Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CHARE, CHIAS, CHASE, CHARS, CHAIR and CHIME. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 78 of the 99 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CHOKY17 points
- CHAFF16 points
- CHECK16 points
- CHEVY16 points
- CHEWY16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is I (29 words), followed by A (27).
More 5 letter words starting with C
CH at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with CH?
There are 99 5 letter words that start with CH in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with CH?
CHOKY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with CH?
CHARE, CHASE and CHIAS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

