Here are some words that start with C [3-15 letter words]
15-Letter Words
contraclockwise – Adjective | In the direction opposite to the turning hands of a clock (also spelled counterclockwise)
cosmopolitanism – Noun | The quality or state of being worldly
cringeworthiest – Adjective | The most embarrassing and awkward
cryptozoologist – Noun | A person who studies and searches for legendary animals
14-Letter Words
circumflecting – Verb | To bend in a curve (also spelled circumflexing)
computerphobes – Noun | People who fear computers and the use of computers
countermeasure – Noun | An action designed to offset or negate another action
cytotaxonomist – Noun | A person who specializes in a branch of taxonomy that uses cytologic structures, such as chromosomes, to classify organisms
13-Letter Words
cabinetmaking – Noun | The act of building high-quality wooden furniture and other decorative elements
chinkerinchee – Noun | A poisonous, perennial, bulbous herb of the lily family, found in southern Africa (also spelled chinkerichee or chincherinchee)
cyberchondria – Noun | Unwarranted fear or concern about one’s health brought on by visiting medical websites
cybersquatter – Noun | A person who buys an internet domain with the intention of selling it later for a profit
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12-Letter Words
circ*mscribe – Verb | To draw a line or boundary around
contemporize – Verb | To bring up-to-date, make contemporary
cosmographic – Adjective | Pertaining to the science dealing with the universe of the world and all its parts
cyberwarfare – Noun | The use of computers to attack an enemy’s information systems
11-Letter Words
chlorophyll – Noun | Green photosynthetic pigment found in plants
chintziness – Noun | The quality or state of being decorated in a gaudy way
crystallize – Verb | To assume a definite form
cryptograph – Noun | A device for writing or solving a cipher
10-Letter Words
cheapskate – Noun | A stingy person
co*ckamamie – Adjective | Ridiculous, beyond belief
colloquize – Verb | To converse
customized – Verb | Built out or altered according to unique specifications
9-Letter Words
commodify – Verb | To turn something into a commodity or economic product
convexity – Noun | The state of being curved or rounded outward
corkscrew – Adjective | Spiral
crossword – Noun | A word puzzle in which numbered clues correspond to horizontal and vertical patterns of squares
8-Letter Words
caboched – Adjective | A heraldry term referring to an animal with a concealed neck and an exposed face (also spelled caboshed or cabossed)
cadastre – Noun | An official real estate registry used to levy taxes
catalyze – Verb | To inspire or bring about an action
chaffery – Noun | Buying and selling
7-Letter Words
cabezon – Noun | The largest fish of the sculpin family, found along the Pacific coast of North America (also spelled cabazone or cabezone)
cachexy – Noun | Malnutrition associated with chronic disease (also spelled cachexia)
cacique – Noun | A local political leader in Spain and Latin America
caesura – Noun | A break within a line of verse, sometimes shown in scanning by the sign ∥
cajuput – Noun | A melaleuca, or paperbark, tree that yields medicinal oil (also spelled cajeput or cajaput)
6-Letter Words
cajole – Verb | To coax or persuade with flattery
chalky – Adjective | Having a pale color and a powdery texture
cowboy – Noun | A person who cares for cattle or horses
convey – Verb | To communicate or deliver
5-Letter Words
cabby – Noun | The driver of a cab
caddy – Noun | A person who assists a golfer by carrying clubs (also spelled caddie)
cadge – Verb | To ask for, beg successfully
cadgy – Adjective | Merry (Scottish English)
cagey – Adjective | Wary and hesitant to be deceived (also spelled cagy)
cahow – Noun | A sea bird, nearly extinct, found in Bermuda
cajon – Noun | A wooden box used as a hand drum in Peru
calyx – Noun | The outer whorl of a flower, usually green
canny – Adjective | Shrewd
capiz – Noun | The bivalve shell of a mollusk, often used as an ornament
cimex – Noun | A bedbug or related insect from the family Cimicidae
cylix – Noun | An ancient Greek, two-handled drinking cup (also spelled kylix)
4-Letter Words
cade – Adjective | Abandoned, raised as a pet by a human
cadi – Noun | A judge of Islamic law (also spelled qadi, kadi, or kadhi)
caff – Noun | A coffee shop or informal restaurant (British English)
caky – Adjective | Resembling or pertaining to cake (also spelled cakey)
calk – To make a seam waterproof, seal up cracks or joints against leakage (also spelled caulk)
calx – Noun | Crumbly residue left when a mineral or metal has been calcined
caph – Noun | The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (also spelled kaph or kaf)
capo – Noun | A bar-shaped tool used to raise the pitch of a stringed instrument
cask – Noun | A barrel-shaped container for storing liquids
cavy – Noun | Rodents of the family Caviidae
cham – Verb | To chew
chum – Noun | A pal
clam – Verb | To gather freshwater mussels, especially by digging
coop – Noun | An enclosure for housing poultry
3-Letter Words
caw – Verb | To make a sound like a crow
cay – Noun | A low island made of sand or coral
cee – Noun | The letter C
cel – Noun | A single panel of cartoon animation
cep – Noun | A porcino mushroom (also spelled cèpe)
cig – Noun | A tobacco cigarette
cob – Noun | A male swan
cog – Noun | A tooth on a gear
coy – Adjective | Coquettish
coz – Noun | Cousin
cru – Noun | A French vineyard that grows grapes for wine, especially one graded in quality by the government
cud – Noun | Regurgitated food, chewed for a second time by a ruminating animal
cur – Noun | A unfriendly mongrel
cwm – Noun | A steep, hollow basin in a mountainside, shaped like an amphitheater
By looking at this list, you may be able to identify some common prefixes. Words that start with “cyber” often have something to do with the internet. Words beginning with “crypto” involve something hidden or secret. Understanding these linguistic patterns can help you to intuit what a word means, even when you don’t have a dictionary handy.
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Sources:
- https://word.tips/words-start-with/c/
- https://www.merriam-webster.com
- https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/
- https://www.dictionary.com
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