Words with 'c' as the first letter that end with 'dae'


This is a popular choice of words, so much so there are over 100 words from the dictionary to consider. Enjoy!

6 letter words

  • caudae
  • cnidae

7 letter words

  • canidae
  • cavidae
  • cebidae
  • cicadae
  • conidae

8 letter words

  • capsidae
  • cephidae
  • cervidae
  • cestidae
  • chamidae
  • chanidae
  • cyrtidae
  • cixiidae
  • cleridae
  • coccidae
  • coliidae
  • coreidae
  • corvidae
  • cossidae
  • cottidae
  • cracidae

9 letter words

  • camelidae
  • carabidae
  • carapidae
  • cardiidae
  • cepolidae
  • chermidae
  • chromidae
  • cicadidae
  • cichlidae
  • cidaridae
  • cimicidae
  • cinclidae
  • cynipidae
  • clupeidae
  • cobitidae
  • coendidae
  • congridae
  • conopidae
  • corixidae
  • crambidae
  • cucujidae
  • cuculidae
  • culicidae

10 letter words

  • cacatuidae
  • calappidae
  • carangidae
  • cassididae
  • castoridae
  • centetidae
  • ceratiidae
  • cercopidae
  • cerionidae
  • certhiidae
  • chalinidae
  • chelydidae
  • chelonidae
  • chilinidae
  • ciconiidae
  • cynthiidae
  • cypraeidae
  • cyprididae
  • cyprinidae
  • cypselidae
  • citigradae
  • coerebidae
  • colymbidae
  • colletidae
  • colubridae
  • columbidae
  • coraciidae
  • corallidae
  • cotingidae
  • cricetidae
  • crotalidae

11 letter words

  • caeciliidae
  • calandridae
  • camerinidae
  • campodeidae
  • cantharidae
  • capitonidae
  • caprellidae
  • casuariidae
  • cathartidae
  • ceratitidae
  • ceratodidae
  • cerithiidae
  • chaetetidae
  • chaetitidae
  • chalcididae
  • chelydridae
  • cheloniidae
  • chimaeridae
  • chionididae
  • chiromyidae
  • chrysididae
  • chrysopidae
  • chromididae
  • clubionidae
  • coregonidae
  • crypturidae
  • cursoriidae

12 letter words

  • carchariidae
  • catostomidae
  • centriscidae
  • cerambycidae
  • ceratopsidae
  • cercolabidae
  • cerianthidae
  • cetorhinidae
  • characinidae
  • charadriidae
  • chersydridae
  • chironomidae
  • cicadellidae
  • cicindelidae
  • cypridinidae
  • cirratulidae
  • clathrinidae
  • clausiliidae
  • coccosteidae
  • cochlidiidae
  • crocodilidae
  • crocodylidae
  • cucumariidae

13 letter words

  • callionymidae
  • calliphoridae
  • campephagidae
  • caprimulgidae
  • cecidomyiidae
  • centrarchidae
  • centropomidae
  • chaetosomidae
  • chrysomelidae
  • cyclopteridae
  • cyclostomidae
  • cytherellidae
  • cladodontidae
  • coccinellidae
  • coleophoridae
  • coryphaenidae
  • ctenodontidae
  • curculionidae

14 letter words

  • callianassidae
  • callitrichidae
  • calotermitidae
  • camelopardidae
  • campanularidae
  • ceratodontidae
  • cercomonadidae
  • chaetodontidae
  • chloridellidae
  • cynopithecidae
  • cystignathidae
  • coelacanthidae
  • conopophagidae
  • corimelaenidae
  • cryptophagidae

15 letter words

  • callorhynchidae
  • cercopithecidae
  • cestraciontidae
  • chaetosomatidae
  • chamaeleontidae
  • chiasmodontidae
  • chrysochloridae
  • cyathophyllidae
  • cyclostomatidae
  • cyprinodontidae
  • cladoselachidae
  • cochliodontidae
  • compsothlypidae
  • coniopterygidae

16 letter words

  • cephalacanthidae
  • chalicotheriidae
  • cheilodipteridae
  • coryphaenoididae
  • cryptobranchidae

17 letter words

  • carettochelydidae
  • chlamydomonadidae
  • choanoflagellidae

18 letter words

  • chlamydoselachidae
  • coccolithophoridae

How many letters are in the longest word from this list?
The longest word that's possible to construct from the combination searched for is 'chlamydoselachidae', which is made up of 18 characters.

How many words can you make using the combination you've searched for?
On this page of words beginning with 'c' and ending with 'dae', you have 184 fantastic entries which are possible.

Is there an example word from this page of word that starts with 'c' and ends with 'dae' which might be thought of as unusual in any regard?
The most strange word from this list is 'citigradae'. 'Citigradae' is defined as "A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and their allies, which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See Wolf spider.", according to the English dictionary.

In Scrabble, what's the best score you can get using this list of words that start with 'c' and end with 'dae'?
Considering the diverse range of words to select from, your best bet is 'cixiidae' scoring 18 points.