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5-Letter Words Starting with C (78 words)

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caddy (12 points)

Woods' worker (wordplay)

Ace of clubs (wordplay)

Woods' man with woods (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

cades (8 points)

Aqua and motor endings

Herring barrels.

Small barrels

C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

cadet (8 points)

General starting off point (wordplay)

General starting point (wordplay)

Major in the future, perhaps

C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts

cadge (9 points)

Scrounge from duke imprisoned (wordplay)

Sponge (money etc)

Sponge (money, etc)

C·3+A·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts

cadgy (12 points)

Cheerful, in Scotland

Cheerful in Scotland

C·3+A·1+D·2+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

cadis (8 points)

Muslim magistrates (var.)

Mohammedan VIP's.

Judges in Baghdad.

C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts

cadre (8 points)

Nucleus of sorts

Trained core (wordplay)

Nuclear force (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+D·2+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts

caged (9 points)

Composer died in prison (wordplay)

Conservative leader past it? Shut up!

In a zoo (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

caids (8 points)

Moorish commanders.

Moorish commanders

C·3+A·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

caird (8 points)

Antarcticas Coast

Scottish hobo

C·3+A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 8 pts

caked (12 points)

Thickly stuck (on)

Like some dirty boots

Like heavy makeup

C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts

candy (11 points)

Stocking stuffer perhaps

Girl's name (diminutive)

Cook carrots perhaps

C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

caned (8 points)

Finished a chair, perhaps

Did a rush job on (wordplay)

Punished for disrupting dance (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

canid (8 points)

Jackal, for one

Jackal or fox

Wolf, for example

C·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts

caped (10 points)

Attired like Sherlock Holmes

Dressed for the opera.

Clothed in a fanon

C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts

cards (8 points)

Never-say-die wags.

House makeup maybe

House-building material (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

cared (8 points)

Felt affection (for)

Felt concern (for)

Had feelings (for)

C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

cased (8 points)

Checked out (the joint)

Considered for a job (wordplay)

Looked for escape routes from, say

C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

cauld (8 points)

{cold=n} [n -S] / {cold=adj}

C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts

caved (11 points)

Yielded (with "in")

Surrendered (with "in")

Collapsed with in

C·3+A·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

cawed (11 points)

Spoke crow (wordplay)

Quoth the raven (wordplay)

Yelled at a scarecrow (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

cebid (10 points)

""One of a family of monkeys, also CEBOID""

C·3+E·1+B·3+I·1+D·2 = 10 pts

cedar (8 points)

Partly rejected, never a deciduous tree!

Tree (of Lebanon)

Doctor cared for one of the Woods

C·3+E·1+D·2+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts

ceded (9 points)

Listen ... see Edward? Edward gave up!

Gave up (power)

Yielded, as property

C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

ceder (8 points)

One giving up

One who yields

One who gives in.

C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

cedes (8 points)

Gives over (to)

Formally gives up

Surrenders by treaty

C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

cedis (8 points)

Money of Ghana

C·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts

cered (8 points)

Waxed old style

Like some pasts

Mummified, in a way

C·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

chads (11 points)

They're taken off the ballot (wordplay)

Polling place hangers-on (wordplay)

Gore-y election issue (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts

chard (11 points)

Swiss veggie (wordplay)

Wine choice briefly

A fish many serve with vegetable

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 11 pts

chide (11 points)

Say "Tsk!" to

Say "Tsk tsk!"

Say "tut-tut" to

C·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts

child (11 points)

Labor issue (wordplay)

Son maybe drinking litre is scolded

First-grader, for one

C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+D·2 = 11 pts

chord (11 points)

Musical combo (wordplay)

Music combo (wordplay)

Set of keys (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+D·2 = 11 pts

cider (8 points)

Product of the press (wordplay)

Beverage in a jug, perhaps

Jug filler maybe

C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

cited (8 points)

Put in a bibliography say

Back cover (wordplay)

Put in a bibliography, say

C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

clads (8 points)

Armor some naval vessels

Armor toughtopenetrate warships

Overlays with metal

C·3+L·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

clods (8 points)

Common ailments (wordplay)

Bad dates (wordplay)

Lumps of clay.

C·3+L·1+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

cloud (8 points)

Mare's-tail, for one

Cirrus, for one

E.g. stratus

C·3+L·1+O·1+U·1+D·2 = 8 pts

clued (8 points)

Like this answer (wordplay)

Aware with in

Rolled thread into a ball.

C·3+L·1+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

codas (8 points)

Final go-arounds (wordplay)

Score finishers (wordplay)

Bars at closing times (wordplay)

C·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts

codec (10 points)

Tech that enables Zoom calls

Device that enables file compression or decompression (hence its name)

Device that encodes and decodes data streams hence the name

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+C·3 = 10 pts

coded (9 points)

In C perhaps

Having secret marks, maybe

Having secret marks maybe

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

coden (8 points)

A coding classification

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts

coder (8 points)

Program director (wordplay)

C++ expert, maybe

Java expert, say

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

codes (8 points)

Implements some website design, say

Writes an app, say

Writes in C++, say

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

codex (15 points)

Leonardo manuscript, say

Tome with papyrus sheets maybe

Tome with papyrus sheets, maybe

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts

codon (8 points)

Triplet of adjacent RNA nucleotides

DNA base triplet

One of 64 in a genetic table

C·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts

coeds (8 points)

Students at Columbia, say

Sorority members perhaps

Dated women in college (wordplay)

C·3+O·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

coked (12 points)

Drugged out, with 'up'

High, in a way, with "up"

High, in a way, with 'up'

C·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts

colds (8 points)

Hospital rheums (wordplay)

No cure for these!

Theyre easily caught

C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

coled (8 points)

Chaired jointly

C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

condo (8 points)

Pad with a time share, perhaps

Beachfront rental, perhaps

Beachfront digs maybe

C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 8 pts

coned (8 points)

Rolled to hold fries, as paper

Shaped like a funnel

Like pine trees

C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

cooed (8 points)

Talked to a pet, perhaps

Got all lovey-dovey (wordplay)

My editor talked lovingly!

C·3+O·1+O·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

coped (10 points)

Somehow dealt (with)

Struggled (with "with")

Got through difficulties

C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts

cords (8 points)

Vocal group (wordplay)

Short pants (wordplay)

Current media (wordplay)

C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

cored (8 points)

Ready for the cobbler, maybe

Removed a cylinder from, maybe

Removed heart of (apple)

C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

coted (8 points)

Azur

C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

coude (8 points)

Pertaining to a type of telescope

C·3+O·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts

could (8 points)

Was able to (do something)

You say that

... maybe (wordplay)

C·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts

coved (11 points)

Formed with an arch

C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

cowed (11 points)

Subdued in bovine way (wordplay)

Subdued with threats

Made to submit

C·3+O·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

coxed (15 points)

Steered (a rowing boat)

Having a helmsman

Directed the rowing crew

C·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

coyed (11 points)

Coy

C·3+O·1+Y·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts

credo (8 points)

Mass belief (wordplay)

Can you believe this?

Mission statement (wordplay)

C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+O·1 = 8 pts

creed (8 points)

Perhaps crush, I believe

Athanasian, for one

One believes it's a crush, perhaps

C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

cried (8 points)

Exhibited joy, maybe

Made one's mascara run, maybe

Ruined one's mascara, maybe

C·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

crowd (11 points)

Three so they say

Three in a saying

Three, in a saying

C·3+R·1+O·1+W·4+D·2 = 11 pts

crude (8 points)

Not refined, oil say

Lacking subtlety, say

Well-made product (wordplay)

C·3+R·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts

cruds (8 points)

Jerks and louses

Filthy entities

Contemptible sorts

C·3+R·1+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

cubed (10 points)

Made 7 into 343, say

Prepped tofu, perhaps

Copper on border, cut up (wordplay)

C·3+U·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts

cuddy (12 points)

House character Lisa

'House' character Lisa

C·3+U·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

cupid (10 points)

One who aims to hit singles (wordplay)

What a lovely little vessel I had!

Lover boy (wordplay)

C·3+U·1+P·3+I·1+D·2 = 10 pts

curds (8 points)

Basis of cheese

Miss Muffet ate them with whey

Nursery rhyme food

C·3+U·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts

curdy (11 points)

Like Miss Muffet's fare

Like cottage cheese

Like Miss Muffets fare

C·3+U·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts

cured (8 points)

Might meat be better (wordplay)

Prepared pork perhaps

Stage for a ham (wordplay)

C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts

cycad (13 points)

Seed plant (DC CAY anagram)

Palmlike tropical plant

Cone-bearing palm-like tropical plant

C·3+Y·4+C·3+A·1+D·2 = 13 pts

cyder (11 points)

{cider=n}

C·3+Y·4+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

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Refine to C+: CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CI CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CQ CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY CZ

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Ending with:

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