Words starting with C, then C, ending in S
1423 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with C, end with S, and contain C in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- caballero doesn't fit: it starts with C but ends with O, not S.
- cabinets doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no C in the middle.
5-letter words
cacas
6-letter words
cacaos, caches, cactus, calces, caucus, checks, chicks, chucks, circus, civics, clicks, clocks, comics, cracks, cycles, cynics
7-letter words
cachets, cachous, cackles, calcars, calices, calicos, calpacs, calyces, cancans, cancels, cancers, canchas, caracks, carcass, catches, chances, choices, circles, clinics, coaches, cockles, critics, cyclops
8-letter words
caciques, cacklers, cacodyls, cactuses, caddices, cadences, caduceus, caducous, calcines, calcites, calciums, calculus, caleches, caliches, calicles, calicoes, calorics, calpacks, calycles, cambrics, caprices, caprocks, capuches, caracals, caracols, caraculs, catchers, checkers, checkups, chickens, chuckles, churches, circuits, classics, clinches, clutches, coconuts, collects, concepts, concerns, concerts, conducts, connects, contacts, crackers, crunches, crutches, cupcakes, cutbacks, cuticles
9-letter words
cabochons, cachalots, cachepots, cachexias, cachexies, cachuchas, cacoethes, cacomixls, cadencies, calcaneus, calcifies, calcspars, calctufas, calctuffs, calculous, callbacks, calyculus, cancelers, cancerous, cancroids, canticles, capacious, capouches, capsicins, capsicums, capuchins, caracaras, caracoles, carapaces, carbolics, cataracts, chemicals, cocktails, comebacks, concludes, conflicts, conscious, contracts, convinces, cosmetics
10-letter words
cablecasts, caciquisms, cacodemons, caducities, caecilians, calcareous, calcicoles, calcifuges, calcimines, calcinoses, calcinosis, calculates, calculuses, camcorders, camelbacks, campcrafts, cancellers, cancellous, canonicals, capacities, capacitors, capriccios, capricious, capsaicins, carbachols, characters, chocolates, chopsticks, clearances, collectors, councilors, crocodiles, curvaceous
11-letter words
cachinnates, cacomistles, cacophonies, cacophonous, calcicolous, calciferols, calciferous, calcifugous, calcitonins, calculators, canaliculus, candidacies, candlewicks, cantatrices, canvasbacks, caoutchoucs, capacitates, cappuccinos, captaincies, carcinogens, checkpoints, cockroaches, cocksuckers, collections, commercials, complicates, concessions, conclusions, concussions, condolences, conferences, confidences, connections, conspicuous, convictions, corrections
12-letter words
cacographies, calcinations, calculations, calisthenics, cancelations, candescences, candlesticks, canonicities, capacitances, caprolactams, carbonaceous, centerpieces, certificates, coincidences, consequences, conspiracies, contractions
13-letter words
cachinnations, calefactories, camphoraceous, cancellations, capaciousness, capacitations, capercaillies, capercailzies, circumstances, complications, conscientious, consciousness, contingencies
14-letter words
calcifications, calculatedness, campylobacters, capriciousness, caprifications, communications, contraceptives, criminalistics
15-letter words
capaciousnesses
16-letter words
calculatednesses, capriciousnesses
Where this pattern came from
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