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13 Letter Words Starting With C

There are 2508 valid 13 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 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

cacophthalmia - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

cacophthalmia - 27 points

Words With Friends

cabinetmaking - 30 points

13 Letter Words (2508)

View all words starting with C

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With c

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 2508 word list is 72.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 cabbageheaded 25 25 28 78
#2 cabbalistical 21 21 27 69
#3 cabinetmakers 23 23 27 73
#4 cabinetmaking 24 24 30 78
#5 cabinetworker 24 24 27 75
#6 cachinnations 20 20 24 64
#7 cackermanders 24 24 28 76
#8 cackleberries 23 23 27 73
#9 cacodaemoniac 22 22 27 71
#10 cacodaemonial 20 20 25 65
#11 cacographical 25 25 30 80
#12 cacomorphosis 24 24 27 75
#13 cacopharyngia 26 26 29 81
#14 cacophonously 25 25 29 79
🏆 #15 cacophthalmia 27 27 30 84
#16 caddishnesses 20 20 21 61
#17 caesaropapacy 24 24 27 75
#18 caesaropapism 21 21 25 67
#19 caesaropapist 19 19 22 60
#20 caesaropopism 21 21 25 67

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 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 13 letter words starting with C for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with c?

cacophthalmia — worth 84 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 30).

How many 13 letter words start with c?

2508 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter c words will come up far more often.