Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with CA

There are 1,380 words that start with CA on Word.ws, from 3 to 15 letters. The most common length is 7 letters (239 words). The words used most often are can, called, care, case and call.

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3-letter words that start with CA

  • cab7n. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
  • cad6n. A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one...
  • caf8n. A café.
  • cag6n. A keg.
  • cah8conj. Because.
  • cak9n. A type of string instrument from Indonesia.
  • cal5n. Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
  • cam7n. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or...
  • can5v. To know how to.
  • cap7n. A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
  • car5n. A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels...
  • cat5n. A mammal of the family Felidae.
  • caw8n. The harsh cry of a crow.
  • cay8n. A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

4-letter words that start with CA

  • caba8n. A cabas, or lady's bag.
  • caca8n. Excrement; feces.
  • cack12n. A squawk.
  • cade7adj. Abandoned by its mother and reared by hand.
  • caer6n. A Welsh fortress.
  • cafe9n. A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic...
  • caff12n. Synonym of café.
  • cage7n. An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while...
  • caid7n. A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish...
  • cair6v. To toss backwards and forwards; mix up; overhandle; stir about.
  • cake10n. A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs...
  • cale6n. Any of a number of marine fish in the family Odacidae.
  • calf9n. A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
  • calk10n. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
  • call6v. To request, summon, or beckon.
  • calm8adj. Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  • cama8n. A hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.
  • came8prep. Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state...
  • cami8n. A camisole.
  • camo8n. A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are...
  • camp10n. An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other...
  • cane6n. The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including...
  • cans6n. Headphones.
  • cant6n. An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
  • cany9adj. Of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.
  • capa8n. A Spanish cloak.
  • cape8n. A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a...
  • capo8n. A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to...
  • caps8n. Capital letters; capitals.
  • carb8n. The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of...
  • card7n. A playing card.
  • care6n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
  • carl6n. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • carn6interj. Come on.
  • carp8n. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
  • carr6n. Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
  • cart6n. A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal...
  • casa6n. House.
  • case6n. An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • cash9n. Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks...
  • cask10n. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic...
  • cass6v. To render moot or void; to annul; to reject.
  • cast6v. To move, or be moved, away.
  • cate6n. A delicacy or item of food.
  • caul6n. A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth...
  • cave9n. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face...
  • cavy12n. Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
  • cayo9n. A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.

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5-letter words that start with CA

  • cabal9n. A secret plot.
  • cabin9n. A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built...
  • cable9n. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a...
  • 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...
  • caddy12n. A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used...
  • cadet8n. A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
  • cadre8n. A frame or framework.
  • caged9adj. Confined in a cage.
  • cairn7n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the...
  • caked12adj. Congealed into a cakelike consistency; (of something covered in such a...
  • camel9n. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus...
  • cameo9n. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
  • campo11n. A police officer assigned to a university campus.
  • canal7n. An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel...
  • candy11n. Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
  • canes7n. Bamboo plants of genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo...
  • canny10adj. Careful, prudent, cautious.
  • canoe7n. A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people...
  • canon7n. A generally accepted principle; a rule.
  • canto7n. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
  • caper9n. A playful leap or jump.
  • capri9n. A deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
  • carat7n. A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for...
  • cards8n. Card games.
  • carer7n. Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or...
  • cargo8n. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
  • carle7n. Peasant; fellow.
  • carol7n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
  • caron7n. Háček.
  • carry10v. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport...
  • carte7n. A bill of fare; a menu.
  • carve10v. To cut meat in order to serve it.
  • cased8adj. Having a case or covering; encased or clad.
  • caste7n. Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian...
  • catch12n. The act of seizing or capturing.
  • cater7v. To provide, particularly.
  • cates7n. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies...
  • catty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
  • cause7n. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces...

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6-letter words that start with CA

  • cactus10n. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World...
  • caesar8n. An emperor of Ancient Rome.
  • called9adj. Having been called.
  • caller8n. The person who makes a telephone call.
  • calmed11adj. Having been made calmer.
  • calmly13adv. In a calm manner; coolly.
  • camera10n. A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
  • 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...
  • canary11n. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to...
  • cancel10v. To cross out something with lines etc.
  • cancer10n. A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often...
  • candid10adj. Impartial and free from prejudice.
  • candle9n. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable...
  • canine8adj. Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
  • canned9adj. Preserved in 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...
  • canopy13n. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an...
  • canton8n. A division of a political unit.
  • 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...
  • capita10n. Person.
  • capped13adj. Having a cap (various senses).
  • carbon10n. The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be...
  • cardio9adj. Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and...
  • career8n. One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession...
  • caring9adj. Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
  • carpet10n. A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
  • carrot8n. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange...
  • 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...
  • carton8n. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either...
  • carved12adj. Of an object, made by carving.
  • carver11n. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
  • casing9n. That which encloses or encases.
  • casino8n. A public building or room for gambling.
  • casket12n. A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
  • cassie8n. A thorny shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, Vachellia farnesiana; the...
  • castle8n. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains...
  • casual8adj. Happening by chance.
  • catchy16adj. Instantly appealing and memorable.
  • cattle8n. Domesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers...
  • caucus10n. A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates...
  • 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.
  • cavity14n. A hollow area within the body.

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7-letter words that start with CA

  • cabaret11n. Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of...
  • cabbage14n. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of...
  • cabinet11n. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
  • cadence12n. The act or state of declining or sinking.
  • calcium13n. The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft...
  • caliber11n. Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite...
  • calling10n. A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for...
  • callous9adj. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the...
  • calming12adj. That calms; soothing, relaxing.
  • caloric11adj. Relating to calories.
  • calorie9n. A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise...
  • calvary15n. A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a...
  • camping14n. The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a...
  • candace12n. Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
  • canning10n. The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a...
  • canteen9n. A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or...
  • capable13adj. Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task...
  • capital11n. Money and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services...
  • capitol11n. Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
  • capping14n. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
  • capsule11n. A membranous envelope.
  • captain11n. A chief or leader.
  • caption11n. The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
  • captive14n. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
  • capture11n. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
  • caramel11n. A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other...
  • caravan12n. A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any...
  • carbide12n. Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element.
  • carcass11n. The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal...
  • cardiac12adj. Pertaining to the heart.
  • careful12adj. Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  • caribou11n. Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the...
  • carmine11n. A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal...
  • carnage10n. Death and destruction.
  • carrick15n. A greatcoat.
  • carrier9n. A person or object that carries someone or something else.
  • cartoon9n. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
  • carving13n. A carved object.
  • cascade12n. A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
  • cashier12v. To discard, put away.
  • casting10n. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  • catcher14n. Someone or something that catches.
  • catered10adj. Having catering provided.
  • catfish15n. Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water...
  • cathode13n. An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through...
  • catwalk16n. An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the...
  • caution9n. Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken...
  • cavalry15n. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

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8-letter words that start with CA

  • cabernet12n. Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
  • cackling17n. A sound that cackles.
  • caffeine16n. An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which...
  • calamity15n. An event resulting in great loss.
  • calculus12n. Calculation; computation.
  • calcutta12n. A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success.
  • calendar11n. Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
  • callback18n. The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference...
  • calmness12n. The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
  • campaign15n. A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
  • campfire17n. A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to...
  • campsite14n. A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in...
  • candidly15adv. In a candid manner; frankly.
  • canister10n. A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal...
  • cannibal12n. An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a...
  • canoeing11n. A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
  • capacity17n. The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
  • capstone12n. Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
  • captured13adj. That has been captured.
  • carapace14n. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which...
  • cardamom15n. An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
  • cardigan12n. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a...
  • cardinal11adj. Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
  • carefree13adj. Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without...
  • careless10adj. Not concerned or worried (about).
  • carnival13n. Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
  • caroline10n. An old silver coin of Italy.
  • carousel10n. A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and...
  • carpeted13adj. Floored with a carpet.
  • carriage11n. The act of conveying; carrying.
  • carrying14n. Transportation.
  • cashmere15n. Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
  • cassette10n. A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record...
  • casually13adv. In a casual manner.
  • casualty13n. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an...
  • catalyst13n. A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without...
  • catapult12n. A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
  • cataract12n. A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
  • catching16adj. Infectious, contagious.
  • category14n. A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on...
  • catering11n. The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
  • catheter13n. A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create...
  • catholic15adj. Universal; all-encompassing.
  • catwoman15n. A woman in a cat costume.
  • cauldron11n. A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
  • causeway16n. A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar...
  • cautious10adj. Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative.
  • cavalier13adj. Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless...

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9-letter words that start with CA

  • cafeteria14n. A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then...
  • calculate13v. To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a...
  • calibrate13v. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
  • caliphate16n. Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic...
  • camcorder16n. A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images...
  • cameraman15n. Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.
  • cancelled14adj. No longer planned or scheduled.
  • cancerous13adj. Relating to or affected with cancer.
  • candidacy18n. The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
  • candidate13n. A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or...
  • canonical13adj. Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
  • capacitor15n. An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an...
  • capillary16adj. Resembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.
  • captaincy18n. The rank or status of a captain.
  • captained14adj. Having a captain.
  • captioned14adj. Containing captions.
  • captivity19n. The state of being captive.
  • carbonate13n. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
  • carcinoma15n. An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends...
  • cardboard15n. A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture...
  • carefully17adv. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • caregiver15n. A carer; a person who looks after another person.
  • caressing12n. A caress.
  • caretaker15n. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a...
  • carnation11n. Originally, Dianthus caryophyllus.
  • carpenter13n. A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber...
  • carpentry16n. The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install...
  • carpeting14n. Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation...
  • carriages12n. Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would...
  • cartilage12n. A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular...
  • cartridge13n. The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing...
  • cascading15n. The action or motion of something that cascades.
  • cassandra12n. Synonym of leather leaf (“Chamaedaphne calyculata”).
  • casserole11n. A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and...
  • castrated12adj. Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries...
  • catalogue12n. A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
  • catalytic16adj. Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical...
  • catalyzed24adj. Having undergone catalysis.
  • cataracts13n. The floodgates of heaven, regarded as holding back the rain.
  • catchment18n. Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the...
  • catechism18n. A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles...
  • cathartic16adj. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
  • cathedral15adj. Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
  • causality14n. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its...
  • causation11n. The act of causing.
  • cautioned12adj. That has received a caution (typically from the police).
  • cavendish18n. Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
  • cavernous14adj. Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.

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10-letter words that start with CA

  • caerphilly20n. A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
  • calamitous14adj. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
  • calcareous14adj. Resembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate or limestone...
  • calculated15adj. Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained...
  • calculator14n. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical...
  • calibrated15adj. Measured.
  • camouflage18n. A disguise or covering up.
  • campaigner17n. A person who has served in a military campaign.
  • campground18n. An area where tents are pitched.
  • cannonball14n. A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
  • cantaloupe14n. Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto, with non- or slightly netted rind...
  • canterbury17n. A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a...
  • cantilever15n. A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long...
  • cantonment14n. Temporary military living quarters.
  • canvassing16n. The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
  • capability19n. The power or ability to generate an outcome.
  • capacitive19adj. Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance.
  • capitalism16n. A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and...
  • capitalist14adj. Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
  • capitalize23v. In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or...
  • capitulate14v. To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along...
  • cappuccino20n. An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that...
  • capricious16adj. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
  • captioning15n. The act of assigning a caption.
  • captivated18adj. Rapt; mesmerized.
  • carbonated15adj. Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to...
  • carboxylic26adj. Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
  • carburetor14n. A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and...
  • carcinogen15n. A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
  • cardholder17n. A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
  • cardiology17n. The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
  • caregiving17n. The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily...
  • carelessly15adv. Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
  • caricature14n. A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features...
  • carjacking26n. The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.
  • cartoonish15adj. Exaggerated or caricatured, in the manner of a cartoon.
  • cartoonist12n. One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
  • cartwright19n. A craftsman who makes carts.
  • caseworker19n. A social worker.
  • castellano12n. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
  • castration12n. The act of removing the testicles.
  • catalogued14adj. Appearing in a catalogue.
  • catcalling15n. The act of giving a catcall.
  • categorize22v. To assign a category; to divide into classes.
  • cautionary15adj. Serving to caution or warn; admonitory.
  • cautioning13n. The act of giving a warning.
  • cautiously15adv. In a cautious manner.
  • cavitation15n. The formation of pits on a surface.

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11-letter words that start with CA

  • cablevision18n. Cable television.
  • cacophonous20adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant...
  • caffeinated20adj. Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an...
  • calcination15n. The process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature...
  • calcineurin15n. A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of...
  • calculating16adj. Having the ability to calculate.
  • calculation15n. The act or process of calculating.
  • calibration15n. The act of calibrating something.
  • calligraphy22n. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style...
  • callousness13n. The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
  • calorimeter15n. An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a...
  • calorimetry18n. The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course...
  • camaraderie16n. A close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
  • camouflaged20adj. Wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised.
  • candidature15n. The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
  • candidiasis15n. A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or...
  • candlelight18n. The light emitted by a candle.
  • candlestick20n. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
  • cannabidiol16n. A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
  • cannabinoid16n. Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a...
  • cannibalism17n. The act of eating another of one's own species.
  • canonically18adv. In a canonical manner.
  • capacitance19n. The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to...
  • capitalised16adj. In capital letters.
  • capitalized25adj. US and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalised.
  • captivating19adj. That captivates; fascinating.
  • carabinieri15n. The national gendarmerie of Italy.
  • caravanning17n. Holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site.
  • carbonation15n. The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act...
  • carboplatin17n. An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
  • carboxylase25n. Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation...
  • carboxylate25n. Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
  • cardinality17n. The number of elements a given set contains.
  • cardiogenic17adj. Originating in the heart.
  • carnivorous16adj. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  • carrageenan14n. A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly...
  • carriageway20n. The part of a road that carries traffic.
  • cartography22n. The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's...
  • castellated14adj. Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle; usually, specifically...
  • cataclysmic22adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval...
  • cataloguing15n. The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
  • catastrophe18n. Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  • catchphrase23n. A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
  • categorical16adj. Absolute; having no exception.
  • categorized24adj. The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or...
  • caterpillar15n. The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
  • catholicism20n. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.
  • cauliflower19n. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which...

The 48 most common of 109 are shown.

12-letter words that start with CA

  • cabinetmaker22n. A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and...
  • calamitously19adv. In a calamitous manner.
  • calculatedly20adv. In a calculated manner.
  • calisthenics19n. Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and...
  • calligrapher20n. One who practices calligraphy.
  • calligraphic22adj. Of or pertaining to calligraphy.
  • calorimetric18adj. Of, or relating to calorimetry, or measured by a calorimeter.
  • calprotectin18n. A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth...
  • calreticulin16n. A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
  • cameraperson18n. A person who operates a camera.
  • camptothecin23n. An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits...
  • canalisation14n. The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
  • cancellation16n. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of...
  • candleholder19n. A device for holding one or more lit candles.
  • cannibalized26adj. Patched together from pieces taken from elsewhere.
  • canonization23n. The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name...
  • cantankerous18adj. Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature...
  • cantilevered18adj. Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally...
  • canyoneering18n. Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river...
  • capacitation18n. Enablement; giving the capacity to do something.
  • capacitively24adv. In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
  • capecitabine20n. An antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted...
  • capercaillie18n. A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family...
  • capitalistic18adj. Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.
  • capitulation16n. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
  • capriciously21adv. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
  • caprolactone18n. A cyclic ester with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₂.
  • caravanserai17n. A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see...
  • carbodiimide20n. The compound HN=C=NH, or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.
  • carbohydrate23n. A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an...
  • carbonaceous18adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
  • carboxylated27adj. Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an...
  • carcinogenic19adj. Causing or tending to cause cancer.
  • cardiologist16n. A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.
  • cardiomegaly21n. Megalocardia.
  • cardioplegia18n. The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart...
  • cardioverter18n. A machine that performs cardioversion (specifically...
  • carelessness14n. Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
  • caricaturist16n. A person who draws caricatures.
  • carisoprodol17n. A particular skeletal muscle relaxant.
  • carryforward24n. An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be...
  • cartographer20n. One who makes maps or charts.
  • cartographic22adj. Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
  • cartoonishly20adv. In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.
  • catadioptric19adj. Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both reflective...
  • catastrophic21adj. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
  • catechetical21adj. Of or pertaining to catechesis.
  • cautiousness14n. The state of being cautious; wariness.

13-letter words that start with CA

  • cabinetmaking24n. The art of the cabinetmaker.
  • calcification22n. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the...
  • calculatingly21adv. In a calculating manner.
  • calculational17adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing calculation.
  • campylobacter26n. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food...
  • canagliflozin28n. A drug C₂₄H₂₅FO₅S·½H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the...
  • cannibalistic19adj. Tending toward cannibalism.
  • cantilevering19n. The motion or use of a cantilever.
  • captivatingly24adv. In a captivating manner.
  • carbamazepine30n. A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an...
  • carbapenemase21n. Any lactamase that can hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics and thus...
  • carboniferous20adj. Containing or producing carbon.
  • carbonization26n. The act or process of carbonizing.
  • carbonylation20n. Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound...
  • carboxylation27n. Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule.
  • carboxymethyl35n. The univalent radical -CH₂-COOH derived from acetic acid.
  • carburization26n. Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture or...
  • cardiological19adj. Of or pertaining to cardiology.
  • cardiomyocyte26n. A cardiac muscle cell (or myocyte) in the heart.
  • cardioversion19n. The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use...
  • carnivalesque27adj. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
  • cartelization24n. The act of cartelizing.
  • cartilaginous16adj. Related to or resembling cartilage.
  • caryophyllene26n. A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential...
  • casualisation15n. The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of...
  • catalytically23adv. In terms of, or by means of, catalysis.
  • catastrophism22n. The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change...
  • catastrophist20adj. Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one...
  • catastrophize29v. To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic.
  • catecholamine22n. Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are...
  • categorically21adv. By the use of categories; defining a category; defined by, or corollary...
  • cathartically23adv. In a cathartic way.
  • cauterization24n. The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or...

14-letter words that start with CA

  • capitalisation18n. Choice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a...
  • capitalization27n. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
  • capriciousness20n. The quality of being capricious.
  • caramelization27n. The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of...
  • carcinogenesis19n. The creation of cancer cells.
  • carcinomatosis20n. The widespread presence of carcinomas that have metastasized throughout...
  • cardiomyopathy30n. The deterioration of the myocardium.
  • cardiothoracic24adj. Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest.
  • cardiotoxicity29n. The state or condition of being cardiotoxic.
  • cardiovascular22adj. Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
  • cartographical24adj. Pertaining to cartography.
  • categorization26n. A group of things arranged by category.

15-letter words that start with CA

4,455 rare words that start with CA

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with CA are there?
Word.ws lists 1,380 words that start with CA, plus 4,455 rare ones.
What are common words that start with CA?
can, called, care, case, call, came, car and cause.
Which of the words that start with CA has the highest letter score?
carboxymethyl scores 35 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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