Words starting with C, then C, then A, then D, ending in E
8 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with C, end with E, and contain C then A then D in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- caballero doesn't fit: it starts with C but ends with O, not E.
- cabbage doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no C in the middle.
- cowardice doesn't fit: it has every letter of CCADE but they don't appear in order inside it.
7-letter words
cascade, cicadae, cockade
9-letter words
cavalcade, chickadee
11-letter words
cycadophyte
15-letter words
counterblockade
16-letter words
cyclophosphamide
Where this pattern came from
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Every word above follows this rule — see if you can find them under a clock.
How the rule works