Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with CH

There are 1,066 words that start with CH on Word.ws, from 3 to 15 letters. The most common length is 7 letters (181 words). The words used most often are change, check, child, chance and church.

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3-letter words that start with CH

  • cha8n. Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
  • che8n. The letter Ч, ч.
  • chi8n. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
  • chu8interj. The sound of a kiss.

4-letter words that start with CH

  • chad10n. Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous...
  • chag10n. A branch of a tree; a branch of broom or gorse.
  • chai9n. A female Romani.
  • chal9n. A male gypsy.
  • cham11n. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
  • chan9n. Fanwork depicting sexual relationships betwen an adult and a minor;.
  • chap11n. A man, a fellow.
  • char9v. To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
  • chat9v. To be engaged in informal conversation.
  • chaw12n. That which is chewed.
  • chay12n. The letter ⟨/⟩, which stands for the ch sound /tʃ/, in Pitman shorthand.
  • cheb11n. A boob; a tit; a breast.
  • chee9n. Synonym of mace (“old Chinese unit of weight”).
  • chef12n. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
  • chek13n. A Hong Kong foot.
  • chem11n. A chemical weapon.
  • chew12v. To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws...
  • chey12interj. Expression of dismissal following an unmet expectation.
  • chez18prep. At the home of.
  • chia9n. A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
  • chib11n. A shiv (makeshift knife).
  • chic11adj. Elegant, stylish.
  • chig10v. To chew.
  • chii9n. A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit...
  • chin9n. The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline...
  • chio9adj. Cute, pretty.
  • chip11n. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  • chir9n. A freshwater whitefish species that lives in the Arctic-draining basins...
  • chit9n. A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
  • chiv12n. The scooped-out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask...
  • chod10n. A fat person.
  • chok13n. A law or commandment without a comprehensible explanation or purpose.
  • choo9n. The sound of a locomotive whistle.
  • chop11n. A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
  • chou9n. Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet...
  • chow12n. Food, especially snacks.
  • chub11n. A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus).
  • chud10n. Chewing gum.
  • chug10n. A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a...
  • chum11n. A friend; a pal.
  • chup11n. A short, loud, and urgent sound, usually of a bird.
  • chur9interj. A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!...
  • chut9n. A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to...

5-letter words that start with CH

  • 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...
  • chalk14n. A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
  • champ14n. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address).
  • chang11n. A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia.
  • chant10v. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic...
  • chaos10n. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
  • chaps12n. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
  • charm12n. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a...
  • chart10n. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
  • chase10n. The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
  • 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.
  • cheek14n. The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer...
  • cheer10n. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
  • chemo12v. To treat with chemotherapy.
  • 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.
  • chick16n. A young bird.
  • chico12n. A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
  • chief13n. The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other...
  • 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...
  • china10n. Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from...
  • ching11n. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy...
  • chips12n. A carpenter.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • chose10n. A thing; personal property.
  • chuck16n. Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  • chunk14n. A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick...
  • 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...

All 116 5-letter words that start with CH

6-letter words that start with CH

  • 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.
  • chance13n. An opportunity or possibility.
  • change12v. To become something different.
  • chapel13n. A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
  • charge12n. The amount of money levied for a service.
  • chased12adj. Pursued.
  • chaser11n. Something or someone who chases.
  • chaste11adj. Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
  • chatty14adj. Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • cherub13n. A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a...
  • chewed15adj. That has been chewed; masticated.
  • chewie14n. Chewing gum.
  • chills11n. A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing...
  • chilly14adj. Cold enough to cause discomfort.
  • chippy18n. A carpenter.
  • chiral11adj. That exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed...
  • chisel11n. A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing...
  • chitty14adj. Full of chits or sprouts.
  • chives14n. The leaves of the perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, used as a herb.
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • chorus11n. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious...
  • chosen11adj. Picked; selected.
  • chroma13n. The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated...
  • chrome13n. Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
  • chubby18adj. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump...
  • chucks17n. The game of jacks or jackstones.
  • chucky20n. Chicken.
  • chunky18adj. Having chunks.
  • church16n. A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious...

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7-letter words that start with CH

  • chagrin13n. A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of...
  • chained13adj. Bound with chains.
  • chalice14n. A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially...
  • chamber16n. The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or...
  • changed14adj. Having undergone a change.
  • changer13n. Someone or something who changes things.
  • channel12n. The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other...
  • chaotic14adj. Filled with chaos.
  • chaplin14n. Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a...
  • chapman16n. A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
  • chapter14n. One of the main sections into which a published work is divided...
  • charade13n. A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier...
  • charged14adj. Arousing strong emotion.
  • charger13n. A device that charges or recharges.
  • chariot12n. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age...
  • charity15n. An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable...
  • charmed15adj. Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.
  • charred13adj. Burnt, carbonized.
  • charted13adj. Containing charts.
  • charter12n. A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private...
  • chasing13n. Engraved or embossed decoration.
  • chassis12n. The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
  • chatter12n. Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
  • cheaply17adv. In a cheap manner; without expending much money.
  • cheated13adj. Having been tricked or deceived.
  • cheater12n. Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
  • checked19adj. Marked with a check mark.
  • checker18n. One who or that which checks or verifies something.
  • checkup20n. A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
  • cheddar14n. A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.
  • cheeses12n. Any of the species of genus Malva known as common mallow.
  • cheetah15n. A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly...
  • chemist14n. A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a...
  • cherish15v. To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect...
  • chevron15n. A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
  • chewing16n. The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
  • chicken18n. A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
  • chiefly18adv. Especially or primarily; above all.
  • chilled13adj. Cooled.
  • chimney17n. A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting...
  • chinook16n. The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky...
  • chipped17adj. Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
  • choking17n. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in...
  • cholera12n. Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic...
  • chopped17adj. Cut or diced into small pieces.
  • chopper16n. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
  • chronic14adj. Being problematic over an extended period of time.
  • chuckle18n. A quiet laugh.

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8-letter words that start with CH

  • chaining14n. The act or process by which something is chained.
  • chainsaw16n. A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal...
  • chairman15n. A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare...
  • chambers17n. Chiefly in in chambers: a judge's private office which is used for...
  • champion17n. An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
  • chancery18n. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the...
  • chandler14n. A person who makes or sells candles.
  • changing15n. Change; alteration.
  • channels13n. Formal lines of command and procedure.
  • chanting14n. Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
  • chaplain15n. A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the...
  • charcoal15n. Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other...
  • charging15n. An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
  • charisma15n. A gift or power of leadership or authority.
  • charming16adj. Pleasant, charismatic.
  • charting14n. The act by which something is charted.
  • chastity16n. The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual...
  • chatting14n. Talk; chatter.
  • cheaters13n. Spectacles that magnify: reading glasses; often, the inexpensive...
  • cheating14n. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or...
  • checkers19n. A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12...
  • checking20n. The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  • checkout19n. The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a...
  • cheerful16adj. Noticeably happy and optimistic.
  • cheering14n. A cheer.
  • chemical17adj. Of or relating to chemistry.
  • cherries13n. A rail-gap indicator.
  • chestnut13n. An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet...
  • childish17adj. Immature in thought or behaviour.
  • chilling14adj. Becoming cold.
  • chipmunk21n. Any of certain the small, striped rodents, all found in North America...
  • chipotle15n. A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
  • chipping18n. A fragment broken off a larger object.
  • chirping16n. The act, or an instance of, chirping.
  • chiseled14adj. Having strongly defined facial features.
  • chivalry19n. The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having...
  • chloride14n. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
  • chlorine13n. A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic...
  • chomping18n. The sound or action of one who chomps.
  • choosing14n. The act of making a choice.
  • choppers17n. Teeth.
  • chopping18n. The action by which something is chopped; the act of assailing...
  • christen13v. To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
  • christie13n. A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.
  • chromium17n. A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a...
  • chucking20n. The holding of an object in a chuck.
  • chugging16n. The sound of something that chugs.
  • churning14n. The act by which something is churned.

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9-letter words that start with CH

  • chairlift17n. A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables...
  • challenge15n. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to...
  • chambered19adj. Having chambers.
  • chameleon16n. A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of...
  • chamfered20adj. Containing chamfers.
  • champagne19n. A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially...
  • champaign19adj. Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
  • changelog16n. A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
  • channeled15adj. Having channels or flutings.
  • chaparral16n. A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the...
  • chaperone16n. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the...
  • chapstick22n. Synonym of lip balm.
  • character16n. A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
  • charlatan14n. A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for...
  • charlotte14n. A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or...
  • chartered15adj. Having a charter.
  • chastened15adj. Made chaste; purified; modest.
  • chastised15adj. Having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement.
  • chaudhuri18n. A leader or representative of a group of traders.
  • chauffeur20n. A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of...
  • cheapness16n. The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy).
  • checkered21adj. Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or...
  • checklist20n. A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to...
  • checkmate22interj. Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
  • cheekbone20n. The small prominent bone of the cheek.
  • chelation14n. The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
  • chemicals18n. The chemical industry.
  • chemistry19n. The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and...
  • cherished18adj. Highly valued, having a high personal value.
  • chevalier17n. Cavalier; knight.
  • chicanery19n. Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
  • chickadee21n. Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of...
  • chieftain17n. A leader of a clan or tribe.
  • childcare17n. The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of...
  • childhood19n. The state of being a child.
  • childless15adj. Not having any children.
  • childlike19adj. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
  • chivalric19adj. Of, or relating to chivalry.
  • chlamydia20n. Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted...
  • chocolate16n. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
  • chokehold22n. A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the...
  • chopstick22n. An East Asian eating utensil typically used as a pair held in one hand...
  • chromatic18adj. Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
  • chromatin16n. A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which...
  • chronicle16n. A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
  • chrysalis17n. A butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle...
  • chuckling21n. An instance in which someone chuckles.
  • churchman21n. A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious...

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10-letter words that start with CH

  • chairwoman20n. A female chairperson.
  • chalcedony21n. A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky...
  • chalkboard22n. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a...
  • challenged17adj. Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used...
  • challenger16n. One who challenges.
  • chancellor17n. A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties...
  • chandelier16n. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
  • changeable18adj. Capable of being changed.
  • changeling17n. In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that...
  • changeover19n. A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
  • chaperoned18adj. Accompanied by a chaperone.
  • chaplaincy22n. The role or position of a chaplain.
  • chargeable18adj. Able to be charged.
  • chargeback24n. A reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit card...
  • charioteer15n. A person who drives a chariot.
  • charitable17adj. Pertaining to charity.
  • charitably20adv. In a charitable manner.
  • charleston15v. To dance the Charleston.
  • charmingly21adv. In a charming manner.
  • chartreuse15n. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
  • chastening16n. The act by which somebody is chastened.
  • chatelaine15n. The mistress of a castle or large household.
  • chatterbox24n. One who chats or talks to excess.
  • chattering16adj. That chatters.
  • chauvinist18adj. Pertaining to chauvinism.
  • cheapening18n. The process by which something is cheapened (made more affordable or...
  • cheapskate21n. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
  • checkpoint23n. A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a...
  • cheerfully21adv. In a cheerful manner.
  • cheesecake21n. A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese...
  • chemically22adv. Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation.
  • chemotaxis24n. The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical...
  • chequebook30n. A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder...
  • cherishing19n. The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
  • chessboard18n. A square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns...
  • childbirth21n. The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of...
  • childishly22adv. In a childish manner.
  • chillingly19adv. In a chilling manner.
  • chimpanzee28n. Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and...
  • chinchilla20n. A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the...
  • chivalrous18adj. Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
  • chloramine17n. Any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl...
  • chloroform20n. A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile...
  • chromosome19n. A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as...
  • chronicler17n. A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.
  • chronology19n. The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
  • churchgoer21n. One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
  • churchyard24n. A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

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11-letter words that start with CH

  • chairperson18n. A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board...
  • challenging18adj. Difficult, hard to do.
  • chamberlain20n. A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of...
  • chambermaid23n. A maid who handles the chores in a hotel room or (chiefly historically)...
  • championing21n. The act of one who champions something; fervent support.
  • chancellery21n. The rank or post of a chancellor.
  • channelling17n. A channel or furrow.
  • chanterelle16n. A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being...
  • chanticleer18v. To make the crowing sound of a cock.
  • chaotically21adv. In a chaotic manner.
  • chaperoning19n. The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
  • charcuterie18n. The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products...
  • charismatic20adj. Of, related to, or having charisma: having a form of compelling charm...
  • chauffeured23adj. Equipped with a chauffer.
  • cheerleader17n. A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause...
  • cheesecloth21n. A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now...
  • cheesemaker22n. A person skilled in the art of making cheese.
  • cheesesteak20n. A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped steak and melted cheese...
  • chemotactic22adj. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis.
  • chenopodium21n. Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
  • chiaroscuro18n. An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to...
  • chieftaincy24n. The position or period of rule of a chief.
  • chikungunya24n. A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by...
  • childminder20n. A person employed to look after other people's children while they are...
  • chimichanga24n. A deep-fried burrito.
  • chimichurri23n. A sauce and marinade for grilled meat originally from Argentina, made...
  • chinoiserie16n. An artistic object influenced by Chinese art.
  • chlorinated17adj. That has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
  • chlorophyll24n. Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of...
  • chloroplast18n. An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic...
  • chloroquine25n. A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the...
  • chocolatier18n. A producer of chocolate.
  • choirmaster18n. The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and...
  • cholangitis17n. An inflammation of the bile duct.
  • cholesterol16n. A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the...
  • cholinergic19adj. Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function...
  • chondroitin17n. Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and...
  • choreograph22v. To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a...
  • christening17n. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized...
  • christiania16n. Synonym of christie (“skiing turn”).
  • chromogenic21adj. Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a...
  • chromophore23n. That part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour.
  • chromosomal20adj. Of or relating to chromosomes.
  • chronically21adv. In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
  • chronicling19n. The act by which something is chronicled.
  • chronograph22n. A device which marks or records time or time intervals.
  • chronometer18n. A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for...
  • churchgoing23adj. Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.

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12-letter words that start with CH

  • chairmanship24n. The office, or the term, of a chairman.
  • chalcogenide21n. Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
  • chalcopyrite24n. A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the...
  • championship26n. A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series...
  • characterful22adj. Full of character.
  • characterize28v. To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
  • chargemaster20n. A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and...
  • charlatanism19n. The state of being a charlatan.
  • charterhouse20n. A Carthusian monastery.
  • checkerboard26n. A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight...
  • cheerfulness20n. The state of being cheerful; joy.
  • cheerleading19n. A physical activity and sport in which cheerleaders organize elements...
  • cheeseburger20n. A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed...
  • cheesemaking24n. The production of cheese.
  • cheesemonger20n. Someone who sells cheese.
  • chemometrics23n. The use of mathematical statistics in the design of experiments, and...
  • chemosensory22adj. Of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical...
  • chemotherapy27n. Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a...
  • chesterfield21n. A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same...
  • childbearing21n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
  • childishness21n. The state or characteristic of being childish.
  • childminding22n. The act of looking after a child or children.
  • childrearing19n. The raising of children; parenting.
  • chimneypiece26n. A mantelpiece.
  • chiropractic23n. A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and...
  • chiropractor21n. A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.
  • chitterlings18n. Small intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes...
  • chivalrously23adv. In a chivalrous manner.
  • chlorambucil23n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
  • chlorination17n. The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition...
  • chlorohydrin24n. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
  • chloromethyl25n. The univalent radical Cl-CH₂-.
  • chlorophenyl25n. Any of several univalent radicals derived from chlorobenzenes or...
  • chlorpyrifos25n. A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits...
  • chocolaterie19n. A chocolate shop.
  • chondrogenic21adj. Relating to chondrogenesis.
  • choreography26n. The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a...
  • chrestomathy25n. A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
  • chromaticism23n. The quality or state of being chromatic.
  • chromaticity24n. An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of...
  • chromatogram22n. The visual output from a chromatograph, usually a graphical display or...
  • chromosphere24n. The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the...
  • chronometric21adj. Of or related to chronometers, clocks and other timekeeping devices.
  • churchwarden26n. A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs...
  • churrascaria19n. A steakhouse where food in a churrasco style is served.
  • chymotrypsin27n. An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of...

13-letter words that start with CH

  • challengeable21adj. Able to be challenged or disputed.
  • challengingly23adv. In a way or to an extent that challenges.
  • changeability24n. The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
  • characterless20adj. Having no distinguishing character or quality.
  • chateaubriand21n. A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
  • chemisorption22n. The process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another...
  • chemoreceptor24n. A sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of...
  • chieftainship26n. The state of being a chieftain.
  • childlessness19n. The state of being childless.
  • childrenswear22n. Clothing for children; children's wear.
  • chiropractics24n. The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
  • chlorhexidine29n. A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
  • chlorobenzene29n. Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is...
  • chloroformate23n. Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid.
  • chloromethane23n. Methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with...
  • chloromycetin25n. The antibiotic chloramphenicol.
  • cholecystitis23n. An inflammation of the gall bladder.
  • cholesteatoma20n. A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the...
  • choreographed25adj. Made to work together; orchestrated.
  • choreographer24n. One who choreographs.
  • choreographic26adj. Of or pertaining to choreography.
  • chromatically25adv. In a chromatic manner.
  • chromatograph26n. A machine that performs chromatography by gas or liquid separation.
  • chromatophore25n. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles...
  • chromosomally25adv. With reference to chromosomes.
  • chromospheric27adj. Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
  • chronobiology24n. The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the...
  • chronological21adj. Relating to time, or units of time.
  • chrysanthemum28n. Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum...
  • chrysosporium25n. Any fungus of the genus Chrysosporium.
  • churchmanship30n. The craft or skill of being a churchman.

14-letter words that start with CH

  • chancellorship26n. The status of being a chancellor.
  • channelization28n. The straightening and widening of a stream or river.
  • characteristic23adj. Indicating a distinguishing feature of a person or thing; typical.
  • chemoradiation22n. A combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
  • chemoreception25n. The physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical...
  • chemosynthesis27n. The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple...
  • chemosynthetic29adj. Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
  • chlorothalonil22n. A broad-spectrum nonsystemic fungicide.
  • chlorpromazine32n. A synthetic antipsychotic drug, with the chemical formula C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S.
  • cholelithiasis22n. Gallstones: gallstone disease.
  • cholestyramine24n. The United States Adopted Name of colestyramine.
  • cholinesterase19n. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters...
  • chondrogenesis21n. The formation and development of cartilage.
  • chondromalacia24n. A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the...
  • chondrosarcoma24n. A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
  • choreographing26n. Choreography.
  • chromatography30n. Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative...
  • chromodynamics29n. The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the...

15-letter words that start with CH

3,819 rare words that start with CH

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with CH are there?
Word.ws lists 1,066 words that start with CH, plus 3,819 rare ones.
What are common words that start with CH?
change, check, child, chance, church, character, chief and china.
Which of the words that start with CH has the highest letter score?
chiffchaff scores 32 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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