Wordle game help: 5-letter words starting with 'C'

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.