Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CLARIES, CLAROES, CLASPER, CLASHER, CLAYIER and CLASPED. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 80 of the 155 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CLIQUEY21 points
- CLIQUED19 points
- CLAQUER18 points
- CLAQUES18 points
- CLIQUES18 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (58 words), followed by O (36).
More 7 letter words starting with C
CL at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with CL?
There are 155 7 letter words that start with CL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with CL?
CLIQUEY, worth 21 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with CL make good guesses?
CLARIES, CLAROES and CLAYIER use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.