Words starting with C, then A, then B, ending in S
299 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with C, end with S, and contain A then B in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- caballero doesn't fit: it starts with C but ends with O, not S.
- cactus doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no B in the middle.
- celebrates doesn't fit: it has every letter of CABS but they don't appear in order inside it.
4-letter words
cabs
5-letter words
carbs, crabs
6-letter words
cabals, cabers, cabins, cables, cabobs, carbos, carobs
7-letter words
cabalas, cabanas, cabbies, cablets, cambers, carbons, carboys, caribes, casabas, casbahs, chablis, chabuks
8-letter words
cabarets, cabbages, cabbalas, cabezons, cabildos, cabinets, cabombas, cabooses, calibers, calibres, callboys, cambisms, cambists, cambiums, cambrics, cannabis, carabaos, carabids, carabins, carbarns, carbides, carbines, carboras, caribous, cassabas, catawbas, catbirds, catboats, chabouks, chambers, chatbots, clabbers, clambers, coalbins, cohabits
9-letter words
cabalisms, cabalists, cabbalahs, cabernets, cabestros, cabezones, cableways, cabochons, caboodles, cabotages, cabrestas, cabrestos, cabrettas, cabrillas, cabrioles, cabstands, callbacks, cambogias, cannabins, cannibals, capybaras, carabines, carbamyls, carbaryls, carbinols, carbolics, carbonyls, carboxyls, carburets, carnaubas, cascabels, cascables, casebooks, cashbooks, cashboxes, catacombs, catbriers, chambrays, chapbooks, chasubles, choriambs, ciabattas, cinnabars, clambakes, claybanks, coalboxes, crabgrass
10-letter words
cabalettas, caballeros, cabdrivers, cablecasts, cablegrams, cabriolets, calabashes, calabooses, calibrates, camelbacks, canebrakes, cannabises, carabiners, carambolas, carbachols, carbamates, carbamides, carbanions, carbazoles, carbonades, carbonados, carbonaras, carbonates, carbonizes, carbonless, carbuncles, carburises, carburizes, cardboards, carpetbags, carrybacks, cedarbirds, charabancs, charbroils, chawbacons, clamberers, clapboards
11-letter words
cabinetries, calibrators, candelabras, cannabinols, cannonballs, canvasbacks, capableness, carabineers, carabineros, carabiniers, carbonadoes, carbonnades, carburetors, casebearers, catabolisms, catabolites, catabolizes, chalkboards, chalybeates, cohabitants, collarbones
12-letter words
cabbageworms, cabinetworks, calibrations, candelabrums, cannabinoids, cannibalises, cannibalisms, cannibalizes, capabilities, carbonaceous, carbonations, carboxylases, carboxylates, carburetions, carburetters, carburettors, chamberlains, chambermaids, charbroilers, chatterboxes, chinaberries, chrysarobins, collaborates, collectables
13-letter words
cabinetmakers, candleberries, capablenesses, carbohydrases, carbohydrates, carboniferous, carpetbaggers, castabilities, cohabitations, coilabilities, collaborators
14-letter words
cabinetmakings, campylobacters, carbonizations, carbonylations, carboxylations, carburizations, changeableness, charitableness, chateaubriands, claustrophobes, cleanabilities, cocarboxylases, collaborations, collaboratives, comparableness
15-letter words
carpetbaggeries, changeabilities, circumambulates, claustrophobias, coagulabilities, codifiabilities, comfortableness, comparabilities, compatibilities
16-letter words
cannibalizations, changeablenesses, charitablenesses, collapsibilities, communicableness, comparablenesses
17-letter words
carboxypeptidases, circumambulations, collaborationisms, collaborationists, comfortablenesses, communicabilities, companionableness
18-letter words
commensurabilities, communicablenesses, companionabilities
19-letter words
chlorofluorocarbons, companionablenesses
23-letter words
carboxymethylcelluloses
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