6-letter words starting with CA
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CA. This section showcases how CA 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 CA, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| called | 9 | - | - |
| cannot | 8 | - | - |
| caught | 12 | - | - |
| camera | 10 | equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) | - |
| career | 8 | the general progression of your working or professional life | the general had had a distinguished career |
| cancer | 10 | type genus of the family Cancridae | - |
| castle | 8 | a large and stately mansion | - |
| canada | 9 | a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada | - |
| cancel | 10 | declare null and void; make ineffective | - |
| carmen | 10 | - | - |
| carter | 8 | Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) | - |
| caesar | 8 | conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) | - |
| casino | 8 | a public building for gambling and entertainment | - |
| carpet | 10 | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | - |
| cattle | 8 | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | so many head of cattle |
| candle | 9 | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin | - |
| carbon | 10 | a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper | - |
| campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
| caring | 9 | a loving feeling | - |
| cannon | 8 | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | - |
| canyon | 11 | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | - |
| casual | 8 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws |
| cassie | 8 | tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery | - |
| carrot | 8 | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions | - |
| caller | 8 | a social or business visitor | - |
| calmly | 13 | in a sedate manner | - |
| carved | 12 | made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) | the carved fretwork |
| caress | 8 | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner | He caressed her face |
| canvas | 11 | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | - |
| canned | 9 | recorded for broadcast | canned laughter |
| cavity | 14 | space that is surrounded by something | - |
| caviar | 11 | salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre | - |
| cactus | 10 | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
| cartel | 8 | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | - |
| casket | 12 | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | - |
| carver | 11 | United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943) | - |
| canary | 11 | any of several small Old World finches | - |
| cantor | 8 | the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos | - |
| calves | 11 | - | - |
| canine | 8 | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles | - |
| carton | 8 | the quantity contained in a carton | - |
| carlin | 8 | - | - |
| catchy | 16 | having concealed difficulty | a catchy question |
| camper | 12 | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling | - |
| casing | 9 | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
| candid | 10 | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | his candid eyes |
| cabbie | 12 | - | - |
| canopy | 13 | a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | - |
| cashed | 12 | for which money has been paid | a cashed check |
| cayman | 13 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
| carnal | 8 | marked by the appetites and passions of the body | carnal knowledge |
| cavern | 11 | hollow out as if making a cavern | - |
| capped | 13 | covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind | cloud-capped mountains |
| carina | 8 | a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus | - |
| callas | 8 | Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) | - |
| canton | 8 | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port | - |
| casbah | 13 | an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located | - |
| capote | 10 | a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head | - |
| campos | 12 | - | - |
| caving | 12 | - | - |
| caliph | 13 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
| carney | 11 | - | - |
| candor | 9 | ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | - |
| caddie | 10 | act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player | - |
| cannae | 8 | ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC | - |
| canola | 8 | vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids | - |
| cabana | 10 | a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool | - |
| capers | 10 | - | - |
| capita | 10 | - | - |
| causal | 8 | involving or constituting a cause; causing | a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices |
| castor | 8 | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar | - |
| cashew | 14 | kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted | - |
| calico | 10 | having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | - |
| caning | 9 | work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | - |
| caucus | 10 | a closed political meeting | - |
| captor | 10 | a person who captures and holds people or animals | - |
| cackle | 14 | noisy talk | - |
| callus | 8 | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) | - |
| cancan | 10 | a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line | - |
| carafe | 11 | a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water | - |
| canter | 8 | a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop | - |
| canker | 12 | a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of | according to him, I was the canker in their midst |
| carvel | 11 | - | - |
| catsup | 10 | thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | - |
| caiman | 10 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
| callow | 11 | young and inexperienced | - |
| carpal | 10 | any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates | - |
| cajole | 15 | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | - |
| catnip | 10 | hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats | - |
| caster | 8 | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar | - |
| cairns | 8 | - | - |
| caplin | 10 | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | - |
| catnap | 10 | take a siesta | - |
| caveat | 11 | a warning against certain acts | a caveat against unfair practices |
| camber | 12 | a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force | - |
| caftan | 11 | a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant | - |
| cassis | 8 | - | - |
| cabala | 10 | an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | - |
| caging | 10 | - | - |
| candie | 9 | - | - |
| cardon | 9 | - | - |
| caries | 8 | soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth | - |
| carnie | 8 | - | - |
| carrel | 8 | small individual study area in a library | - |
| cassia | 8 | some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista | - |
| cameos | 10 | - | - |
| canape | 10 | an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | - |
| canard | 9 | a deliberately misleading fabrication | - |
| capper | 12 | - | - |
| casaba | 10 | melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh | - |
| cation | 8 | a positively charged ion | - |
| cachet | 13 | a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal | - |
| cantal | 8 | - | - |
| carpel | 10 | a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil | - |
| casein | 8 | a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk | - |
| cavort | 11 | play boisterously | - |
| cayuse | 11 | a small native range horse | - |
| cabman | 12 | someone who drives a taxi for a living | - |
| callet | 8 | - | - |
| calory | 11 | - | - |
| camion | 10 | a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | - |
| careen | 8 | move sideways or in an unsteady way | The ship careened out of control |
| carnet | 8 | - | - |
| catgut | 9 | a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery | - |
| catkin | 12 | a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence | - |
| caaing | 9 | - | - |
| cabals | 10 | - | - |
| cabbed | 13 | - | - |
| cabers | 10 | - | - |
| cabins | 10 | - | - |
| cabled | 11 | - | - |
| cabler | 10 | - | - |
| cables | 10 | - | - |
| cablet | 10 | - | - |
| cabmen | 12 | - | - |
| cabobs | 12 | - | - |
| cabocs | 12 | - | - |
| cabrie | 10 | - | - |
| cabrio | 10 | - | - |
| cabrit | 10 | - | - |
| cacaos | 10 | - | - |
| cached | 14 | - | - |
| caches | 13 | - | - |
| cachou | 13 | a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) | - |
| cacked | 15 | - | - |
| cacoon | 10 | - | - |
| cadaga | 10 | - | - |
| cadagi | 10 | - | - |
| caddis | 10 | - | - |
| cadeau | 9 | - | - |
| cadees | 9 | - | - |
| cadent | 9 | marked by a rhythmical cadence | - |
| cadets | 9 | - | - |
| cadged | 11 | - | - |
| cadger | 10 | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | - |
| cadges | 10 | - | - |
| cadies | 9 | - | - |
| cadmic | 13 | - | - |
| cadres | 9 | - | - |
| caduac | 11 | - | - |
| caecal | 10 | of or like a cecum | - |
| caecum | 12 | the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens | - |
| caeoma | 10 | - | - |
| cafard | 12 | - | - |
| cafila | 11 | - | - |
| cagers | 9 | - | - |
| cagier | 9 | - | - |
| cagily | 12 | in a cagey manner | `I don't know yet,' he answered cagily |
| cagmag | 12 | - | - |
| cagots | 9 | - | - |
| cagoul | 9 | - | - |
| cahier | 11 | - | - |
| cahoot | 11 | collusion | in cahoots with |
| cahoun | 11 | - | - |
| cahows | 14 | - | - |
| caille | 8 | - | - |
| caimac | 12 | - | - |
| caique | 17 | - | - |
| cairds | 9 | - | - |
| cairny | 11 | - | - |
| cakier | 12 | - | - |
| caking | 13 | - | - |
| calalu | 8 | - | - |
| calami | 10 | - | - |
| calash | 11 | the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage | - |
| calcar | 10 | - | - |
| calced | 11 | used of certain religious orders who wear shoes | - |
| calces | 10 | - | - |
| calcic | 12 | derived from or containing calcium or lime | - |
| calefy | 14 | - | - |
| calesa | 8 | - | - |
| califs | 11 | - | - |
| caligo | 9 | - | - |
| calima | 10 | - | - |
| calked | 13 | - | - |
| calker | 12 | - | - |
| calkin | 12 | a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping | - |
| callan | 8 | - | - |
| callee | 8 | - | - |
| callid | 9 | - | - |
| callop | 10 | - | - |
| calmed | 11 | - | - |
| calmer | 10 | - | - |
| calpac | 12 | a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus | - |
| calpas | 10 | - | - |
| calque | 17 | an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language | `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch' |
| caltha | 11 | a genus of Caltha | - |
| calved | 12 | - | - |
| calver | 11 | - | - |
| calxes | 15 | - | - |
| camail | 10 | a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck | - |
| camans | 10 | - | - |
| camash | 13 | any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | - |
| camass | 10 | any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | - |
| cambia | 12 | - | - |
| camels | 10 | - | - |
| camese | 10 | - | - |
| camisa | 10 | - | - |
| camise | 10 | a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages | - |
| camlet | 10 | a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair | - |
| cammed | 13 | - | - |
| cammie | 12 | - | - |
| camote | 10 | - | - |
| camped | 13 | - | - |
| cample | 12 | - | - |
| camply | 15 | - | - |
| camsho | 13 | - | - |
| canals | 8 | - | - |
| cancha | 13 | - | - |
| canehs | 11 | - | - |
| caners | 8 | - | - |
| canful | 11 | the quantity contained in a can | - |
| cangle | 9 | - | - |
| cangue | 9 | an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms | - |
| canids | 9 | - | - |
| canier | 8 | - | - |
| cankle | 12 | - | - |
| cannas | 8 | - | - |
| cannel | 8 | - | - |
| canner | 8 | - | - |
| cannie | 8 | - | - |
| canoed | 9 | - | - |
| canoer | 8 | - | - |
| canoes | 8 | - | - |
| canons | 8 | - | - |
| cansos | 8 | - | - |
| cantar | 8 | - | - |
| canted | 9 | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | - |
| canthi | 11 | - | - |
| cantic | 10 | - | - |
| cantle | 8 | the back of a saddle seat | - |
| cantos | 8 | - | - |
| cantus | 8 | - | - |
| canula | 8 | - | - |
| capcom | 14 | - | - |
| capful | 13 | the quantity that a cap will hold | - |
| capias | 10 | - | - |
| caping | 11 | - | - |
| capish | 13 | - | - |
| caples | 10 | - | - |
| caplet | 10 | - | - |
| capons | 10 | - | - |
| capots | 10 | - | - |
| capric | 12 | - | - |
| caprid | 11 | - | - |
| capris | 10 | - | - |
| capsid | 11 | a variety of leaf bug | - |
| captan | 10 | - | - |
| capuls | 10 | - | - |
| carack | 14 | a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman | - |
| caract | 10 | - | - |
| caraps | 10 | - | - |
| carate | 8 | - | - |
| carats | 8 | - | - |
| carbos | 10 | - | - |
| carboy | 13 | a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container | - |
| carcel | 10 | - | - |
| cardan | 9 | - | - |
| carded | 10 | - | - |
| carder | 9 | - | - |
| cardia | 9 | the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus | - |
| cardie | 9 | - | - |
| cardio | 9 | - | - |
| cardis | 9 | - | - |
| careme | 10 | - | - |
| carers | 8 | - | - |
| carets | 8 | - | - |
| carfax | 18 | - | - |
| carfox | 18 | - | - |
| carful | 11 | the quantity that a car will hold | - |
| cargos | 9 | - | - |
| carhop | 13 | a waiter at a drive-in restaurant | - |
| caribe | 10 | small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | - |
| caried | 9 | - | - |
| carked | 13 | - | - |
| carles | 8 | - | - |
| carlot | 8 | - | - |
| carman | 10 | - | - |
| carnyx | 18 | - | - |
| carobs | 10 | - | - |
| caroch | 13 | - | - |
| caroli | 8 | - | - |
| carols | 8 | - | - |
| caroms | 10 | - | - |
| carons | 8 | - | - |
| carped | 11 | - | - |
| carper | 10 | someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way | - |
| carpus | 10 | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | - |
| carrat | 8 | - | - |
| carrom | 10 | - | - |
| carron | 8 | - | - |
| carses | 8 | - | - |
| carsey | 11 | - | - |
| cartas | 8 | - | - |
| carted | 9 | - | - |
| cartes | 8 | - | - |
| cartop | 10 | - | - |
| carven | 11 | made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) | stood as if carven from stone |
| carves | 11 | - | - |
| casava | 11 | any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch | - |
| cascos | 10 | - | - |
| casefy | 14 | - | - |
| caseic | 10 | - | - |
| casern | 8 | military barracks in a garrison town | - |
| cashaw | 14 | - | - |
| cashes | 11 | - | - |
| cashoo | 11 | - | - |
| casini | 8 | - | - |
| casita | 8 | - | - |
| casked | 13 | - | - |
| casque | 17 | (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor | - |
| casted | 9 | - | - |
| castes | 8 | - | - |
| catalo | 8 | - | - |
| catcht | 13 | - | - |
| catcon | 10 | - | - |
| catena | 8 | a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) | - |
| caters | 8 | - | - |
| catlin | 8 | - | - |
| catnep | 10 | - | - |
| catted | 9 | - | - |
| cattie | 8 | any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) | - |
| caudad | 10 | - | - |
| caudae | 9 | - | - |
| caudal | 9 | resembling a tail | - |
| caudex | 16 | persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant | - |
| caudle | 9 | - | - |
| cauker | 12 | - | - |
| caulds | 9 | - | - |
| caules | 8 | - | - |
| caulis | 8 | - | - |
| caulks | 12 | - | - |
| caumed | 11 | - | - |
| cauris | 8 | - | - |
| causae | 8 | - | - |
| caused | 9 | - | - |
| causen | 8 | - | - |
| causer | 8 | - | - |
| causes | 8 | - | - |
| causey | 11 | - | - |
| cautel | 8 | - | - |
| cauter | 8 | - | - |
| cauves | 11 | - | - |
| cavass | 11 | - | - |
| cavels | 11 | - | - |
| cavers | 11 | - | - |
| cavier | 11 | - | - |
| cavies | 11 | - | - |
| cavils | 11 | - | - |
| cawing | 12 | - | - |
| cawker | 15 | - | - |
| caxons | 15 | - | - |
