Starting With CI
9 words · highest scoring is cinch at 12 points
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About 5 Letter Words Starting With CI
There are 9 five letter words starting with CI in our dictionary. The highest scoring is cinch at 12 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 9 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — CIDER, CIRCA, CITES among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words Starting With CI at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With CI
- cinch12
- civic12
- civil10
- circa9
- cisco9
- cider8
- cigar8
- cited8
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With CI
- cider8
- cigar8
- cinch12
- circa9
- cisco9
- cited8
- cites7
- civic12
5 Letter Words Starting With CI by Last Letter
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in R
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in A
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in C
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in D
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in H
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in L
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in O
- 5 Letter Words Starting With CI Ending in S
5 Letter Words Starting With CI Defined
- ciderNoun · 8 points
- an alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice
- cigarNoun · 8 points
- a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking
- circaAdposition · 9 points
- (often preceding a date) approximately
- ciscoNoun · 9 points
- a freshwater whitefish of northern countries, most species of which are important food fishes
- citesVerb · 7 points
- refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work
- civicAdjective · 12 points
- relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal
5 Letter Words Starting With CI: Questions
How many five letter words starting with CI are there?
There are 9 five letter words starting with CI in our dictionary, and 9 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words starting with CI?
CINCH is the highest scoring option at 12 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words starting with CI?
CIDER, CIRCA, CITES are among the most familiar five letter words starting with CI. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words starting with CI valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.