5-Letter Words Starting with CH

All 116 five-letter words that start with CH

CHA

• chaat10n. Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South...
• chack16v. To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of...
• chafe13n. Heat excited by friction.
• chaff16n. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
• chaga11n. A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found on the circumboreal...
• chain10n. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
• chair10n. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or...
• chala10n. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.
• chalk14n. A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
• chama12n. Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
• champ14n. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address).
• chana10n. A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
• chang11n. A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia.
• chank14n. The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in...
• chant10v. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic...
• chaos10n. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• chape12n. The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
• chapo12n. Chapati (food).
• chaps12n. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
• chara10n. A green alga of the genus Chara.
• chard11n. An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly...
• chare10n. A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
• chark14n. Charcoal; coke.
• charm12n. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a...
• chart10n. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
• chary13adj. Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
• chase10n. The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
• chasm12n. A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
• chast10v. To chasten.
• chaun10n. A gap or rift.
• chaus10n. Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus).
• chawl13n. A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for...
• chaya13n. A teahouse in Japan.

CHE

• cheap12adj. Low or reduced in price.
• cheat10v. To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a...
• check16n. An inspection or examination.
• chedi11n. A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.
• cheek14n. The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer...
• cheel10n. A girl.
• cheep12v. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
• cheer10n. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
• cheez19n. Composition.
• chela10n. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
• chemo12v. To treat with chemotherapy.
• chert10n. Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure...
• chess10n. A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces...
• chest10n. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
• chevy16n. A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
• chewy16adj. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

CHI

• chiao10n. A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal.
• chibi12n. A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
• chica12n. A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
• chich15n. The chickpea.
• chick16n. A young bird.
• chico12n. A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
• chide11v. To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
• chief13n. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other...
• chiff16n. The characteristic sound made as part of the attack of certain notes on...
• chigi11n. In Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto...
• child11n. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty)...
• chili10n. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated...
• chill10n. A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
• chime12n. A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell...
• chimo12interj. Hello; goodbye.
• china10n. Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from...
• chine10n. The top of a ridge.
• ching11n. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy...
• chink14n. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
• chino10n. A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
• chips12n. A carpenter.
• chirk14v. To become happier.
• chiro10n. A chiropractor.
• chirp12n. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
• chiru10n. The Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii.
• chism12n. A shoot or sprout; a bud.
• chiva13n. Heroin.
• chive13n. A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

CHM

• chmod13v. To change the access permissions and related special flags of (a file...

CHO

• chock16n. Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a...
• choco12n. An army reservist.
• choir10n. A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are...
• choke14v. To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for...
• choko14n. A small handleless cup in which saké is served.
• chole10n. Chickpeas, or a curry consisting mainly of chickpeas.
• choli10n. A short-sleeved blouse worn under a sari; an Indian underbodice.
• chomo12n. A child molester.
• chomp14n. The act of chomping (see below).
• chone10n. An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.
• chook14n. A chicken, especially a hen.
• choom12n. An Englishman.
• chope12v. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant...
• chops12n. Jaws, lips, mouth.
• chord11n. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding...
• chore10n. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or...
• choro10n. A genre of Brazilian popular music.
• chort10n. A seventeenth-century unit of Burgundy glass.
• chose10n. A thing; personal property.
• chota10adj. Small; younger.
• chout10n. An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas...
• chowk17n. An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used...
• chown13v. To change the owner of (a file or directory).

CHR

• chron10n. A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals.

CHU

• chuba12n. A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool, worn by Tibetans.
• chubb14n. An erection of the penis.
• chuck16n. Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
• chuff16adj. Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
• chula10n. A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place.
• chump14n. The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.
• chunk14n. A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick...
• chupa12n. A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
• churi10n. An Indian bracelet.
• churl10n. A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl...
• churn10v. To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or...
• chute10n. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to...

CHY

• chyle13n. A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small...
• chyme15n. The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 116 five-letter words that start with CH, plus 38 rare ones.

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

check, child, chief, china, cheap, chair, chain and chose.

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

cheez scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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