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11 Letter Words Starting With C

There are 4606 valid 11 letter words that start with C, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 11-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

cabbageworm - 23 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

cabbageworm - 23 points

Words With Friends

cabbageworm - 28 points

11 Letter Words (4606)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With c

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 4606 word list is 63.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 cabbagehead 22 22 25 69
#2 cabbagelike 22 22 27 71
#3 cabbagetown 21 21 26 68
#4 cabbagewood 22 22 26 70
🏆 #5 cabbageworm 23 23 28 74
#6 cabbalistic 19 19 24 62
#7 cabellerote 15 15 19 49
#8 cabinetmake 21 21 25 67
#9 cabinetries 15 15 18 48
#10 cabinetwork 22 22 25 69
#11 cablecasted 18 18 22 58
#12 cablecaster 17 17 21 55
#13 cablevision 18 18 23 59
#14 cabombaceae 21 21 26 68
#15 cacemphaton 22 22 26 70
#16 cacesthesia 18 18 19 55
#17 cacesthesis 18 18 19 55
#18 cachectical 22 22 26 70
#19 cachimailla 20 20 24 64
#20 cachinnated 19 19 22 60

Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 11 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with C will give you far more flexible options try 11 letter words starting with C for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with c?

cabbageworm — worth 74 combined points (US Scrabble: 23, UK Scrabble: 23, Words With Friends: 28).

How many 11 letter words start with c?

4606 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter c words will come up far more often.