noun. A rare nocturnal seabird (Pterodroma cahow) endemic to Bermuda, also called the Bermuda petrel.