472 Words Starting With CI
The prefix CI appears in 472 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 75 entries. Average word length: 9.2 letters.
C is the second most productive starting letter, thanks to its dual pronunciation: hard before A, O, U (cat, corn, cup) and soft before E, I, Y (cell, city, cycle).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with CI: CINEMATHEQUES (29 pts), CIVILIANIZATION (29 pts), CINEMATHEQUE (28 pts), CIRCULARIZATION (28 pts), CIRCUMAMBIENTLY (28 pts). The shortest is CIG (3 letters) and the longest is CINEMATOGRAPHER (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BA.
Notable words: CIAO — an informal greeting or farewell [interj].; CIBOL — a variety of onion [n].; CIBOLS — a variety of onion [n].; CIBORIA — a vessel for holding eucharistic bread [n]. Browse words starting with ZED for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with CI?
CINEMATHEQUES scores 29 points. Runner-up: CIVILIANIZATION at 29 points. See words ending in SHOE for more high-value options.
How many words start with CI?
Our dictionary has 472 words that start with CI. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (75).
What is the shortest word that starts with CI?
CIG at just 3 letters. It means: (short for) cigarette [n].
Three-Letter Words (2)
CIGCIS
Four-Letter Words (8)
CIAOCIGSCINECIONCIRECISTCITECITY
Five-Letter Words (22)
CIBOLCIDERCIGARCILIACIMEXCINCHCINESCIONSCIRCACIRESCIRRICISCOCISSYCISTSCITEDCITERCITESCIVETCIVICCIVIECIVILCIVVY
Six-Letter Words (39)
CIBOLSCICADACICALACICALECICELYCICEROCIDERSCIGARSCILICECILIUMCINDERCINEMACINEOLCINQUECIPHERCIRCLECIRCUSCIRQUECIRRUSCISCOSCISTEDCISTUSCITERSCITHERCITIEDCITIESCITIFYCITINGCITOLACITOLECITRALCITRICCITRINCITRONCITRUSCIVETSCIVICSCIVIESCIVISM
Seven-Letter Words (64)
CIBORIACIBOULECICADAECICADASCICALASCICEROSCICHLIDCICOREECIGARETCILIARYCILIATECILICESCIMICESCINCHEDCINCHESCINDERSCINDERYCINEASTCINEMASCINEOLECINEOLSCINERINCINGULACINQUESCIPHERSCIPHONYCIPOLINCIRCLEDCIRCLERCIRCLESCIRCLETCIRCUITCIRCUSYCIRQUESCIRRATECIRROSECIRROUSCIRSOIDCISCOESCISSIESCISSOIDCISTERNCISTRONCITABLECITADELCITATORCITHARACITHERNCITHERSCITHRENCITIZENCITOLASCITOLESCITRALSCITRATECITRINECITRINSCITRONSCITROUSCITRUSYCITTERNCIVILLYCIVISMSCIVVIES
Eight-Letter Words (75)
CIBORIUMCIBOULESCICATRIXCICELIESCICERONECICERONICICHLIDSCICISBEICICISBEOCICOREESCIGARETSCILANTROCILIATEDCILIATESCIMBALOMCINCHINGCINCHONACINCTURECINDEREDCINEASTECINEASTSCINEOLESCINERARYCINERINSCINGULARCINGULUMCINNABARCINNAMICCINNAMONCINNAMYLCINQUAINCIOPPINOCIPHEREDCIPHERERCIPOLINSCIRCLERSCIRCLETSCIRCLINGCIRCUITSCIRCUITYCIRCULARCIRCUSESCIRRIPEDCISLUNARCISSOIDSCISTERNACISTERNSCISTRONSCISTUSESCITADELSCITATIONCITATORSCITATORYCITEABLECITHARASCITHERNSCITHRENSCITIFIEDCITIFIESCITIZENSCITRATEDCITRATESCITREOUSCITRINESCITRININCITRUSESCITTERNSCITYFIEDCITYWARDCITYWIDECIVICISMCIVILIANCIVILISECIVILITYCIVILIZE
Nine-Letter Words (71)
CICATRICECICATRIZECICERONESCICHLIDAECICISBEOSCIGARETTECIGARILLOCIGARLIKECIGUATERACILANTROSCILIATELYCILIATIONCILIOLATECIMBALOMSCINCHONASCINCHONICCINCTUREDCINCTURESCINDERINGCINDEROUSCINEASTESCINEMATICCINEPHILECINERARIACINEREOUSCINGULATECINNABARSCINNAMONSCINNAMONYCINNAMYLSCINQUAINSCIOPPINOSCIPHERERSCIPHERINGCIPHONIESCIPOLLINOCIRCADIANCIRCINATECIRCUITALCIRCUITEDCIRCUITRYCIRCULARSCIRCULATECIRRHOSEDCIRRHOSESCIRRHOSISCIRRHOTICCIRRIFORMCIRRIPEDECIRRIPEDSCISALPINECISPLATINCISTERNAECISTERNALCISTRONICCITATIONSCITIFYINGCITIZENLYCITIZENRYCITRININSCITYSCAPECIVETLIKECIVICALLYCIVICISMSCIVILIANSCIVILISEDCIVILISESCIVILIZEDCIVILIZERCIVILIZESCIVILNESS
Ten-Letter Words (44)
CICATRICESCICATRIXESCICATRIZEDCICATRIZESCICISBEISMCIGARETTESCIGARILLOSCIGUATERASCILIATIONSCIMETIDINECINCHONINECINCHONISMCINCTURINGCINEMAGOERCINEMATIZECINEPHILESCINERARIASCINERARIUMCINQUEFOILCIPHERTEXTCIPOLLINOSCIRCUITIESCIRCUITINGCIRCUITOUSCIRCULARLYCIRCULATEDCIRCULATESCIRCULATORCIRCUMCISECIRCUMFLEXCIRCUMFUSECIRCUMVENTCIRRHOTICSCIRRIPEDESCISPLATINSCITATIONALCITIZENESSCITRONELLACITRULLINECITYSCAPESCIVILISINGCIVILITIESCIVILIZERSCIVILIZING
Eleven-Letter Words (42)
CICATRICIALCICATRIZINGCICISBEISMSCIMETIDINESCINCHONINESCINCHONISMSCINEMAGOERSCINEMATIZEDCINEMATIZESCINNABARINECINQUECENTOCINQUEFOILSCIPHERTEXTSCIRCINATELYCIRCUITRIESCIRCULARISECIRCULARITYCIRCULARIZECIRCULATINGCIRCULATIONCIRCULATIVECIRCULATORSCIRCULATORYCIRCUMCISEDCIRCUMCISERCIRCUMCISESCIRCUMFUSEDCIRCUMFUSESCIRCUMLUNARCIRCUMPOLARCIRCUMSPECTCIRCUMVENTSCIRROCUMULICIRROSTRATICITIZENRIESCITIZENSHIPCITRONELLALCITRONELLASCITRONELLOLCITRULLINESCIVILIANIZECIVILNESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (37)
CINEMATHEQUECINEMATIZINGCINQUECENTOSCIRCUITOUSLYCIRCULARISEDCIRCULARISESCIRCULARIZEDCIRCULARIZESCIRCULARNESSCIRCULATABLECIRCULATIONSCIRCUMCENTERCIRCUMCIRCLECIRCUMCISERSCIRCUMCISINGCIRCUMCISIONCIRCUMFLEXESCIRCUMFLUENTCIRCUMFLUOUSCIRCUMFUSINGCIRCUMFUSIONCIRCUMJACENTCIRCUMSCRIBECIRCUMSTANCECIRCUMVENTEDCIRROCUMULUSCIRROSTRATUSCITIFICATIONCITIZENESSESCITIZENSHIPSCITRICULTURECITRONELLALSCITRONELLOLSCIVILIANIZEDCIVILIANIZESCIVILISATIONCIVILIZATION
Thirteen-Letter Words (28)
CICATRIZATIONCINEMATHEQUESCINEMATICALLYCINEMATOGRAPHCINQUECENTISTCIRCULARISINGCIRCULARITIESCIRCULARIZINGCIRCUMAMBIENTCIRCUMCENTERSCIRCUMCIRCLESCIRCUMCISIONSCIRCUMFERENCECIRCUMFUSIONSCIRCUMSCRIBEDCIRCUMSCRIBESCIRCUMSPECTLYCIRCUMSTANCEDCIRCUMSTANCESCIRCUMSTELLARCIRCUMVALLATECIRCUMVENTINGCIRCUMVENTIONCITIFICATIONSCITRICULTURESCIVILIANIZINGCIVILISATIONSCIVILIZATIONS
Fourteen-Letter Words (21)
CICATRIZATIONSCINEMATOGRAPHSCINEMATOGRAPHYCINQUECENTISTSCIRCUITOUSNESSCIRCULARNESSESCIRCUMAMBULATECIRCUMFERENCESCIRCUMLOCUTIONCIRCUMLOCUTORYCIRCUMNAVIGATECIRCUMSCISSILECIRCUMSCRIBINGCIRCUMSPECTIONCIRCUMSTANTIALCIRCUMVALLATEDCIRCUMVALLATESCIRCUMVENTIONSCIRCUMVOLUTIONCITRICULTURISTCIVILIZATIONAL
Fifteen-Letter Words (19)
CINEMATOGRAPHERCINEMATOGRAPHICCIRCULARIZATIONCIRCUMAMBIENTLYCIRCUMAMBULATEDCIRCUMAMBULATESCIRCUMFERENTIALCIRCUMLOCUTIONSCIRCUMNAVIGATEDCIRCUMNAVIGATESCIRCUMNAVIGATORCIRCUMSCRIPTIONCIRCUMSPECTIONSCIRCUMSTANTIATECIRCUMVALLATINGCIRCUMVALLATIONCIRCUMVOLUTIONSCITRICULTURISTSCIVILIANIZATION