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5-Letter Words Starting with CHE

There are 16 five-letter words that start with CHE on Word.ws, from cheap to chewy. The most common are check, cheap, chest, cheat and cheer.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 16 five-letter words that start with 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.
6 rare five-letter words that start with CHE

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with CHE are there?
Word.ws lists 16 five-letter words that start with CHE, plus 6 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with CHE?
check, cheap, chest, cheat, cheer, cheek, chess and chevy.
Which of the five-letter words that start with CHE has the highest letter score?
cheez scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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