Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CARIES, CARLES, CARTES, CANERS, CANOES and CASTER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 144 of the 276 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CAIQUE17 points
- CALQUE17 points
- CASQUE17 points
- CATCHY16 points
- CAUDEX16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (59 words), followed by N (43).
More 6 letter words starting with C
CA at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with CA?
There are 276 6 letter words that start with CA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with CA?
CAIQUE, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with CA make good guesses?
CARIES, CARLES and CARTES use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.