5-Letter Words with C: page 3

All 1,227 five-letter words with C: page 3 of 4

I

• ionic7adj. Of, relating to, or containing ions.
• itchy13adj. Characterized by itching. (of a condition).

J

• jacko18n. Laughing kookaburra.
• jacks18n. A pair of jacks.
• jacky21n. A sailor.
• jects14n. A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
• jocko18n. A lawn jockey.
• jocks18n. Male briefs.
• jocky21adj. Jocklike.
• juice14n. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• juicy17adj. Having lots of juice.
• junco14n. Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North...

K

• kecap13n. Soy sauce.
• kecks15n. Trousers.
• keech14n. A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
• kelch14n. A particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of...
• kench14n. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.
• ketch14n. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen...
• kicks15n. Shoes.
• kicky18adj. Lively, exciting, thrilling.
• klick15n. A kilometer.
• knack15n. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
• knock15n. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against...
• knuck15n. A knuckle duster.
• kocho14n. A bread-like fermented food made from chopped and grated ensete pulp, a...
• kojic18adj. Only used in kojic acid.
• kutch14n. A packet or pile of vellum leaves in which gold is beaten into thin...

L

• laced8adj. Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).
• lacer7n. A person or thing that laces.
• lance7n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade...
• larch10n. A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
• latch10v. To close or lock as if with a latch.
• leach10n. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes...
• lecky14n. Electricity.
• leech10n. A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea...
• letch10n. A lecher.
• leuco7adj. Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds.
• licit7adj. Unforbidden; permitted.
• licky14adj. Prone to licking.
• lilac7n. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris...
• linac7n. A linear particle accelerator.
• linch10n. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
• litch10adv. Literally, actually.
• loach10n. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
• local7adj. From or in a nearby location.
• locks11n. A head of hair; tresses.
• locky14adj. Having locks or tufts.
• locum9n. A period working as a locum tenens.
• locus7n. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a...
• logic8adj. Logical.
• lotic7adj. Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing...
• luchi10n. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
• lucid8adj. Clear; easily understood.
• lucky14adj. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
• lucre7n. Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting...
• ludic8adj. Playful.
• lunch10n. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal...
• lurch10n. A sudden or unsteady movement.
• lycan10n. A werewolf.
• lycra10n. Letter case form of Lycra.
• lynch13v. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure...
• lyric10adj. Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that...
• lytic10adj. Of, relating to, or causing lysis.

M

• macam11prep. Like, similar to, resembling.
• macaw12n. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta...
• macco11n. Gambling game popular in the eighteenth century.
• macer9n. A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
• macha12n. Best friend.
• mache12n. A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring...
• machi12n. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of...
• macho12adj. Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
• macky16adj. Large.
• macon9n. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at...
• macro9adj. Very large in scale or scope.
• mafic12adj. Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and...
• magic10n. The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult...
• malic9adj. Pertaining to apples.
• manca9n. A mancus (old coin).
• manic9adj. Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• march12n. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by...
• marco9n. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent...
• match12n. Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
• mecha12n. A large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated...
• medic10adj. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
• melic9adj. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
• merce9v. To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
• merch12n. Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
• merci9interj. Thank you.
• mercy12n. Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
• mesic9adj. Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric...
• metic9n. In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the...
• micro9adj. Very small in scale or scope.
• milch12adj. Used to produce milk; dairy.
• mimic11v. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
• mince9n. Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
• minch12n. A nun.
• mincy12adj. Mincing; affectedly dainty.
• mitch12v. To pilfer; filch; steal.
• mocap11n. Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
• mocha12n. A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
• moche12n. An imported package of spun silk.
• mochi12n. A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
• monic9adj. Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
• mooch12v. To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
• mucho12adj. Much; a great deal of.
• mucin9n. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.
• mucky16adj. Covered in muck.
• mucor9n. The property of being mucid.
• mucus9n. A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
• mulch12n. Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate...
• munch12v. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
• music9n. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some...
• mutch12n. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by...
• mycin12n. Any -mycin compound.

N

• nacho10n. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nacre7n. A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and...
• nance7v. To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
• narco7n. Narcotics.
• natch10adv. Naturally; of course.
• newco10n. A new company, especially one spun-off from or replacing an existing...
• nicad8n. Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery.
• niche10n. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall...
• nicor7n. A sea monster.
• niece7n. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either...
• nitch10n. A notch or small incision.
• nocks11n. Binoculars.
• nomic9adj. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in...
• nonce7n. A nonce word.
• nooch10n. Nutritional yeast.
• notch10n. A V-shaped cut.

O

• occur9v. To happen or take place.
• ocean7n. One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
• ochre10n. A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
• ocker11n. Interest on money; usury; increase.
• octal7n. The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
• octan7adj. Occurring every eight days.
• octet7n. A group or set of eight of something.
• octyl10n. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇...
• ohmic12adj. Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms.
• oleic7adj. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
• omics9n. Any of several biological subfields that aim to identify or...
• ontic7adj. Ontological.
• optic9adj. Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
• orach10n. Especially Atriplex hortensis.
• oracy10n. The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language.
• oscar7n. A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South...
• ouchy13adj. Painful, hurtful; that is expressed by the word ouch.
• ounce7n. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or...

P

• paced10adj. Having a (particular) pace.
• pacer9n. One who paces.
• pacey12adj. Fast, rapid, speedy.
• pachy15n. A dinosaur of the genus Pachycephalosaurus.
• pance9n. Pansy (flower).
• panic9adj. Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
• parch12v. To burn the surface of, to scorch.
• pasch12n. The feast of Passover or (specifically) the Paschal Lamb, or (for...
• patch12n. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed...
• peace9n. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free...
• peach12n. Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely...
• pecan9n. A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern...
• pecky16adj. Discoloured by fungus growth or insects.
• perch12n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus...
• percy12n. A unit of Percocet.
• phoca12n. A seal.
• phuck16v. Filter-avoidance spelling of fuck.
• pichi12n. A small armadillo (Zaedyus pichiy), native to Argentina, which is the...
• picky16adj. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
• picon9n. A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and...
• picot9n. An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
• piece9n. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be...
• pilch12n. A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
• pinch12v. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
• pisco9n. A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing...
• pitch12n. A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; tree sap.
• place9n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
• plack13n. A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century...
• pleck13n. A plot of ground.
• pleco9n. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae...
• plica9n. A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
• pluck13v. To pull something sharply; to pull something out.
• poach12v. To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water...
• pocan9n. The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
• pocho12n. Spanglish.
• pocky16adj. Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
• pooch12n. A dog.
• porch12n. A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and...
• posca9n. A drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by mixing sour wine or vinegar...
• potch12n. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
• pouch12n. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
• price9n. The cost required to gain possession of something.
• prick13n. A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
• prock13n. An imaginary creature similar to the guyascutus or the sidehill gouger.
• psych15n. A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric...
• pubic11adj. Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the...
• pucks13n. Plenty; an abundance (of something).
• pucky16n. Feces, excrement.
• punch12n. A hit or strike with one's fist.

Q

• quack20n. The vocalisation made by a duck.
• quick20adj. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so...

R

• raced8adj. Pertaining to or marked in terms of race.
• racer7n. A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
• racks11n. Publication, distribution (of a magazine).
• racon7n. A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a...
• rance7n. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has...
• ranch10n. A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
• rasic7adj. Relating to rasa.
• ratch10n. A ratchet wheel.
• reach10v. To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in...
• react7v. To act in response.
• rebec9n. An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only...
• recap9v. To seal (something) again with a cap.
• recce9n. Reconnaissance.
• recco9n. Reconnaissance.
• recit7n. A short story.
• recon7n. Reconnaissance.
• recte7adv. Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the...
• recto7n. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as...
• recur7v. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially...
• recut7v. To cut again.
• relic7n. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining...
• retch10v. To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or...
• retic7n. Reticulated python.
• riced8adj. Made into or consisting of finely minced pieces resembling rice.
• ricer7n. A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests...
• ricey10adj. Containing rice.
• ricin7n. An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
• ridic8adj. Ridiculous.
• roach10n. Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially.
• roche10n. One of various types of rock or geological strata.
• rocks11n. Money.
• rocky14adj. Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
• ruach10n. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to emotion and...
• ruche10n. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
• runic7adj. Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.

S

• sacra7n. Sacral artery.
• sacre7v. To consecrate.
• sauce7n. A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
• saucy10adj. Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
• scala7n. Ladder; sequence.
• scald8v. To burn with hot liquid.
• scale7n. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of...
• scalp9n. The top of the head; the skull.
• scaly10adj. Covered or abounding with scales.
• scamp11n. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
• scant7adj. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
• scape9n. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean...
• scare7n. A minor fright.
• scarf10n. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
• scarp9n. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
• scart7v. To scratch or scrape.
• scary10adj. Causing fear or anxiety.
• scaup9n. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
• scena7n. A scene in an opera.
• scene7n. The location of an event that attracts attention.
• scent7n. A distinctive smell.
• schiz19n. An insane person.
• schwa13n. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented...
• scion7n. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a...
• scoff13n. A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
• scold8n. A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry...
• scone7n. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
• scoon7v. To skim along (a surface) like a vessel on the water.
• scoop9n. Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift...
• scoot7n. A swift movement or trip.
• scopa9n. Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to...
• scope9n. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability...
• scops9n. The scops owl.
• score7n. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant...
• scorn7v. To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to...
• scorp9n. A resident of Gibraltar.
• scour7v. To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it...
• scout7n. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one...
• scowl10n. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of...
• scrag8n. A scrog.
• scram9v. To leave in a hurry; to go away.
• scran7n. Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
• scrap9n. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
• scrat7v. To scratch or scrape.
• scray10n. A tern; the sea swallow.
• scree7n. Loose stony debris on a slope.
• screw10n. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
• scrim9n. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork...
• scrip9n. A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
• scrod8n. Any cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.
• scrub9n. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing...
• scrum9n. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
• scuba9n. An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding...
• scudo8n. A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the...
• scuff13v. To scrape the feet while walking.
• scull7n. A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side...
• sculp9v. To flay.
• scurf10n. A skin disease.
• scute7n. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of...
• scuzz25n. A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.
• secco9adj. Dry.
• secor7n. An interval of 116.7 cents.
• selca7n. A photographic portrait taken by the subject; a selfie.
• serac7n. Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese...
• shack14n. A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
• shock14n. A sudden, heavy impact.
• shuck14n. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g....
• sicca9n. A great seal.
• sicko11n. A physically ill person.
• sicky14adj. Covered in vomit.
• sicle7n. A shekel.
• since7adv. From a specified time in the past.
• sitch10n. A brook; an occasional small waterway: a ditch, a gutter or drain; a...
• slack11n. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
• slice7n. That which is thin and broad.
• slick11adj. Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe...
• smack13n. A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
• smock13n. A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
• snack11n. A light meal.
• snick11v. To cut or snip.
• socca9n. A French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and...
• socio7n. At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
• socko11adj. Superb, excellent, stunning.
• socky14adj. Socklike.
• socle7n. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
• sodic8adj. Of, relating to, or containing sodium.
• sonic7adj. Of or relating to sound.
• space9n. The distance between objects.
• spacy12adj. Spaced-out.
• speck13n. A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
• specs9n. Specifications: plural of spec.
• spect9v. Aphetic form of expect.
• spica9n. A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on...
• spice9n. Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or...
• spick13adj. Tidy; fresh.
• spicy12adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
• stack11n. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom...
• steck11n. A piece or an item.
• stich10n. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the...
• stick11n. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
• stock11n. A store or supply.
• stoic7n. Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to...
• stuck11adj. Unable to move.
• sucky14adj. Suitable for sucking.
• sucre7n. The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
• sumac9n. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain...

T

• tacet7v. An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a...
• tache10n. Moustache, mustache.
• tachi10n. A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with...
• tachy13n. Tachycardia.
• tacit7adj. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
• tacky14adj. Of a substance, slightly sticky.
• teach10v. To pass on knowledge to.
• techy13adj. Technical, of or related to technology.
• telco7n. A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a...
• telic7adj. Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
• tench10n. A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
• terce7n. The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
• thack14v. To strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack.
• theca10n. The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
• thick14adj. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its...
• tical7n. An old Thai measurement of weight, the baht, of about 15 grams.
• ticky14adj. Infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina).
• tinct7v. To tint, tinge or colour.
• titch10n. A very small person; a small child.
• tonic7adj. Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
• topic9adj. Topical.
• torch10n. A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked...
• toric7adj. Which, in any of several technical senses, admits a high degree of...
• touch10v. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part...
• toxic14adj. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if...
• trace7n. An act of tracing.
• trach10n. A tracheotomy or tracheostomy.
• track11n. A mark left by something that has passed along.
• tract7n. An area or expanse.
• triac7n. A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either...
• trice7v. To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to...
• trich10n. Trichomoniasis.
• trick11n. Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
• tronc7n. A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out...
• truce7n. A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement...
• truck11n. A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
• tucan7n. The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
• tunic7n. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various...
• turca7n. A moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius).
• twice10adv. Two times.
• typic12adj. Relating to a type.

U

• ucker11n. A person who performs fellatio.
• ulcer7n. An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an...
• uncap9v. To remove a physical cap or cover from.
• uncia7n. The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
• uncle7n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• uncus7n. A hook or claw.
• uncut7adj. Not cut.
• usnic7adj. Of or relating to usnic acid.

V

• vacay13n. A vacation.
• vatic10adj. Pertaining to a prophet; prophetic, oracular.
• veche13n. A popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries.
• vetch13n. Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as...
• vicar10n. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or...
• vicus10n. A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
• vinca10n. Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the...
• visca10n. Artificial straw made by spinning viscose into filaments.
• visco10n. A kind of fuse used for consumer fireworks and to create delays between...
• vocab12n. Vocabulary, especially that acquired while learning a language.
• vocal10adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

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