4 Letter Words Starting With C

318 words (250 Scrabble US, 317 Scrabble UK, 250 WGPO, 232 Words With Friends, 82 everyday ★)

318 four-letter words start with C. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that start with C

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • city★9a large town
  • code★7a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
  • case★6an occurrence of something
  • care★6to be concerned or interested
  • call★6to summon
  • card★7one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing…
  • cost★6the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  • come★8to move toward something or someone
  • club★8a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
  • cell★6any small compartment
  • cars★6an automobile
  • chat★9to converse informally
  • copy★11a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
  • cash★9money in the form of bills or coins
  • came★8to move toward something or someone
  • cool★6moderately cold

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CA…

4-letter words starting with CA (74)

Top score: CAZH, 18 points. casual

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4-letter words starting with CE (18)

Top score: CEPS, 8 points (tied with two others). a large mushroom

CH…

4-letter words starting with CH (39)

Top score: CHEZ, 18 points (tied with one other). at the home of

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CI…

4-letter words starting with CI (17)

Top score: CINQ, 15 points. the number five

CL…

4-letter words starting with CL (23)

Top score: CLAY, 9 points (tied with five others). a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

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CO…

4-letter words starting with CO (85)

Top score: COZY, 18 points. snug and comfortable

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CR…

4-letter words starting with CR (26)

Top score: CRUX, 13 points. a basic or decisive point

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CU…

4-letter words starting with CU (29)

Top score: CUFF, 12 points (tied with one other). the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

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CW…

4-letter words starting with CW (1)

Top score: CWMS, 11 points. a cirque

CY…

4-letter words starting with CY (5)

Top score: CYMA, 11 points (tied with one other). a curved molding

CZ…

4-letter words starting with CZ (1)

Top score: CZAR, 15 points. an emperor or king

About these words

  • 318 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with C (6%).
  • 250 are good in NWL2023, 317 in Collins Scrabble Words, 250 in WOW24 and 232 in the Words With Friends list. 82 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, cozy, chez, cazh and chiz share the top score (18), then coxy (16).

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