Starting With C Ending in ES
31 words · highest scoring is chuckles at 19 points
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About 8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES
There are 31 eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES in our dictionary. The highest scoring is chuckles at 19 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 31 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — CALORIES, CLOSURES, CONFUSES 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. This list is also searched as words ending with ES — it is the same set either way.
For a wider net, try 8 Letter Words With ES or Words Starting With C Ending in ES, which drops the length limit entirely.
8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES
- chuckles19
- churches18
- cupcakes18
- captives15
- clutches15
- crutches15
- cyclones15
- campuses14
Common 8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES
- calories10
- captives15
- chuckles19
- clutches15
- comedies13
- confines13
- costumes12
- crutches15
8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES Defined
- caloriesNoun · 10 points
- a unit of energy equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C (now often defined as equal to 4.1868 joules)
- cavitiesNoun · 13 points
- an empty space within a solid object
- closuresNoun · 10 points
- an act or process of closing something, especially an institution, thoroughfare, or frontier, or of being closed
- comediesNoun · 13 points
- professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh
- confusesVerb · 13 points
- make (someone) bewildered or perplexed
- countiesNoun · 10 points
- a territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration
8 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in ES: Questions
How many eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES are there?
There are 31 eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES in our dictionary, and 31 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES?
CHUCKLES is the highest scoring option at 19 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES?
CALORIES, CLOSURES, CONFUSES are among the most familiar eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words starting with C and ending in ES 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.