2 Letter Words Starting With C
There are 20 valid 2 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 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
cq - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
cq - 13 points
Words With Friends
cq - 14 points
2 Letter Words (20)
View all words starting with CTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With c
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 20 word list is 18.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ca | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #2 | cb | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #3 | cc | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #4 | cd | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #5 | ce | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #6 | cf | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #7 | cg | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| #8 | ch | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #9 | ck | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #10 | cl | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #11 | cm | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #12 | co | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #13 | cp | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 🏆 #14 | cq | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #15 | cr | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #16 | cs | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #17 | ct | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| #18 | cu | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| #19 | cv | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #20 | cy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 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 2 letter words starting with C for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with c?
cq — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 2 letter words start with c?
20 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter c words will come up far more often.