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Words That Start With CAY

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All Words That Start With CAY 9 words

How common is CAY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 9 words that start with CAY. Most are 7 letters long, they average 11.8 points and the best is CAYENNED (14 points).

Total words
9
Most common length
7 letters
3 words
Average Scrabble score
11.8
out of 14 max
Longest word
CAYENNED
8 letters
Most common ending
S
44.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 44.4%
  • e 22.2%
  • d 11.1%

Rare words worth knowing

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Highest-scoring word that starts with CAY

c 3a 1y 4e 1n 1n 1e 1d 2

C 3 + A 1 + Y 4 + E 1 + N 1 + N 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points

Double word
28 pts
Triple word
42 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

cayenned

Form of cayenne

  1. nounplant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  2. nounground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
  3. nouna long and often twisted hot red pepper
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How many words that start with CAY are there?

There are 9 words that start with CAY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 3 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with CAY?

CAYENNED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CAYMANS (14), CAYENNES (13), CAYMAN (13).

What is the longest word that starts with CAY?

CAYENNED has 8 letters.