5-Letter Words Ending With C

100 words

Words ending in C carry a distinctive snap, often marking them as borrowed from Greek or Latin roots. This collection spans scientific terms, musical vocabulary, and everyday words that pack a punch in word games.

Pattern Guide

Word recommendations for board games.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Top 5-Letter Words

ZEBEC
18 pts
XYLIC
17 pts
AZOIC

before the appearance of life

16 pts
XEBEC
16 pts
TOXIC

of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

14 pts
XERIC

being deficient in moisture

14 pts
HAVOC

violent and needless disturbance

13 pts
CIVIC

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

12 pts

ZEBEC leads both games but scores 20 points in Words With Friends versus 18 in Scrabble. CIVIC demonstrates how the higher V value in WWF (5 vs 4) pushes it to 15 points compared to Scrabble's 12. XEBEC and XYLIC both benefit from the X tile, though WWF rewards them slightly more generously. For accessible plays, TOXIC remains reliable at 14 points in Scrabble.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

ARTICStarter
ESTOCStarter
SERACStarter
SERICStarter

Common Words (likely answers)

MUSICCommon

punishment for one's actions

MAGICCommon

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

PANICCommon

sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

BASICCommon

reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

SERAC covers three vowels and tests both S and R, two of English's most common consonants. SERIC offers similar vowel spread while checking the common C ending.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

BORIC

of or relating to or derived from or containing boron

"boric acid"

DORIC

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris

BRONC

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

CONIC

(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone

"conical mountains"

BRONC means an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang. This cowboy shorthand for bronco saves a letter while remaining valid in competitive play. It's particularly useful when the board is tight and you need that C endpoint.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.

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