Wordle game help: 5-letter words with 'C' and 'I'

The web-based puzzle Wordle brought word games back to the spotlight and became an internet phenomenon, with countless players trying to guess the mystery words every day. If you have been playing for a while and have a strategy at hand, most days will be simple enough.

Five-letter words with “C” and “I” to try in Wordle

ABACI
ACAIS
ACARI
ACIDS
ACIDY
ACING

ACINI
ACMIC
ACRID
ACTIN
AECIA
AITCH
ALCID
AITCH
ALCID
AMICE
AMICI
AMNIC

AMICI
ANTIC
ARCHI
AREIC
ASDIC
ASPIC
ARCHI
AREIC
ATTIC
ARTIC
AULIC
AURIC

AZOIC
BARIC
BASIC
BICEP
BICES
BIRCH
BITCH
BOCCI
BORIC
BRICK
BITCH
CABIN

CACTI
CADIS
CAIDS
CAINS
CAIRD
CAIRN

CALIF
CALIX
CAMIA
CAMIS
CAMPI
CANID

CAPIZ
CAPRI
CARPI
CAURI
CAVIE
CAVIL

CEBID
CEDIS
CEIBA
CEILI
CEILS
CELLI

CERCI
CERIA
CERIC
CESTI
CHAIN
CHAIR

CHAIS
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
CHOIL
CHOIR
CHOLI
CIBOL

CIDER
CANTI
CIGAR
CIGGY
CILIA
CIMEX

CINCH
CINES
CINQS
CEBID
CEDIS
CEIBA

CEILI
CEILS
CELLI
CERCI
CERIA
CIONS

CIRCA
CIRCS
CIRES
CIRRI
CISCO
CISSY

CISTS
CITED
CITER
CITES
CIVET
CIVIC

CIVIE
CIVIL
CIVVY
CLAIM
CLAVI
CLICK

CLIFF
CLIFT
CLIMB
CLIME
CLINE
CLING

CLINK
CLIPS
CLIPT
CNIDA
COATI
CHIPS

CHIRK
COBIA
COCCI
COIFS
COIGN
COILS

COINS
COIRS
COLIC
COLIN
CHIVS
CHIVY

CHIZZ
CHOIL
CHOIR
CHOLI
CIBOL
COMBI

COMIC
COMIX
CONIC
CONIN
COQUI
CORGI

CORIA
COSIE
COVIN
COZIE
CRIBS
CRICK

CRIED
CRIER
CRIES
CRIME
CRIMP
CRIPE

CRISP
CRITS
CROCI
CUBIC
CUBIT
CUIFS

CUING
CUISH
CULTI
CUMIN
CUNIT
CUPID

CURIA
CURIE
CURIO
CUTIE
CUTIN
CUTIS

CYLIX
CLICK
CYNIC
DARIC
DEICE
COCCI

COIFS
COIGN
COILS
COINS
COIRS
COITS

COLIC
COLIN
COMBI
COMIC
COMIX
CONIA

CONIC
CONIN
COQUI
CORGI
CORIA
CORNI

COSIE
DEMIC
CRAIG
DICED
DICER
CRITH

DICES
DICEY
DICKY
DICOT
DICTA
DICTY

CUNEI
CURLI
CUTIS
CYLIX
DISCI
DISCO

DISCS
DITCH
DIACT
DICED
DICER
DICKY

DICOT
DICTA
DICTS
DICTU
DICTY
DOLCI

DOMIC
DIOCH
EDICT
EMICS
DORIC
EPICS

ERICA
ETHIC
ETICS
EVICT
FACIA
FARCI

FICES
FICHE
FICHU
FICIN
FICUS
FILCH

ENIAC
FINCA
FINCH
EVICT
FISCS
FITCH

FLICK
FLICS
FOLIC
GAMIC
GENIC
FISCS

GINCH
GITCH
HAICK
HEMIC
HICKS
HITCH

HOICK
HUMIC
ICHOR
ICIER
ICILY
ICING

ICKER
ICONS
ICTIC
ICTUS
ILEAC
ILIAC

INCOG
INCUR
INCUS
IODIC
IONIC
ITCHY

JUICE
JUICY
KIACK
KICKS
KICKY
KLICK

LAICH
LAICS
LICHI
LICHT
LICIT
LICKS

LILAC
LINAC
LOCIE
LOCIS
LOGIC
LOTIC

LUCID
LUDIC
LYRIC
LYTIC
MAFIC
MAGIC

MALIC
MANIC
MEDIC
MELIC
MESIC
MICAS

MICHE
MICKY
MICRA
MICRO
MILCH
MIMIC

MINCE
MINCY
MOCHI
MONIC
MUCID
MUCIN

MUSIC
NARIC
NICAD
NICER
NICHE
NICKS

NICOL
NIECE
OCULI
OHMIC
OLEIC
ONTIC

OPTIC
ORCIN
ORGIC
OSMIC
PANIC
PICAL

PICAS
PICKS
PICKY
PICOT
PICUL
PIECE

PINCH
PISCO
PITCH
PLICA
PRICE
PRICK

PRICY
PUBIC
PUDIC
PYRIC
QUICK
RABIC

RECIT
RECTI
RELIC
RICED
RICER
RICES

RICIN
RICKS
RUNIC
SAICE
SALIC
SCION

SCRIM
SCRIP
SCUDI
SEPIC
SICES
SICKO

SICKS
SINCE
SLICE
SLICK
SNICK
SODIC

SONIC
SPICA
SPICE
SPICY
STICH
STICK

STOIC
SULCI
TACIT
TELIC
THICK
TICAL

TICKS
TINCT
TITCH
TONIC
TOPIC
TORIC

TOXIC
TRIAC
TRICE
TRICK
TUNIC
TWICE

TYPIC
UMIAC
UNCIA
UNICA
UREIC
VATIC

VICAR
VICED
VICES
VICHY
VINCA
VINIC

VOICE
WHICH
WICCA
WICKS
WILCO
WINCE

WINCH
WITCH
WRICK
XENIC
XERIC
YINCE

YOGIC
YONIC
ZILCH
ZINCO
ZINCS
ZINCY

Because there are still a few hundred options, you need to narrow down the list first. Start by crossing out all the options that can’t be the answer for today’s Wordle puzzle, like all words with letters that came out gray in your previous guesses, as well as those where the “C” and the “I” are in the wrong spots.

Over your next guesses, it is important to not re-use letters that come out gray and try as many new letters as you can at once. That should give you the most information possible.

And, though it is not as common with this combination as it is with a few others, keep in mind that one of the letters you are looking for might be a repetition. It could be the “C,” the “I,” or one of the other letters you haven’t found yet.

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).