6-Letter Words Starting with C

All 845 six-letter words that start with C: page 1 of 3

CA

• cabana10n. A cabin or hut for relaxing.
• cabane10n. The tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane...
• cabasa10n. A percussion instrument constructed with loops of steel ball chain...
• cabbie12n. A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
• cabeza19n. Beef cheek or similar meat, especially in Mexican cooking.
• cabled11adj. Containing cables.
• cabman12n. The driver of a hackney cab.
• cacher13n. One who caches.
• cachet13n. A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via...
• cackle14n. The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
• cacoon10n. A beanlike seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedei), used as a...
• cactus10n. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World...
• caddie10n. A person engaged to run errands such as carrying goods and messages; a...
• caddis10n. The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases...
• caecal10adj. Of or pertaining to the caecum.
• caecum12n. A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially...
• caesar8n. An emperor of Ancient Rome.
• cagily12adv. In a cagy manner.
• caging10n. The act of placing or trapping something in a cage.
• cahier11n. A roll of sheets of paper put loosely together, especially one of the...
• cahoot11n. A company or partnership.
• caiman10n. Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within...
• caique17n. A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail...
• caixin15n. Choy sum.
• cajole15v. To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do...
• cakery15n. A cake shop.
• caking13n. A layer or deposit of caked material.
• calcar10n. A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash...
• calcic12adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from calcium or lime.
• calico10n. A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed...
• caligo9n. A butterfly of the genus Caligo.
• caliph13n. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of...
• calkin12n. A calk (on a horseshoe).
• called9adj. Having been called.
• callee8n. The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).
• caller8n. The person who makes a telephone call.
• callet8n. A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a chocolate chip...
• callow11adj. Immature, inexperienced, or naive.
• callus8n. A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by...
• calmar10n. A squid (the mollusk).
• calmed11adj. Having been made calmer.
• calmer10n. A person or thing that calms.
• calmly13adv. In a calm manner; coolly.
• calory11n. Dated spelling of calorie.
• calque17n. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or...
• caltha11n. A plant of the genus Caltha; a marsh marigold.
• calver11n. A cow that produces young.
• camber12n. A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam...
• cambio12n. Bureau de change; currency exchange.
• cambro12n. An insulated container for keeping food or drink hot.
• camera10n. A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
• camino10n. The route followed on a pilgrimage through Spain.
• camion10n. A truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance.
• cammer12n. One who uses a webcam; a webcammer.
• camote10n. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
• camper12n. A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
• campus12n. The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business...
• canada9n. A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters...
• canard9n. A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
• canary11n. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to...
• cancan10n. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
• cancel10v. To cross out something with lines etc.
• cancer10n. A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often...
• cancha13n. A toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru.
• candid10adj. Impartial and free from prejudice.
• candle9n. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable...
• candor9n. The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
• canine8adj. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
• caning9n. A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment.
• canion8n. One of a pair of fitted tubes of cloth worn in Europe in the 16th and...
• canker12n. A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
• canned9adj. Preserved in cans.
• cannel8n. A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.
• canner8n. Someone or something which cans.
• cannon8n. A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech...
• cannot8v. Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical...
• canola8n. Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely...
• canopy13n. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an...
• canted9adj. Having angles; angled.
• canter8n. A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three...
• cantil8n. Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
• cantle8n. The raised back of a saddle.
• cantly11adv. With the use of cant (slang, jargon).
• canton8n. A division of a political unit.
• cantor8n. A singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or...
• cantus8n. Synonym of superius.
• canvas11n. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton...
• canyon11n. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a...
• capful13n. The amount that will fit into a cap.
• capias10n. An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified...
• capita10n. Person.
• capite10n. An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or...
• caplet10n. A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule...
• caplin10n. The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that...
• capote10n. A long coat or cloak with a hood.
• capped13adj. Having a cap (various senses).
• capper12n. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
• cappie12n. A small, usually wooden drinking vessel.
• capric12adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from capric acid.
• capris10n. Capri pants.
• capsid11n. The outer protein shell of a virus.
• captan10n. A particular phthalimide fungicide.
• captor10n. One who is holding a captive or captives.
• caraco10n. A kind of short coat or jacket worn by women.
• carafe11n. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water...
• carbon10n. The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be...
• carboy13n. A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for...
• carcel10n. A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74...
• carded10adj. Involving the disentangling of fibers with a carding device.
• carden9n. A garden grown inside of a car, usually in the dashboard.
• carder9n. A person employed to card wool.
• cardia9n. The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the...
• cardie9n. A cardigan.
• cardio9adj. Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and...
• cardon9n. Any of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.
• careen8v. To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to...
• career8n. One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession...
• carene8n. Synonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient...
• caress8n. An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing...
• carfax18n. A junction of four roads.
• carful11n. As much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile...
• cargos9n. Cargo pants.
• carhop13n. A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their...
• cariad9n. Darling.
• caribe10n. Piranha fish.
• caries8n. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
• carina8n. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
• carine8n. A keel.
• caring9adj. Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
• carman10n. A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
• carnal8adj. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
• carnap10v. To steal a motor vehicle.
• carnet8n. A ticket book, a collection of tickets in the form of a booklet often...
• carpal10n. Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
• carpel10n. A constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs...
• carper10n. A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds...
• carpet10n. A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
• carpus10n. The group of bones that make up the wrist.
• carrel8n. A partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
• carrot8n. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange...
• carrow11n. A gambler in Ireland.
• carsey11n. A house.
• cartel8n. A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition...
• carter8n. A person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of...
• cartes8n. A penis.
• carton8n. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either...
• carved12adj. Of an object, made by carving.
• carvel11n. Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”).
• carven11adj. Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
• carver11n. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
• casaba10n. A cultivar of the muskmelon (Cucumis melo), with bright yellow...
• casbah13n. The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
• casein8n. A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
• cashed12adj. Exhausted or used up; finished, empty.
• cashel11n. In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for...
• casher11n. One who cashes (a cheque, etc.).
• cashew14n. Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
• casing9n. That which encloses or encases.
• casino8n. A public building or room for gambling.
• casita8n. A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment.
• casket12n. A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
• casque17n. A helmet.
• cassia8n. The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other...
• cassie8n. A thorny shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, Vachellia farnesiana; the...
• cassis8n. A blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries.
• casted9adj. Set in a cast.
• caster8n. Someone or something that casts.
• castle8n. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains...
• castor8n. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
• casual8adj. Happening by chance.
• casula8n. A chasuble.
• catboy13n. A boy or man who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
• catchy16adj. Instantly appealing and memorable.
• catena8n. A series of related items.
• caters8n. Bell changes rung on nine bells.
• catgut9n. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals...
• cation8n. A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in...
• catkin12n. A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual...
• catman10n. A man having physical characteristics of a cat.
• catnap10n. A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
• catnip10n. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta...
• cattle8n. Domesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers...
• caucus10n. A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates...
• caudad10adv. Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.
• caudal9adj. Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
• caudex16n. An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually...
• caudle9n. A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
• caught12adj. Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a...
• causal8adj. Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
• causee8n. The agent of the caused event in a causative construction.
• causer8n. Someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
• causey11n. A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
• cauter8n. A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
• caveat11n. A warning.
• cavern11n. A large cave.
• caviar11n. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a...
• caving12n. The recreational sport of exploring caves.
• cavity14n. A hollow area within the body.
• cavort11v. To prance, frolic, gambol.
• cawing12n. The act of producing a caw sound.
• cayuse11n. A small Indian horse or pony.

CE

• ceaser8n. One who ceases; one who stops.
• cecina10n. Salted, dried meat.
• cedula9n. A community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in...
• celery11n. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
• celest8adj. Synonym of celestial.
• celiac10adj. Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
• cellar8n. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage...
• celled9adj. Containing cells; cellular.
• cement10n. A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate...
• cendol9n. A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago...
• cenote8n. A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central...
• censer8n. An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during...
• censor8n. One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of...
• census8n. An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not...
• cental8n. A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.
• center8n. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all...
• centre8n. Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard...
• centum10adj. Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants...
• ceptor10n. A receptor.
• cereal8n. A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible...
• cereus8n. Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of...
• cerise8n. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
• cerium10n. A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very...
• cermet10n. A composite material composed of ceramic and metal materials, used in...
• ceroid9n. A polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.
• certes8adv. Certainly, indeed.
• cervid12n. Synonym of true deer.
• cervix18n. The neck.
• cestui8n. That person; the person in question.
• cestus8n. A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
• cetane8n. The aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₆H₃₄ (hexadecane) used as a standard for...

CH

• chabot13n. A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family...
• chacal13n. A jackal.
• chacha16n. A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.
• chacma15n. A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.
• chaddi13n. Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
• chador12n. A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head...
• chafer14n. One who chafes.
• chaffy20adj. Like or containing chaff.
• chaise11n. An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one...
• chakra15n. Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the...
• chalet11n. An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging...
• chalky18adj. Consisting of or containing chalk.
• chalon11n. A bed blanket.
• chalta11n. The elephant apple (Dillenia indica) (tree or fruit).
• chaman13n. Kashmiri paneer.
• chamar13n. A member of a tribe who works in leather and agriculture; a tanner or...
• chance13n. An opportunity or possibility.
• chancy16adj. Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
• chandu12n. Opium prepared for smoking.
• changa12n. A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug...
• change12v. To become something different.
• chapel13n. A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
• chappy18n. A chap; a fellow.
• charas11n. Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
• charge12n. The amount of money levied for a service.
• charro11n. A type of Mexican horseman.
• charry14adj. Relating to charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.
• chased12adj. Pursued.
• chasen11n. Synonym of tea whisk.
• chaser11n. Something or someone who chases.
• chasey14n. Tag (the children's game).
• chashu14n. A Japanese variant of char siu, made from pork or other meat slowly...
• chasma13n. A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than...
• chasse11n. A reliquary casket.
• chaste11adj. Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
• chatan11n. The bridegroom.
• chaton11n. Collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring).
• chatta11n. Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
• chatty14adj. Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
• chavel14v. To chew.
• chavvy20adj. Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
• chawan14n. An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.
• cheapo13adj. Inexpensive and of poor quality.
• cheaty14adj. Prone to cheating.
• cheche16n. A piece of clothing used commonly in hot deserts to protect oneself...
• cheder12n. An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and...
• cheeba13n. Marijuana.
• cheeks15n. Something bad or disappointing.
• cheeky18adj. Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is...
• cheers11v. To say "cheers" as a toast (to someone).
• cheery14adj. In a good mood, happy, cheerful.
• cheese11n. A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
• cheesy14adj. Of or relating to cheese.
• cheeze20n. A vegan substitute for cheese.
• cheffy20adj. Of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef.
• chemic15adj. Practising chemistry (or, earlier, alchemy); pertaining to these...
• chemmy18n. The card game called chemin de fer.
• chenda12n. A type of percussion instrument used in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and...
• cheong12n. Any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves.
• cheque20n. A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
• cherry14n. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed...
• cherty14adj. Containing chert.
• cherub13n. A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a...
• chesed12n. The Jewish attribute of grace, kindness or love; one of the sephiroth.
• chesty14adj. Having large breasts; busty.
• chetty14n. A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants...
• cheval14n. A support or frame.
• chevet14n. Synonym of apse chapel.
• chewed15adj. That has been chewed; masticated.
• chewer14n. One who chews.
• chewie14n. Chewing gum.
• chicha16n. A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made...
• chichi16n. A woman's breast.
• chicky20n. Chicken.
• chicle13n. The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the...
• chicon13n. An edible chicory bud.
• chicot13n. Synonym of Kentucky coffeetree.
• chikan15n. Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature...
• chikoo15n. Synonym of sapodilla (“the tree and its fruit”).
• childe12n. A child of noble birth.
• chilla11n. The South American gray fox.
• chills11n. A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing...
• chilly14adj. Cold enough to cause discomfort.
• chinar11n. An oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis).
• chinch16n. The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
• chindi12n. A harmful ghost believed to leave the body upon death and linger near...
• chinks15n. A type of chaps.
• chinky18adj. Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
• chinny14adj. Having a prominent chin.
• chinos11n. Trousers made from chino.
• chintz20n. A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and...
• chiong12v. To rush or charge, usually to do, complete or obtain something, or to...
• chippy18n. A carpenter.
• chiral11adj. That exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed...
• chirpy16adj. In a good mood; happy and energetic.
• chisel11n. A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing...
• chital11n. A large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka.
• chitin11n. A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in...
• chiton11n. A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in...
• chitra11n. A sandfly.
• chitta11n. Heroin.
• chitty14adj. Full of chits or sprouts.
• chiuri11n. A Himalayan tree, Diploknema butyracea.
• chives14n. The leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.
• chivvy20v. To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
• choate11adj. Complete, fully formed.
• choccy18n. Chocolate.
• chocho16n. A chayote.
• choice13n. An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
• choked16adj. Having been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or...
• choker15n. A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or...
• chokey18adj. Reminiscent of choking.
• chokri15n. A young maidservant.
• choler11n. Yellow bile.
• cholic13adj. Of or pertaining to bile.
• cholla11n. Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having...
• chompy18adj. Inclined to chomp; bitey.
• chooch16n. A stupid person; a meathead.
• choong12adj. Exciting, attractive.
• choose11v. To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
• choosy14adj. Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes...
• chopin13n. A liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
• choppy18adj. Having many small, rough waves.
• choral11adj. Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.
• chorea11n. An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
• choreo11n. Choreography.
• chorus11n. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious...
• chosen11adj. Picked; selected.
• chough15n. Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow...
• chowki18n. The post of a watchman or policeman (chaukidar).
• chrism13n. A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in...
• chroma13n. The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated...
• chrome13n. Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
• chromo13n. A color print produced by chromolithography.
• chroot11v. To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting...
• chubby18adj. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump...
• chucks17n. The game of jacks or jackstones.
• chucky20n. Chicken.
• chuffy20adj. Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.
• chugga13interj. The sound made by a steam locomotive in motion.
• chukar15n. A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris...
• chukka19n. Chukka boot.
• chummy18adj. Friendly.
• chunky18adj. Having chunks.
• chunni11n. Synonym of dupatta – a long scarf worn by South Asian women.
• church16n. A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious...
• churro11n. A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with...
• chypre16n. Any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot...
• chyron14n. A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen...

CI

• cicada11n. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes...
• cicala10n. A cicada.
• cicely13n. Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
• cicero10n. The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot...
• cicuta10n. Hemlock.
• cidery12adj. Resembling, involving, or being cider.
• ciggie10n. Cigarette.
• cilium10n. A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic...
• cinder9n. Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete...
• cinema10n. A movie theatre, a movie house.
• cinque17n. A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
• cipher13n. A numeric character.
• circle10n. A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of...
• circus10n. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns...
• cirque17n. A Roman circus.
• cirrus8n. Synonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a...
• cishet11adj. Cisgender and heterosexual.
• cissus8n. Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines.
• cistus8n. A rockrose; a plant of the genus Cistus.

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with C are there?

Word.ws lists 845 six-letter words that start with C, plus 807 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with C?

called, change, course, coming, chance, common, center and county.

Which of the six-letter words that start with C has the highest letter score?

coccyx scores 22 points with the standard letter tile values.

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