5-Letter Words Starting With CEN
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With CEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With CEN 4 words
How common is CEN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with CEN. They average 7 points and the best is CENTS (7 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 7
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- e 25%
- o 25%
- s 25%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CEN
c 3e 1n 1t 1s 1
C 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + S 1 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cents
Form of cent
- nouna fractional monetary unit of several countries
- nouna coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
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How many five-letter words that start with CEN are there?
There are 4 five-letter words that start with CEN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with CEN?
CENTS is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CENSE (7), CENTO (7), CENTU (7).