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Wordle game help: 5-letter words starting with ‘C’

Next step: find the vowels.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: May 28, 2022 09:00 am

Finding the answer to the Wordle has become a part of many players’ daily routines. Each day, the game will pick a different five-letter word that must be guessed in up to six tries, with no clues but the letters themselves. In a format reminiscent of the classic Mastermind, letters will change colors after each guess, indicating if they’re in the correct position, in the wrong position, or not part of the word at all.

Five-letter words starting with “C” to try on Wordle

CABAL
CABBY
CABER
CABIN
CABLE
CABOB
CACAO
CACAS
CACHE
CACTI

CADDY
CADES
CADET
CADGE
CADGY
CADIS
CADRE
CAECA
CAFES
CAFFS

CAGED
CAGER
CAGES
CAGEY
CAHOW
CAIDS
CAINS
CAIRD
CAIRN
CAJON

CAKED
CAKES
CAKEY
CALFS
CALIF
CALIX
CALKS
CALLA
CALLS
CALMS

CALOS
CALVE
CALYX
CAMAS
CAMEL
CAMEO
CAMES
CAMIA
CAMIS
CAMOS

CAMPI
CAMPO
CAMPS
CAMPY
CANAL
CANDY
CANED
CANER
CANES
CANID

CANNA
CANNY
CANOE
CANON
CANSO
CANST
CANTO
CANTS
CANTY
CAPED

CAPER
CAPES
CAPHS
CAPIZ
CAPON
CAPOS
CAPOT
CAPRI
CAPUT
CARAT

CARBO
CARBS
CARDS
CARED
CARER
CARES
CARET
CAREX
CARGO
CARKS

CARLE
CARLS
CARNS
CARNY
CAROB
CAROL
CAROM
CARPI
CARPS
CARRS

CARRY
CARSE
CARTE
CARTS
CARVE
CASAS
CASED
CASES
CASKS
CASKY

CASTE
CASTS
CASUS
CATCH
CATER
CATES
CATTY
CAULD
CAULK
CAULS

CAURI
CAUSE
CAVAL
CAVAS
CAVED
CAVER
CAVES
CAVIE
CAVIL
CAWED

CEASE
CEBID
CECAL
CECUM
CEDAR
CEDED
CEDER
CEDES
CEDIS
CEIBA

CEILI
CEILS
CELEB
CELLA
CELLI
CELLO
CELLS
CELOM
CELTS
CENSE

CENTO
CENTS
CENTU
CEORL
CEPES
CERCI
CERED
CERES
CERIA
CERIC

CEROS
CERTS
CESTA
CESTI
CETES
CHADS
CHAFE
CHAFF
CHAIN
CHAIR

CHAIS
CHALK
CHAMP
CHAMS
CHANA
CHANG
CHANT
CHAOS
CHAPE
CHAPS

CHAPT
CHARD
CHARE
CHARK
CHARM
CHARR
CHARS
CHART
CHARY
CHASE

CHASM
CHATS
CHAWS
CHAYS
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHECK
CHEEK
CHEEP
CHEER

CHEFS
CHELA
CHEMO
CHEMS
CHERT
CHESS
CHEST
CHETH
CHEVY
CHEWS

CHEWY
CHIAO
CHIAS
CHICA
CHICK
CHICO
CHICS
CHIDE
CHIEF
CHIEL

CHILD
CHILE
CHILI
CHILL
CHIMB
CHIME
CHIMP
CHINA
CHINE
CHING

CHINO
CHINS
CHIPS
CHIRK
CHIRM
CHIRO
CHIRP
CHIRR
CHIRU
CHITS

CHIVE
CHIVY
CHOCK
CHOCS
CHOIL
CHOIR
CHOKE
CHOKY
CHOLI
CHOMP

CHOOK
CHOPS
CHORD
CHORE
CHOSE
CHOTT
CHOWS
CHUBS
CHUCK
CHUFA

CHUFF
CHUGS
CHUMP
CHUMS
CHUNK
CHURL
CHURN
CHURR
CHUSE
CHUTE

CHYLE
CHYME
CIBOL
CIDER
CIGAR
CIGGY
CILIA
CIMEX
CINCH
CINES

CINQS
CIONS
CIRCA
CIRCS
CIRES
CIRRI
CISCO
CISSY
CISTS
CITED

CITER
CITES
CIVET
CIVIC
CIVIE
CIVIL
CIVVY
CLACH
CLACK
CLADE

CLADS
CLAGS
CLAIM
CLAMP
CLAMS
CLANG
CLANK
CLANS
CLAPS
CLAPT

CLARO
CLARY
CLASH
CLASP
CLASS
CLAST
CLAVE
CLAVI
CLAWS
CLAYS

CLEAN
CLEAR
CLEAT
CLEEK
CLEFS
CLEFT
CLEGS
CLEPE
CLEPT
CLERK

CLEWS
CLICK
CLIFF
CLIFT
CLIMB
CLIME
CLINE
CLING
CLINK
CLIPS

CLIPT
CLOAK
CLOCK
CLODS
CLOGS
CLOMB
CLOMP
CLONE
CLONK
CLONS

CLOOT
CLOPS
CLOSE
CLOTH
CLOTS
CLOUD
CLOUR
CLOUT
CLOVE
CLOWN

CLOYS
CLOZE
CLUBS
CLUCK
CLUED
CLUES
CLUMP
CLUNG
CLUNK
CNIDA

COACH
COACT
COADY
COALA
COALS
COALY
COAPT
COAST
COATI
COATS

COBBS
COBBY
COBIA
COBLE
COBRA
COCAS
COCCI
COCKS
COCKY
COCOA

COCOS
CODAS
CODEC
CODED
CODEN
CODER
CODES
CODEX
CODON
COEDS

COFFS
COGON
COHOE
COHOG
COHOS
COIFS
COIGN
COILS
COINS
COIRS

COKED
COKES
COLAS
COLBY
COLDS
COLED
COLES
COLIC
COLIN
COLLY

COLOG
COLON
COLOR
COLTS
COLZA
COMAE
COMAL
COMAS
COMBE
COMBI

COMBO
COMBS
COMER
COMES
COMET
COMFY
COMIC
COMIX
COMMA
COMMO

COMMS
COMMY
COMPO
COMPS
COMPT
COMTE
CONCH
CONDO
CONED
CONES

CONEY
CONGA
CONGE
CONGO
CONIC
CONIN
CONKS
CONKY
CONNS
CONTE

CONTO
CONUS
COOCH
COOED
COOEE
COOER
COOEY
COOFS
COOKS
COOKY

COOLS
COOMB
COONS
COOPS
COOPT
COOTS
COPAL
COPAY
COPED
COPEN

COPER
COPES
COPRA
COPSE
COPSY
COQUI
CORAL
CORBY
CORDS
CORED

CORER
CORES
CORGI
CORIA
CORKS
CORKY
CORMS
CORNS
CORNU
CORNY

CORPS
CORSE
COSEC
COSES
COSET
COSEY
COSIE
COSTA
COSTS
COTAN

COTED
COTES
COTTA
COUCH
COUDE
COUGH
COULD
COUNT
COUPE
COUPS

COURT
COUTH
COVED
COVEN
COVER
COVES
COVET
COVEY
COVIN
COWED

COWER
COWLS
COWRY
COXAE
COXAL
COXED
COXES
COYAU
COYED
COYER

COYLY
COYPU
COZEN
COZES
COZEY
COZIE
CRAAL
CRABS
CRACK
CRAFT

CRAGS
CRAKE
CRAMP
CRAMS
CRANE
CRANK
CRAPE
CRAPS
CRASH
CRASS

CRATE
CRAVE
CRAWL
CRAWS
CRAZE
CRAZY
CREAK
CREAM
CREDO
CREDS

CREED
CREEK
CREEL
CREEP
CREME
CREPE
CREPT
CREPY
CRESS
CREST

CREWS
CRIBS
CRICK
CRIED
CRIER
CRIES
CRIME
CRIMP
CRIPE
CRISP

CRITS
CROAK
CROCI
CROCK
CROCS
CROFT
CRONE
CRONY
CROOK
CROON

CROPS
CRORE
CROSS
CROUP
CROWD
CROWN
CROWS
CROZE
CRUCK
CRUDE

CRUDO
CRUDS
CRUEL
CRUET
CRUFT
CRUMB
CRUMP
CRUNK
CRUOR
CRURA

CRUSE
CRUSH
CRUST
CRWTH
CRYER
CRYPT
CUBBY
CUBEB
CUBED
CUBER

CUBES
CUBIC
CUBIT
CUDDY
CUFFS
CUIFS
CUING
CUISH
CUKES
CULCH

CULET
CULEX
CULLS
CULLY
CULMS
CULPA
CULTI
CULTS
CUMIN
CUNIT

CUPEL
CUPID
CUPPA
CUPPY
CURBS
CURCH
CURDS
CURDY
CURED
CURER

CURES
CURET
CURFS
CURIA
CURIE
CURIO
CURLS
CURLY
CURNS
CURRS

CURRY
CURSE
CURST
CURVE
CURVY
CUSEC
CUSHY
CUSKS
CUSPS
CUSSO

CUTCH
CUTER
CUTES
CUTEY
CUTIE
CUTIN
CUTIS
CUTTY
CUTUP
CUVEE

CUZES
CYANO
CYANS
CYBER
CYCAD
CYCAS
CYCLE
CYCLO
CYDER
CYLIX

CYMAE
CYMAR
CYMAS
CYMES
CYMOL
CYNIC
CYSTS
CYTON
CZARS

Since “C” is a consonant, your obvious next step is to find out the vowels in the word, if you haven’t done so yet. Cross-check all the letters you found on your first guesses with the list above and the lists of vowel-heavy words, even the ones that came out gray before, to maximize the info obtained in each of your next guesses. Another useful tip is that Wordle will never pick a plural form as the daily word. So while some of those words are valid guesses in the game, it’s best to avoid them if you’re running low on tries.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT) to avoid losing your streak.

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Author

Jéssica Gubert

Jéssica is a writer, editor, and translator working at GAMURS since 2019, but with a lifelong experience in word games and TV shows. She can also be found at concerts or babbling about board games anywhere.