Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CONES, CORES, COLES, CODES, COMES and COTES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 110 of the 165 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- COZEY19 points
- COCKY16 points
- COLZA16 points
- COMIX16 points
- COZEN16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is M (18 words), followed by N (16).
More 5 letter words starting with C
CO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with CO?
There are 165 5 letter words that start with CO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with CO?
COZEY, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with CO?
CORES, CONES and CODES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

