10-letter words starting with C
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter C. This section showcases how C at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with C, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| completely | 19 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | it was completely different from what we expected |
| connection | 14 | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | - |
| considered | 14 | carefully weighed | a considered opinion |
| confidence | 18 | a trustful relationship | he took me into his confidence |
| conference | 17 | an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | - |
| chattering | 16 | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) | - |
| conditions | 13 | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception |
| collection | 14 | request for a sum of money | - |
| conscience | 16 | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | - |
| commercial | 18 | a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television | - |
| commission | 16 | a group of representatives or delegates | - |
| confession | 15 | an admission of misdeeds or faults | - |
| constantly | 15 | without interruption | the world is constantly changing |
| controlled | 13 | restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds | controlled emotions |
| commitment | 18 | a message that makes a pledge | - |
| conspiracy | 19 | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | - |
| conclusion | 14 | event whose occurrence ends something | - |
| convenient | 15 | large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense) | - |
| convention | 15 | orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | - |
| compliment | 18 | say something to someone that expresses praise | He complimented her on her last physics paper |
| collecting | 15 | the act of gathering something together | - |
| compromise | 18 | a middle way between two extremes | - |
| compassion | 16 | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | - |
| convincing | 18 | causing one to believe the truth of something | a convincing story |
| classified | 16 | a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type | - |
| corruption | 14 | in a state of progressive putrefaction | - |
| concerning | 15 | - | - |
| conviction | 17 | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | the conviction came as no surprise |
| collective | 17 | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together | the collective mind |
| consistent | 12 | the same throughout in structure or composition | bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product |
| continuing | 13 | of long duration | - |
| celebrated | 15 | widely known and esteemed | a celebrated musician |
| committing | 17 | - | - |
| contribute | 14 | provide | - |
| challenged | 17 | - | - |
| cocksucker | 24 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| consultant | 12 | an expert who gives advice | - |
| courageous | 13 | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain |
| comparison | 16 | qualities that are comparable | no comparison between the two books |
| contractor | 14 | the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps | - |
| capitalism | 16 | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | - |
| contagious | 13 | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | - |
| calculated | 15 | carefully thought out in advance | a calculated insult |
| chancellor | 17 | the British cabinet minister responsible for finance | - |
| commanding | 18 | used of a height or viewpoint | a commanding view of the ocean |
| compensate | 16 | make payment to; compensate | - |
| comforting | 18 | providing freedom from worry | - |
| concussion | 14 | any violent blow | - |
| collateral | 12 | occurring with or following as a consequence | collateral target damage from a bombing run |
| continuous | 12 | continuing in time or space without interruption | a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light |
| counseling | 13 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| creativity | 18 | the ability to create | - |
| courthouse | 15 | a building that houses judicial courts | - |
| conducting | 16 | the direction of an orchestra or choir | he does not use a baton for conducting |
| comprehend | 20 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | - |
| contestant | 12 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| compatible | 18 | able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination | a compatible married couple |
| cappuccino | 20 | equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream | - |
| consulting | 13 | - | - |
| conception | 16 | the event that occurred at the beginning of something | - |
| capitalist | 14 | favoring or practicing capitalism | - |
| completion | 16 | (American football) a successful forward pass in football | - |
| correction | 14 | the act of disciplining | - |
| counsellor | 12 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
| complicate | 18 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | - |
| camouflage | 18 | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | - |
| chopsticks | 23 | - | - |
| collapsing | 15 | - | - |
| crossroads | 13 | a community of people smaller than a village | - |
| compulsive | 19 | strongly motivated to succeed | - |
| coordinate | 13 | a number that identifies a position relative to an axis | - |
| checkpoint | 23 | a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance | - |
| compelling | 17 | driving or forcing | compelling ambition |
| contracted | 15 | reduced in size or pulled together | the contracted pupils of her eyes |
| censorship | 17 | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | - |
| competitor | 16 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| coronation | 12 | the ceremony of installing a new monarch | - |
| charitable | 17 | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | was charitable in his opinions of others |
| complexion | 23 | the coloring of a person's face | - |
| challenger | 16 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| chandelier | 16 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
| confirming | 18 | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen | - |
| contradict | 15 | deny the truth of | - |
| commentary | 19 | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | - |
| curriculum | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| continuity | 15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time | - |
| childbirth | 21 | the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child | - |
| controller | 12 | someone who maintains and audits business accounts | - |
| confiscate | 17 | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | The police confiscated the stolen artwork |
| compulsory | 19 | required by rule | in most schools physical education is compulsory |
| completing | 17 | acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | - |
| conversion | 15 | a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | - |
| charleston | 15 | state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river | - |
| conquering | 22 | the act of conquering | - |
| complexity | 26 | the quality of being intricate and compounded | he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers |
| councilman | 16 | a man who is a council member | - |
| councillor | 14 | a member of a council | - |
| capability | 19 | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | he worked to the limits of his capability |
| calculator | 14 | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic | - |
| correspond | 15 | be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | - |
| cheesecake | 21 | a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire | - |
| criticized | 24 | - | - |
| chimpanzee | 28 | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | - |
| commandant | 17 | an officer in command of a military unit | - |
| concession | 14 | the act of conceding or yielding | - |
| ceremonial | 14 | a formal event performed on a special occasion | - |
| cannonball | 14 | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon | - |
| cartwright | 19 | English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) | - |
| cheapskate | 21 | a miserly person | - |
| contraband | 15 | distributed or sold illicitly | - |
| commencing | 19 | - | - |
| compressed | 17 | pressed tightly together | with lips compressed |
| cultivated | 16 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | cultivated speech |
| conspiring | 15 | - | - |
| captivated | 18 | strongly attracted | - |
| chardonnay | 19 | white wine grape | - |
| conclusive | 17 | forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question | conclusive proof |
| constitute | 12 | form or compose | These constitute my entire belonging |
| consummate | 16 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a consummate fool |
| chromosome | 19 | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes |
| combustion | 16 | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | - |
| capricious | 16 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | a capricious refusal |
| clinically | 17 | in a clinical manner | she is clinically qualified |
| collarbone | 14 | bone linking the scapula and sternum | - |
| conjecture | 21 | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | - |
| concealing | 15 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
| corrupting | 15 | that infects or taints | - |
| centimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | - |
| contingent | 13 | being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow | arms sales contingent on the approval of congress |
| critically | 17 | in a critical manner | this must be examined critically |
| chloroform | 20 | a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic | chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic |
| condemning | 16 | containing or imposing condemnation or censure | - |
| comparable | 18 | conforming in every respect | - |
| cemeteries | 14 | - | - |
| chemically | 22 | with chemicals | chemically fertilized |
| compliance | 18 | a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | - |
| complicity | 21 | guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense | - |
| culturally | 15 | with regard to a culture | culturally integrated |
| carburetor | 14 | mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | - |
| clementine | 14 | a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa | - |
| competence | 18 | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | - |
| consensual | 12 | existing by consent | a consensual contract |
| contention | 12 | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | - |
| centigrade | 14 | of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees | - |
| chronicles | 17 | - | - |
| complement | 18 | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect | a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner |
| cyberspace | 21 | a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | - |
| campground | 18 | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | - |
| cooperated | 15 | - | - |
| castration | 12 | the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | - |
| compulsion | 16 | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident |
| cuttlefish | 18 | ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell | - |
| cartoonist | 12 | a person who draws cartoons | - |
| carelessly | 15 | without caution or prudence | one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands |
| condolence | 15 | an expression of sympathy with another's grief | they sent their condolences |
| conversing | 16 | - | - |
| cornflakes | 19 | - | - |
| chauvinist | 18 | an extreme bellicose nationalist | - |
| cellophane | 17 | a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc. | - |
| coincident | 15 | occurring or operating at the same time | a series of coincident events |
| congenital | 13 | present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development | - |
| congestion | 13 | excessive crowding | traffic congestion |
| complacent | 18 | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions | he had become complacent after years of success |
| creatively | 18 | in a creative manner | she solved the problem creatively |
| conceptual | 16 | being or characterized by concepts or their formation | conceptual discussions |
| consortium | 14 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| canterbury | 17 | a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church | - |
| cleverness | 15 | the property of being ingenious | the cleverness of its design |
| caricature | 14 | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | - |
| compressor | 16 | a mechanical device that compresses gasses | - |
| consenting | 13 | having given consent | consenting adults |
| chatterbox | 24 | orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf | - |
| cautiously | 15 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | she ventured cautiously downstairs |
| circulated | 15 | - | - |
| commandeer | 17 | take arbitrarily or by force | The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami |
| concoction | 16 | the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | - |
| countryman | 17 | a man who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
| chivalrous | 18 | being attentive to women like an ideal knight | - |
| commissary | 19 | a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) | - |
| cretaceous | 14 | from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants | - |
| criminally | 17 | in a shameful manner | the garden was criminally neglected |
| calibrated | 15 | marked with or divided into degrees | a calibrated thermometer |
| conformist | 17 | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | - |
| cheerfully | 21 | in a cheerful manner | he cheerfully agreed to do it |
| collegiate | 13 | of or resembling or typical of a college or college students | collegiate living |
| carjacking | 26 | the violent theft of an occupied car | - |
| churchyard | 24 | the yard associated with a church | - |
| conformity | 20 | orthodoxy in thoughts and belief | - |
| congregate | 14 | come together, usually for a purpose | The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve |
| changeable | 18 | capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | - |
| centrifuge | 16 | an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | - |
| canvassing | 16 | persuasion of voters in a political campaign | - |
| chessboard | 18 | a checkerboard used to play chess | - |
| conduction | 15 | the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | - |
| confounded | 17 | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | a cloudy and confounded philosopher |
| compatriot | 16 | a person from your own country | - |
| contrition | 12 | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | - |
| capitalize | 23 | supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | - |
| confection | 17 | the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | - |
| copulation | 14 | sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur | - |
| channeling | 16 | - | - |
| circumvent | 19 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| converging | 17 | the act of converging (coming closer) | - |
| counteract | 14 | oppose or check by a counteraction | - |
| criticised | 15 | - | - |
| cancelling | 15 | - | - |
| circumcise | 18 | cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys | During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised |
| consecrate | 14 | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | consecrate your life to the church |
| cannelloni | 12 | tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese | - |
| categorize | 22 | place into or assign to a category | Children learn early on to categorize |
| charmingly | 21 | in a charming manner | - |
| chronology | 19 | an arrangement of events in time | - |
| chinchilla | 20 | small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur | - |
| chickenpox | 30 | an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | - |
| condensate | 13 | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | - |
| concluding | 16 | occurring at or forming an end or termination | his concluding words came as a surprise |
| conceiving | 18 | - | - |
| cautionary | 15 | warding off | - |
| cerebellum | 16 | a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans | - |
| clumsiness | 14 | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | - |
| constraint | 12 | the state of being physically constrained | - |
| cybernetic | 19 | of or relating the principles of cybernetics | cybernetic research |
| culminated | 15 | - | - |
| capitulate | 14 | surrender under agreed conditions | - |
| chalkboard | 22 | sheet of slate; for writing with chalk | - |
| centerfold | 16 | a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature | - |
| colourless | 12 | weak in color; not colorful | - |
| confidante | 16 | a female confidant | - |
| conversely | 18 | with the terms of the relation reversed | conversely, not all women are mothers |
| contiguous | 13 | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho |
| corrective | 17 | a device for treating injury or disease | - |
| cumulative | 17 | increasing by successive addition | the benefits are cumulative |
| cardiology | 17 | the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases | - |
| clarifying | 19 | that makes clear | a clarifying example |
| convulsion | 15 | a sudden uncontrollable attack | convulsions of laughter |
| chauvinism | 20 | activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | - |
| chartreuse | 15 | a shade of green tinged with yellow | - |
| coastguard | 14 | a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters | - |
| condescend | 16 | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | - |
| copywriter | 20 | a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy | - |
| coquettish | 24 | like a coquette | - |
| cumbersome | 18 | difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | a cumbersome piece of machinery |
| crosshairs | 15 | a center of interest | the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs |
| cryptogram | 20 | a piece of writing in code or cipher | - |
| crustacean | 14 | of or belonging to the class Crustacea | - |
| cantaloupe | 14 | the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh | - |
| cockamamie | 22 | informal term for ridiculous and implausible | he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going |
| connective | 17 | an instrumentality that connects | - |
| compounded | 18 | combined into or constituting a chemical compound | - |
| convulsing | 16 | - | - |
| corrugated | 14 | shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges | the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated |
| cantonment | 14 | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | - |
| caseworker | 19 | someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) | - |
| carbonated | 15 | having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated) | - |
| chequebook | 30 | a book issued to holders of checking accounts | - |
| colloquial | 21 | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | wrote her letters in a colloquial style |
| coloration | 12 | the timbre of a musical sound | - |
| conferring | 16 | - | - |
| conforming | 18 | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | - |
| conductive | 18 | having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity | - |
| castrating | 13 | - | - |
| changeling | 17 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| centimetre | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | - |
| chronicler | 17 | someone who writes chronicles | - |
| communique | 25 | an official report (usually sent in haste) | - |
| convoluted | 16 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | convoluted legal language |
| convection | 17 | (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere | - |
| crankshaft | 22 | a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank | - |
| candelabra | 15 | branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights | - |
| centennial | 12 | of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years | centennial celebration |
| competency | 21 | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | - |
| cornflower | 18 | an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers | - |
| coursework | 19 | work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
| certifying | 19 | - | - |
| cloistered | 13 | of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | - |
| compounder | 17 | - | - |
| cornucopia | 16 | a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity | - |
| curricular | 14 | of or relating to an academic course of study | - |
| crisscross | 14 | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | - |
| cacciatore | 16 | - | - |
| cardholder | 17 | a person who holds a credit card or debit card | - |
| channelled | 16 | - | - |
| chairwoman | 20 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| churchgoer | 21 | a religious person who goes to church regularly | - |
| confluence | 17 | a coming together of people | - |
| compendium | 19 | a publication containing a variety of works | - |
| concertina | 14 | coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle | - |
| crossbones | 14 | two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death | - |
| concretely | 17 | in concrete terms | concretely, this meant that he was broke |
| conveyance | 20 | the act of moving something from one location to another | - |
| consequent | 21 | occurring with or following as a consequence | the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness |
| crematoria | 14 | - | - |
| credential | 13 | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | - |
| cushioning | 16 | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | - |
| calamitous | 14 | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | a calamitous defeat |
| cataleptic | 16 | a person suffering from catalepsy | - |
| cardiogram | 16 | a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph | - |
| chastising | 16 | - | - |
| cellulitis | 12 | an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain | - |
| coagulated | 14 | changed into a solid mass | - |
| comedienne | 15 | a female actor in a comedy | - |
| coexisting | 20 | existing at the same time | - |
| condensing | 14 | the act of increasing the density of something | - |
| convulsive | 18 | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm | convulsive motions |
| correlated | 13 | mutually related | - |
| cottonwood | 16 | American basswood of the Allegheny region | - |
| crocheting | 18 | needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle | - |
| crucifying | 21 | - | - |
| campaigner | 17 | a politician who is running for public office | - |
| chaperoned | 18 | - | - |
| cauterized | 22 | - | - |
| cavalryman | 20 | a soldier in a motorized army unit | - |
| cephalopod | 20 | relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda | - |
| childishly | 22 | in a childlike manner | he acted very childishly |
| childproof | 21 | make safe against children | childproof the apartment |
| clamouring | 15 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| codswallop | 18 | nonsensical talk or writing | - |
| cognizance | 24 | having knowledge of | - |
| configured | 17 | organized so as to give configuration to | a magnet is surrounded by a configured field |
| copulating | 15 | - | - |
| cordillera | 13 | - | - |
| curvaceous | 17 | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes |
| crosscheck | 23 | an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick) | - |
| candyfloss | 19 | a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature | - |
| carabinero | 14 | - | - |
| cardplayer | 18 | - | - |
| chemisette | 17 | - | - |
| chirruping | 18 | - | - |
| chifforobe | 23 | - | - |
| cloudburst | 15 | a heavy rain | - |
| coarseness | 12 | the quality of being composed of relatively large particles | - |
| concurrent | 14 | occurring or operating at the same time | - |
| connivance | 17 | (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing | - |
| concentric | 16 | having a common center | concentric rings |
| comprising | 17 | - | - |
| cornstarch | 17 | starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener | - |
| convalesce | 17 | get over an illness or shock | - |
| counselled | 13 | - | - |
| cryptology | 21 | the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | - |
| catalyzing | 25 | - | - |
| carbonized | 24 | - | - |
| charioteer | 15 | a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way | - |
| clustering | 13 | a grouping of a number of similar things | - |
| combatting | 17 | - | - |
| coinciding | 16 | occurring or operating at the same time | - |
| complainer | 16 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| copperhead | 20 | common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States | - |
| copulatory | 17 | of or relating to coitus or copulation | - |
| cornerback | 20 | a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers | - |
| continence | 14 | the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters | - |
| contrabass | 14 | largest and lowest member of the violin family | - |
| creatinine | 12 | - | - |
| creditable | 15 | worthy of often limited commendation | the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable |
| curmudgeon | 16 | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas | - |
| cryogenics | 18 | the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | - |
| cadaverous | 16 | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | - |
| caballeros | 14 | - | - |
| categorise | 13 | place into or assign to a category | - |
| charitably | 20 | in a charitable manner | she treated him charitably |
| centrefold | 16 | a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature | - |
| cloudiness | 13 | the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds | - |
| circuitous | 14 | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct | the explanation was circuitous and puzzling |
| colorfully | 18 | - | - |
| comminuted | 17 | - | - |
| coelacanth | 17 | fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa | - |
| coherently | 18 | in a coherent manner | she could not talk coherently after the accident |
| conformism | 19 | orthodoxy in thoughts and belief | - |
| congestive | 16 | relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid | congestive heart disease |
| coprophagy | 23 | eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | - |
| coronaries | 12 | - | - |
| conversant | 15 | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly | conversant with business trends |
| contravene | 15 | deny the truth of | - |
| contrarily | 15 | contrary to expectations | - |
| corregidor | 14 | the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 | - |
| corruptive | 17 | tending to corrupt or pervert | - |
| cummerbund | 19 | a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo | - |
| crispbread | 17 | - | - |
| crawlspace | 19 | low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing | - |
| capitation | 14 | a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person | - |
| cabalistic | 16 | having a secret or hidden meaning | cabalistic symbols engraved in stone |
| castigated | 14 | - | - |
| carbonizer | 23 | - | - |
| carcinogen | 15 | any substance that produces cancer | - |
| changeover | 19 | an event that results in a transformation | - |
| cerebrally | 17 | in an intellectual manner | cerebrally active |
| chlorinate | 15 | disinfect with chlorine | chlorinate a pool |
| checkmated | 24 | - | - |
| chiromancy | 22 | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | - |
| chillingly | 19 | - | - |
| cloverleaf | 18 | an interchange that does not require left-hand turns | - |
| clothespin | 17 | wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline | - |
| clodhopper | 20 | a thick and heavy shoe | - |
| civilising | 16 | - | - |
| citronella | 12 | - | - |
| colloquium | 23 | an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting | - |
| concurring | 15 | being of the same opinion | - |
| conciliate | 14 | come to terms | - |
| compositor | 16 | one who sets written material into type | - |
| corporator | 14 | - | - |
| contextual | 19 | relating to or determined by or in context | contextual information |
| craftiness | 15 | the quality of being crafty | - |
| craniotomy | 17 | a surgical opening through the skull | - |
| costarring | 13 | - | - |
| cottontail | 12 | common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) | - |
| cultivable | 17 | (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively | - |
| cultivator | 15 | someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | - |
| crushingly | 19 | in a crushing manner | the team was crushingly defeated |
| crossmatch | 19 | - | - |
| capitalise | 14 | supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | - |
| calculable | 16 | able to be calculated or estimated | a calculable risk |
| catafalque | 24 | a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral | - |
| catechized | 27 | - | - |
| carbonised | 15 | - | - |
| carcinomas | 16 | - | - |
| champignon | 20 | - | - |
| channelize | 24 | cause to form a channel | channelize a stream |
| chargeable | 18 | liable to be accused, or cause for such liability | the suspect was chargeable |
| cauterised | 13 | - | - |
| cavalierly | 18 | in a proud and domineering manner | he treated his staff cavalierly |
| churchward | 24 | - | - |
| cheekiness | 19 | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | - |
| clubhouses | 17 | - | - |
| climatical | 16 | of or relating to a climate | - |
| classicist | 14 | a student of ancient Greek and Latin | - |
| colonising | 13 | - | - |
| commentate | 16 | make a commentary on | - |
| coercively | 20 | - | - |
| cogitation | 13 | attentive consideration and meditation | after much cogitation he rejected the offer |
| conferment | 17 | the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | - |
| conflation | 15 | - | - |
| concussive | 17 | - | - |
| concretion | 14 | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | - |
| conjugated | 21 | formed by the union of two compounds | a conjugated protein |
| coniferous | 15 | of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves | - |
| congruence | 15 | the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | - |
| congregant | 14 | a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue) | - |
| commutator | 16 | switch for reversing the direction of an electric current | - |
| comparator | 16 | - | - |
| corpulence | 16 | the property of excessive fatness | - |
| cordiality | 16 | a cordial disposition | - |
| convective | 20 | - | - |
| contriving | 16 | - | - |
| convergent | 16 | tending to come together from different directions | - |
| contortion | 12 | a tortuous and twisted shape or position | the acrobat performed incredible contortions |
| crackajack | 31 | - | - |
| crankiness | 16 | a fussy and eccentric disposition | - |
| cowpuncher | 22 | a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | - |
| crepuscule | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| creepiness | 14 | an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin | - |
| countertop | 14 | the top side of a counter | - |
| cervicites | 17 | - | - |
| caffeinate | 18 | - | - |
| caipirinha | 17 | - | - |
| callibogus | 15 | - | - |
| canyonland | 16 | - | - |
| capnograph | 20 | - | - |
| capnometer | 16 | - | - |
| capturable | 16 | - | - |
| carbapenem | 18 | - | - |
| carbofuran | 17 | - | - |
| carnivoran | 15 | - | - |
| cheatgrass | 16 | annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean | - |
| cherrywood | 22 | - | - |
| chiltepine | 17 | - | - |
| chipmaking | 24 | - | - |
| choosiness | 15 | - | - |
| chuckwagon | 25 | - | - |
| cluelessly | 15 | - | - |
| clutchless | 17 | - | - |
| chaperonin | 17 | - | - |
| chalkbrood | 22 | - | - |
| casualwear | 15 | - | - |
| catawampus | 19 | - | - |
| catskinner | 16 | - | - |
| cedarstrip | 15 | - | - |
| censorware | 15 | - | - |
| centrefire | 15 | - | - |
| centremost | 14 | - | - |
| cetirizine | 21 | - | - |
| codesigner | 14 | - | - |
| comebacker | 22 | - | - |
| cyclocross | 19 | - | - |
| cyclospora | 19 | - | - |
| cyberspeak | 23 | - | - |
| cutesiness | 12 | - | - |
| conalbumin | 16 | - | - |
| conversate | 15 | - | - |
| copyeditor | 18 | - | - |
| couverture | 15 | chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter | - |
| crotchless | 17 | - | - |
| cryonicist | 17 | - | - |
| cuddliness | 14 | - | - |
| colocation | 14 | - | - |
| colorblind | 15 | - | - |
| carditides | 14 | - | - |
| coffeecake | 24 | a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee | - |
| catalognes | 13 | - | - |
| cashspiels | 17 | - | - |
| catarhines | 15 | - | - |
| cartoonier | 12 | - | - |
