A confirmed C opener leaves a compact candidate set you can work through quickly.
CRAZY ranks highly because it plays 19 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Wildly unreasonable.
CHECK ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
To examine.
CLOCK ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
A device that shows time.
CHIEF ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A leader.
CLIMB ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
To ascend.
CHEAP ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Low in price.
CANDY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A sweet confection.
CHILD ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A young person.
CROWD ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A large group of people.
CHARM ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
An attractive quality.
CLAIM ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To assert as true.
COACH ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
A trainer; a bus.
CURVE ranks highly because it converts the difficult V into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A smoothly bending line.
CABIN ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A small shelter.
CATCH ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
To seize something moving.
CHAIN ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A series of connected links.
CHAIR ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A seat for one person.
CLOUD ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A visible mass of condensed vapour.
COULD ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Past tense of can.
COVER ranks highly because it converts the difficult V into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
To place something over.
CROWN ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A monarch's headwear.
CABLE ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A thick rope or wire.
CARGO ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Goods carried by ship.
CARRY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
To transport.
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