5-Letter Words Starting with CA

All 113 five-letter words that start with CA

CAA

• caapi9n. A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis...

CAB

• cabal9n. A secret plot.
• caban9n. A grain measure equal to 3.47 cubic feet, used in the Philippine...
• cabas9n. A flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag, usually used by women.
• caber9n. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland...
• cabin9n. A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built...
• cable9n. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a...
• cabri9n. A pronghorn.

CAC

• cacao9n. A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
• cache12n. Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals...

CAD

• caddy12n. A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used...
• cadel8n. An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced...
• cadet8n. A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
• cadge9v. To beg.
• cadre8n. A frame or framework.

CAG

• caged9adj. Confined in a cage.
• cager8n. A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.
• cagey11adj. Wary, careful, shrewd.

CAH

• cahow13n. An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.

CAI

• caird8n. A travelling tinker or a tramp.
• cairn7n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the...

CAJ

• cajan14n. Synonym of pigeon pea (“Cajanus cajan”).
• cajon14n. A large valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height...

CAK

• caked12adj. Congealed into a cakelike consistency; (of something covered in such a...

CAL

• calas7n. Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs...
• calin7n. An alloy of lead and tin, from the Far East.
• calla7n. A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern...
• calmy12adj. Tranquil; calm.
• calva10n. The calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull.
• calve10v. To give birth to a calf.
• calyx17n. The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which...

CAM

• camas9n. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
• camel9n. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus...
• cameo9n. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
• camia9n. Hedychium coronarium; a perennial flowering plant from the ginger...
• camis9n. A light, loose dress or robe.
• campo11n. A police officer assigned to a university campus.
• campy14adj. Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or...

CAN

• canal7n. An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel...
• candy11n. Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
• caned8adj. Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
• caner7n. One who canes.
• canes7n. Bamboo plants of genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo...
• canid8n. Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves...
• canna7n. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and...
• canny10adj. Careful, prudent, cautious.
• canoe7n. A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people...
• canon7n. A generally accepted principle; a rule.
• canso7n. A love song sung by a troubadour.
• canto7n. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
• canty10adj. Lively; cheerful; merry; brisk.

CAP

• caped10adj. Wearing a cape or capes.
• capel9n. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin...
• caper9n. A playful leap or jump.
• capiz18n. The windowpane oyster.
• caple9n. A horse.
• capon9n. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
• cappa11n. The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
• cappo11n. Synonym of capote (“coat”).
• cappy14adj. Having, resembling, or relating to a cap (headwear).
• capri9n. A deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
• caput9n. The head.

CAR

• carat7n. A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for...
• carbo9n. Carbohydrate.
• carby12n. Synonym of carb (“carburetor or carburettor”).
• cardo8n. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
• cards8n. Card games.
• caree7n. One who is cared for; one who receives care.
• carer7n. Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or...
• caret7n. A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that...
• carex14n. Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
• carga8n. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 222...
• cargo8n. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
• carib9n. A hummingbird of the genus Eulampis.
• carle7n. Peasant; fellow.
• carny10n. A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated...
• carob9n. An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the...
• carol7n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
• carom9n. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two...
• caron7n. Háček.
• carry10v. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport...
• carse7n. Low, fertile land; a river valley.
• carte7n. A bill of fare; a menu.
• carty10adj. Characteristic of a carthorse.
• carus7n. Deep coma or lethargy.
• carve10v. To cut meat in order to serve it.

CAS

• casal7adj. Of or relating to a case.
• casco9n. A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a...
• cased8adj. Having a case or covering; encased or clad.
• casis7n. A Muslim holy man or a saint.
• casse7n. A fault in wine, caused by an enzyme, making it turn from red to brown...
• casta7n. A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites...
• caste7n. Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian...
• casus7n. A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.

CAT

• catch12n. The act of seizing or capturing.
• cater7v. To provide, particularly.
• cates7n. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies...
• catio7n. An outdoor enclosure for cats.
• catto7n. A cat.
• catty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
• catur7n. A light rowboat used on the coast of Malabar in the early days of the...

CAU

• cauda8n. A diacritical mark with various forms, attached to the e of the e...
• caulk11n. Caulking.
• cause7n. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces...

CAV

• caval10adj. Relating to the vena cava.
• cavan10n. A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
• cavea10n. The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre.
• caver10n. A person who explores caves.
• cavey13adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cave.
• cavil10v. To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
• cavin10n. A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach...
• cavum12n. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the...
• cavus10n. In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with CA are there?

Word.ws lists 113 five-letter words that start with CA, plus 39 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with CA?

cause, carry, catch, cards, cable, candy, canal and cargo.

Which of the five-letter words that start with CA has the highest letter score?

capiz scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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